Yamamori Tengu is arguably Ireland’s most famous ‘spare room’, a club located in the back of a Japanese restaurant. Since 2012, it has solidified itself as one of the island’s most crucial hubs for underground electronic music.

The team behind it are constantly pushing forward with safety, inclusivity and integrity. Tengu won the “Soundest Venue” award in 2024 from Safe Gigs Ireland as a result, solidifying the club’s commitment to these cornerstones.

Tengu exists on a simple yet effective formula: warm red lights, litres of haze, a Funktion-One soundsystem, dedicated Night-Time Monitor team, interactive rave plants and, of course, great music. The space caters mostly to clubnights but also hosts Jazz nights, live performances & workshops. Programming consistently supports local artists and collectives as well as hosting some of the biggest international names like Ben UFO, CCL, Octo Octa, Polygonia, Anz, Calibre and more. The club launched an in-house residency series post-lockdown with Irish acts including; Sally C, Or:la, Spray, Sunil Sharpe, Ngoni and most recently Dylan Fogarty. They also introduced a new Soundsystem Sunday series powered by Rub A Dub HiFi with acts such as Mala, Double O & Mantra, Aba Shanti-I + more.

HOURS

FRI - SUN: 11:00PM TO 3:00AM

For other events, please see Instagram or the events and tickets section

OUR WELFARE PLEDGE 

SAFETY - INCLUSION - DIVERSITY

At Yamamori Tengu, we pride ourselves on making our club A PLACE FOR EVERYONE. We are open to conversations on these topics to work together with the wider community, so we continue to build on our strengths as a venue.

SAFE SPACES

At Tengu, we aim to provide a safe space for all our visitors, staff and performing artists.

Our Night-Time Monitor team is present and visible at all club nights to actively work to prevent bullying, harassment or discriminatory behaviour and address it when it does occur. We encourage all our staff to take a victim-centered approach when dealing with such matters. Everyone who comes to the space has a duty in calling out unacceptable behaviour when they see it. 

DIVERSITY

Accountability is crucial if we are going to see any change. Line-up diversity is very important to us at all levels. The Tengu team is available to assist wherever possible, e.g., suggesting names at the local and international level – we want to open up this conversation with promoters and ensure line-ups reflect the wealth of talent on our island.

We want to work with progressive and forward-thinking collectives. We will not give the green light to promoters who consistently have lineups that do not demonstrate diversity.

“We have zero tolerance for: violence, non-consensual touching, racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist or other discriminatory languages” - Tengu Team

INCLUSION

Tengu aims to embed inclusion and diversity into everything we do from the bar staff, security, lineups, artists, and everyone behind the scenes. We are all responsible for creating an environment that is diverse and welcoming. We are all responsible for maintaining an anti-racist space and working towards supporting our community.

Every person regardless of their race, ethnicity, nationality, class, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical condition or ability has the right to enjoy music in a club or party environment that is free from bullying, or harassment or discrimination of any kind. We are a small community; we have an opportunity and responsibility to push for serious change.

“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.” - Tengu team

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