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The 3Arena is an indoor amphitheatre located beside the river Liffey at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. It was built on the site of the former Point Theatre, a smaller music venue which operated from 1988 to 2007, retaining only some of the outer facade preserved from its original role as a railway goods handling station.
Vicar Street is a concert, performing arts centre and events venue in Dublin, Ireland. Located at Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Vicar Street has capacity for 1,050 people for seated performances and 1,500 people for standing gigs. [1] The venue is owned by Harry Crosbie and operated by Peter Aiken.
Ireland Music Week, previously known as Hard Working Class Heroes (or HWCH), is an Irish music festival for emerging bands. It has taken place in Dublin on an annual basis in and around September of each year since 2003. The Irish Times has referred to the event as "an essential must-see/do on Ireland's music calendar". [1]
Tragedy struck at The Point in Dublin on 11 May 1996, when a 17-year-old fan, Bernadette O'Brien was crushed to death during a Smashing Pumpkins concert. At the time, MCD released a statement saying that "Saturday night's concert was organised in accordance with the Code of Practice for Pop Concerts, recently issued by the Department of Education."
The Róisín Dubh is a live music and comedy venue located in Galway, Ireland. It has hosted events such as the IMRO Showcase Tour [1] and the 2fm 2moro 2our. The name translates from the Irish language as the "little black rose". [2] According to Una Mullally in the Sunday Tribune, the venue is "the heart of live music in the city". [3]
The Academy Logo of The Academy in Dublin. The Academy is a music venue located in Dublin, Ireland.It consists of four floors, each for differing music tastes. The Academy was the venue where The Killers performed an intimate show in August 2008, [1] one night before a performance in Marlay Park.
The venue had a standing capacity of 1000 [2] and hosted pop and rock music concerts until 2001 when the shows were moved to the Ambassador Theatre. [3] In 1982, the Irish band U2 performed three shows at the SFX in support of their album War. [2] At one time the Dublin Theater Festival was housed at the SFX. [4]
In September 2006, The Coronas sold out a show at Whelan's, a Dublin venue for new music. [2]Following this gig they were signed to the independent label 3ú Records, in November, and soon began to record what would become their debut full-length album, Heroes or Ghosts, which was released in October 2007.