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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.
Numerous international artists have played at the venue, including Jeff Buckley, [4] Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Kate Nash, Townes Van Zandt, Damien Rice and Allen Toussaint.
U2 performed four homecoming concerts in November 2015, as part of their Innocence + Experience Tour. The full U2 stage setup could not be brought to the 3Arena due to the venue's configuration as an amphitheatre. The U2 stage was designed for a full indoor arena, but was reconfigured for the concerts in the 3Arena. [19] [20]
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]
The Cobblestone is a pub in Smithfield, Dublin, renowned for its live Irish traditional music. [1] The pub has been run by the Mulligan family since 1987. [ 1 ] It hosts multiple music sessions a day, [ 2 ] and is primarily sustained by the tourist trade.
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 Village is a music venue situated next to Whelan's on Wexford Street, Dublin, Ireland. Formerly a nightclub owned by Mean Fiddler, in 2003 it was turned into a music venue. It has a large balcony and a capacity of 550. On 16 March 2008 at approximately 01:15, [1] The Village caught fire.