Here are the details of the TEN finalists for the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year - Hot Press Readers' Award
These were the 10 venues with the most nominations in the first round of voting. Now it's up to you to decide the Overall Winner
The Winner's will be announced at The Music Show, October 4-5 in the RDS
Venue Name & Address The Academy, 57 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Capacity Total – 1620
Main Room Including Balcony – 850
Green Room – 550
Academy 2 (Basement) – 220
Venue Manager Mark Mulvany
Principal Booker Aoife McLaughlin
House Engineer Brian Fluskey
Main Pa Equipment State of the art L'acoustics sound system installed January '08.
Noted Visitors CSS, The Killers, MGMT, Duffy, Supergrass, The Charlatans, P Diddy, Mika, Zutons, Crystal Castles, Black Kids, 2 Many DJs, Chuck Berry
Proudest Moment The Killers' Brandon Flowers saying that their Academy show was the highlight of their world tour.
Venue Name & Address Crawdaddy, Old Harcourt St Train Station, Dublin 2
Capacity 300
Venue Manager Erin Whelan
Principal Booker Eleanor McGuinness
House Engineer Evin Doyle
Main PA equipment Foh: Desk: Midas Verona 32 Channel, EQ 1 x LA Audio 231 dual 31. Speakers: 4 x Turbo Sound Flood Light, 3 x Double 18" TMS (TSW818l).
Noted visitors Klaxons, LCD Soundsystem, Adele, Peter, Bjorn & John, Bonde Do Role and Seasick Steve.
Proudest Moment Providing a platform for Irish debuts by the acts mentioned above.
Venue Name & Address Cyprus Avenue, Caroline Street, Cork
Capacity 230
Venue Manager Ger Kiely
Principal Booker Eoin Ahern
House Engineer Conor O Brien & Kieran Hurley
Main PA equipment Yamaha LS9-32ch digital mixing console, 3-way Turbosound front of house (TQ440), 6 monitor mixes.
Noted visitors Snow Patrol, Duffy, Mercury Rev, Therapy?, Spiritualized, Editors, Lisa Hannigan, Glen Hansard, Ocean Colour Scene, The Thrills, Kíla, Paddy Casey, Damien Dempsey & many more...
Proudest Moment Van Morrison saying that he was honoured that a venue was named Cyprus Avenue & his desire to play here once we have fully expanded (which we are currently in the process of).
Venue Name & Address The Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2.
Capacity Fully seated = 1300. Standing (standing on ground floor and seating on balconies) = 1600.
Venue Manager Brian Whitehead – CEO
Principal Booker Aoife McLaughlin
House Engineer Norman Verso, John Chisholm
Main PA Equipment PA System: Electrovoice MT2 and Deltamax. Consoles: FOH: Amek/Langley 501. Stage: Crest LM 40-20. Monitors: SSE MB4.
Noted Visitors Bowie, Johnny Cash, Interpol, KOL, Radiohead, Thin Lizzy, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire, Kris Kristofferson, U2, Sinead O’Connor, CSS, James Brown, Muse, Flaming Lips.
Proudest Moment When REM chose to have their exclusive rehearsal dates in The Olympia Theatre in July 2007. The world’s media were watching!
Venue Name & Address Roisin Dubh, Dominick St, Galway
Capacity 280
Venue ManagerGugai
Principal Booker Gugai
House Engineer Sean McCormack
Main Pa Equipment 7K Seeburg Acoustic Line FOH, 4 way monitor mix with drumfill, 32:8 Allen & Heath Mixer, Lexicon/TC Effects, BSS/DBX processing.
Noted Visitors Violent Femmes, The Fall, Toots, The Wailers, Mercury Rev, Richard Hawley. We recently had Baltimore's mayor, Tommy Carcertti.
Proudest Moment It would have to be the night we gave Jape our first album of the year award. Magic night.
Venue Name & Address Spirit Store, Georges Quay, Dundalk, Co Louth, Rep Of Ireland.
Capacity 110
Venue Manager Derek Turner
Principal Booker Derek Turner
House Engineer Derek Turner
Main PA equipment D+B Audiotechnik Q7 pa system, Midas Venice 320 desk .
Noted visitors Snow Patrol, Michelle Shocked, Ron Sexsmith, Dirty Three, Kila, Bell X1, Damien Rice, Beth Orton, Christy Moore, John Martyn
Proudest Moment Too many to mention but seeing great bands progress from no audience initially to selling out the venue is very satisfying.
Venue Name & Address The Stables @ The Yukon Bar, 11 Dominick Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Capacity 170
Venue ManagerDavid McLynn
Principal Booker David McLynn
House Engineer Frank Byrne
Main PA equipment Midas Venice 320 Desk, 4 x 800W Turbosound tq440 mid/hi speakers, 2 x 2K Turbosound tq450 2 x 15 subs, drum fill/15" sub+12" mid hi system, 4 x EV ZX-5 15" Monitors
Noted visitors This year Chumbawamba, Kila, Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, Declan O'Rourke etc, but in the past Damien Rice, the Frames, Bell X1, Paddy Casey...
Proudest Moment Seeing Kila or Damien Dempsey return after long absences and playing blinding gigs to ecstatic sold out audiences.
Venue Name & Address Tripod, Old Harcourt St Train Station, Dublin 2
Capacity 1300
Venue Manager Linda Monahan
Principal Booker Declan Forde
House Engineer Evin Doyle
Main PA equipment 12 Funktion One Resolution 5, 8 Funktion One F218 bass bins, 2 Funktion One Infra-bass, Amplifiers MC2. FOH Mixing Desk: Digidesign Venue, 48 Stage Inputs
Noted visitors Regina Spektor, Groove Armada live, Gary Numan, Gang of Four, Feist, Broken Social Scene, Battles, Joan As Policewoman, Stars, The Go! Team, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Undertones, Cold War Kids, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Michael Franti & Spearhead, Underworld
Venue Name & Address Vicar St
Capacity 1000 seated, 1500 standing
Venue Manager Jake McGuinness
Principal Booker Bren Berry
House Engineer Ed Lewis
Main PA equipment Meyer M’elodie PA system, 4 x 700 subs, 20 x M’elodie hi-mid speakers with 40kw capability.
Noted visitors Bob Dylan, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Flaming Lips, Nick Cave, Al Green, Wilco, Randy Newman, Motorhead, Antony & the Johnsons.
Proudest Moment Nomination for best venue in the World in the Billboard Touring Awards.
Venue Name & Address Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Capacity 450 Main Room / 100 Upstairs room
Venue Manager Kevin Dunden
Principal Booker Leagues O’Toole
House Engineer Gerry Brady
Main PA equipment L’acoustics Arcs w/ SB28s, LA8 amps, Midas Legend 3000, KT DN360s, Drawmer BSS dbx outboard and TC effects.
Noted visitorsJeff Buckley, Christy Moore, Townes Van Zandt, Wilco, Nick Cave, Battles, Will Oldham, The Frames, Ronnie Drew, Peter Buck, Frank Black, Brendan Gleeson, Arctic Monkeys.
Proudest Moment Every week at least one great artist walks through these doors, which in itself brings a proud moment.
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