Culture
05 Mar 19

Venue Feature: Whelan's

Walking On Cars live at Whelans. Monday 21st of January 2019. Copyright Miguel Ruiz

A selection of some of the country's top live music venues.

Over quarter-of-a-century old, Whelan’s remains at the heart of the Irish live scene. Its iconic status long assured, the Wexford Street venue continues to go from strength to strength, and captured the Dublin Live Music Venue Of The Year gong at the 2018 IMRO Awards. With great sound and a warm atmosphere, there are few better places to catch an act about to go interstellar. The venue excels at spotting future heavy–hitters – the likes of Jeff Buckley, Nick Cave and a fresh–faced Arctic Monkeys have all played. In addition, a host of Ireland’s biggest names, Damien Rice and Glen Hansard included, got their start here. Indeed, a young Ed Sheeran caught Rice back in the day – and it made such an impression that he picked Whelan’s as the place for his superb VH1: Storytellers special.
Recent Gigs:
Bill Ryder Jones
Walking On Cars
Upcoming Gigs:
The Riptide Movement March 16
Cherry Glazer March 29
Lee Scratch Perry March 31
Capacity: 450

Whelan’s
25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 478 0766
whelanslive.com