Whelan's (music venue)
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Whelan's | |
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General information | |
Type | Concert and events venue |
Location | 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 |
Country | Ireland |
Owner | The Mercantile Group |
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Seating capacity | |
Website | |
whelanslive.com |
Whelan's is a pub and music venue in Dublin, Ireland.
Profile
[edit]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. The pub was also the location for scenes of the movie P.S. I Love You[5] in which the characters take a trip to Ireland. The pub is quoted in the film as follows: "Denise, take Holly to Whelan's, my favourite pub. There's beautiful music to be heard, beautiful people to be around ".
Notable acts
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Mic_Christopher_live_at_Whelans_in_2001.jpg/220px-Mic_Christopher_live_at_Whelans_in_2001.jpg)
Many Irish and international acts have performed at Whelan's, including:
- Airbourne[6]
- Andy Irvine & Dick Gaughan[7]
- Arctic Monkeys[8]
- Bloc Party[9]
- Brave Giant[10]
- Christy Moore[11]
- Damien Rice[12]
- David Kitt[13]
- Dum Dum Girls[14]
- Ed Sheeran[15]
- Fight Like Apes[16]
- Hozier[17]
- Josh Ritter[18]
- Kate Nash[19]
- Mumford & Sons[20]
- Nick Cave[21]
- Paddy Casey[22]
- Shed Seven[23]
- Something Happens[24]
- The Academic[25]
- The Corrs[26]
- The Cribs[27]
- The Frames[28]
- The Pale[29]
- The Twang[30]
References
[edit]- ^ "Whelan's » Main Venue". Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Whelan's » Upstairs Venue". Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Whelan's » The Parlour". Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "The poster from when Jeff Buckley played Whelan's 23 years ago. | Publin". Publin.ie. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ 6 Irish film and TV locations you have and haven't heard of, The Journal, 16 August 2012
- ^ "Airbourne in whelans playing Blackjack". YouTube. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » ANDY IRVINE & DONAL LUNNY". Whelanslive.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys Setlist at Whelan's, Dublin".
- ^ "Bloc Party Setlist at Whelan's, Dublin".
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » BRAVE GIANT". Whelanslive.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan'S » Christy Moore Tickets". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Valerie Loftus (14 May 2014). "Damien Rice completely wowed fans at his gig in Whelan's last night". Dailyedge.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » DAVID KITT". Whelanslive.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Dum Dum Girls- Whelans (April 1)". Come Here To Me!. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Ed Sheeran - The Night It Began For Him at Whelan's". Hot Press. 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » FIGHT LIKE APES (Final Show)". Whelanslive.com. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » HOZIER". Whelanslive.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Brian Lloyd (6 September 2019). "Josh Ritter Announces Irish Tour". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » KATE NASH". Whelanslive.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Mumford & Sons Setlist at Arthur's Day 2012".
- ^ "Whelan's » About". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan'S » Paddy Casey Tickets". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Gig Reviews | Shed Seven live in Dublin (Oct '01)". CLUAS. 3 October 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan'S » Something Happens Tickets". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » ONES TO WATCH 2014". 18 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "'Many legends have played here. It's a long list': The enduring pull of Whelan's after 30 years in business".
- ^ "The Cribs". 18 March 2015.
- ^ "The Frames". 23 June 2014.
- ^ "The Pale". 8 December 2017.
- ^ "The Twang debut in Ireland".