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Whelans, Dublin

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  • 12-08-2011 2:56pm
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    Oleander
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    Has anybody seen any bands in Whelans? Is it good sound, thinking of booking some tickets to see a band there (already seen the band before), just wondering what it's like? Ta.


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    sweetie
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    one of the better more intimate venues in Dublin. Some great bands have played their first Irish gigs there.


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    Oleander
    Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭Oleander


    sweetie wrote: »
    one of the better more intimate venues in Dublin. Some great bands have played their first Irish gigs there.

    Is there a separate room or do they play in the pub itself ? It is years and years since I've been in Whelans so have no idea as to what is is like now.


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    Cool Mo D
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    The venue part is out the back. After the gig, they open up the whole place as a late bar.


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    Toby Take a Bow
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    The gig could be in the little venue upstairs, which is more intimate because it's tiny. The sound in here is good, but it's a weird L shaped room, so if there's any amount of people and you're stuck in the bad part of the L (if you get what I'm saying) it's not so good.

    I really like Whelan's as a venue. I've managed to see some (now) huge bands playing there in my time.


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    starviewadams
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    Yeah it's good,get there early if it's on upstairs just to be safe!

    Seeing John Spillane there tomorrow night actually!


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    Oleander
    Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭Oleander


    Great, sounds like a good place to see music. I've booked tickets now anyway for weekend after this one. Thanks for the feedback.


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    jossnjuice
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    it can be 100% hit and miss........soundwise.

    downstairs, once you have a decent crowd the reverb clams down and the sound is quite good, but if the place is only half full, I remember one of the regular artists from there saying that the sound was like "playin on the inside of an empty pot of coddle"...............

    in saying that ive seen a fair amount of gigs there, and more better than worse.

    as for upstairs, i absolutely love the place, quite like someone playing in your living room, but the 90 degree angle at the bar is a bit of a pain if you havent positioned yourself right!


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    chin_grin
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    jossnjuice wrote: »
    it can be 100% hit and miss

    :confused:

    So............all hit and miss? <head explodes>


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    jossnjuice
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    yep........piss poor, or quality...........they dont do half measures!


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    Oleander
    Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭Oleander


    jossnjuice wrote: »
    it can be 100% hit and miss........soundwise.

    downstairs, once you have a decent crowd the reverb clams down and the sound is quite good, but if the place is only half full, I remember one of the regular artists from there saying that the sound was like "playin on the inside of an empty pot of coddle"...............

    in saying that ive seen a fair amount of gigs there, and more better than worse.

    as for upstairs, i absolutely love the place, quite like someone playing in your living room, but the 90 degree angle at the bar is a bit of a pain if you havent positioned yourself right!

    So, is it better to be nearer the bar or nearer the front? Usually the bar is at the back.


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    jossnjuice
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    id say somewhere in the middle, just in front of the dj/sound box......

    only a couple of feet from the bar, not front row, and not far back by any means. probably about 15ft from the stage.


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