Whelan's

Whelan's
Exterior in 2016
General information
Type	Concert and events venue
Location	25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Owner	The Mercantile Group
Other information
Seating capacity	450 standing (Main venue) [1] 120 (Upstairs) [2] 100 (The Parlour) [3]
Website
whelanslive.com

Whelan's is a pub and music venue in Dublin, Ireland.

Profile

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

Mic Christopher performing at the venue in 2001

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

1. "Whelan's » Main Venue" . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
2. "Whelan's » Upstairs Venue" . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
3. "Whelan's » The Parlour" . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
4. "The poster from when Jeff Buckley played Whelan's 23 years ago. | Publin". Publin.ie. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
5. 6 Irish film and TV locations you have and haven't heard of, The Journal, 16 August 2012
6. "Airbourne in whelans playing Blackjack". YouTube. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
7. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » ANDY IRVINE & DONAL LUNNY". Whelanslive.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
8. "Arctic Monkeys Setlist at Whelan's, Dublin".
9. "Bloc Party Setlist at Whelan's, Dublin".
10. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » BRAVE GIANT". Whelanslive.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
11. "Whelan'S » Christy Moore Tickets". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
12. Valerie Loftus (14 May 2014). "Damien Rice completely wowed fans at his gig in Whelan's last night". Dailyedge.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
13. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » DAVID KITT". Whelanslive.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
14. "Dum Dum Girls- Whelans (April 1)". Come Here To Me!. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
15. "Ed Sheeran - The Night It Began For Him at Whelan's". Hot Press. 9 May 2018.
16. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » FIGHT LIKE APES (Final Show)". Whelanslive.com. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
17. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » HOZIER". Whelanslive.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
18. Brian Lloyd (6 September 2019). "Josh Ritter Announces Irish Tour". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
19. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » KATE NASH". Whelanslive.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
20. "Mumford & Sons Setlist at Arthur's Day 2012".
21. "Whelan's » About". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
22. "Whelan'S » Paddy Casey Tickets". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
23. "Gig Reviews | Shed Seven live in Dublin (Oct '01)". CLUAS. 3 October 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
24. "Whelan'S » Something Happens Tickets". Whelanslive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
25. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » ONES TO WATCH 2014". 18 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
26. "'Many legends have played here. It's a long list': The enduring pull of Whelan's after 30 years in business".
27. "The Cribs". 18 March 2015.
28. "The Frames". 23 June 2014.
29. "The Pale". 8 December 2017.
30. "The Twang debut in Ireland".

External links

• Official site

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