Vicar Street facts for kids
Vicar Street exterior in 2010.
|
|
| Address | 58 Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harry Crosbie |
| Type | Concert hall Performing arts centre |
| Seating type | Seated, standing |
| Capacity | 1,050 (seated) 1,500 (standing) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1997–1998 |
| Opened | September 1998 |
| Expanded | 2002 |
Vicar Street is a super popular place in Dublin, Ireland. It's a special spot for concerts, plays, and other fun events. You can find it on Thomas Street, Dublin 8.
This venue can hold 1,050 people if they are sitting down. If everyone is standing, it can fit 1,500 people! It's owned by Harry Crosbie and run by Peter Aiken.
Vicar Street opened in 1998. Since then, it has become a favorite place for many different shows. These include funny stand-up comedy, exciting drama, and lots of music concerts. The very first artist to perform there was a local singer named Shay Cotter.
Many famous international music stars have played at Vicar Street. These include Bob Dylan in 2000, Neil Young in 2003, and Adele in 2008. Paul Simon and Ed Sheeran performed in 2011, and Lana Del Rey visited in 2013.
Fans and performers really love Vicar Street because it's not too big. This makes every show feel special and up close.
Contents
Fun Facts and Events
Longest Show Ever
The show that played the most times at Vicar Street was Tommy Tiernan's Loose show. He performed it an amazing 166 times!
Other Cool Events
Vicar Street is also where the Choice Music Prize ceremony happens every year. This is a big award show for music.
Sometimes, bigger bands play at Vicar Street if their original venue is too small. For example, in 2008, the band Wolf Parade moved their show here.
Bob Dylan played his only show at Vicar Street in 2000.
Gary Numan played his first concert ever in Ireland here in 2001.
The band Planxty played a series of concerts here in 2004. These shows were recorded and later released as a live album called Live 2004.
Bell X1 played two shows in 2008 to celebrate Vicar Street's tenth birthday.
Even "Weird Al" Yankovic played his first and only concert in Ireland here in 2015!
Live Recordings
Many comedians and musicians have recorded their live shows at Vicar Street. This means they captured their performances to share with more people later.
Some of these artists include:
- Simon Amstell (a comedian)
- Aslan (a band)
- Des Bishop (a comedian)
- Jason Byrne (a comedian)
- Damien Dempsey (a musician)
- The Dubliners (a famous Irish folk band)
- Erasure (a music duo)
- The Frames (a band)
- Andy Irvine (a musician)
- Kíla (a band)
- Christy Moore (a musician)
- Dylan Moran (a comedian)
- Moving Hearts (a band)
- Mundy (a musician)
- Planxty (a band)
- Josh Ritter (a musician)
- Tommy Tiernan (a comedian)
- Neil Young (a musician)
- Dara Ó Briain (a comedian)
- Foil, Arms & Hog (a comedy group)
Awards and Recognition
Vicar Street has won some cool awards! It was named the Live Music Venue of the Year by the IMRO. It won this award two years in a row, in 2008 and 2009.
In 2008, it also won the Hot Press Readers Award for Best Live Music Venue in Ireland. This shows how much people love going to shows at Vicar Street!
