I remember seeing Agnostic Front play in Dublin many moons ago, around 2002, at a place called 'The Shelter'
( Video of said gig here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pj4Aq-mw2U ).
What are some gig spaces you remember around Dublin? Lower Deck springs to mind too, saw Insect Warfare play there one night.
The Pint was probably my favourite venue in Dublin. Perfect size, usually a great sound and many fun nights had in there watching a lot of excellent bands.
My first punk gig was in 96. I heard about it on the Metal Show; it was a launch gig for the Striknien DC/ Monkhouse split CD and in was on in the "Ormond Multimedia Centre". There was going to be a skateboarding exhibition at it and all! To my tender 14 year old imagination this was going to be like the Irish version of the Vans Warped Tour that I had seen photos of in magazines. So my dad brought me and a couple of mates to it on a Sunday night.
We get to the "Ormond Multimedia Centre" which sounded like an important venue for the arts but actually turned out to be the dingy basement floor of an old abandoned hotel :laugh: the skateboarding exhibition was three or four lads going up and down ramps that were so small you could daintily step over them without spilling your Coke!
So on those fronts my expectations were quickly dashed but the important part, the music, was fucking savage. That split CD remains one of my favorite albums.
I don't know if that place was used much for gigs or not as that was the only time I was there but it certainly left its mark on my memory.
The Shelter was basement of Vicar St. When I first started going to Hardcore gigs, they were in basement of The Temple. City arts centre had gigs, as did Radio city?? beside busaris.
Andy, I saw Neurosis/ Unsane gig there. Neurosis were touring Through silver in blood.
Played a DIY all-ages gig with Mass Extinction once in the basement of a bar on Parnell Street, side of Parnell over other side of O'Connell Street from Fibbers. Remember it being a cool enough little space, but never saw anyone else play there.
Used to play gigcity (I think?) organized gigs in the basement bar of Radio City all the time. Awful gigs, those yokes where they put you on the bill with any aul bands and you've to sell tickets to it to make any money. Ah, those earliest of early days, before we knew anyone at all in the Dublin scene.
Conway, on Parnell St had a few gigs upstairs, before it closed down. Likewise upstairs of Slatterys hosted many gigs.
Eamon Dorans had loads of gigs before it became a poxy tourist trap. Likewise Murray's had hardcore gigs in the basement and that goth club upstairs, I saw Trash talk and Crowd control in that place directly across from Music centre.
Quote from: Makeshiftatomsmasher on October 09, 2021, 10:49:16 PM
Andy, I saw Neurosis/ Unsane gig there. Neurosis were touring Through silver in blood.
Holy fuck, that must have be unreal. I only saw Neurosis for the first time when they supported Entombed. 98 I think? In the TBMC. That was an eye opening gig.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on October 09, 2021, 10:51:33 PM
Played a DIY all-ages gig with Mass Extinction once in the basement of a bar on Parnell Street, side of Parnell over other side of O'Connell Street from Fibbers. Remember it being a cool enough little space, but never saw anyone else play there.
Used to play gigcity (I think?) organized gigs in the basement bar of Radio City all the time. Awful gigs, those yokes where they put you on the bill with any aul bands and you've to sell tickets to it to make any money. Ah, those earliest of early days, before we knew anyone at all in the Dublin scene.
Parnell Mooney? Played a couple of gigs in there with The State Pathologist... back in the early 00s. There were loads of punk/hardcore gigs there twenty years ago. I saw The Dagda there a couple of times with Tragedy and His Hero is Gone. That type of crust stuff was new to me then and so fucking dark and heavy. Many fun nights there indeed.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on October 09, 2021, 10:43:57 PM
My first punk gig was in 96. I heard about it on the Metal Show; it was a launch gig for the Striknien DC/ Monkhouse split CD and in was on in the "Ormond Multimedia Centre". There was going to be a skateboarding exhibition at it and all! To my tender 14 year old imagination this was going to be like the Irish version of the Vans Warped Tour that I had seen photos of in magazines. So my dad brought me and a couple of mates to it on a Sunday night.
We get to the "Ormond Multimedia Centre" which sounded like an important venue for the arts but actually turned out to be the dingy basement floor of an old abandoned hotel :laugh: the skateboarding exhibition was three or four lads going up and down ramps that were so small you could daintily step over them without spilling your Coke!
So on those fronts my expectations were quickly dashed but the important part, the music, was fucking savage. That split CD remains one of my favorite albums.
I don't know if that place was used much for gigs or not as that was the only time I was there but it certainly left its mark on my memory.
I was at that, it was a great night. I wasn't much of a punk and I remember being worried that I'd be fucked because I was a 'rocker'. Mate of mine, long time punk saw me right.
Remember 'The Ritz'? Upstairs of some pub off Parnell St. Was at some serious gigs there in the mid '90s. Oi Polloi, Hellvision & Genital Mishap was a good one. I think OP's van was burnt out?
There was a pub in liberties used briefly. Green lizard. Snowblood and Stand up-guy played it.
Played a gig at the Parnell Mooney too, all the other bands were punk, none of which I really enjoyed except for 'Puget Sound', whose drummer stripped down to his bare arse over the course of their set. Awesome band for what they were.
The clientele on the other hand, with their dogs and DIY 'dreadlocks'...well I didn't get on great with them :)
Quote from: Eoin McLove on October 09, 2021, 10:43:57 PM
The Pint was probably my favourite venue in Dublin. Perfect size, usually a great sound and many fun nights had in there watching a lot of excellent bands.
My first punk gig was in 96. I heard about it on the Metal Show; it was a launch gig for the Striknien DC/ Monkhouse split CD and in was on in the "Ormond Multimedia Centre". There was going to be a skateboarding exhibition at it and all! To my tender 14 year old imagination this was going to be like the Irish version of the Vans Warped Tour that I had seen photos of in magazines. So my dad brought me and a couple of mates to it on a Sunday night.
We get to the "Ormond Multimedia Centre" which sounded like an important venue for the arts but actually turned out to be the dingy basement floor of an old abandoned hotel :laugh: the skateboarding exhibition was three or four lads going up and down ramps that were so small you could daintily step over them without spilling your Coke!
So on those fronts my expectations were quickly dashed but the important part, the music, was fucking savage. That split CD remains one of my favorite albums.
I don't know if that place was used much for gigs or not as that was the only time I was there but it certainly left its mark on my memory.
The ormonde multimedia centre was an old print works, the machinery cogs were still attached to the ceilings 😂 the lads from Bambi made the ramps i think, it was a great gig and that cd as you said is class, Monkhouse were an amazing band 🤟🤟
Anyone remember the fox and pheasant, some wild spot for gigs
Never got the love for Monkhouse at all, Striknien DC on the other hand were outstanding.
A lot of great venues outside Dublin sadly but the dust, namely The High Stool in Limerick and Wolfhound and Nancy's in Cork, among others. Some of the gigs in the Wolfhound were absolute chaos.
Few others were
Barnstormers
The attic (upstairs in the white horse)
Charlies
The old china man
Outside of Dublin, there have been gigs in Scout Hall in Greystones and I saw Hero dishonest / The Dagda/ Easpa Measa in a creche in Kilcoole
Also, wasn't there gigs in a gaelteacht in/outside Galway? As well as The warehouse in Galway.
Quote from: Doctor Crippen on October 10, 2021, 06:35:11 PM
Quote from: Eoin McLove on October 09, 2021, 10:43:57 PM
The Pint was probably my favourite venue in Dublin. Perfect size, usually a great sound and many fun nights had in there watching a lot of excellent bands.
My first punk gig was in 96. I heard about it on the Metal Show; it was a launch gig for the Striknien DC/ Monkhouse split CD and in was on in the "Ormond Multimedia Centre". There was going to be a skateboarding exhibition at it and all! To my tender 14 year old imagination this was going to be like the Irish version of the Vans Warped Tour that I had seen photos of in magazines. So my dad brought me and a couple of mates to it on a Sunday night.
We get to the "Ormond Multimedia Centre" which sounded like an important venue for the arts but actually turned out to be the dingy basement floor of an old abandoned hotel :laugh: the skateboarding exhibition was three or four lads going up and down ramps that were so small you could daintily step over them without spilling your Coke!
So on those fronts my expectations were quickly dashed but the important part, the music, was fucking savage. That split CD remains one of my favorite albums.
I don't know if that place was used much for gigs or not as that was the only time I was there but it certainly left its mark on my memory.
The ormonde multimedia centre was an old print works, the machinery cogs were still attached to the ceilings 😂 the lads from Bambi made the ramps i think, it was a great gig and that cd as you said is class, Monkhouse were an amazing band 🤟🤟
Those details about the venue have either fallen out of my memory over the years or I just didn't notice them at the time!
They also had rehearsal rooms upstairs above the venue which were good, reasonably priced and a great crew of guys in hand to help with set ups, ive great memories of the place
Slattery's in Capel St. had some great gigs upstairs, no idea whether it's still the case. Last I heard it had gone upmarket and was a wine bar?
I remember a Ruts tribute compilation launch being a good night there, also saw (The) Fifth Dominion / Arcane Sun there among others. Smiley Bolger doing the door on occasion.
Quote from: Doctor Crippen on October 11, 2021, 06:41:25 PM
They also had rehearsal rooms upstairs above the venue which were good, reasonably priced and a great crew of guys in hand to help with set ups, ive great memories of the place
I always remember it as being where the long abandoned Ormond Hotel was on Ormond quay. Am I inventing that?
The ormond hotel was further down the quays towards Heuston, the ormonde multimedia is the site of the morrison hotel
Quote from: Carnage on October 11, 2021, 06:52:16 PM
Slattery's in Capel St. had some great gigs upstairs, no idea whether it's still the case. Last I heard it had gone upmarket and was a wine bar?
I remember a Ruts tribute compilation launch being a good night there, also saw (The) Fifth Dominion / Arcane Sun there among others. Smiley Bolger doing the door on occasion.
Am i imagining or did the grattan on capel street do gigs as well?
I was never there for one but then I only lived in Dublin from the mid '90s to the early '00s, and went to gigs there intermittently before then, so it might well have done before my time.
Quote from: Doctor Crippen on October 11, 2021, 07:56:18 PM
The ormond hotel was further down the quays towards Heuston, the ormonde multimedia is the site of the morrison hotel
Aaahhhh. I'll have to Google the Morrison now.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/dublin-s-north-quays-then-and-now-in-photographs-1.3411527 (https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/dublin-s-north-quays-then-and-now-in-photographs-1.3411527)
This Irish Times article from a few years back shows the Ormond quay and details some of the old buildings along it - including the the building that the Ormond centre was in (I think). Source pic appears to be from circa 1991 - Still has Ormond Printing Co. On the facade.
I have very hazy memories of the place. For some reason my memory has it a yellow colour outside? I remember walking in the door of the place which was probably late 1995 or so. But no memory otherwise. I think a friends band may have been rehearsing there of something...
Quote from: Makeshiftatomsmasher on October 10, 2021, 09:14:38 PM
Also, wasn't there gigs in a gaelteacht in/outside Galway? As well as The warehouse in Galway.
I was at a gig in an Irish language club/centre in the middle of Galway one night alright. Can't remember the name of it or who played.
I was also at some warehouse a little bit outside the city to see Monarch I think it was another night
Was the Galway venue áras na ngael by any chance? There was also the basement of the cellar bar, which was (is?) a cool spot for gigs.
As a young lad I once played at a gig in Athlone in a gym that was part of a funworld leisure centre. Wooden floor and stage on one side, treadmills on the other.
Have to mention the great Bakers Place in Limerick as well of course. Was some spot. Could smell the smoking area from the train station.
Quote from: Slaughterday on October 12, 2021, 05:00:41 PMWas the Galway venue áras na ngael by any chance? There was also the basement of the cellar bar, which was (is?) a cool spot for gigs.
That was the Áras alright. Not sure about the Cellar, I think gigs have moved from there to Seven, used to be The Living Room.
Richardson's at the top of Eyre Square had a few great gigs upstairs, as did An Pucan around the corner - I saw Coldwar headline a fest there back in the day, and unfortunately missed Sunn 0))).
Sally's is still a venue occasionally, or was before covid.