Whelans, Dublin

Oleander · 12-08-2011 1:56pm #1

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.

sweetie · 12-08-2011 1:57pm

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

Oleander · 12-08-2011 3:24pm

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.

Cool Mo D · 12-08-2011 3:54pm

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

Toby Take a Bow · 12-08-2011 7:15pm

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.

starviewadams · 13-08-2011 12:18am

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

Seeing John Spillane there tomorrow night actually!

Oleander · 17-08-2011 9:20am

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

jossnjuice · 17-08-2011 9:39am

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!

chin_grin · 17-08-2011 9:40am

jossnjuice wrote: »

it can be 100% hit and miss

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

jossnjuice · 17-08-2011 9:42am

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

Oleander · 17-08-2011 11:37am

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.

jossnjuice · 17-08-2011 12:17pm

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.

Whelans, Dublin

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