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I saw nearly seventy shows there over the years. It was a rudimentary, perfunctory building. At the time the venue was developed, it was regarded as a major asset, because we had nothing like it here, and it did serve its purpose, but it was lacking in many respects. The other thing to remember is that the stretch along the quays from the city centre to the East Link was a bit of a no man's land, still underdeveloped and architecturally barren, so the Point itself was very much an outlier. No LUAS at the time, obviously. No bus service.
This (above) was the only entrance, what is now Entrance 3. Concourse is too elaborate a term for the entrance area. There was a lobby with bars and merchandise and a ridiculously small number of toilets. Upstairs, there were more bars. After the renovations, the arena configuration was turned sideways to create the amphitheatre seating that is there now, so the wall facing you in the photo below (i.e. what was the right side wall as you faced the stage) is now where the stage is.2024 Gigs and Events: David Suchet, Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Smile, Pixies, Liam Gallagher John Squire/Jake Bugg, Kacey Musgraves (x2), Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, Muireann Bradley, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Eric Clapton, Girls Aloud, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, P!nk, Pearl Jam/Richard Ashcroft, Taylor Swift/Paramore, Suede/Manic Street Preachers, Muireann Bradley, The Bothy Band, AC/DC, Deacon Blue/Altered Images, The The, blink-182, Coldplay, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nick Lowe, Public Service Broadcasting, Crash Test Dummies.
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Here is another interior shot for a seated show. The tiered seats under the balcony were unreserved for standing shows, so if you got there early, you could go there and get a decent vantage point. There was no gradient on the flat floor, which - unlike the current 3Arena, where flat seats only run fifteen rows or so - stretched back the entire length of the building, so anything far back was a bit pointless. There were tiered seats under the rear balcony too, but they were obviously quite far back.
You can also see in both these photos how the rear balcony was very far back and very high, with the front row almost in line with the last few rows of the side balconies.2024 Gigs and Events: David Suchet, Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Smile, Pixies, Liam Gallagher John Squire/Jake Bugg, Kacey Musgraves (x2), Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, Muireann Bradley, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Eric Clapton, Girls Aloud, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, P!nk, Pearl Jam/Richard Ashcroft, Taylor Swift/Paramore, Suede/Manic Street Preachers, Muireann Bradley, The Bothy Band, AC/DC, Deacon Blue/Altered Images, The The, blink-182, Coldplay, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nick Lowe, Public Service Broadcasting, Crash Test Dummies.
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came across this the other day
A riot in Slane what the hell ??0 -
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