Olympia Theatre Dublin
The Olympia Theatre is a concert hall in Dame Street, one of the main roads in Dublin.
History
The Concert Hall Built in 1879, was originally called Star of Erin Music Hall. Two years later, in 1881, was renamed Dan Lowrey 's Music Hall. Already in 1889 there was with Dan Lowrey 's Palace of Varieties Neute a name for the building. From February to November 1897, the building was closed for renovation and conversion work and then opened as the Empire Palace Theatre. Finally, the concert hall was called The Olympia Theatre. For many years the concerts ran successfully until it finally had to close due to structural damage in November 1974. During production to West Side Story broke parts of the proscenium arch and the ceiling together. After the demolition of the building were excluded by the local council and the owner, a fund financed the renovation. The City Council completed the building then under monument protection. The theater has been restored and renovated so that it could be re-opened on 14 March 1977.
In November 2004, a truck drove into the front of the Olympia Theatre. Here, the building was damaged.
Appearances
The following artists appeared at the Olympia Theatre Dublin on: Melanie C, Erasure, Aslan, Bryan Adams, Billy Talent, Boomtown Rats, Ryan Adams, Groove Armada, Jackson Browne, David Bowie, Ian Brown, Primal Scream, Kelly Clarkson, Limp Bizkit, Mary Black, plan B, The Corrs, The Coronas, Fun Lovin 'Criminals, Two Door Cinema Club, Johnny Cash, Paddy Casey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Flight of the Conchords, Jamie Cullum, The Black Crowes, Robert Cray, Harry Hill, The Saw Doctors, The Shins, 2 Many DJs, Faith No More, The Frames, Foals, Arcade Fire, Scouting for Girls, Peter Green, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Crowded House, Hatebreed, Machine Head, INXS, James, Kris Kristofferson, Patrick Kielty, Kraftwerk, Kila, Keane, Lyle Lovett, Lowgold, Oasis, Greg Davies, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead, Happy Mondays, Imelda May, Morrissey, Mogwai, Florence and the Machine, Dropkick Murphys, Mika, MGMT, NOFX, Paolo Nutini, The National, Brendan O'Carroll, Placebo, Snow Patrol, Paul Potts, Passion Pit, REM, Rollins Band, Pendulum, Lou Reed, Chris Rea, Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, Stone Temple Pilots, The Strokes, Synchronicity, Ocean Colour Scene, Tinchy Stryder, Smokie, The Specials, Tegan & Sara, John Butler Trio, The Waterboys, Wolfmother, Paul Weller, Bell X1, Yes, Will Young, Sonic Youth, Yazoo, You Me At Six, KT Tunstall, Lighthouse Family, All Time Low, The Saturdays, trailer Park Boys, Ray Lamontagne, Bruno Mars, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Iron & Wine, Gogol Bordello, Shayne Ward, Adele, Jackson 5, Jedward, Loudon Wainwright III, Rob Zombie, Rumer, Suede, Boyce Avenue, Manic Street Preachers, QOTSA, Mumford and Sons, Sufjan Stevens, Blondie, Ellie Goulding, Ryan Adams, Erasure, Cheap Trick, Gomez, Jimmy Barnes, Brad Paisley, The Rubberbandits, James Vincent McMorrow, The Sisters of Mercy, Sigur Rós, Ricky Tomlinson, Iggy Pop, PJ Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins, Big Country, Manic Street Preachers, Red Hurley, Flogging Molly, echo & the Bunnymen, Jedward, Kaiser Chiefs, Gruff Rhys, Wiz Khalifa, Simple Minds, Deus, Of Mice & Men, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boyce Avenue, The Naked and Famous, Foster the People, Gavin Friday, Example, The Darkness, Friendly Fires, Lindsey Buckingham, Camille O'Sullivan, Mary Byrne, Phil Coulter, The Script, Ryan Sheridan
Some scenes in the film An Awfully Big Adventure were filmed at the Olympia Theatre. Also for the film comedy The Actors Theatre served as a filming location.