Ambassador Theatre reopening? (5 Viewers)

[pavlos]

I see Evan Dando appears to be playing in the Ambassador in October, first I heard of it reopening. Anyone else hear anything about it?

 

[Cormcolash]

I heard they were going to use it in the main for comedy/podcast type gigs because the Luas track outside means there's no easy way to load gear in there.

 

[ernesto]

I heard they were going to use it in the main for comedy/podcast type gigs because the Luas track outside means there's no easy way to load gear in there.

What an impressive oversight

 

[chris d]

Ambassador Theatre (Dublin) - Wikipedia

It was only a music venue for 7 years? That's mad.

 

[Anthony]

Sticky floors.

 

[pete]

I see Evan Dando appears to be playing in the Ambassador in October, first I heard of it reopening. Anyone else hear anything about it?

Who’s the lad in the photo?

https://www.ticketmaster.ie/evan-dando-tickets/artist/806965

 

[magicbastarder]

Maybe they misheard and it's actually nandor playing the ambassador.

 

[kolkio]

I wonder if the inside layout has changed over the years? Surely it's a bit big for Evan Dando?

I saw a lot of bands there over the years. I remember Brody Dalle from The Distillers getting mobbed by teenage girls after they played, while her band mates stood at the side of the venue waiting for their bus unmolested.

 

[bogmanfan]

I remember it operated as a cinema when I was in college - cheap tickets on Monday nights. Saw loads of bands there in the early 00s - dEUS, Fountains of Wayne, DJ Shadow, Death Cab for Cutie. Always liked it as a venue.

 

[magicbastarder]

it was operating as a cinema for many years - was the longest running cinema in dublin.

 

[pete]

it was operating as a cinema for many years - was the longest running cinema in dublin.

I saw all three Star Wars movies there in one afternoon the summer before I stared secondary school. Good times.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I saw all three Star Wars movies there in one afternoon the summer before I stared secondary school. Good times.

I saw a bunch of movies there in the 80s
Definitely Empire, probably Return also.

Mad to think a building like that can just sit empty for forever

 

[magicbastarder]

IIRC it was the only cinema showing ET when it came out?

 

[chris d]

Lived on Gardiner Street then so it was a good venue for me. Belle and Sebastian, Ryan Adams, Biffy Clyro are ones I can remember.

 

[therealjohnny]

I saw Tenacious D there. The sound was awful so it was a waste of time
I'll catch their next gig

 

[JohnnyRaz]

never in there as a cinema, but saw beth gibbons (great), god save you black emperor (meh) and one or two other bands in there back in the day.
think it stopped having gigs round 2006?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Maybe they misheard and it's actually nandor playing the ambassador.

or theyre opening dublin's newest and biggest Nandos?

 

[magicbastarder]

I saw Tenacious D there. The sound was awful so it was a waste of time
I'll catch their next gig

Jack Black says Tenacious D will return after Trump joke controversy

Black put comedy rock duo ‘on hold’ after Kyle Gass joked about assassination attempt

www.theguardian.com

 

[therealjohnny]

Jack Black says Tenacious D will return after Trump joke controversy

Black put comedy rock duo ‘on hold’ after Kyle Gass joked about assassination attempt

www.theguardian.com

ah. I withdraw my earlier quip

 

[pavlos]

never in there as a cinema, but saw beth gibbons (great), god save you black emperor (meh) and one or two other bands in there back in the day.
think it stopped having gigs round 2006?

I think I was at Motörhead there in... 2008? I was at that GY!BE gig too, I enjoyed it. Think Mark Lanegan was the only other gig I was at there.