SFX Hall
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SFX Hall, sometimes referred to as SFX Theatre or The SFX, was a theatre located on Upper Sherrard Street, in Dublin, Ireland. The venue was named after the St Francis Xavier Hall and constructed in 1957, although a theater had been located on that site since the middle of the 19th century. The theatre served as the national concert hall, a home to the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, and on occasion, large-scale performances.[1] The venue had a standing capacity of 1000[2] and hosted pop and rock music concerts until 2001 when the shows were moved to the Ambassador Theatre.[3] In 1982, the Irish band U2 performed three shows at the SFX in support of their album War.[2] At one time the Dublin Theater Festival was housed at the SFX.[4]
In 2006, SFX Theater was demolished to make way for 41 apartments.[1]
Performances
[edit]Acts that have played the SFX include:
- ABC[5]
- Alanis Morissette[6]
- Alice in Chains[7]
- An Emotional Fish[8]
- Ash[6]
- Big Audio Dynamite[9]
- Billy Bragg[10]
- Björk[6]
- The Black Crowes[11]
- Bush[6]
- Chumbawamba[12]
- The Clash[13]
- Counting Crows[6]
- The Damned
- Def Leppard[14]
- Deftones[6]
- Depeche Mode[15]
- Dio[16]
- Dokken[17]
- Echo and the Bunnymen[16][18]
- EMF[16]
- Fear Factory[19]
- Foo Fighters[20]
- Fugazi[21]
- Grand Slam[22]
- Green Day[23]
- Henry Rollins[13]
- Iron Maiden[24]
- James[16]
- The Jesus and Mary Chain[25]
- Jesus Jones[13]
- Judas Priest[13]
- Kerbdog[6]
- Korn[6]
- Madness[26]
- Marillion[27]
- Megadeth[28]
- Meat Loaf[29]
- Metallica[30][31][32]
- Moby[6]
- My Bloody Valentine[16]
- New Order[26]
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[26]
- Nine Inch Nails[26]
- The Offspring[33]
- Ozzy Osbourne[34]
- Pantera[13]
- Phish[35]
- Placebo[6]
- The Pogues[10]
- Portishead[6]
- Pulp[36]
- The Pretenders[13]
- Queensrÿche[16]
- Ratt[34]
- R.E.M.[37]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers[13]
- Rory Gallagher[16]
- Sepultura[38]
- Silverfish[39]
- Simple Minds[10][40]
- Sinéad O'Connor[16]
- Siouxsie and the Banshees[13]
- Slayer[13]
- The Smashing Pumpkins[26][41]
- The Smiths[13]
- Stone Temple Pilots[42]
- Suede[43]
- The Sugarcubes[26]
- Therapy?[13]
- Thin Lizzy[16]
- Tool[6]
- Type O Negative[44]
- U2[16]
- The Verve[6]
- Virgin Prunes[45]
- The Waterboys[13]
- Whipping Boy[46]
- Whitesnake[16]
- The Wonder Stuff[17]
- ZZ Top[47]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mystery of the vanishing venues". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b Butler, Kate (12 June 2005). "Property boom to end SFX concerts". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Arnold, Barry (21 September 2017). "Ultimate list of iconic Dublin music venues we wish never closed". dublinlive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Crawley, Peter. "Who is Dublin for? Who do we want to share it with?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Classic Dublin Gigs - ABC- SFX 1982 | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SFX Theatre Dublin Gigography, Concert History, Past Events – Songkick". www.songkick.com. 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Alice in Chains at SFX (Dublin) on 5 Mar 1993". Last.fm.
- ^ "An Emotional Fish music, videos, stats, and photos". 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Big Audio Dynamite – Dave Fanning Interview (1986)". 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Dirty old town lit up by magical nights at SFX". independent. 28 March 2021.
- ^ "The Black Crowes at SFX (Dublin) on 8 Jan 1995". Last.fm.
- ^ "Document : A Story of Hope". www.hopecollectiveireland.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Singing Streets - The SFX was a major rock venue of the '80s and '90s..." www.facebook.com.
- ^ "34 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD Start HYSTERIA World Tour In Dublin, Ireland". Def Leppard Tour History.
- ^ "Behind the Music - Paul Quin". 7 June 2022 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "SFX Theatre Dublin, Tickets for Concerts & Music Events 2022 – Songkick". www.songkick.com. 22 October 2010.
- ^ a b "St. Francis Xaviers Hall - S.F.X, Dublin - Live Music". www.45worlds.com.
- ^ "St. Francis Xavier Hall (SFX) Dublin Gigography, Concert History, Past Events – Songkick". www.songkick.com. 25 January 1986. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Fear Factory Setlist at SFX Hall, Dublin". setlist.fm.
- ^ "Foo Fighters Setlist at SFX Hall, Dublin". setlist.fm.
- ^ "Fugazi Live Series: Dublin, Ireland 5/11/92". www.dischord.com.
- ^ "Personality Test: Musician Mark Dignam". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh. 6 January 2010. Gale A215878896 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ "Rehashing punk and spitting it back at us". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Iron Maiden Setlist at SFX Hall, Dublin". setlist.fm.
- ^ "The Jesus and Mary Chain at SFX (Dublin) on 4 Sep 1987". Last.fm.
- ^ a b c d e f "Singing Streets - The SFX was a major rock venue of the '80s and '90s, with seemingly every indie and hard rock band of note playing here. ..." www.facebook.com.
- ^ "MARILLION * 1985 09 04 * DUBLIN * SFX CENTRE * IRELAND (Audio)" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Megadeth at SFX (Dublin) on 10 Jul 2001". Last.fm.
- ^ "Live Music - Meat Loaf - St. Francis Xaviers Hall - S.F.X - Ireland". www.45worlds.com.
- ^ "1986-09-14 Dublin, Ireland | Metallica.com". www.metallica.com.
- ^ "Cliff Burton at the SFX".
- ^ "METALLICA - SFX CENTRE DUBLIN IRELAND 1986". 24 January 2010 – via Flickr.
- ^ "The Offspring at SFX (Dublin) on 9 Jan 1999". Last.fm.
- ^ a b "Ozzy Osbourne at SFX (Dublin) on 9 Feb 1986". Last.fm.
- ^ "Jun 13, 1997 Setlist - Phish.net". phish.net. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Classic Dublin Gigs". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "R.E.M. at SFX (Dublin) on 4 Dec 1984". Last.fm.
- ^ https://www.metallipromo.com/sep.html
- ^ "Classic Dublin Gigs". ne-np.facebook.com.
- ^ "Feb 20, 1984: Simple Minds / Silent Running UK at SFX Theatre Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org.
- ^ "The Smashing Pumpkins at SFX (Dublin) on 23 Aug 1995". Last.fm.
- ^ Kelly, Nick. "STONE TEMPLE PILOTS". Hotpress.
- ^ "Suede at SFX (Dublin) on 12 Jan 1995". Last.fm.
- ^ "Krafty work". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Irish Rock Discography: The Virgin Prunes". www.irishrock.org.
- ^ "Whipping Boy Setlist at SFX Hall, Dublin". setlist.fm.
- ^ "Zz Top Vintage Eliminator Tour Sfx Concert Hall Dublin Ireland 1983 – Poster | Canvas Wall Art Print".
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