The Atlantis (music venue)
38°55′5″N 77°1′26″W / 38.91806°N 77.02389°W
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| Address | 2047 9th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 |
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| Location | U Street Corridor |
| Public transit | Washington Metro   at U Street |
| Owner | Seth Hurwitz |
| Seating type | Standing room |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Opened | May 30, 2023 |
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The Atlantis is a music venue in Washington, D.C., that opened on May 30, 2023.[1][2][3] The venue was designed to evoke the original 9:30 Club at 930 F Street NW,[a] which itself was first called The Atlantis.[4][5] The new venue opened exactly 43 years after the original 9:30 Club.[6] The venue, adjacent to the current 9:30 Club on V Street NW, has a relatively small capacity of 450 people.[1] The Atlantis is owned by Seth Hurwitz and is a part of I.M.P. a Maryland-based live music promotional group that includes the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, the Lincoln Theater, and Merriweather Post Pavilion.[7][1]
History
[edit]Grand opening
[edit]During a private soft launch opening on Sunday May 28,[8] D.C. power pop/punk band, Venray was the very first to perform, opening for the local go-go band, Trouble Funk. The much vaunted grand opening on May 30, 2023 featured the Foo Fighters,[1][9] performing there two years after Dave Grohl first revealed that the venue was being built.[10][11] As part of the celebration of the opening, Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed May 30 to be "9:30 Club Day" in Washington, D.C.[12]
Ticket lottery
[edit]The Atlantis planned 44 performances during its inaugural season, scheduled to run from May through September 2023, in celebration of the 44 years since the opening of the 9:30 Club.[11][13] In another nod to 9:30 Club history, tickets for all 44 shows were priced at $44.[4] Tickets were initially released through a Ticketmaster request lottery system, drawing over half a million requests for the 20,000 tickets.[14] This lottery distribution approach and fixed ticket price were limited to the initial run of concerts, with The Atlantis switching to a more usual ticketing system going forward.[4][14]
Concerts
[edit]Besides the Foo Fighters, The Atlantis had many notable performances within the first few months of opening.[9] The venue hosted musical acts including The Walkmen, Franz Ferdinand, Pixies, X, Modern English, Third Eye Blind, Portugal. The Man, Bush, George Clinton, Drive-By Truckers, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Ben Gibbard, Gary Clark Jr., Spoon, Tove Lo, Billy Idol, Bastille, Maggie Rogers, The Struts, Living Colour, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish).[11][13]
On August 28th 2024, Jack White made a surprise performance at the venue to promote his new album, No Name.[15]
Jessica Baio brought The UNSAID Tour to the venue on March 4th, 2025 to promote her debut album UNSAID.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Washington Post features writer Travis M. Andrews noted that the club is not a replica of the original 9:30 and Dave Grohl of the club's opening act Foo Fighters commented "This is the new old 9:30 Club. The 9:45 Club" and added "I feel like this is the 9:30 Disney, 9:30 the ride."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Travis M. Andrews. "Rock-and-roll circle of life brings Foo Fighters back to D.C. on Atlantis opening night." Washington Post. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Marloff, Sarah (April 4, 2023). "The Atlantis Is D.C.'s Next New Small Venue - WCP". Washington City Paper. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Young, Alex (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters to open new 450-person capacity D.C. venue The Atlantis". Consequence.net. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c Cirruzzo, Chelsea (April 5, 2023). "The Atlantis brings small shows for $44". Axios.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Kenny, Katie (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters Will Open the Atlantis, the 9:30 Club's New Venue - Washingtonian". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Augenstein, Neal; Moore, Jack (March 29, 2023). "Replica of old 9:30 Club, 'The Atlantis,' could soon open in DC". WTOP News. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "I.M.P.'s Triumphant Return". District Fray. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "DC's newest concert venue is ready to open its doors". WUSA9. May 29, 2023. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Aswad, Jem (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters to Headline Opening Night of New Washington D.C. Club: the Atlantis". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Hahn, Fritz. "Near replica of original 9:30 Club opening with Foo Fighters concert". Washington Post. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Sophia; McFly, Tommy (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters to Play 1st Concert at The Atlantis, Small New Venue by the 9:30 Club". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Olson, Cathy Applefeld. "There Goes My (Hometown) Hero: Foo Fighters Open DC's Newest Venue As City Declares May 30 '9:30 Club Day'". Forbes. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Fraley, Jason (April 5, 2023). "Lineup revealed for The Atlantis, replica of the original 9:30 Club, set to open May 30". WTOP News. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Cutini, T.J. (April 11, 2023). "DC's newest music venue draws over half a million ticket requests for first 44 shows". Wusa9.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ @officialjackwhite (August 29, 2024). "The Atlantis. Washington, D.C. 8/28/24" – via Instagram.