9:30 Club
Nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 9:30 | |
Former names | Atlantis (1977–1979) Nightclub 9:30 (1980–95) |
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Address | 815 V St NW Washington, D.C. 20001-3020 |
Location | U Street Corridor |
Public transit | Washington Metro at U Street |
Owner | Jon Bowers and Dody DiSanto (1980–86) Richard Heinecke and Seth Hurwitz (since 1986) |
Seating type | Standing room / bar and balcony seating[1] |
Capacity | 1,200[2] |
Opened | May 31, 1980 (May 31, 1980) |
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The 9:30 Club, originally named Nightclub 9:30 and also known simply as the 9:30, is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. In 2018, Rolling Stone named the 9:30 Club one of the 10 best live music venues in the United States. In 2019, the club was named "Venue of the Decade" by VenuesNow.[3][4]
The club opened on May 31, 1980, on the ground floor rear room of the Atlantic Building at 930 F Street NW, in Downtown Washington, D.C.[5] with a legal standing capacity of 199.[1][6] In 1996, the club moved to a larger location at its current location at 815 V Street NW,[1][5] where it anchors the eastern end of the U Street Corridor.
The 9:30 Club's name was derived from its original street address, which was also the reason to set the venue's original opening time of 9:30 p.m.[7] Early advertising on WHFS radio featured the club's slogan, "9:30 – a Place and Time!"
The club has a distinctive wheeled stage mounted on rails, which can be moved back and forth as needed. This way, the place can feel as packed with 500 people in attendance as it would during a sold-out, full capacity show.[8][9]
In October 2013, Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump said the 9:30 Club "got so much character, you wonder if the locals know how lucky they are."[10]