Whelan's

Whelan's is a pub and music venue in Dublin, Ireland.

Whelan's
Exterior in 2016
General information
Type	Concert and events venue
Location	25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Country	Ireland
Owner	The Mercantile Group
Other information
Seating capacity	450 standing (Main venue)[1] 120 (Upstairs)[2] 100 (The Parlour)[3]
Website
whelanslive.com

Profile

Numerous international artists have played at the venue, including Jeff Buckley,^[4] Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Kate Nash, Townes Van Zandt, Damien Rice and Allen Toussaint. The pub was also the location for scenes of the movie P.S. I Love You^[5] in which the characters take a trip to Ireland. The pub is quoted in the film as follows: "Denise, take Holly to Whelan's, my favourite pub. There's beautiful music to be heard, beautiful people to be around ".

Notable acts

Mic Christopher performing at the venue in 2001

Many Irish and international acts have performed at Whelan's, including:

• Airbourne^[6]
• Andy Irvine & Dick Gaughan^[7]
• Arctic Monkeys^[8]
• Bloc Party^[9]
• Brave Giant^[10]
• Christy Moore^[11]
• Damien Rice^[12]
• David Kitt^[13]
• Dum Dum Girls^[14]
• Ed Sheeran^[15]
• Fight Like Apes^[16]
• Hozier^[17]
• Josh Ritter^[18]
• Kate Nash^[19]
• Mumford & Sons^[20]
• Nick Cave^[21]
• Paddy Casey^[22]
• Shed Seven^[23]
• Something Happens^[24]
• The Academic^[25]
• The Corrs^[26]
• The Cribs^[27]
• The Frames^[28]
• The Pale^[29]
• The Twang^[30]