The Village is a state-of-the-art music venue situated next door to Whelan's on Wexford Street, Dublin. The venue was an old nightclub owned by Mean Fiddler, but since 2003 has been turned into a music venue. It has a large balcony right around the venue onto right up by the stage and has a capacity of 550.
On 16 March 2008 at approximately 01:15, [1] The Village caught fire. Over 800 people inside at the time were evacuated safely within seven minutes. [2] The fire affected mainly the front of the premises and the damage to the building was not extensive. The fire was blamed on an electrical fault. [3]
Acts to have played this venue include Ian Brown, The Blizzards, The Coronas, Damien Dempsey, Ocean Colour Scene, Republic of Loose, Bell X1, Bloc Party, The Frames.