The Village (music venue)

The Village, showing entrance

The Village is a music venue situated next to Whelan's on Wexford Street, Dublin. Formerly a nightclub owned by Mean Fiddler, in 2003 it was turned into a music venue. It has a large balcony and 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, Y&T, The Coronas, Damien Dempsey, Ocean Colour Scene, Republic of Loose, Bell X1, Bloc Party, The Frames.

References

  1. ↑ "Probe into Dublin nightclub fire". RTÉ. 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  2. ↑ "800 evacuated from Dublin nightclub after fire". The Irish Times. 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Fire Brigade evacuate Dublin nightclub". The Belfast Telegraph. 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-03-17.

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Coordinates: 53°20′12″N 6°15′57″W / 53.336699°N 6.265705°W