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Dublin
Whelan's

Whelan's

25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 H527

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History

Formerly known as

Whelans

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On stage

Artists who've played Whelan's

Top 6 of 50 acts on record.

Sparklehorse

Sparklehorse

2 appearances

Protomartyr

Protomartyr

2 appearances

Venus Grrrls

Venus Grrrls

2 appearances

BROOKI

BROOKI

2 appearances

Black Honey

Black Honey

1 appearance

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Soundtrack

The sound of Whelan's

50 tracks from 28acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.

Now playing:Mass Riff (EP Version)·Stereolab

01
Mass Riff (EP Version)
Stereolab
02
complex (live with strings)
Katie Gregson-MacLeod
03
I'd Have to Think About It
Leith Ross
04
Dollar Bill (Live)
The Scratch
05
Teeth
As December Falls
06
good god you've gotta try !
Martin Luke Brown
07
Midnight Dipper
Warmduscher
08
Everyone I’ve Never Met
Leith Ross
09
Candle
Buck Meek
10
Precious Things
Warmduscher
11
Be Laurel
Search Results
12
Consequences
Margaret Glaspy
13
Devotion
Margaret Glaspy
14
Here Comes The Fear
Youth Sector
15
The Stink
Hotgirl
16
Haunted Mountain
Buck Meek
17
Conflagration Mindset
Cola
18
On the Brink
Hotgirl
19
LA Riots
Ho99o9
20
Pontiac 87
Protomartyr
21
Erotic Depravity
Ingested
22
SuperDrug
Girl Group
23
Maybe the Problem Is Me
Dexter In The Newsagent
24
Hurts to Be Alone
Ora Cogan
25
animal
Martin Luke Brown
26
Bikini
Caroline Rose
27
Dead
Black Honey
28
Soul No. 5
Caroline Rose
29
Heavy Hearted
The Jungle Giants
30
Blue
Talia Rae
31
Sudden Stars (EP Version)
Stereolab
32
Is Blood
Youth Sector
33
Anymore
As December Falls
34
Crawling Up
tUnE-yArDs
35
Insulin
Black Honey
36
A Rainy Night in Soho
Croíthe
37
Spineless
Bodysnatcher
38
Kettering
The Antlers
39
Putting The Dog To Sleep
The Antlers
40
Sand Into Stone
tUnE-yArDs
41
Underworld (Live)
The Scratch
42
Table for Two
EFÉ
43
What the Wall Said
Protomartyr
44
Human Abattoir
Ingested
45
white lies
Katie Gregson-MacLeod
46
Incline (feat. Nova Twins, Pink Siifu & Yung Skrrt)
Ho99o9
47
Hedgesitting
Cola
48
Tell Me I'm Pretty
Girl Group
49
Ground and Grave
Ora Cogan
50
I Heard, I Saw (Acoustic)
Croíthe

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