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The Atlantis
Address2047 9th St NW,
Washington, D.C. 20001
LocationU Street Corridor
Public transitWashington Metro
at U Street
OwnerSeth Hurwitz
Seating typeStanding room
Capacity450
OpenedMay 30, 2023 (May 30, 2023)
Website
Venue Website

The Atlantis is a music venue in Washington, D.C., that opened on May 30, 2023.[1][2][3] The venue was designed to evoke the original 9:30 Club at 930 F Street NW,[lower-alpha 1] which itself was first called The Atlantis.[4][5] The new venue opened exactly 43 years after the original 9:30 Club.[6] The venue, adjacent to the current 9:30 Club on V Street NW, has a capacity of only 450 people.[1] The Foo Fighters were the first band to perform at the venue after its grand opening,[1][7] two years after Dave Grohl first revealed that the venue was being built.[8][9] However, D.C. power pop/punk band, Venray was the first to perform during the soft opening on Sunday May 28, opening for the local go-go band, Trouble Funk. The club plans 44 performances during its first season, running from May through September 2023.[10] Tickets were initially released through a lottery system, drawing over half a million requests for the 20,000 tickets.[11]

9:30 Club employees putting signage on The Atlantis pre-open

Concerts

Besides the Foo Fighters, The Atlantis had many notable performances within the first few months of opening. The venue hosted musical acts including The Walkmen, Franz Ferdinand, Pixies, Modern English, Third Eye Blind, Portugal. The Man, Bush, George Clinton, Drive-By Truckers, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Ben Gibbard, Gary Clark Jr., Spoon, Tove Lo, Billy Idol, Bastille, Maggie Rogers, The Struts, Living Colour, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish)

Notes

  1. ↑ Washington Post features writer Travis M. Andrews noted that the club is not a replica of the original 9:30 and Dave Grohl of the club's opening act Foo Fighters commented "This is the new old 9:30 Club. The 9:45 Club" and added "I feel like this is the 9:30 Disney, 9:30 the ride."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Travis M. Andrews. "Rock-and-roll circle of life brings Foo Fighters back to D.C. on Atlantis opening night." Washington Post. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Marloff, Sarah (April 4, 2023). "The Atlantis Is D.C.'s Next New Small Venue - WCP". Washington City Paper. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Young, Alex (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters to open new 450-person capacity D.C. venue The Atlantis". Consequence.net. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ Cirruzzo, Chelsea (April 5, 2023). "The Atlantis brings small shows for $44". Axios.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kenny, Katie (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters Will Open the Atlantis, the 9:30 Club's New Venue - Washingtonian". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Augenstein, Neal; Moore, Jack (March 29, 2023). "Replica of old 9:30 Club, 'The Atlantis,' could soon open in DC". WTOP News. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ Aswad, Jem (April 4, 2023). "Foo Fighters to Headline Opening Night of New Washington D.C. Club: the Atlantis". Variety.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Hahn, Fritz. "Near replica of original 9:30 Club opening with Foo Fighters concert". Washington Post. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ Barnes, Sophia; McFly, Tommy. "Foo Fighters to Play 1st Concert at The Atlantis, Small New Venue by the 9:30 Club". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ Fraley, Jason (April 5, 2023). "Lineup revealed for The Atlantis, replica of the original 9:30 Club, set to open May 30". WTOP News. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ Cutini, T.J. (April 11, 2023). "DC's newest music venue draws over half a million ticket requests for first 44 shows". Wusa9.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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