SFX Hall
SFX Hall, sometimes referred to as SFX Theatre or The SFX, was a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The venue was named after the St Francis Xavier Hall and constructed in 1957, although a theater had been located on that site since the middle of the 19th century. The theatre served as the national concert hall, a home to the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, and on occasion, large-scale performances.[1] The venue had a standing capacity of 1000[2] and hosted pop and rock music concerts until 2001 when the shows were moved to the Ambassador Theatre.[3] Bands including Cocteau Twins[4] and Metallica[5] performed at the venue. In 1982, the Irish band U2 performed three shows at the SFX in support of their "War" album.[2] At one time the Dublin Theater Festival was housed at the SFX.[6]
In 2006, SFX Theater was demolished to make way for 41 apartments.[1]
Founded in 1984, SFX City Theater is a production company that puts on over 300 shows each year in over 50 venues around the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Its productions include Sisters, The Hostage, The Matchmaker, The Vagina Monologues, and The Cuchulain Cycle, as well as highly acclaimed annual Christmas shows for children. In 2008, City Theatre Dublin ran productions of The Importance of Being Earnest with Dillie Keane and Love Letters with David Soul and Jerry Hall.
List of artists who have played the SFX Hall
- ABC[7]
- Accept[8]
- Alanis Morissette[9]
- Alice in Chains[10]
- An Emotional Fish[11]
- Anthrax[12][13][14]
- Ash[15]
- Big Audio Dynamite[16]
- Billy Bragg[17]
- Björk[18]
- The Black Crowes[19]
- Bush[20]
- Chumbawamba[21]
- The Clash[22]
- Counting Crows[23]
- The Cramps[24]
- The Damned[25]
- Def Leppard[26]
- Deftones[27]
- Depeche Mode[28]
- Dio[29]
- Dokken[30]
- Echo and the Bunnymen[31] (May, 1983)[32]
- EMF[33]
- Foo Fighters
- Green Day
- James[34]
- Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Tour
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts[35]
- The Jesus and Mary Chain[36]
- Judas Priest[37]
- Kerbdog[38]
- Korn[39]
- Machine Head[40]
- Madness[41]
- Mama's Boys[42]
- Manowar[43]
- Marillion[44]
- Megadeth[45]
- meat loaf
- Metallica[46][47][48]
- The Mission[49]
- Moby[50]
- My Bloody Valentine[51]
- New Order[52](January, 1986)[32]
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[53]
- Nine Inch Nails[54]
- The Offspring[55]
- Ozzy Osbourne[56]
- Pantera[57]
- Paradise Lost[58]
- Phish[59]
- Placebo[60]
- The Pogues[61]
- Poison[62]
- Portishead[63]
- The Pretenders[64]
- Queensrÿche[65]
- R.E.M.[66]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers[67][68]
- Rollins Band[69]
- Rory Gallagher[70]
- Sepultura[71][72]
- Silverfish[73]
- Simple Minds[74]
- Sinéad O'Connor[75]
- Siouxsie and the Banshees[76]
- Slayer[77]
- The Smashing Pumpkins[78][79]
- The Smiths[80]
- Soul Asylum[81]
- Stone Temple Pilots[82]
- Suede[83]
- The Sugarcubes[84]
- Therapy?[85]
- Thin Lizzy[86]
- Tool[87]
- Type O Negative[88]
- U2[89]
- Ultravox[90]
- The Verve[91]
- Virgin Prunes[92]
- The Wedding Present[93]
- Whitesnake[94]
- The Wonder Stuff[95]
- ZZ Top[96]
References
- "Mystery of the vanishing venues". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Butler, Kate (12 June 2005). "Property boom to end SFX concerts". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Arnold, Barry (21 September 2017). "Ultimate list of iconic Dublin music venues we wish never closed". dublinlive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Sweeney, Eamon. "Keaton Henson: 'I don't like performing or anything that veers into that territory'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Arnold, Barry (25 May 2016). "21 legendary music acts that played Dublin in their prime". dublinlive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Crawley, Peter. "Who is Dublin for? Who do we want to share it with?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ABC ticket
- Accept ticket
- Alanais Morissette
- Alice in Chains at the SFX
- Anthrax ticket
- Ash
- B.A.D ticket
- Billy Bragg ticket
- Björk
- The Black Crowes at the SFX
- Bush
- Hope Collective gigography
- The Clash at the SFX
- Counting Crows
- The Cramps ticket
- The Damned ticket
- Def Leppard at the SFX
- Deftones
- Depeche Mode ticket
- Dio
- Dokken ticket
- Echo and the Bunnymen
- "St. Francis Xavier Hall (SFX) Dublin Gigography, Concert History, Past Events – Songkick". www.songkick.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- EMF
- James
- Joan Jett ticket stub
- JMC at the SFX
- Judas Priest ticket
- Kerbdog
- Korn
- Machine Head ticket
- Madness ticket
- Mama's Boys ticket
- Manowar ticket
- Marillion ticket
- Megadeth at the SFX
- Metallica ticket
- Cliff Burton at the SFX
- James Hetfield at the SFX
- The Mission ticket
- Moby
- My Bloody Valentine
- New Order ticket
- Nick Cave at the SFX
- NIN at the SFX
- The Offspring at the SFX
- Ozzy at the SFX
- Pantera ticket
- Paradise Lost ticket
- "Jun 13, 1997 Setlist - Phish.net". phish.net. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Placebo
- The Pogues ticket
- Poison ticket
- Portishead
- The Pretenders advert
- Queensrÿche
- R.E.M. at the SFX
- Red Hot Chili Peppers at the SFX
- RHCP ticket
- Rollins Band at the SFX
- Rory Gallagher
- Sepulutura ticket
- Sepultura ticket
- Silverfish ticket
- Simple Minds ticket
- Sinead O'Connor
- Siouxsie ticket
- Slayer ticket
- Smashing Pumpkins at the SFX
- Smashing Pumpkins at the SFX
- The Smiths advert
- Soul Asylum ticket
- STP ticket
- Suede at the SFX
- Sugarcubes ticket
- Therapy? ticket
- Thin Lizzy
- Tool
- Type O Negative ticket
- U2
- Ultravox ticket
- The Verve
- Virgin Prunes Live Chronology
- Wedding Present ticker
- Whitesnake
- The Wonder Stuff ticket
- ZZ Top ticket