The Atlantis (music venue)

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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

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. 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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