The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2024. The awards recognise Irish venues that deliver the very best standards in live music entertainment. Hundreds of venues across Ireland qualified for the awards and more than 20,000 IMRO members were asked to nominate their top choices in an online poll. Venues were judged on their ambience, staging, sound/lighting facilities, diversity of music programming, accessibility for people with disabilities, venue staff and management and the work they undertake in promoting the venue and its programme of music events.
The IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards acknowledge the immense efforts made by music venues across Ireland, through the provision of world class entertainment for their customers, their vital contribution to local economies and the significant role they play in providing a public platform for songwriters, composers and performers.
Along with one overall award for National Live Music Venue of the Year, awards will be presented to the leading live music venues in the following regions: Dublin, Leinster (excluding Dublin) Connacht, Munster and Ulster (covering Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan). In addition to this IMRO members nominated their top music festival choices.
IMRO are now offering members of the public the chance to have their voice heard in the 2024 honours roll. The shortlist for the Overall IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Award is drawn up from the IMRO member’s poll and music lovers across Ireland are invited to nominate their favourite Irish venue from the list below.
VOTE HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/imrovenueawards
The ceremony will also see the presentation of the award for Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year via The Readers Poll which is contributed to by Hot Press fans.
Venue: The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 ET97
Date: Tuesday 5th March
Time: 7.30pm – 11.00pm
MC: Paul McLoone
Featuring live performances by: Big Sleep, Qbanaa, EFÉ and DJ Maria Lawlor.
We have a limited number of guest list places available for this event. If you would like to attend please email: events@nullimro.ie with your name(s).
CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING: 5PM, SUNDAY 3rd MARCH
IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHORTLIST
Dublin
Vicar Street
The Grand Social
3Olympia Theatre
The Button Factory
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Rest of Leinster
The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
Bob’s Hideout, Durrow, Co. Laois
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
The Chambers Bar, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Ulster
The Chasin’ Bull, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
McCafferty’s Bar, Donegal
The Imperial, Cavan
McGinley’s Bar, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Joyce’s of Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Munster
Dolan’s, Limerick
Coughlan’s, Cork
Theatre Royal, Waterford
Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare
Connacht
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
The Quays Bar, Galway
Gracie’s Bar, Sligo
Taylor’s Bar, Galway
Tigh Chólí, Galway
IMRO Small Music Festival of the Year Award
Beyond the Pale
Other Voices
Another Love Story
Féile Na Gréine
Kaleidoscope Festival
Sligo Live
Dublin Bowie Festival
Life Festival
Rockathon
Earagail Arts Festival
IMRO Music Festival of the Year Award
All Together Now
Electric Picnic
Body & Soul
Sea Sessions
Longitude
Fairview Park Concert Series
Forbidden Fruit
Galway International Arts Festival
Trinity Summer Series
St. Patrick’s Festival
IMRO Tech Crew of the Year Award
Vicar Street
The Button Factory
The Grand Social
Electric Picnic
3Olympia Theatre
Beyond The Pale
Sea Church
The Academy
National Concert Hall
The Civic Theatre
