The Irish Music Rights Organisation CLG (IMRO) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2023. 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 18,000 IMRO members were asked to vote for 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 have been nominating their top music festival choices.
IMRO are now offering members of the public the chance to have their voice heard in the 2023 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.
The IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2023 will take place on Tuesday, 14th March in The Sugar Club, Leeson St. Lower, Dublin 2.
Performances on the night will come from Negro Impacto, Bricknasty, Skinner & DJ Mona Lxsa.
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, FRIDAY 10TH MARCH
IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHORTLIST
Dublin
The Workman’s Club
Vicar Street
3Olympia
National Concert Hall
3Arena
Rest of Leinster
The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, Kilkenny
Visual, Carlow
McHugh’s Drogheda, Co. Louth
Ulster
McGinley’s, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Smith’s, Cootehill, Co. Cavan
McCafferty’s, Donegal
The Chasin’ Bull, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Allingham Arms Hotel, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Munster
Dolan’s, Limerick
Coughlan’s, Cork
Levis Corner House Ballydehob, Co. Cork
DeBarra’s, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
The White Horse, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
Theatre Royal, Waterford
Connacht
Monroe’s, Galway
Lillie’s, Sligo
Bridge St. Bar, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
The Quays Bar, Galway
IMRO Small Music Festival of the Year Award
Wexford Spiegeltent Festival
Beyond The Pale
Clonakilty International Guitar Festival
Cork Folk Festival
The Next Big Thing
Doolin Folk Festival
Other Voices
Another Love Story
Forever Young Festival
Sligo Live
IMRO Music Festival of the Year Award
Electric Picnic
All Together Now
Body & Soul
Kaleidoscope
Longitude
Vantastival
Forbidden Fruit
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Sea Sessions
Indiependence
IMRO Tech Crew of the Year Award
Wexford Spiegeltent Festival
The Workman’s Club
Vicar Street
Coughlan’s
The Sound House (Fluttertone)
Fibber Magees
3Arena
Mike The Pies
INEC
Theatre Royal Waterford
