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Nightclub 9:30 (originally known and still commonly referred to as the '''9:30 Club''') is a [[nightclub]] and concert venue in [[Washington, D.C.]], first opened in 1980. Co-owned by Rich Heinecke and Seth Hurwitz |
Nightclub 9:30 (originally known and still commonly referred to as the '''9:30 Club''') is a [[nightclub]] and concert venue in [[Washington, D.C.]], first opened in 1980. Co-owned by Rich Heinecke and Seth Hurwitz, it is currently located at the intersections of 9th Street, V Street, and Vermont Avenue in Northwest D.C. The 9:30 Club is served by the [[U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (Washington Metro)|U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo]] stop on the [[Washington Metro]]. The club has a maximum capacity of 1200 people. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Template:Infobox music venue Nightclub 9:30 (originally known and still commonly referred to as the 9:30 Club) is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C., first opened in 1980. Co-owned by Rich Heinecke and Seth Hurwitz, it is currently located at the intersections of 9th Street, V Street, and Vermont Avenue in Northwest D.C. The 9:30 Club is served by the U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo stop on the Washington Metro. The club has a maximum capacity of 1200 people.
History
The 9:30 Club
Founded by Dody DiSanto and Jon Bowers, the 9:30 Club was the home for alternative music in D.C. during the early 1980s and was a regular stopping point for bands touring the east coast as well as the local D.C. artists, such as the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown. English performers such as The Police played a memorable set there as did X, Blue Angel (with lead singer Cyndi Lauper), The Bangles (pre-Susanna Hoffs), Marshall Crenshaw, Nash the Slash, The Go-Gos, Betty and most other bands of the day.
The 9:30 Club's name was derived from its original street address, 930 F St, NW. The original building was also known as the Atlantic Building. In addition to the address, the name referred to the original opening time of 9:30 pm. Early advertising on D.C.'s WHFS radio featured the catchy motto: "9:30 - a Place in Time!" Since the early 1980s, the 9:30 Club was known as a progressive venue noted for its talent in discovering up-and-coming acts. Most famous for using the old 9:30 Club was the hardcore punk crowd based around Dischord Records and then-local bands such as Minor Threat, Fugazi, Government Issue and The Slickee Boys.
The original venue was also noted for its distinctive odor. Hence, the old club's popular nick-name: "The Dirty 30". At one point, one of the staff members led an odor specialist around the building. He determined that the unique smell to be resultant of a combination of tobacco, sweat, cleaner, and rat urine.
The post-punk jazz outfit Lounge Lizards and local new wave band Tiny Desk Unit were the first bands to play the original location 9:30 Club. (However, The Fleshtones from New York were the first band to be booked.[1].) As the club and its line up were growing, the need for a bigger space was becoming increasingly evident. Also, the new arena for the Washington professional basketball and hockey teams was being built and the club was going to be torn down so it had to move. In the end the old 9:30 Club closed its doors on December 31, 1995, and moved to a new location.
The club's final shows at the original location were memorialized on the two CD set "9:30 Live - A Time, A Place, A Scene" released in 1997. This live CD, recorded between December 28, 1995, and January 1, 1996, includes classic local music from the Urban Verbs, Tiny Desk Unit, Mother May I, Insect Surfers, Tru Fax & the Insaniacs, and Black Market Baby. Included on the CD is Washingtron, the local D.C. near-hit. This song about life in Washington, life in the late 70s, and life was created by David Wells, Diana Quinn, and Michael Mariotte of Tru Fax & the Insaniacs.
Nightclub 9:30
On January 5, 1996, after extensive remodeling, the former WUST Radio Music Hall at 815 V St. opened as the Nightclub 9:30. The opening night show included the Smashing Pumpkins.[2] NPR's online music show All Songs Considered broadcasts some concerts at Nightclub 9:30. There is an archive of these shows.
Significant moments
Bob Dylan played two dates on December 4 and December 5 of 1997, when he was in Washington, D.C., to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. Dylan returned again for an unannounced show on April 2, 2004 [3][4]. This was prior to scheduled dates at the Bender Arena and Warner Theatre. Dylan treated the crowd to a rare performance of "Hazel," a song that had been absent from the set lists of his Never Ending Tour for many years.
The Beastie Boys performed at the club on June 17, 2004 after a five-year hiatus. This was a radio event sponsored by then WHFS 99.1 FM, now currently at 105.7 FM. 1,200 passes for the event were given away to station listeners. The night did not go without incident, a major thunderstorm had delayed travel from New York City to Washington. Radio DJ's The Junkies and Tim Virgin read a statement from the Beastie Boys explaining the situation at about 8:30 p.m., including their assurance that they were on the train and that the show would go on at about 11:15 p.m. without a hitch. The crowd was disappointed, but the club immediately relaxed their re-admittance policy and allowed everyone to leave and have dinner if they so desired. In a move to help ease crowd tensions, The Beastie Boys' management had a number of pizzas delivered to the club for fans to eat while they were waiting.[5]
Mix Master Mike took stage at 11:13 p.m. to warm up the crowd. The Beastie Boys came out minutes later on stage in front of a packed house, despite the delay. Posters of this late 9:30 club performance are in the Beastie Boys' video "Triple Trouble", pasted on the walls of the streets the group walk through at 2:13.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played their first reunited concert with guitarist John Frusciante as a warm up for their performance the next day at the Tibetan Freedom Festival which was held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Bob Mould performed at the club on October 7, 2005, and released a subsequent DVD of the concert called Circle of Friends.
Awards
9:30 has been awarded "Nightclub of the Year" honors four times by Pollstar, the concert industry trade journal. And for most of that time, it has also been Pollstar's top ticket-selling club. In 2004, the 9:30 sold 236,112 tickets.[2]
References
- ^ Harrington, Richard (1990-05-27). "The 9:30 Club, Just in Time; Ten Years Later, Still Catching the Next Wave". The Washington Post. p. G01.
- ^ a b Harrington, Richard (2005-05-27). "25 Years Later, It's Still 9:30". The Washington Post. p. WE06. Cite error: The named reference "Washington Post Article" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/cityguide/profile?id=1095604&p=print]
- ^ http://my.execpc.com/~billp61/040204r.html
- ^ http://www.hfstival.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=13413/ HFStival.com Message Board: Beastie Boys @ 9:30 Club, 6/17/04