Whelan’s London
June 6, 2009 by MFL
Filed under Bad Debts Whelans London, Londons Live Music News
Social Responsibility Note to All London Giging Musicians
Ok this is really interesting. An article from the Irish Post. I have copied and posted it as well incase it is deleted.
http://www.irishpost.co.uk/tabId/550/itemId/2878/Whelans-music-scene-set-for-London.aspx
If Whelans London is not part of Whelans London this should bring up an interesting copyright and trademark infringement case.
I have been told that Whelans Dublin is seeking legal advice.
Also the cheque for the part payment on the day bounced, I will posting the scanned cheque shortly.
Titus
IRELAND’S best known live music venue is to open a second home in Britain.
Whelan’s, the pub that is synonymous with Wexford Street, is applying the finishing touches to a venue in north London which will closely mirror the popular Dublin nightspot.
Speaking of the opening Sam Sanders of Whelan’s said: “Our plan is to get this venue up and running and then open a second Whelan’s in London and hopefully one in New York. We think Whelan’s will be a big success here, there is definitely a market for the type of venue we will become and the brand of live acts who will be performing here.”
This weekend in Islington popular act Róisín Dubh will get proceedings under way and with a late licence until 2am every weekend, it’s expected that there will be no shortage of craic in north London.
But according to Sanders, success will be about more than that: “We will be offering freshly cooked Irish food and already we’ve been told that we have a good pint of Guinness. And we will have a similar décor to the Whelan’s in Dublin. Put it this way, we won’t be going down the cliché Irish pub route.”
Whelan’s originally opened in Dublin 20 years ago in 1989 and has become one of the names on the city’s live music circuit in recent years. It has been home to artists such as Christy Moore, Jens Lekman and Grammy-nominated Clare folk singer Maura O’Connell.
The London venue will open Saturday, May 30 at 60 Copenhagen Street, N1 0JW. Contact 020 7278 5781 for further details.