Tivoli Theatre

Very accessible location, friendly staff, huge dance floor, spacious outdoor area, decent cocktail menu, reasonably priced drinks, great acts playing on various nights of the week!

The localization is really good, not so far from the city centre and easily accessible by bike or walking, even though you will still need to walk a bit if you take the aul’ Daniel Day. I had passed by this theatre several times, always seeing a reeeealy long line of people waiting around, thinking to myself «people in Dublin are very arty».
I finally was one of those standing in the line when I went here to check the Jameson Film Festival night in which they showed the Mad Max movies with some live stunts and entertainment. The staff were friendly, the back garden area is as cool as in The Bernard Shaw with vibrant colors, graffiti and a great spot for a sunny day.
Inside, I did not find the chairs very comfortable and they were not laid out in levels so if someone taller than me were to sit in front of me — which is extremely likely for my height — I would not see the show so well, so that is what I would do to revamp in the place.

I was here for the Jameson Cult Film festival. It involved a great movie with acting during it followed by a few nice free tipples of Jamie and fabulous buuuurgers.
But the venue itself I think is a bit of a dive. In the main lobby — the carpet stank and in the actual theatre, we were up at the front and there was a huge smell of damp.
Layout of venue is great and the theatre seats are comfy but didn’t feel it unfortunately. A pity, as it’s part of my childhood memories.

I attended the Tivoli Theatre for the recent Over the Top Wrestling event. The layout (for the wrestling event) was great, nice and intimate but not cramped at all either. They were selling three cans of Linden Village cider at the bar for ten euro, which was expensive, but I’m unsure as to whether they were being sold to create revenue for the venue or for the wrestling company. For anyone who’s interested the wrestling show is only ten euro and is well worth the money for the two plus hours entertainment.

An excellent venue that I look forward to going back to.
I was here for a Unilocal Improve Comedy night and that was excellent.
The venue is is clean and comfortable. And the loos are nice — this is a a rare thing for a venue in Dublin, in my experience.
I can’t believe I’ve lived in Dublin for so long and had not managed to go to the Tivoli before now. I do think that the profile of the venue needs to be higher. I rarely see a gig or performance that I want to go to in the Tivoli. I’m sure it gets its fair share of gigs, but why is it I don’t see the name Tivoli more in the media and on billboard posters?

Had a savage time in here last night. It’s just a big barn with a bar either end of the massive dancefloor, and a DJ up on stage. There were a few dodgy tunes, but overall he played some pretty solid house and hip hop.
Oh, and € 3.50 Corona is never a bad thing. Never.

This theatre has only been open 21 years but they have been a really successful 21 years. This theatre is set amongst and old antique and second hand shops in Francis Street but this place is anything but stale and old, in fact it is looking great after a 2007 refurbishment and attracts some top names of the world music scene.
The theatre is upstairs and there is a music and club venue downstairs which attracts a lively crowd on the weekends. There is also an outdoor area where gigs are held in marquees. This really is a cool and understated venue, so head upstairs on a Friday night for some culture and then dance and drink the night away downstairs afterwards! A great night out!

I’ve been to the tivoli twice in the last year. Both times to see my nieces perform in Musicals. Aoife is twelve and Chloe is nine. Some of the other cast were as young as 3 – 4 yrs of age. All who took part in both musicals were fantastic. I never laughed and clapped as much as those two nights. The fouer staff were so helpful friendly and professional in all there duties. The cast were so funny and entertaining considering they were all mostly children. The level of Acting, Dancing and Singing would put riverdance in the shade. The tickets were reasonably priced compared to those of the 02 Arena.
Great nite out, highly recommended to all ages.

ExHale
Over the last couple of weeks Slick-​Dj have teamed up with ilovit to bring a brand new dance night to Dublin clubbers called Exhale at the Tivoli Francis street. Wanting to move away from hard dance and trance gigs that the venue was associated with and changing its music policy to house techno and electro and all that comes in between.
The opening night saw the arrival of Swedish sensation John Dahlback with support from Fionn and Feno the filthy friction lads and Rockwell which saw this new club night get off to an amazing start. Next up was the Spanish dynamo Wally Lopez with support from Scott Curtis and Karl Lambert and again another amazing night was enjoyed by all. Once a month we will also be running a home-​grown night which will be a chance for Irish Dj’s to show us what the can do.
Over the next couple of months there will be a whole host of international Dj’s coming to play at exhale including Nic Fanciulli, Darren Emerson, Paulo Mojo, Johnathan Ulyesses, Mr. C, Deepgroove, Arno Cost and Col Hamilton and many more to be confirmed along with the best in Irish talent supporting them. This is one club night that is definitely worth a look and we look forward to bringing Dublin clubbers an enjoyable and quality club night with big name Dj’s at affordable prices.
We are totally committed to running a club night were people can come, enjoy the music and not have to worry about confrontations of any kind. We are working very close with the management and door staff at the venue to make it a nice environment for clubbers to come and party.
Our next event:
Easter Sun 12^th April GLOBAL UNDERGROUND with NIC FANCIULLI 3 HOUR SET /​Slick Dj’s Rockwell /​Jay Grogan (Doors 9pm)
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SKYLARK aka BUICK PROJECT
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From being a shy, talented DJ plying his trade as resident at his local club, to becoming a global superstar, the rise and rise of Nic Fanciulli has been well documented. He has graced countless covers of the most respected dance publications whilst his name repeatedly pops up when clubbers discuss the finest DJ talent in recent years.
Nic joined the music world at 16, where he worked in the local record shop and DJ’d in the local bars, in his hometown of Maidstone, Kent. It was here that he earned his first proper break courtesy of the town’s house institution ClubClass. Aged just twenty Nic became main room resident for the night he remains fully committed to. Nic’s ClubClass residency would form the launch pad for his future success. Nic welcomed many legendary names to the night such as Deep Dish, Pete Tong, John Digweed and X-​Press 2, all of whom were blown away his use of deep techy sounds, acid b-​lines and dark melodic grooves. The residency also gave Nic the opportunity to play at different times of the night, allowing him to develop his own sound as well as develop a tremendous understanding of what is expected from a DJ.
Fast forward to 2006 and Nic boasts a portfolio of residencies across the globe that is both testament to his talent and versatility. Starting in the USA, Nic previously held a quarterly resident at Space in Miami, undoubtedly one of the finest nightclubs on the planet. With one Space in the bag, another comes in the form of that legendary terrace in Ibiza for which Nic now plays nearly every Sunday in the summer. This resulted in the headline «Terrace Kings» which Nic achieved alongside Paul Woolford on their DJ Magazine cover story in August 2006. He also held a residency at the magnificent Il Muretto in Venice and finally back to Britain, where Nic has been responsible for ClubClass developing from a provincial club event, to one of the UK’s finest and most influential house nights. ClubClass then went to the Ministry Of Sound in London, which has given Nic an excellent platform in which to showcase his music, as well as the opportunity to play alongside the likes of Danny Tenaglia, Rolando and Funk D’ Void. March 2008 sees Nic starting a brand new night called Atomic at the esteemed club The End in London. Nic is in good company, The End’s has fellow resident holders include Laurent Garnier and Sven Vath.
Nic’s production and remix work alongside Andy Chatterley, under Skylark and its bastard son Buick Project, has proved fundamental in pushing him through as both an artist and DJ. Essential new tune status is a regular occurrence for Nic’s productions and he has been called upon to remix a plethora of acts including Underworld, Tiefschwarz, Unkle, Kylie and Deep Dish. Critical acclaim doesn’t get much better than a Grammy nomination and exactly what they got in 2007 when Buick Project was nominated for their remix of Tracey Thorn/​Tiefschwarz track ‘Damage’.
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I’ve so far been to the tivoli twice, both times to see pantos and both times have been memorable visits! Aside from re-​connecting with my inner child, part of my enjoyment boils down to the fact that the tivoli is a great venue. Along with the pantomimes, its been host to several successful comedies and plays.
Great for a night of off-​the wall theatre.