The 9:30 Club is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C.. It is officially known as Nightclub 9:30. It was founded by Dody DiSanto and Jon Bowers and was first opened in 1980.
Popular club packs in the crowds nightly for top-tier rock, punk, hip-hop and country shows. It deserves its rep as the best live music venue in town.It is located at very important place i.e., at the intersections of 9th Street, V Street, and Vermont Avenue in Northwest DC and is served by the U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo stop on the Washington Metro. It is a great performing place of all kinds of bands either big or small who have been successfully entertaining their fans and all other audiences by their Live performances. It is such a big club that it housed the capacity of 1200 persons.
This is simply Washington's finest live music venue, with a state-of-the-art sound system, a huge stage, excellent sight lines and a consistently good schedule of bands rolling though. While most of the action takes place in front of the stage, the best views are from the wide, stepped balcony that runs around three sides of the building. Tickets and drinks are not cheap -- more on that below -- but when you want to see the Roots, James Brown, the Arcade Fire, My Chemical Romance or even Justin Timberlake, this is the place
The reason of giving name of 9:30 Club is worth mentioning here. Actually, This name is derived from its original street address, 930 F St, NW, even though it has since moved to a larger venue at 815 V St, NW. The name refers to the address of the building in which the club was originally located, also known as the Atlantic Building. Besides this address, The name also refers to the original opening time of 9:30 pm and early advertising on D.C.'s WHFS radio featured the catchy motto: "9:30 - a Place in Time!"
This entertaining Club has been famous as a progressive venue noted for its talent in discovering up-and-coming acts since the early 1980s. The Dischord Records and then-local bands such as Minor Threat, Fugazi, Government Issue and The Slickee Boys have used this wonderful club to show their Live Performances.
During the early 80’s, this Club was the home for alternative music in DC and was a regular stopping point for bands touring the east coast. German performance artist Klaus Nomi performed a memorable set there (June 1980) 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 post-punk jazz outfit Lounge Lizards and local new wave band Tiny Desk Unit, who also played the club's final show, were the first bands to play the original location 9:30 Club (although The Fleshtones from New York were the first band to be booked. As the club and its line up were growing, the need for a bigger space was becoming increasingly evident. In the end the old 9:30 Club closed its doors on December 31st, 1995 and moved to a new location.
After extensive remodeling, the former WUST Radio Music Hall at 815 V St. opened January 5, 1996, as the Nightclub 9:30, with a show by Smashing Pumpkins.
One of memorable performance in the club was that of the Beastie Boys who performed at the club on June 17, 2004. This was a radio event sponsored by then WHFS 99.1 FM, now currently at 105.7 FM. This Show was a great success and the Beastie Boys entertained the crowd with their thrilling Live music performances and gave a new life to this wonderful club.
9:30 has been one of the most popular Club in Washington DC. It has been awarded Nightclub of the Year honors four times by Pollstar, the concert industry trade journal. it has also been Pollstar's top ticket-selling club. Only In 2004 , the Club sold 236,112 tickets.
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