Featuring Live Performances by Kodaline, Gavin James & I Am The Cosmos
The IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Awards, presented by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) in recognition of Irish music venues returns tonight, with the nominees hoping to claim those much sought after prizes.
Qualifying venues include pubs, hotels, arts centres, theatres, purpose-built music venues and many more. The awards acknowledge the central role that live music venues play in developing and supporting the music community in Ireland.
This year, IMRO have included a Best Live Music Festival Category and a Best Small Live Music Festival Category in the awards programme.
The event will feature Live Performances by Kodaline, Gavin James & I Am The Cosmos
Over 8,500 members of IMRO have been busy nominating their favourite Irish venues and festivals. The top 5 venues with the most nominations in each region have been short-listed for an IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Award.
Venues were assessed by Ireland’s songwriters, composers and publishers on a number of criteria including general ambience, staging, sound, lighting, diversity of music, artist relations and venue promotion.
The Overall IMRO National Live Music Venue of the Year Award will be determined by votes from the public online. The winning venues, Best Live Music Festival of the Year and Best Small Live Music Festival will be announced at a special prize giving ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday 4th February.
There will also be a special Hot Press Readers Award presented at the event for Hot Press Best Live Music Venue, as voted by the general public, and by readers of Hot Press Magazine.
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year / Live Festival of the Year 2013 Shortlist
IMRO Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Whelans, Dublin 2
Vicar Street, Dublin 8
The O2, Dublin 1
The Grand Social, Dublin 1
Olympia Theatre, Dublin 2
IMRO Rest of Leinster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
Cleeres, Kilkenny
The Sky & The Ground, Wexford
Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow
Kavanagh’s, Portlaoise, Co Laois
IMRO Connacht Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Roisin Dubh, Galway
JJ Harlows, Roscommon
Matt Molloy’s, Westport, Co. Mayo
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Co. Sligo
The Townhouse Bar, Galway
IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Pavilion, Cork
Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
DeBarras, Clonakilty Cork
Dolans, Limerick
Coughlans, Cork
IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Glencarn Hotel, Monaghan
An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny
Ramor Theatre, Cavan
McKenna’s, Monaghan
The Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town
IMRO Music Festival of the Year 2013
Electric Picnic
Other Voices Music Trail
Body & Soul
Longitude
Life Festival
Sea Sessions
Willie Clancy Festival
Kilkenny Roots Festival
Galway Arts Festival
Temple Bar TradFest
RobMoro 
The IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Awards, presented by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) in recognition of Irish music venues returns tonight, with the nominees hoping to claim those much sought after prizes.
Qualifying venues include pubs, hotels, arts centres, theatres, purpose-built music venues and many more. The awards acknowledge the central role that live music venues play in developing and supporting the music community in Ireland.
This year, IMRO have included a Best Live Music Festival Category and a Best Small Live Music Festival Category in the awards programme.
The event will feature Live Performances by Kodaline, Gavin James & I Am The Cosmos
Over 8,500 members of IMRO have been busy nominating their favourite Irish venues and festivals. The top 5 venues with the most nominations in each region have been short-listed for an IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Award.
Venues were assessed by Ireland’s songwriters, composers and publishers on a number of criteria including general ambience, staging, sound, lighting, diversity of music, artist relations and venue promotion.
The Overall IMRO National Live Music Venue of the Year Award will be determined by votes from the public online. The winning venues, Best Live Music Festival of the Year and Best Small Live Music Festival will be announced at a special prize giving ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday 4th February.
There will also be a special Hot Press Readers Award presented at the event for Hot Press Best Live Music Venue, as voted by the general public, and by readers of Hot Press Magazine.
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year / Live Festival of the Year 2013 Shortlist
IMRO Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Whelans, Dublin 2
Vicar Street, Dublin 8
The O2, Dublin 1
The Grand Social, Dublin 1
Olympia Theatre, Dublin 2
IMRO Rest of Leinster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
Cleeres, Kilkenny
The Sky & The Ground, Wexford
Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow
Kavanagh’s, Portlaoise, Co Laois
IMRO Connacht Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
Roisin Dubh, Galway
JJ Harlows, Roscommon
Matt Molloy’s, Westport, Co. Mayo
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Co. Sligo
The Townhouse Bar, Galway
IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Pavilion, Cork
Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
DeBarras, Clonakilty Cork
Dolans, Limerick
Coughlans, Cork
IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2013
The Glencarn Hotel, Monaghan
An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny
Ramor Theatre, Cavan
McKenna’s, Monaghan
The Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town
IMRO Music Festival of the Year 2013
Electric Picnic
Other Voices Music Trail
Body & Soul
Longitude
Life Festival
Sea Sessions
Willie Clancy Festival
Kilkenny Roots Festival
Galway Arts Festival
Temple Bar TradFest
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