Point Theatre

This article is about the Irish theatre. For other uses, see The Point (disambiguation). For the current owners of The Point Village, see 3Arena.

Point Theatre
  • Point Depot
  • The Point
The Point Depot in 1983
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AddressEast Point Office Park
Dublin, Leinster
Ireland
LocationPoint Village
Coordinates53°20′51″N 6°13′42″W / 53.3475°N 6.2284°W / 53.3475; -6.2284
Capacity8,500
Construction
Opened1988
Closed25 August 2007
DemolishedLate 2007
Years active1988–2007

The Point Theatre (sometimes referred to as the Point Depot or simply as the Point) was a concert and events venue in Dublin, Ireland, that operated from 1988 to 2007, visited by in excess of 2 million people.[1] It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands. The Point was closed in the middle of 2007 for a major redevelopment and underwent a rebranding as The O2 in July 2008.[2][3]

Prior to the redevelopment, the seated capacity was 6,300; the rebranded O2 has a fully seated only capacity of 9,000.[4] Following the acquisition of O2 Ireland by 3 Ireland,[5] it was renamed in September 2014 as the 3Arena.[6]

The Point was noted for its flexible seating configurations – over the years it served not only as a music venue, but had also been turned into an ice rink, a boxing arena, a conference hall, an exhibition centre, a wrestling ring, a theatre, an opera house and a three ring circus. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, 1995 and 1997 and the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards.

  1. ^ "The Point Theatre". DublinTourist.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Meet the new venue on the block – The O2". The Irish Times. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Point Theatre to re-open under new name". RTÉ. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  4. ^ "O2 wins naming rights for 'stunning' new Point". Irish Independent. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Three Ireland formally completes O2 takeover". www.rte.ie. RTÉ. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  6. ^ "O2 Arena to be renamed 3Arena following Three takeover of O2". siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.