Limelight (Belfast)

at 17 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast United Kingdom

1. Landmark
2. Landmark & Historical Place

Limelight in Belfast, Northern Ireland is mid-sized live music and night club venue complex, which initially opened in 1987. The complex on the city's Ormeau Avenue consists of Limelight 1 & Limelight 2, as well as a bar called Katy's Bar. The outdoor terrace is called The Rock Garden.Limelight has strong associations with new bands, homegrown talent, and indie/rock/metal club nights.HistoryLimelight nightclub and adjoining Dome bar were first opened in 1987 by Patrick Lennon who had previously owned the Harp Bar based in Hill Street, Belfast. Growing over the years it eventually took over the adjoining building which was a premises owned by a spring and airbrake business (hence the "Spring and Airbrake" venue name).In 2010 then owners, CDC Leisure, went into administration. In late 2011, the Limelight complex was purchased by Irish live music promoters MCD & Shine Productions. In late 2012 following a major refurbishment, the individual bars were rebranded, with the Spring and Airbrake being renamed to Limelight 1, Katy Daly's becoming Katy's Bar and the original Limelight venue becoming known as Limelight 2.Notable performancesOasis played the venue on 4 September 1994, and according to many local people, the band received a phone call saying that their album Definitely Maybe had reached number one in the UK album charts, shortly before the band cut their gig short and ran out of the venue to celebrate. Other sources claim the album did not reach number one until the day after. Noel Gallagher has commented on the venue:Limelight is now part of our heritage. There was a great buzz when the owner Eamonn McCann informed me we had hit the No 1 spot that night in '94. I'll always remember this place with affection. We had a party that night and the audience joined in. That was the start of our success story.

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Limelight (Belfast) is Belfast based place and this enity listed in Landmark category. Located at 17 Ormeau Avenue