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The Atlantis Is D.C.’s Next New Small Venue

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Atlantis will no longer be just a mythical island submerged in the Atlantic Ocean. On May 30,  I.M.P., the independent promoter that owns and operates 9:30 Club and the Anthem and operates Lincoln Theatre and Merriweather Post Pavilion, is opening the newest—or is it the oldest?—member of its venue family. To celebrate the new space, and 9:30 Club’s more than four decades in the District, they’ve announced a stacked lineup through September.

Most D.C. music lovers know that 9:30 Club, now at 815 V Street NW, originated at 930 F St. NW (hence the name). But what’s less known is that another club, the Atlantis, briefly called 930 F Street home first for about a year in 1978. Now, I.M.P. is bringing everything full circle when it opens the Atlantis, a venue similar in size to the original club, on the day of 9:30’s 44th anniversary. Foo Fighters, with Springfield native and D.C. music ambassador Dave Grohl, will headline the opening event. 

It makes sense, seeing as it was Grohl who first told the District about I.M.P.’s new venue back in September 2021. Following its long COVID shutdown, 9:30 Club reopened its doors with a special show from the Foos, at which Grohl declared that a new stage was coming to town. “We’ll probably be the band that opens that place, too,” he added. “Right?” 

What came first—Grohl’s probing question or I.M.P.’s decision—is unclear, but Foo Fighters will play the inaugural show at the Atlantis. It’s a nice homage to Grohl’s long musical career: his previous bands Scream and Nirvana both played the original club. Following Foo Fighters is a motley lineup, including performances by Maggie Rogers, Living Colour, Hot Chip, the Pixies, Yo La Tengo, Sylvan Esso, Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr., Bartees Strange, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Tickets for the opening celebration shows, taking place between May 30 and Sept. 29, will be available for $44 a piece. They will be “sold via lottery style process with protections to ensure real fans attend the shows,” notes the press release.

Though Atlantis will be situated next to today’s 9:30 Club, the idea is to turn back the clock to heydays of the original location. The $10 million, 450-capacity venue is aiming for the analog days, minus the infamous rats and rancid smell that permeated F Street for the club’s existence. 

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