U2 Travelguide

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U2's current head quarter and recording studio (they moved here between late 1994 and early 1995). The main studio is directly above the garage, the building on the right with car access at the very end. The U2 studios and Harry Crosbie premises (a well known Dublin business man also involved in the extension of the Clarence Hotel) are the only old buildings still standing on the left waterfront of the quay, everything else has been torn down or even already been re-built.

U2 will probably have to vacate the studios in 2009, to make room for a new city development centre planned by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. A variety of architects bid for the re-development, and U2 will find their new home in the top floors of a planned futuristic-looking skyscraper.

During the recording of the new songs the Hanover Quay Studios obviously became a focal point for U2 fans from across the world. The only nuisance are the neighbouring Kilsaran Concrete concrete works and its continuously passing trucks, causing clouds of dirt and dust. A park bench sponsored by the company does not make waiting a much more pleasant experience either, and a good deal of patience and suitable clothing is recommended – you have no idea how often the weather can change in Dublin, in a single day. Still, the wall towards the concrete works has already become the new ‘U2 Wall’, featuring hundreds of fan graffiti.

Adress

The Sound Studio, Hanover Quay

Directions

Dublinkarte Nr. 4 | From the city centre follow the river on the south bank, heading east on Sir John Rogerson's Quay. Turn right into Forbes St. and then left towards Hanover Quay. If Forbes St. is closed (or has even disappeared!), walk further to Benson St. and turn right, then right again onto Hanover Quay. You will need approximately 25-30 minutes from O'Connell Bridge to Hanover Quay, but Dockers Pub and Windmill Lane can be found along the way.

Links

 » Dublin Docklands Development Authority
 » News: Plans for a new U2 studio

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