Barrymore's
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Barrymore's Music Hall is a nightclub and concert venue, in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada.
The club was first opened in 1978, in the city's former Imperial Theatre on Bank Street
. It was considered one of Canada's most important music venues in the 1980s, playing host to concerts by many famous artists.
The club was closed due to bankruptcy in 1991, but reopened in 1996 after it was acquired by Eugene Haslam, the owner of Zaphod Beeblebrox
. Upon its reopening it established theme nights, Sunday being 80's retro night and Thursdays being retro 90's night. These nights have established themselves as two of the most popular nights in Ottawa's bar scene.
In August 2008, scheduled concerts were cancelled and operations suspended due to the apparent sale of the venue to a new owner. Barrymore's reopened on September 11, 2008 and resumed a regular schedule of events after Montreal-based club operator Vince Simeone became the building's new tenant.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada.
The club was first opened in 1978, in the city's former Imperial Theatre on Bank Street
Bank Street (Ottawa)
Bank Street is the major north-south road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs south from Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, south through the neighbourhoods of Centretown, The Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Alta Vista, Hunt Club, and then through the villages of Blossom Park, Leitrim, South...
. It was considered one of Canada's most important music venues in the 1980s, playing host to concerts by many famous artists.
The club was closed due to bankruptcy in 1991, but reopened in 1996 after it was acquired by Eugene Haslam, the owner of Zaphod Beeblebrox
Zaphod Beeblebrox (nightclub)
Zaphod Beeblebrox is a Byward Market nightclub in Ottawa, Canada featuring live band performances.It is themed after The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with drinks like the Pan Galactic Gargleblaster and other cocktails, and the Zaphod Beeblebrox style, which is described as "...the worst...
. Upon its reopening it established theme nights, Sunday being 80's retro night and Thursdays being retro 90's night. These nights have established themselves as two of the most popular nights in Ottawa's bar scene.
In August 2008, scheduled concerts were cancelled and operations suspended due to the apparent sale of the venue to a new owner. Barrymore's reopened on September 11, 2008 and resumed a regular schedule of events after Montreal-based club operator Vince Simeone became the building's new tenant.