The Gaelic Theatre is a split level multi purpose venue in

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. The theatre is located on the ground floor of INA House, close to Central railway station and was voted “Best Live Music Venue - NSW” at the 2007

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. The theatre has a capacity of 800 and has hosted a number of international and Australian touring bands, among them

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, The Darkness, Jet,

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, American rock quintet

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, Glenn Hughes (HTP/ex-Deep Purple/Trapeze), super FLORENCE jam,

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, The Mess Hall,

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and Captain Kickarse and the Awesomes, amongst others. The theatre was opened as an entertainment venue in 2002 as part of the Gaelic Club (located on the first floor), but had been previously used as a cinema and also for stage performances. It was originally built in 1957 by the

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as hall to service the Irish community in Sydney. In 2006, the ground floor was sold by the Irish National Association, and it re-opened under the name of The Gaelic Theatre. The theatre is located on Devonshire Street,

and is in the vicinity of the old

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, which was moved during the construction of Central railway station in 1906. The Gaelic Theatre is one of the most popular live music venues in

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, and has been recognised for its credibility and goodwill.

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