The Anthem (music venue)
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 The Anthem stage on October 16, 2017, before Phoenix's performance. | |
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| Address | 901 Wharf Street SW Washington, D.C. 20024 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′48″N 77°01′34″W / 38.8801°N 77.0260°W |
| Public transit | Washington Metro  at Waterfront     at L'Enfant Plaza |
| Type | Music venue, auditorium |
| Genre(s) | Entertainment, convention center |
| Seating type | GA: Standing Room and Reserved Balcony Seating or Full Theatre Seating |
| Capacity | 2,500 – 6,000 (variable) / Fully seated 2,300 – 3,200 |
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| Opened | October 12, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $60 million (US) |
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| theanthemdc | |
The Anthem is a music venue and auditorium in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The venue opened on October 12, 2017, with a performance opened by The Struts and headlined by the Foo Fighters.[1][2] The Anthem is part of The Wharf, a comprehensive redevelopment of the Southwest Waterfront area.
The 57,000-square-foot venue, which cost $60 million (
USD), has a movable stage and backdrop that allows capacity to vary from 2,500 to 6,000.[3][1] Balconies are closer to the stage than most venues.[3] The venue is operated by I.M.P., which also manages Washington's 9:30 Club and Lincoln Theatre and Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion.[1] The Anthem also hosts conventions.[4]
Concerts
Southwest D.C.
In its first few months of operation, the venue hosted musical acts including
.Jack White filmed Jack White: Kneeling At The Anthem D.C., his first concert film as a solo artist, at The Anthem on May 30, 2018. It was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on September 21, 2018, with an accompanying live EP on Amazon Music.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Gensler, Andy (January 24, 2017). "9:30 Club's I.M.P. Announces New $60 Mil. Washington D.C. Venue: The Anthem". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Rudi (June 12, 2017). "Foo Fighters to play first concert at The Anthem, new D.C. venue from 9:30 Club's owners". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "The Anthem". The Wharf DC. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (11 September 2018). "Jack White Plots New Live EP, Doc 'Kneeling at the Anthem D.C.'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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