Point Theatre

Point Theatre

Point Depot The Point
The Point Depot in 1983
Address	East Point Office Park Dublin, Leinster Ireland
Location	Point Village
Coordinates	53°20′51″N 6°13′42″W / 53.3475°N 6.2284°W / 53.3475; -6.2284
Capacity	8,500
Construction
Opened	1988
Closed	25 August 2007
Demolished	Late 2007
Years active	1988–2007

The Point Theatre (sometimes referred to as the Point Depot or simply as the Point) was a concert and events venue in Dublin, Ireland, that operated from 1988 to 2007, visited by in excess of 2 million people.^[1] It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands. The Point was closed in the middle of 2007 for a major redevelopment and underwent a rebranding as The O₂ in July 2008.^[2][3]

Prior to the redevelopment, the seated capacity was 6,300; the rebranded O₂ has a fully seated only capacity of 9,000.^[4] Following the acquisition of O₂ Ireland by 3 Ireland,^[5] it was renamed in September 2014 as the 3Arena.^[6]

The Point was noted for its flexible seating configurations – over the years it served not only as a music venue, but had also been turned into an ice rink, a boxing arena, a conference hall, an exhibition centre, a wrestling ring, a theatre, an opera house and a three ring circus. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, 1995 and 1997 and the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards.