3Arena

The O2 Point 3 Arena Depot has undergone a lot of changes in recent years, not just in name. Compared to the old Point Depot, which was quite literally a massive shed, the 3 Arena is a purpose built venue for acts of many sizes and genres. I’ve seen stage shows, comedy acts, rock and metal bands, composers and many others here.
Due to the design of the arena, you can easily see the stage from any seat in the house or on the floor. When they were thinking about the floor plans for the new building, they made sure to plan for 16,000 fans needing to use the bathrooms at the same time. Thankfully, this isn’t a problem — there are plenty of bathrooms, and the queues move quickly.
And of course, because there’s a captive audience, refreshments are quite expensive, but at least they have people walking through the aisles, selling bottles of beer from their backpacks. What a fantastic idea!

Woohoo!
I love this place. I’ve been attending concerts and shows here since it was The Point Depot.
The concerts are always excellent, the seating plan is well situated so it’s easy to see the stage from anywhere in the arena.
As with all places like this, the food and drink are expensive and because you can’t keep the lids from the bottles, it’s easy to waste € 3 on a bottle of lucozade if someone knocks it over when they are drunk.
It’s definitely an excellent venue for concerts!

The arena is great. Really good layout that you can see from wherever you sit. The seats don’t go up too high so you don’t feel your in heaven when you sit there.
Didn’t find queues a problem and the toilets were well organised an unexpectedly clean.
The sound is fab. My only negative is that it isn’t bigger and tickets sell out fast. Little mix, I’m sorry!

Sound is amazing went to see lee evens roadrunner here and nearly died laughing
Top venue the only reason i did not give it 5 stars is because the seats are very small i am 6“3 and found it very uncomfortable my knees hit off the chair in front of me it hurt after a while
The girl i was with found the leg space between the seat very small to and she is only 5’5
Overall a good venue one hundred thousand times better than the old venue

I do like this arena — i wish it didn’t keep changing names. It’s extremely expensive for food or drinks though. I like that at most music events you can see the stage even from the bar on the ground floor.

We flew in from Boston just to see Van Morrison in November and couldn’t have been happier with 3Arena. It’s really clean, well organized, and easy to get to. Van Morrison was slightly crotchety that night, but what else is new? Fab time.

Been there for two gigs now, first for a solo artist with an acoustic guitar and last night for a full band one. I have also been standing near the stage and sitting in the N block up there at the top. The quality of the sound was equally outstanding! If it weren’t for the people who go to concerts to talk their brains out it would be absolutely perfect. Amazing staff also, most efficient.

Great venue to go for a concert. I have been there to see the Coronas and Imagine Dragons. The place is really well organized and loads of staff are there to take care of you.
I have been to the VIP lounge as well and that is a nice place to go for a company party or a venue. I would say it fits up to 2 – 300 people.

I’ve been to the 3arena many a time over the past few years! I’ve experienced bands while seating and standing and have literally attended over a dozen concerts here.
It’s a pretty fantastic venue but I would agree with other Unilocalers that there is an issue with being able to see some bands while standing. I would consider myself slightly vertically challenged so this has been an issue on numerous occasions!
Another major issue would be the venue price of booze. Two pints for € 13.00. Pretty intense.
Lastly the security is alright but not the best. I’ve seen a lot of people smoking indoors and what not and when I brought my sister to a one direction concert there (my eardrums are still recovering) there were people being crushed and pushed against railings so at one point the music was stopped.
The size of the venue along with the great sound system, good seating options where you can see everything clearly ad massive screens save it though and is why I’m awarding 3 out of 5

i go to the O2: Three Arena A LOT! was at Spandau Ballet a few months ago and just back from Fleetwood Mac. i even booked Dixie Chicks for next year. and i can never understand when i see the criticism some people have. someone said it was badly signed and hard to get into? its on your ticket and there are massive signs on every entrance. its impossible to not know where you are going, you just look up, or ask someone. i have always found the staff to be not only helpful be downright friendly. i don’t know any of them personally but i always have a good laugh with the security staff on the way in and the staff at the counters are always in great spirits even when they are under insane pressure with 4 thousand odd people before a gig. so well done to all of them, i think you all do a great job.
Anyway, «Fleetwood Mac» were awesome. i haven’t been in there before when it was all standing all the way back to the bars, and i think its a great idea. the atmosphere was electric and i didn’t see anyone not enjoying themselves. and to anyone giving out about people going to the bar during the gig… Really? its Fleetwood mac? maybe you thought it was a play? but i went to see a rock concert, so i had a drink. i recommend the three arena to everyone if you want a good concert, I’ve yet to have any bad experience here!!!

Just attended one of the best concerts I have been to. The 3 arena aka Point Depot is fantastic. Amazing sound quality and stage views from everywhere in the venue. Toilet facilities are great. Bar queue moved along nicely and the whole look and atmosphere is spot on. When bands are charging an arm and a leg to see them… rest assured you will be able to see and hear them at this venue! Not a bad position anywhere.

Three Arena is a large concert venue in Dublin. Very good public transport links with the Luas stopping literally at the door.
Good organisation on entering and exiting the venue. Inside their are multiple snacks and drinks outlets on all levels.
The only downside the upper level is a bit steep and their is no banisters or supports on the steps. Not a place to sit if afraid of heights.

Cheguei a pouco em Dublin, ainda estou nas minhas primeiras semanas, mas já tive a oportunidade e o prazer de assistir Tony Bennett no ‘Bord Gais Energy Theatre’
e, agora, acabei de comprar os ingressos para rever o Morrissey no 3Arena

Parece que o patrocinador desse grande e belo warehouse no porto de Dublin mudou de The O2 para 3Arena. Pra mim isso não é tão importante como é saber que vai rolar um show de comemoração dos 50 anos do THE WHO.

The O2 is my favorite indoor venue for a concert in Ireland.
First of all, no worries if it rains — not a fan of wearing wellies and slopping around fields to see a show — no thank you!
Secondly, there’s pretty much no bad seat in the house. Weather you have a side view, front and center, up in the rafters, or trapped in the mosh pit, you can rock on and enjoy the show!
Finally, the bars and bathrooms (not necessarily in that order) are conveniently located and there’s so much space to mill around and enjoy the buzz before the show.
I’ve attended two performances here and I certainly plan to return!
Raise your hands and sing along!
Flick your lighters — uh, I mean smart phones!
Rock on my peeps!

I went there with my husband to attend ‘Michael Buble Concert’, The night I still can’t forget

Great place to see a concert!
The biggest plus in my opinion is that it’s easy to get in and out of the venue. The security/​ticker takers moved everything along rather quickly, so I spent just a few minutes waiting on line and then finding a prime spot next to the stage. Leaving was also a breeze. Less than 10 minutes after the last song, I was already in a taxi heading home. Another nice thing was that there were tons of concession stands no matter which way I looked. So, it was easy to take a break and get a drink or two in the middle of the show.
I should also mention that the crowds were phenomenal. If you’re going to see a rock show and want to get a taste of some insane atmosphere (something you rarely see in the US these days, sadly), there’s nothing better than being surrounded by 10 000 headbanging Irish!
Five stars!

I honestly can’t believe how much this place has changed since the Point Depot.
Not having lived in Ireland for quite a few years, going to the O2 last night was nothing short of a revelation.
How things have changed! This is a top notch venue, one we as Irish should be immensely proud of. Last year, it was actually the fifth best attended venue in world — even beating world-​famous venues like Madison Square Gardens in New York!
So what makes this venue so freaking good?!
Firstly, I swear you can actually see the stage from anywhere on the floor. Being a small fry, I’m constantly struggling to see anything at gigs. (Why do all the 6fters always end up in front of me?!!) Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s no Brixton Academy (sloped floor!!! SLOPED!!! Is that the best idea ever?!! Why all venues don’t do this, I’ll never understand!), but it is excellently laid out and spot-​on for small-​fry visuals.
Secondly, they’ve got some serious sound and lighting set up here. Really really fantastic quality.
There’s also no major queues for toilets as there are so many, and there are three bars on the main floor (with loads more on the other levels) so you don’t have to wait to long for a bit of liquid refreshment (although it is a tad on the pricey side, I wouldn’t be goin too crazy with the booze in there!)
The face-​lift on the venue itself has really rejuvenated the hold warehouse-​looking space into a really beautiful piece of architecture — a perfect mix of modern /​funky, with the old stone in the original building.
All in all, it’s an absolutely deadly spot. (Deadly as in good — for all those non-​Irish out there!)

Fabulous venue and very organized. Food is average and expensive as you would expect at a place like this.
The ambience is great and there was plenty of staff around to manage the crowds.
Would come back here anytime for a concert or other events :-)

i went there last night and this venue is simply enormous with lots of levels, seats and bars. simply getting in the door is so much easier; i remember queuing for take that when it was the point depot and that meant going up and down barriers and more barriers but last night was so easy, we just walked up to the doors and straight in.
once in there are lots and lots of stairs, grey metal corridors and the place felt quite cold and a little impersonal but i suppose they are dealing with thousands of people and everyone seemed to be moving along without hassle.
i saw the xfactor show which i thought to be not as good as watching it on the TV. the singers seemed to lack in interest, remember Janet Devlin? well she came out and sang and hardly muttered ‘Hello Dublin’ before running back behind. i thought it was funny though that some kept saying how great Dublin was for voting them into the competition! i always thought Ireland did’nt have much say in the voting in the XFactor! but my 11 year old daughter enjoyed the show and that was the main thing.

A far cry from the grotty (and beloved) Point depot. The O2 is a great venue for gigs of any sort, I’ve been to comedy, theatre and music events here and it works every time. Having the luas red line stop right outside is a godsend, the sort of facility a proper city would have!
Right, that’s enough for now, i‘m off to rock out to the melodic tunings of Def leppard and Alice Cooper this eve…
…and that was last night, this morn my ear drums are shot to hell and it was worth every bit of it. Nothing funnier than being (and watching) middle-​aged rockers try to recapture a bit of their youth while sipping a glass of Sauv Blanc and commenting on how clean the toilets are.

I just about remember my first visit to the point depot… it was a school tour to see the musical cats! It was just amazing…
The renovation of the point was the best thing to happen to this venue. Everything is so much easier because of it!
Toilets are so much easier to get to and less queuing time. Sound is much better too.
Luas is an added bonus too.
I dropped a star for the price of drink etc, but it always was and always will be expensive, won’t it :(