Sellout shows help top concert venue break even

Sellout shows by Sinead O’Connor, the Buena Vista Social Club, and the award-winning The Gloaming contributed to the National Concert Hall (NCH) last year recording its biggest crowds since 2009.

Last year, 329,650 patrons went through the doors of the NCH resulting in ticket sales at the venue increasing by 2.85% to €7m — the highest figure since 2010.

The directors’ report states that “the average spend per customer saw a slight increase and breaking €7m in box office sales was reflective of the growth in visitor numbers, both signs of uplift in the economy as well as the strength of the programme and intensive marketing effort”.