Point Theatre was a concert and events venue in Dublin, Ireland, that operated from 1988 to 2007, visited by in excess of 2 million people.
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The Point was closed in the middle of 2007 for a major redevelopment and underwent a rebranding as The O2 in July 2008.
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Point Theatre returned to the Point in May 2005 with her Showgirl Tour.
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Point Theatre played six nights at the Dublin venue, just weeks before she was told she had breast cancer.
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On 30 November 1992, Faith No More played a gig at The Point Theatre, having supported Guns N' Roses at Slane in May of that year.
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Point Theatre was the venue that introduced Riverdance to the world at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.
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Point Theatre was the host of the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1999, with Ronan Keating presenting.
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Point Theatre has been the venue for numerous live recordings subsequently released as live albums.
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Point Theatre has hosted many boxing fights featuring local fighter Bernard Dunne most notabally his fight for the EBU Super-Bantamweight title against Kiko Martinez.
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Point Theatre was often criticised for its poor quality of sound control and sightlines.
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