Voodoo Lounge is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance with Virgin Records, it ended a five-year gap since their last studio album, Steel Wheels in 1989. Voodoo Lounge is also The Rolling Stones' first album without founding bassist Bill Wyman, who departed the line-up in early 1993.
The Voodoo Lounge is a Dublin city club and music venue, based on Arran Quay in the increasingly trendy Smithfield region near Dublin City Centre. A mainly rock-based venue, it also plays host to internationally touring metal and punk bands.
Like the nearby The Dice Bar, it is owned by Hugh Morgan, singer for New York band The Fun Lovin' Criminals. This is said, by the band, to be a reason for the venue selling pizza slices - they enjoyed Dublin night-life, but disliked the relative scarcity places selling good pizza slices and so opened both a pizzeria attached to the existing Temple Bar venue Eamonn Doran's and the Voodoo Lounge.
The Voodoo Lounge hosts a mainly "alternative" crowd, and is popular with a variety of musical and youth subcultures to an extent perhaps beaten only by those venues catering specifically to each individual subculture.
Another indication of this alternative atmosphere is that it currently hosts Dublin Dublin city's only regular fetish and BDSM club.
The effect of playing host to such a mix of different "alternative" groups, without being heavily dominated by any one of them, has been to produce a hip reputation and an atmosphere that contrasts refreshingly with many other Dublin clubs.
The distance from the city centre is such that it is close enough to remain busy, but far enough that it is rarely rowdy and is free from the scenes that can accompany closing time nearer to the heart of the city.
Commercial ticket site's listing of upcoming musical events at the Voodoo Lounge
