9:30 Club
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The 9:30 Club (officially known as Nightclub 9:30) is a nightclub in Washington, D.C. It is located at the intersections of 9th Street, V Street, and Vermont Avenue in Northwest DC; it is served by the U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo stop on the Washington Metro. Many bands, both big and small, have played at the 9:30 Club and is still in use to this day.
The club's name is derived from its original street address, 930 F St, NW, even though it has since moved to a larger venue at 815 V St, NW.
Since the early 1980s, the 9:30 Club has been a known as a progressive venue noted for its talent in discovering up and coming acts. The original venue was noted for its distinctive odor and the infamous back bar.