Editing Limerick (section)

===Music===
The [[Irish Chamber Orchestra]] and the Irish World Music Centre are both based in the [[University of Limerick]]. The university has a thousand-seat state-of-the-art concert hall that hosts visiting performers. The city's music scene has produced bands such as [[The Cranberries]], guitarist [[Noel Hogan]]'s MonoBand, and [[The Hitchers (Irish band)|The Hitchers]]. Electronic musician Richard D. James, more commonly known as [[Aphex Twin]], was born in Limerick in 1971. The Limerick Art Gallery and the Art College cater for painting, sculpture, and performance art.

The [[Limerick International Band Championship]] is an annual competition featuring [[marching bands]] from Limerick, the rest of Ireland, and the rest of the world. It is typically held around just after [[Saint Patrick's Day]], with the bands parading through the city centre, and attracts large crowds.<ref>{{cite news |title=More than 25,000 line Limerick streets for 50th International Band Championship |url=https://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-news/more-than-25000-line-limerick-streets-for-50th-international-band-championship/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |publisher=Live 95 FM |date=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Limerick International Band Championship |url=https://www.limerick.ie/stpatricksfestival/limerick-international-band-championship |website=This is Limerick |date=20 March 2022 |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Limerick International Band Championship |url=https://www.musicfestivals.com/events/limerick-international-band-championship/ |website=Gateway |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>

Dolan's Warehouse on the Dock Road is a venue specialising in live music, established in 1998.<ref name="dolans"/> Baker Place was a nightclub that held mainly local underground nights until its closure in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2011/03/25/crowds-bid-farewell-to-baker-place/|title=Crowds bid farewell to Baker Place|work=[[The Limerick Post]]|date=25 March 2011|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614000215/https://www.limerickpost.ie/2011/03/25/crowds-bid-farewell-to-baker-place/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced that the Dromkeen-based Shiloh Trust was seeking planning permission to convert the former premises of Baker Place into a bible school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/property/520991/former-limericknightclub-set-to-become-a-bible-school.html|title=Former Limerick nightclub set to become a bible school|work=[[The Limerick Leader]]|first=Nick|last=Rabbitts|date=28 February 2020|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919154743/https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/property/520991/former-limericknightclub-set-to-become-a-bible-school.html|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref>