The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) was founded in 1731 by members of the Dublin Philosophical Society in their Trinity College Dublin rooms as the Dublin Society. Its aim was to promote the development of arts, agriculture, industry and science in Ireland. The society acquired its current premises at Ballsbridge in 1879, and since then has increased from the original fifteen to forty acres (60,000 to 160,000 m²). The premises consist of a number of exhibition halls, a stadium, meeting rooms, bars, restaurants. The RDS is a major centre for exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events. The Royal prefix was adopted in 1820 when George IV became patron of the Society. The RDS hosts the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition each January. In 1982 the RDS held the Show Jumping World Championships Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included: Art / Visual arts Architecture Crafts Dance Drawing Film Literature Music Painting Photography Pottery Sculpture Theater Unlike art, design focuses less on the aesthetics of a thing and more on the functionality of... The scope of this article is limited to the empirical sciences. ... Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Dublin Ireland, is named for the bridge spanning the River Dodder on the south side of the city. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Exhibition is a word with several meanings. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... Stands at the EsatBT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in January, 2005. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Show Jumping World Championships, or the show jumping competition at the World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. ...

Recent Years

In recent years the fairgrounds have been used as a performance venue for numerous Rock and Heavy Metal bands such as Metallica (2003, 2004 and 2006), Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Guns N' Roses, The Darkness and many more. Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ...

Thus many of the followers of this music genre now see the RDS as the primary Metal concert venue in Ireland.

External link

• Official site