9:30 Club: Celebrating 45 Years

Jim Saah’s Photo Exhibit • 9:30 Book Relaunch • Backstage Exclusive

Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating 45 years of live music history with a FREE experience that honors the past, present, and future of D.C.’s most iconic venues.

Photo Exhibit: 44x44x44
Step into an electrifying new photo exhibit by legendary photographer Jim Saah, featuring the 44 unforgettable artists who opened The Atlantis in 2023. From indie legends to iconic headliners, these never-before-seen images capture the raw energy and emotion of each performance.

Book Re-Release: 9:30 – A Time and A Place
Be among the first to grab the expanded edition of the beloved (and long sold-out) 9:30 Club coffee table book. This updated edition includes 100+ new pages, including tributes to those who helped shape the 9:30 Club story, a complete chronological listing of every show ever played at the 9:30 Club — from the original F St. location to its current home at 815 V St. — and the story behind the opening of The Atlantis, a near replica of the original 9:30 Club.

Backstage Exclusive
Take a rare behind-the-scenes look inside The Atlantis — including the dressing rooms — and enjoy a drink at the rooftop bar, designed to look and feel like 1980’s D.C. This is your chance to relive the legacy — and be among the first to grab the new book and shop limited-edition 45th anniversary merch.

Space is limited. History is calling. Are you in?

RSVP FOR FREE!

Select your preferred date below, then on the next page select your preferred hour for timed entry. Arrive at the time you selected, and enjoy!

JUST CAN’T WAIT?!?
Secure your copy of the expanded and re-issued 9:30 Club book before anyone else (ships early July), and check out our new vintage anniversary merch!

Get ready to go Behind The Barricade with I.M.P.’s new Instagram account, @ItsMyPhotoDC

We’ll be cracking open our vault of more than 4,000 photo albums from your favorite shows at The Atlantis, 9:30 Club, Lincoln Theatre, The Anthem, and Merriweather Post Pavilion, while pulling back the curtain and inviting you to hear from some of the incredible photographers who capture your favorite artists night after night.

That’s a lot of music, and a lot of memories – more than 4,000 incredible performances and experiences that each strike like lightning. And while you can’t bottle lightning, you can photograph it.

Remember when Adele played 9:30 Club? What about when Kendrick Lamar was at Lincoln Theatre, or Olivia Rodrigo was at The Anthem? Can’t forget about when Taylor Swift was at Merriweather Post Pavilion, or Maggie Rogers was at The Atlantis.

So give us a follow and drop us a line telling us what shows from the archives you’re excited to see first.

Welcome, to It’s My Photography!