Ventura County Fairgrounds
The Ventura County Fairgrounds has been a cornerstone of the community for more than…
Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall
The Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles…
Soka Performing Arts Center
Located on the Soka University campus, Soka Performing Arts Center opened on…
Elysian Park
Elysian Park is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. The city park,…
Bido Lito’s
Love was the “house band” at Bido Lito’s. The address was important because most of the tiny…
Griffith Park
Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica …
The Beach House, Santa Monica
Former Location – Located on the Cheetah Pier, this venue was only open between…
Kaleidoscope
The Kaleidoscope was a legendary rock venue in 1968, famously hosting bands like The Doors and Jefferson Airplane…
San Fernando Valley State College
California State University, Northridge, was founded first as the Valley satellite…
Carousel Theatre
The Carousel Theatre was a renowned “theater-in-the-round” concert venue operating…
Orange Pavilion
The Orange Pavilion building includes a large, professional stage, designed…
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public research university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment…
University of California At Irvine
On January 26, 1968, Buffalo Springfield played a gig at the…
Whittier High School
Whittier High School is a high school located in Whittier, California. It was the original school…
Rose Palace
The Rose Palace, also known as the Pasadena Rose Palace, is a building located at 835 South Raymond Avenue…
The Fonda Theatre
The Fonda Theatre is a concert venue located on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the 31,000-square-foot theater has hosted live…
The Observatory
The Observatory Orange County is a popular, large-scale live music and event venue known…
Fox Theater Pomona
The Fox Theater Pomona opened its doors on April 24, 1931 as a Hollywood-glam movie palace. Almost…
Winchester Cathedral Club
Sly & the Family Stone was the resident band at Winchester Cathedral Club in Redwood City…
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State Polytechnic University Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is a public polytechnic…
The Mocambo Nightclub in West Hollywood
The Mocambo was a nightclub in West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip.
Del Mar Fairgrounds And Racetrack
The Del Mar Fairgrounds is a 370-acre event venue in Del Mar, CA. Opened on December 25, 1934…
The Third Eye in Redondo Beach, Formerly Known As the Revelaire Club
The Third Eye was a former Surf music club that received a psychedelic makeover and started booking bands like…
The Dream Bowl
The Dream Bowl was located in Napa, CA. Previously a Country and Western venue, it had a brief…
The Blue Law Ballroom AKA The Bank
The Blue Law Ballroom also known as The Bank was only open for about six months in late 1967 and early…
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium was a 10-story Italian Renaissance building set in an…
Circle Star Theater A Theater In The Round In San Carlos CA
The Circle Star Theatre was a performing arts venue in San Carlos California. Its name was based on…
Melodyland Was Southern California’s First Theater-In-The-Round
Melodyland was Southern California’s first theater-in-the-round. The location hosted many pop concerts…
Birmingham High School Concert Featuring The Jefferson Airplane And The Doors
On May 20, 1967, Birmingham High School, now known as Birmingham Community Charter High School…
Pan-Pacific Auditorium, A Wooden Landmark In Los Angeles
The location was originally closed in 1972. In 1978, it was included in the National Register of…
Anaheim Convention Center
The Anaheim Convention Center is the largest exhibit facility on the West Coast of the United States…
Pauley Pavilion On UCLA Campus
Concert performers have included The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Van Morrison…
El Monte Legion Stadium
In the ‘50s and ‘60s many early rock and roll greats would stop at the El Monte Stadium as…
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring opened as a progressive jazz club in the late 1960’s, they began booking major rock acts including:
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, formerly known as RKO Pantages Theatre opened on…
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School
On Thursday, April 8, 1976, The Runaways, an all female band composed of…
Los Angeles Music Center
While on tour promoting her recently released album “Court and Spark”, Joni Mitchell recorded…
The Whisky A Go Go, The Byrds And The Doors Played Here Early In Their Careers
More rock and roll history has taken place in this one building than in most…
Hollywood Palladium – Blues Brothers Film Concerts & “Pop Expo ’69”
Opened in 1940, this venue has seen everything from Frank Sinatra to the…
The Troubadour – Elton John’s First Ever U.S. Show
Born as a coffeehouse in the fifties and boomed with folk music in the early sixties…
Amoeba Music On Sunset Boulevard In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles location is a massive store filled with thousands of records, cds and dvds…
Al’s Bar Former Location In Los Angeles California
Al’s bar was a popular venue for L.A.’s 80s Punk Rock scene…
Nokia Theatre, Currently Called The Microsoft Theater In Los Angeles CA
The Nokia Theatre (currently called the Microsoft Theater) hosted the MTV…
Dolby Theatre, Formerly Known As The Kodak Theatre
Formerly known as the Kodak Theatre, it has hosted the Academy Awards…
The Coach House In San Juan Capistrano, California
As one of the only venues in San Juan Capistrano, the Coach House has hosted…
The Sea Witch In West Hollywood CA Was An Early Doors Venue
On December 9th and 10th, 1966, a new band called “The Doors” played…
Topanga Corral, Inspiration For “Roadhouse Blues” By The Doors
The Topanga Corral will be forever remembered as the place were Canned…
Warner Playhouse In Los Angeles – An Early Doors Concert Venue
When the Doors where first starting out in Los Angeles, they played at a…
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Home Of Los Angeles Pop Festival
The Los Angeles Pop Festival was held here on December 22 and 23…
The Golden Bear In Huntington Beach California
Originally a restaurant built in the early 1920’s, the Golden Bear became…
The Cobalt Cafe
The Cobalt Cafe was founded by Dave Politi on January 17, 1991. The venue…
Natural Fudge Cafe
This was one of the many venues that up and coming acts would use to hone…
Radio City, Anaheim California – Venue For Metallica’s First Gig
On March 14, 1982 Metallica played there first ever gig here. In 1986 the…
Knott’s John Wayne Theater – Last Everly Brothers Concert
On July 14, 1973 at what was once the John Wayne Theater at the world…
The Cheetah Club Former Location
The Cheetah was one of the hot places to play if you were an up and coming…
Theatricum Botanicum In Topanga Canyon
The beginnings of the Theatricum Botanicum stretch back to the early 1950s when Will Geer…
The Trip
Owned by Elmer Valentine, who also owned and operated the nearby Whisky A Go Go…
The Cocoanut Grove
The Cocoanut Grove, was a supper club located in the Ambassador Hotel, it opened in April…
Swing Auditorium – Buffalo Springfield’s First Concert
The auditorium was the launching point of the first American tour of The Rolling Stones. The…
The Magic Mushroom/Cinnamon Cinder
Many rock bands of the ’60’s played here including Randy Meisner, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band…
Long Beach Sports Arena – Last Original Buffalo Springfield Concert Held Here
The original Buffalo Springfield played their last ever concert here on May 5, 1968, On the bill…
Grand Olympic Auditorium – Los Angeles
Originally built for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, this venue has seen its share of…
The Ice House – Folk And Comedy Club
In the 1960s, Folk music was in its prime, and The Ice House was America’s top folk club…
Pandora’s Box, Inspiration For “For What It’s Worth” By Buffalo Springfield
This was an underage club that was a little too popular for it’s own good. In late…
The Turkey Joint West – Early Doors Performances Here
The Seeds first played here in 1964. The Doors honed their onstage presence…
NBC Studios – The Burbank Studios
Now known as “The Burbank Studios” it was the home to the long running …
Fox Venice Theater
John Lee Hooker recorded a live album here with Canned Heat called “Live at the…
Glen Helen Regional Park – Location Of US Festival I And US Festival II
Now known as The San Manuel Amphitheater, this was the site of both US Festivals put on…
Orange County Fairgrounds – 1968 Newport Pop Festival
The Newport Pop Festival was held here the weekend of August 3-4, 1968 with many…
Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco
Rodney Bingenheimer ran this place for a while in the 70’s and early 80’s. He also…
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
The Civic Auditorium is probably best known for hosting the Motown 25th Anniversary…
Ontario Motor Speedway – Home Of Cal Jam I And Cal Jam II
The speedway was host to both the California Jam (Cal Jam) I concert in 1974 and…
Thee Experience, Former Rock ‘N Roll Venue
In the late ’60’s, this building had Jimi Hendrix’s head painted on the front and you…
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Formerly known as both Anaheim Stadium (1966-1997) and Edison International Field…
Madame Wong’s West – Famous Punk Rock Hang Out
A Famous punk rock hang out owned and operated by Esther Wong. A who’s who of…
The Masque – Former Venue On Santa Monica Blvd.
A small punk rock club in central Hollywood which existed off and on from 1977 to 1979…
The Comedy Store – Previously Ciro’s Where The Byrds Became Famous
Certainly famous in its own right as one the original places where the current…
The Viper Room
On Oct. 1, 1996, a paparazzo in the club snapped a photo of The Rolling Stones’ Mick…
The Wiltern
The Wiltern’s name was derived from its location at the intersection of Wilshire and…
House of Blues
Part of the chain that includes locations in New Orleans and Cambridge, MA…
Ivar Bar
One of the few rock venues in the early 60’s in Hollywood, it then became a strip…
Greek Theater
A wonderful outdoor setting located in Griffith Park. Many of the top bands of the last…
Hollywood Bowl
The home of the L. A. Philharmonic, but has seen many famous rock shows, including …
Maverick’s Flat
Some great early black groups played here at what came to be known as the West…
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Coliseum has held numerous rock concerts, including five sold-out nights of…
The Palomino
The Palomino has long been known as a country-flavored club, but in the 80’s…
Raymond Theater
From 1979 through 1991, The Raymond Theatre was known as Perkins Palace. It…
Rose Bowl Stadium
In June 1988, Depeche Mode played a famous concert here, Thomas Dolby, and…
The Roxy Theatre
At one time or another, if you played Los Angeles, you played at the Roxy. Van Morrison…
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
The Civic hosted some of the coolest concerts of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Such greats as…
Shrine Auditorium Home To The Grammy Awards, The MTV Music Awards & The Emmy Awards
When it was built by the Shriners back in 1906 (and rebuilt in 1920 after a fire) the…
Staples Center
Incredible newer venue which opened in 1999 with concerts from Bruce Springsteen…
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
The Fred Kavli Theatre, located in the arts plaza, is a nice newer venue that seats…
Valley Music Center
Many rock bands played here in the 60’s and 70’s including but not limited to: The Doors…
The Anti-Club
This was the closest thing left in L. A. to the underground clubs of the eighties. The Anti-Club…
The Aquarius Theatre – Parts Of The Doors Album “Absolutely Live” Recorded Here
How many lives can one building have? Opened in 1938, by the time the 60’s rolled around…
The Ash Grove, One Of The Greatest Folk/Blues Clubs
The Ash Grove was probably the greatest folk/blues club of the sixties. In 1965 the …
Cathay De Grande
An influential small club where many bands including the “Go-Go’s”, “The Blasters” and…
Club Lingerie
Once a very popular club site for the late-night set. Don’t blink when you drive by as…
Coconut Teaszer
This location has a long history as a club, but its longest incarnation was as the Coconut…
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