Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium In San Rafael, CA
Since opening in 1971, this venue has hosted some great acts including, James…
Meritage Resort and Spa Napa
The Meritage Resort and Spa is a 36-acre wine country getaway in Napa, California.
Bear’s Lair
Bear’s Lair first opened on the basement level of the newly minted Martin Luther King Jr…
Keystone Palo Alto
Keystone Palo Alto was a legendary live rock and nightclub located at 260 S. California…
Hughes Stadium
Charles C. Hughes Stadium (commonly referred to as Hughes Stadium) is an outdoor stadium…
Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa’s central location in Sonoma County made the Fairgrounds a good ‘extra date’…
Harmon Gym
The arena was originally opened 93 years ago in 1933 as the Gymnasium for Men…
Napa Valley Expo Home Of BottleRock
BottleRock Napa Valley is an annual music festival held at the Napa Valley Expo, usually during…
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
The Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is a historic auditorium located in Sacramento…
Top of the Tangent
The Top of the Tangent was a renowned folk music venue located above a beer and…
Poppycock
The Poppycock, a fish and chips/beer joint that was also Palo Alto’s first regular rock venue….
Freight & Salvage
Opened in 1968, The Freight & Salvage is a nonprofit musical performance venue in Berkeley…
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
The Cal Expo Amphitheatre was a 14,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater located in Sacramento that…
Rancho Nicasio Restaurant & Bar
Rancho Nicasio was a Mexican land grant of 56,807 acres granted to the…
California Hall
California Hall, originally named Das Deutsche Haus, is a historic commercial…
New Orleans House
The New Orleans House was located at 1505, San Pablo in West Berkeley. Kitty Griffin, the proprietor…
Questing Beast
In the summer of 1965, the location briefly became The Good Buddy then Caverns West…
Graton Resort & Casino
Graton Resort & Casino is an Indian casino and hotel outside Rohnert Park, California…
The Guild Theatre
The Guild Theatre is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit music and event performance space…
The Independent
Since opening in 2004, The Independent has served as one of the premiere venues…
Chase Center
Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco…
Provo Park
Provo Park in Berkeley, originally named Constitution Park, lies in the center…
The Chapel
The Chapel is an old mortuary turned music venue in the heart of San Francisco’s…
The Temple
In 1972 the Temple was leased by a generous Polish refugee, Janos Kovak, who quit his job as a Bank of America…
Bottom Of The Hill
Chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as “the best place to hear live music in San Francisco…
Western Front
The Western Front was a short-lived concert and dance hall for live music…
Rehearsal Hall For The Grateful Dead
Apart from a short period of concerts, the Heliport was primarily used…
Craneway Pavilion
Featuring 12 pickleball courts, ping pong tables, and an assortment of other activities…
The Family Dog On The Great Highway
The Family Dog On The Great Highway opened on September 14, 1968 with It’s a Beautiful Day…
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
The Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium is an event and convention venue located in downtown Santa Cruz…
UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall In Berkeley, CA
The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall is a 1,400 capacity live music venue…
Calaveras County Fairground Home To The Mountain Aire Festivals
The Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee is one of the longest running events in the…
San Jose Civic Formerly Known As The San Jose Civic Auditorium
Many of rock and roll musicians and others have played here since its opening in 1936…
Pepperland Was A Legendary Marin County Short Lived Music Venue
Although it was open, on and off, for less than three years, and fully operational for less…
Yoshi’s San Francisco Japanese Restaurant And 420 Seat Live Music Venue
On November 28, 2007, Yoshi’s opened a 28,000-square-foot Japanese restaurant and…
Continental Ballroom In Santa Clara A Former Clasic Rock Venue
This former roller-skating rink was converted into the Continental Ballroom in 1967. It was…
Napa State Hospital – Early Cramps Venue
On June 13, 1978, Lux Interior and his band the Cramps played an event at the hospital that…
Magoo’s Pizza Parlor Where The Warlocks, Later Known As The Grateful Dead, Played Their First Gig
On May 5th, 1965 a group called the “Warlocks” played their first gig at Magoo’s Pizza…
Marshall Tavern – A Classic Tavern On Highway 1 In Marin County
Neil Young played a three-day stand at the Tavern in 1975 causing a traffic jam…
Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads, A Restaurant And Concert Venue
Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads is a restaurant and music venue with a beautiful waterfront…
Rod’s Hickory Pit – Green Day’s First Live Performance
This was a roadside diner where Green Day played their first gig on October 17, 1987…
Justin Herman Plaza – Home Of An Impromptu U2 Concert
On the second leg of the Joshua Tree US Tour, U2 decided to have a spontaneous…
The Fillmore West At Market Street And Van Ness
So much happened here over the years….. Janis Joplin played her final gig with Big…
Inn of the Beginning – Former Rock ‘N Roll Watering Hole In Cotati, CA
If you were a local North Bay band you played here at one time or another, Neil Young…
Novato Community House Former Venue
Lots of local musicians played here in the early 60’s and many of them went…
Alameda County Fairgrounds In Pleasanton Home Of The San Francisco Pop Festival
The San Francisco Pop Festival was held here on Saturday October 26 &…
Santa Venetia Armory – Former Venue in San Rafael
The Santa Venetia Armory, was the National Guard Armory, and a regular…
Phoenix Theater In Petaluma, Last Concert Venue for “Sublime”
The Phoenix began as a small town opera house. Opened in 1905 as the Hill…
Calliope Warehouse Loft In San Francisco, Venue For First Ever Bill Graham Concert
Bill Graham threw his first concert – a legal defense fundraiser for the …
The Cotati Cabaret
This Sonoma County club brought famous and soon-to-be famous…
The Berkeley Square Nightclub, Former Venue In Berkeley
The Berkeley Square was a small music club in Berkeley, California, operating through the 1970s…
Longshoremen’s Hall – Early San Francisco Bay Area Venue
This is where the notorious Acid Test’s were held in the mid 1960’s. The Trips Festival…
The Firehouse
Located at the former quarters of Engine Co. 26 and Truck Co. 10, this building held concerts…
Masonic Auditorium
Bob Dylan performed a famous concert here in November of 1964. Also, Van Morrison…
Drinking Gourd – The Beginning Of Jefferson Airplane
This is the location where Marty Balin first met Paul Kantner. The “Gourd” was a kind of…
Mystic Theatre
A North Bay club that has hosted many great acts over the years including: Dread…
The Nightbreak
A true San Francisco original, Nightbreak was the Alt/indie venue that everyone…
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds – Northern California Folk-Rock Festivals
For many years, the Fairgrounds Grandstand Arena held huge concerts with famous …
The Ark, A Venue In The Remains Of A Wheelhouse Boat – First Concert For Santana
The Ark was actually the remains of a wheelhouse boat called the Charles Van Damme…
The Bandshell At Golden Gate Park
Officially known as the “Spreckels Temple of Music”, it is located between the Steinhart…
The Boarding House
Besides being one of the premier comedy clubs in San Francisco many a great…
The Matrix – First Concert Location For The Jefferson Airplane
The Matrix was opened by Marty Balin in 1965 as a place where his new as yet unnamed…
The Panhandle In Golden Gate Park
This little strip of land, just a few blocks north of the Haight has been the site of many…
The Showcase Lounge
One of the Bay Area’s better known nightclubs for black acts in the 60’s and 70’s…
The Stone – Also Known As The Matrix
This location was numerous clubs at one time or another including The Matrix and the…
The Trident
After The Rolling Stones great 1972 performances at the Winterland, Bill Graham rented…
The Venetian Room At The Fairmont Hotel
Besides being the first place that Tony Bennett unveiled his classic “I left my heart in…
War Memorial Opera House
Besides being an historic location because Japan signed the final articles of surrender…
Warfield Theater
Opened in 1922, this nine story building was booked by Bill Graham in 1979 for…
The Winterland Ballroom – The Last Waltz
The Winterland Ballroom was an old ice skating rink in San Francisco, it was located…
Wolfgang’s
Almost immediately after opening in 1983, this 600 seat location called Wolfgang’…
Zellerbach Auditorium
A nice intimate 3,000 seat auditorium that has seen some great bands come…
Old Waldorf
This famous night club was originally opened by Jeff Pollack in 1976, Jeff sold…
Mabuhay Gardens
Also known as The Mab and The Fab Mab, this was one of the hot spots for the…
Kezar Stadium
The stadium was built between 1922 and 1925 in the southeast corner of…
Monterey County Fairgrounds, Home Of The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
The Monterey County Fairgrounds has hosted the world renowned Monterey…
The Mountain Theater – KFRC Fantasy Fair And Magic Mountain Music Festival
Officially known as the Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre. On June 10th…
North Beach Revival
Another SF location that has seen many incarnations, the North Beach Revival…
Oakland Coliseum Arena And Stadium
In 1966, the city of Oakland constructed Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum for…
The Orphanage
Another location that housed many clubs, as the Orphanage, this location hosted…
Palace of Fine Arts Theater
The Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915 was an event dedicated to progress, the…
The Paramount Theatre
The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design…
Pauley Ballroom
In 1965 as part of the “Berkeley Folk Festival” The Jefferson Airplane and Country…
The Purple Onion
The club that launched the Smothers Brothers and The Kingston Trio is still…
Savoy-Tivoli
In 1976, in a back room here, many great or soon to be great attractions played here…
The Shoreline Amphitheatre
Opened in 1986, the Shoreline Amphitheatre is considered the most successful outdoor…
Slim’s
Boz Scaggs and Huey Lewis manager Bob Brown opened this venue in 1987. While…
Sonoma State University Campus
On August 14, 2005 The Eagles played here on the athletic field and became the largest…
Straight Theater – Grateful Dead Rehearsal Hall
The Grateful Dead used this location as a rehearsal hall before its official opening…
Peppermint Tree
As are many locations in the Bay Area, this location had many persona’s throughout…
Candlestick Park – Site Of The Last Beatles Concert Performance
It so hard to keep track of all of the name changes for this place, it’s currently called Monster Park after the Monster Cable Company.
The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
The Civic Auditorium was renamed in 1992 following Bill’s death. At the entrance are…
The Concord Pavilion
The Sleep Train Pavilion (formerly known as the Concord Pavilion and then the…
The Cow Palace
The Cow Palace, located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, hosts well over one…
The Fillmore Auditorium
The Fillmore Auditorium is a legendary music venue in San Francisco made famous…
Frost Amphitheater
Frost Amphitheater is located on the Stanford University campus at the corner of …
Gilman Street Music Club
This place is best known as the birthplace for the bands Green Day and Rancid…
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco’s oldest and grandest nightclub opened in 1907 after the 1906 earthquake…
William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre
The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre opened in Berkeley in September 1903…
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium
Built in 1913, it was originally known as the Oakland Civic Auditorium. In 1984, following…
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