House of Blues
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Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry |
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| Founded | November 26, 1992 (1992-11-26) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California US |
Number of locations | 12 |
| Parent | Live Nation Entertainment |
| Website | houseofblues.com |
San Diego House of Blues in San Diego, California near Petco Park, the Gaslamp Quarter and the ocean.
House of Blues across the street from Fenway Park in Boston
House of Blues Sunset in West Hollywood.
Former location at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California.
House of Blues in Myrtle Beach.
House of Blues at Disney Springs in Florida.
House of Blues at Disney Springs in Florida.
House of Blues is a chain of live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues' first location, in Cambridge, Massachusetts' Harvard Square, was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Locations
2.1 Current
2.2 Former
2.3 Affiliated Venues
3 See also
4 Gallery
5 References
6 External links
Overview
The first House of Blues opened on November 26, 1992, in the Harvard Square commercial district and retail area of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a live music concert hall and restaurant.[1] The company was originally financed by Dan Aykroyd, Aerosmith, Paul Shaffer, River Phoenix, James Belushi, and Harvard University, among others.[2] This original location closed in 2003 as the company sought a larger Boston location.[3] However, the hands-in-concrete driveway where members of the Blues Brothers and others left their mark, still remains. Aykroyd and Belushi remain associated with the brand and are present for most openings, attending and performing as The Blues Brothers.[4]
In 1993 House of Blues launched a 501(c)(3) non-profit called International House of Blues Foundation which provided arts programs, resources and musical instruments for youths. The Music Forward Foundation continues to provide services for youth and has generated more than $20 Million dollars of support for these programs over its 20+ year existence.[5] Also in 1993, The syndicated program The House of Blues Radio Hour, hosted by Dan Ackroyd as Elwood Blues, launched in partnership with CBS Radio Hour. This hour-long program focuses on the history of blues music and the contemporary artists honoring the art form. The program ended in July, 2017.[6]
In 1999, House of Blues acquired Universal Concerts from Seagram.[7] On July 5, 2006, Live Nation acquired House of Blues Entertainment and created the Live Nation Club and Theater Division.[8] As a division of Live Nation, the company currently operates 12 clubs throughout North America.
Locations
Current
Metro vicinity | Venue location | Address | Opened | Capacity |
Greater New Orleans | French Quarter | 225 Decatur St New Orleans, LA 70130 | 1994 | 1,000 |
Chicago metropolitan area | Marina City | 329 N Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60654 | 1996 | 1,400 |
Myrtle Beach Metro Area | Barefoot Landing | 4640 Hwy 17 S North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 | 1997 | 2,100 |
Greater Orlando | Disney Springs | 1490 E Buena Vista Dr Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 | 1997 | 2,600 |
Las Vegas Valley | Las Vegas Strip (inside Mandalay Bay) | 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89119 | 1999 | 2,000 |
Greater Cleveland | Downtown Cleveland | 308 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 | 2004 | 1,300 |
Greater San Diego | Downtown San Diego | 1055 5th Ave San Diego, CA 92101 | 2005 | 1,500 |
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex | Victory Park | 2200 N Lamar St Dallas, TX 75202 | 2007 | 1,750 |
Greater Houston | Downtown Houston | 1204 Caroline St Houston, TX 77002 | 2008 | 1,800 |
Greater Boston | Kenmore Square | 15 Lansdowne St Boston, MA 02215 | 2009 | 2,600 |
Metropolitan Los Angeles | Anaheim GardenWalk | 400 West Disney Way #337 Anaheim, CA 92802 | 2017 | 2,200 |
Former
Metro vicinity | Venue location | Address | Opened | Closed | Notes | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Boston | Harvard Square | 96 Winthrop St Cambridge, MA 02138 | 1992 | 2003 | Replaced by Kenmore Square location in 2009. | 180 |
Metropolitan Los Angeles | Sunset Strip | 8430 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 | 1994 | 2015 | 1,100 | |
Downtown Disney | 1530 Disneyland Dr Anaheim, CA 92802 | 2001 | 2016 | Relocated to nearby Anaheim GardenWalk in 2017. | 1,100 | |
Metro Atlanta | Downtown Atlanta | 152 Luckie St NW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 | 1996 | re-branded as The Tabernacle in 1997. | 2,000 | |
Atlantic City | Atlantic City Boardwalk (inside Showboat Atlantic City) | 801 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | 2005 | 2014 | 2,380 | |
Affiliated Venues
Metro vicinity[9] | Venue Name | Capacity |
Anaheim | The Parish | 325 |
Atlanta | Buckhead Theatre | 1,450 |
Atlanta | The Roxy | 3,792 |
Atlanta | The Tabernacle | 2,562 |
Boston | Brighton Music Hall | 500 |
Boston | Paradise Rock Club | 933 |
Boston | Orpheum Boston | 2,762 |
Charlotte | The Fillmore, Charlotte | 1,900 |
Charlotte | Underground | 800 |
Chicago | Aragon Theater | 4,500 |
Cincinnati | Bogart’s | 1,450 |
Cleveland | Cambridge Room | 300 |
Dallas | Cambridge Room | 400 |
Denver | The Fillmore Denver | 3,600 |
Denver | Marquis Theater | 450 |
Denver | Moon Room | 300 |
Denver | Summit | 1,311 |
Detroit | St. Andrews Hall | 1,000 |
Detroit | The Fillmore Detroit | 2,749 |
Detroit | The Shelter | 400 |
Grand Rapids | 20 Monroe Live | 2,540 |
Houston | Revention Music Center | 3,464 |
Houston | Bronze Peacock | 300 |
Indianapolis | Murat Theater | 2,500 |
Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | 3,700 |
Los Angeles | Wiltern Theater | 2,300 |
Louisville | The Louisville Palace | 2,700 |
Louisville | Mercury Ballroom | 900 |
Madison | The Orpheum Theater | 2,000 |
Miami | The Fillmore Miami Beach | 2,713 |
Minneapolis | Varsity Theater | 950 |
New Orleans | The Parish | 370 |
New York City | Gramercy Theater | 650 |
New York City | Irving Plaza | 1,080 |
New York City | Theatre at Westbury | 2,800 |
Philadelphia | Punch Line, Philadelphia | 300 |
Philadelphia | The Fillmore Philadelphia | 2,600 |
Philadelphia | Tower Theater | 3,000 |
Phoenix | Comerica Theater | 4,904 |
Phoenix | The Van Buren | 1,700 |
Raleigh | The Ritz | 1,974 |
Riverside | Fox Performing Arts Center | 1,500 |
Riverside | Riverside Municipal Auditorium | 1,900 |
Salt Lake City | The Depot | 1,200 |
San Antonio | Ace of Spades | 1,000 |
Sacramento | Punch Line Sacramento | 300 |
San Antonio | Aztec Theater | 1,645 |
San Diego | Voodoo Room | 250 |
San Francisco | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 300 |
San Francisco | Punch Line San Francisco | 300 |
San Francisco | Fillmore West | 1,200 |
San Francisco | The Masonic | 3,300 |
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 995 |
Wallingford | The Dome | 2,000 |
Wallingford | Toyota Oakdale Theatre | 4,560 |
Washington DC | The Fillmore Silver Spring | 2,000 |
Washington DC | Warner Theatre | 1,847 |
Wilmington, Delaware | The Queen Theater | 950 |
See also
Live From the House of Blues, A 1995 TBS television series made in conjunction with the chain- List of music venues
Gallery
American rock band Ashes of Eagles from Dallas, Texas performing at the House of Blues.
American rock band Drive Thru Society from Dallas, Texas performing at the House of Blues.
American rock band Like Bridges We Burn from Dallas, Texas performing at the House of Blues.
References
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^ "Joey Kramer Gets Rockin' & Roastin' with the House of Blues®". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / House of Blues in Cambridge to close; begins seeking new site". boston.com. 2003-08-30. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
^ "Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi christen new House of Blues Anaheim". Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ Music Forward Foundation
^ The Bluesmobile
^ "Seagram Plans to Sell Its Concerts Unit". latimes.
^ "House of Blues Sold to Live Nation". latimes.
^ Live Nation Venues
^ Live Nation Venues
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Blues. |
- House of Blues official site
- House of Blues Hits Lansdowne
- House of Blues Studios - Recording studios in Nashville, Encino, and Memphis
