Harpos Concert Theatre

Harpos Concert Theatre is located at 14238 Harper Avenue, Detroit, Michigan in the United States. It is known as a venue for Heavy Metal and Industrial Rock. Harpos is known for $1.00 pitchers of Beer and $1.00 Pitchers of Well Drinks

It was built in 1939 for the Wisper and Westman circuit as the Harper Theatre. It was built for about $290,000 and was designed in Art Moderne style by Charles N. Agree.^[1] There is an 80-foot (24 m) vertical sign on the front of the theatre that spells out "HARPOS". There are murals in the lobby and auditorium by Thomas di Lorenzo. It was converted to a Rock club in 1973. Bands that have performed there over the years have included Iron Maiden, U2, Dio, White Zombie, Danzig, The Misfits, Paul Rodgers, Anthrax, Foghat, Cheap Trick, Rob Halford, Robin Trower, Dead Kennedy's, Mitch Ryder, Motorhead, Blue Oyster Cult, Alvin Lee, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, John Entwistle, INXS, Ace Frehley,Prong, & many others

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