Reseda Country Club

The Reseda Country Club was a nightclub and music venue located at 13410 Sherman Way in Reseda, California. It started off as a drug store in the 1950s and later became a music venue in 1979 when Chuck Landis purchased the site. The club hosted concerts until it closed sometime in the late 1990s. Notable acts included Guns N' Roses, Stryper, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Iggy Pop, Slayer, Robert Plant, Motörhead, UFO, Joan Jett, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mötley Crüe, The Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News, The Motels, U2, Alcatrazz, Beastie Boys, W.A.S.P., Saxon, Bob Weir, Social Distortion, Fugazi, Kiss, Soundgarden, Half Way Home, Bad Religion, The Mentors, Armored Saint, Bon Jovi, Nirvana, James Brown, System of a Down, Tom Petty, Metallica, Megadeth and Blue Öyster Cult. It was used for video shoots for Mick Jagger, Greg Kihn Band, Gary U.S. Bonds and Bruce Dickinson (of Iron Maiden). Part of the film Boogie Nights was shot at the club.[1] The site is now a Spanish-language Christian church.

Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and later Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) ran professional wrestling events at the venue. XPW referred to the venue as XPW Arena on television.

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