House of Blues
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| Industry | Live music, original folk art, and southern-inspired cuisine |
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| Founded | November 26, 1992, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
Key people | Isaac Tigrett, Dan Aykroyd — founders |
| Parent | Live Nation Entertainment |
| Website | www.houseofblues.com[2] |
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's 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.
Overview
The first House of Blues opened on November 26, 1992, in the Harvard Square commercial district and retail area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was originally financed by Dan Aykroyd, Aerosmith, Paul Shaffer, River Phoenix, James Belushi, and Harvard University, among others.[3] This original location has since closed.[4] 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 at the opening celebrations of both the Houston and the Boston House of Blues locations. In 1999, House of Blues acquired Universal Concerts from Seagram.[5] On July 5, 2006, Live Nation acquired House of Blues. As a division of Live Nation, the company currently operates 11 clubs throughout North America, with its location in Atlantic City (closed August 2014 along with Showboat Atlantic City) being franchised. The iconic Sunset Strip location in West Hollywood, CA closed in July 2015; a new location has not been found. Nine of these locations also feature the VIP membership club, Foundation Room.
Locations
Current
Former
| Metro vicinity | Venue location | Address | Opened | Capacity |
| Greater Boston | Harvard Square | 96 Winthrop St Cambridge, MA 02138 |
1992 (closed in 2003) |
180 |
| Metropolitan Los Angeles | Sunset Strip | 8430 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
1994 (closed in 2015) |
1,100 |
| Downtown Disney | 1530 Disneyland Dr Anaheim, CA 92802 |
2001 (closed in 2016, relocated to nearby Anaheim GardenWalk in 2017) |
1,100 | |
| Metro Atlanta | Downtown Atlanta | 152 Luckie St NW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 |
1997 (re-branded as The Tabernacle in 1998) |
2,000 |
| Atlantic County | Atlantic City Boardwalk (inside Showboat Atlantic City) |
801 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 |
2005 (closed in 2014) |
2,380 |
See also
- Live From the House of Blues, 1995 television series made in conjunction with the chain
- List of music venues
Gallery
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
- ↑ "Live Nation: About Us". Livenation.com. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "About House of Blues". Houseofblues.com. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Seagram Plans to Sell Its Concerts Unit". latimes.
External links
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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