34°05′27″N 118°23′17″W / 34.090781°N 118.387993°W / 34.090781; -118.387993
The Roxy
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The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip
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Address | 9009 W Sunset Blvd |
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Location | West Hollywood, California 90069 |
Coordinates | 34°05′27″N 118°23′17″W / 34.090765°N 118.388029°W / 34.090765; -118.388029 |
Owner | Lou Adler and Nic Adler |
Type | Nightclub |
Genre(s) | Rock |
Capacity | 500 |
Opened | September 20, 1973[1][2] |
Website | |
theroxy.com |
The Roxy Theatre (often just the Roxy) is a nightclub on the Sunset StripinWest Hollywood, California, owned by Lou Adler and his son, Nic.[3]
The Roxy was opened on September 20, 1973,[1][2]byElmer Valentine and Lou Adler, along with original partners David Geffen, Elliot Roberts and Peter Asher. They took over the building previously occupied by a strip club owned by Chuck Landis called the Largo. (Adler was also responsible for bringing the stage play The Rocky Horror Show to the United States, and it opened its first American run at The Roxy Theatre in 1974, before it was made into the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show the next year.)
Neil Young and the Santa Monica Flyers (billed as Crazy Horse, a related ensemble) played the Roxy for the first three days it was open.[4] Only three months later, the Genesis lineup with Peter Gabriel played several consecutive days at the Roxy, a run that some band members and many fans consider to be amongst their finest performances (due in part, to the intimate atmosphere and good acoustics of the venue).
Paul Reubens, then a struggling comedian, introduced his Pee-wee Herman character in a raunchy revue here in 1981 that included such aspiring comics as Phil Hartman and Elayne Boosler.
Tom Eyen's hit comedy Women Behind Bars enjoyed a long extended run with such stars as Lu Leonard, Adrienne Barbeau, Sally Kellerman, and Linda Blair, and was the site of the first AIDS benefit held in Los Angeles on July 27, 1983.[5]
In January 2014, Goldenvoice became the exclusive promoter for The Roxy and ushered in a new era by bringing in big-name acts such as U2 and Foo Fighters.
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