Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Address | 1515 J Street Sacramento, California |
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Capacity | 3,849 |
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | |
Coordinates | 38°34′44.1″N 121°29′08.5″W / 38.578917°N 121.485694°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1926 |
Architect | Dean & Dean |
NRHP reference No. | 78000743[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 1978 |
Website | |
https://safecreditunionconventioncenter.com/facilities/memorial-auditorium |
The Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is a historic auditorium located in Sacramento, California. Completed in 1926, the Auditorium opened in February, 1927.[2] Closed in 1986 due to seismic concerns, the building fell into disrepair, and re-opened in 1996, after renovation, as part of the Sacramento Convention Center Complex.[3] The auditorium houses The Jean Runyon Little Theater and Memorial Hall.[4] The main auditoium seats 3,849, while the Jean Runyon Little Theater seats 272.[4]
Performances[edit]
Music acts that have performed at the auditorium include The Beach Boys (1963),[5] The Righteous Brothers (1965),[6] Ike & Tina Turner (1965),[6] Sonny & Cher (1965),[7] The Turtles (1967),[8] The 5th Dimension (1967),[9] Grateful Dead (1968),[10] Jefferson Airplane (1968),[11] The Doors (1968),[12] Chicago as Chicago Transit Authority[13] (1969),[14] Eric Burdon & War (1970),[15] Frank Zappa in (1971),[16] Cheech & Chong (1972),[17] Canned Heat (1972),[18] Doobie Brothers (1972),[19] The Eagles (1974),[20] Steppenwolf (1974),[20] Fleetwood Mac (1975),[20] Journey (band) (1977),[20] Sammy Hagar (1977),[21] Toto (1977),[20] Santana (1979),[20] America (1979),[20] Huey Lewis and the News (1979),[20] Go-Go's (1982),[22] Mötley Crüe (1983),[22] Ratt (1984),[22] Night Ranger (1984),[22] Metallica (1985),[22] Dishwalla (1997),[23] John Fogerty (1997), Primus (1997),[24] 311 (1997),[24] Jane's Addiction (1997),[24] Tool (1998), [24]Sacramento's Deftones (1998),[24] Sacramento's Cake (1999),[24] The Offspring (1999),[24] 98 Degrees (1999),[24] Lit (1999),[24] The Wallflowers (2000), System of a Down (2000), Linkin Park (2000), Incubus (2001), No Doubt (2002), Papa Roach (2002), Eve 6 (2003), Audioslave (2005), Avenged Sevenfold (2006), Pat Monahan (of Train) (2007), Stone Temple Pilots (2008), Atreyu (2009), Third Eye Blind (2015), Queens of the Stone Age (2018), Los Lobos (2019), Weird Al Yankovic (2019), and Bob Dylan (2022).[25]
See also[edit]
- Bobby Chacon vs. Rafael Limón- their historic fourth bout was held at the auditorium.
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM" (PDF).
- ^ Goldman, Ed (2021-01-27). "The Back Story: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium". Cornstock Magazine.
- ^ a b "MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM". Visit Sacramento.
- ^ "Beach Boys at Memorial Auditorium, 1963". The Sacramento Union. 24 May 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b "Teen Field Music Stars Slate Show". The Sacramento Bee. 1965-03-25. pp. E12. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Sonny and Cher Here November 7th!". The Sacramento Union. 1965-10-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "The Turtles at Memorial Auditorium, 1967". The Sacramento Bee. 1967-09-03. p. 87. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "The 5th Dimension at Memorial Auditorium, 1967". The Sacramento Bee. 1967-03-26. p. 144. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Grateful Dead at the Memorial Auditorium, 1968". The Sacramento Bee. 1968-03-03. p. 179. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Jefferson Airplane at Memorial Auditorium, 1968". The Sacramento Bee. 1968-05-12. p. 115. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "The Doors at Memorial Auditorium, 1968". Stockton Evening and Sunday Record. 1968-06-15. p. 45. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "A Chicago Story". Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Chicago at Memorial Auditorium, 1969". The Sacramento Bee. 1969-03-26. p. 55. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Eric Burdon and War at Memorial Auditorium, 1970". The Sacramento Bee. 1970-02-08. p. 105. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Frank Zappa at Memorial Auditorium, 1971". The Sacramento Bee. 1971-09-26. p. 112. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Cheech & Chong at Memorial Auditorium, 1972". The Sacramento Bee. 1972-02-06. p. 103. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Canned Heat at Memorial Auditorium, 1972". The Sacramento Bee. 1972-04-12. p. 74. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Doobie Brothers at Memorial Auditorium, 1972". The Sacramento Bee. 1972-10-08. p. 69. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SacTV - Sacramento Concert History: 1970s". www.sactv.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Sacramento Memorial Auditorium". Rock Tour Database. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "SacTV - Sacramento Concert History: 1980s". www.sactv.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "The List". Archived from the original on February 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "SacTV - Sacramento Concert History: 1990s". www.sactv.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Setlists 2022". Bob Dylan.
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