User:Emilyseatvet/firstdraft

= The New Daisy Theatre = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Coordinates: 35.13945°N 90.050163°W The New Daisy Theatre is a music venue located on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It plays host to both local and national acts as well as being available for rental events.

The theater opened in 1942, and was renovated in 2019. It has featured artists such as John Lee Hooker, Gatemouth Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Al Green, Sam and Dave, Bob Dylan, Alex Chilton, the Cramps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kid Memphis, Son Lewis, Nirvana, Prince, Rufus Thomas, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, the Cult and Oasis, Ty Dolla $ign, J. Cole, Machine Gun Kelly, All Time Low, among others.

Bob Dylan used the venue to record a video of a song from his Grammy-winning CD Time Out of Mind.

History
In 1942, Paul and Sam Zerilla and their business partner Joe Maceri the owners of the original Daisy Theatre opened the New Daisy Theatre at 330 Beale Street. The Zerillas and Maceri wanted to add a bigger performance space for popular acts.

In the first few decades of its opening, the New Daisy Theatre was primarily a movie theatre and sometimes hosted live acts.

It had fallen into disrepair by the 1970s, and while several building around it were torn down both the Old Daisy and New Daisy remained.

In the early 1980s, boxing promoter Mike Glenn began leasing the New Daisy and hosting boxing matches. While boxing helped the theatre financially at the beginning, eventually Glenn began to rent out the building for concerts which drew in more money than the boxing, although the boxing continued.

In 2014 Steve Adelman and J.W. Gibson purchased the New Daisy Theatre, and in 2015 they invested $500,000 to renovate it. The renovation added a new floor, VIP areas, new bars, as well as new sound and lighting systems.

In 2019, owner of the New Daisy Theatre, Steven Adelman, was charged with writing close to $20,000 in fraudulent checks to a promoter for the theatre. The charges were later dropped.

Notable Performers
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1989

Alanis Morissette - 1995

Prince - 1997

Bob Dylan - 1999

They Might Be Giants - 2002

Justin Timberlake - 2003

Dierks Bentley - 2005

Zac Brown Band - 2009

Childish Gambino - 2011

All Time Low - 2011

Machine Gun Kelly - 2016

J. Cole - 2017

Ty Dolla $ign - 2018

References[edit]

 * 1) ^ [1]. New York Times.
 * 2) ^ [2]. Memphistypehistory
 * 3) ^ [3]. https://wreg.com/news/owner-of-abruptly-closed-new-daisy-theatre-arrested-on-theft-charge/
 * 4) ^ [4]. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news%2F15873A5E990D1600

External links[edit]

 * Cinematreasures.com
 * Beale Street In Memphis, January 1, 1944