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| name |
| name = Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
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| image = [[File:Grahamauditorium.jpg|250px]] |
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| caption = Exterior of venue viewed from the [[San Francisco City Hall|City Hall]] (c.2008) |
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| location |
| location = [[Civic Center, San Francisco|Civic Center]] |
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| address = 99 Grove St<br>[[San Francisco]], [[California|CA]] 94102-4720 |
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| pushpin_map = United States San Francisco Central#California |
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| coordinates = {{coord|37.778457|-122.417369|display=title,inline}} |
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| broke_ground |
| broke_ground = December 1913 |
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| opened = March 2, 1915 |
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| renovated = 1962–1964, 1989–1990, 1994–1996, 2005, 2010 |
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| publictransit = {{rint|sanfrancisco|metro}} {{rint|bart}} [[Civic Center/UN Plaza Station|Civic Center]] |
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| owner = City and County of San Francisco |
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| owner = City and County of San Francisco |
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| operator = Another Planet Entertainment |
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| operator = Another Planet Entertainment |
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| cost = $1.7 million<br>{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1700000|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}} |
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| cost = $1.7 million<br>{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1700000|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}} |
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| architect = John Galen Howard, Frederick Meyer, John W. Reid Jr. |
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| architect = John Galen Howard, Frederick Meyer, John W. Reid Jr. |
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| capacity = 8,500 |
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| capacity = 8,500 |
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| tenants = [[San Francisco Warriors]] {{small|([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1964–1967)}} |
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| tenants = [[San Francisco Warriors]] {{small|([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1964–1967)}} |
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| former_names = Exposition Auditorium {{small|(1915)}}<br>San Francisco Civic Auditorium {{small|(1916–1992)}} |
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| former_names = San Francisco Exposition Auditorium {{small|(1915)}}<br>San Francisco Civic Auditorium {{small|(1916–1992)}} |
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The '''Bill Graham Civic Auditorium''' (formerly '''San Francisco Civic Auditorium''') is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], named after promoter [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]. The arena holds 8,500 people. |
The '''Bill Graham Civic Auditorium''' (formerly '''San Francisco Civic Auditorium''' and '''San Francisco Exposition Auditorium''') is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], named after promoter [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]. The arena holds 8,500 people. |
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==About the venue== |
==About the venue== |
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[[File:1920 DNC (1).jpg|thumb|400px|[[1920 Democratic National Convention]]]] |
[[File:1920 DNC (1).jpg|thumb|400px|[[1920 Democratic National Convention]]]] |
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The auditorium was designed by renowned Bay Area architects [[John Galen Howard]], [[Frederick Herman Meyer]] and [[John W. Reid Jr.]] and built in 1915 as part of the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]]. The auditorium hosted the [[1920 Democratic National Convention]], the [[San Francisco Opera]] from 1923 to 1932 and again for the 1996 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/PAGE-ONE-Civic-Auditorium-Comes-Up-in-the-2967604.php |title=Civic Auditorium Comes Up in the World / S.F. Opera opening moves to 'the Bill' |work=Opera Reference |date=September 7, 1996 |access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> the National AAU boxing trials in 1948 |
The auditorium was designed by renowned Bay Area architects [[John Galen Howard]], [[Frederick Herman Meyer]] and [[John W. Reid Jr.]] and built in 1915 as part of the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]]. The auditorium hosted the [[1920 Democratic National Convention]], the [[San Francisco Opera]] from 1923 to 1932 and again for the 1996 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/PAGE-ONE-Civic-Auditorium-Comes-Up-in-the-2967604.php |title=Civic Auditorium Comes Up in the World / S.F. Opera opening moves to 'the Bill' |work=Opera Reference |date=September 7, 1996 |access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> and the National AAU boxing trials in 1948. It was the home of the [[San Francisco Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] from 1964 to 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1965_games.html |title=1964-65 San Francisco Warriors Schedule and Results |work=Basketball Reference |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315135525/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1965_games.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1966_games.html |title=1965-66 San Francisco Warriors Schedule and Results |work=Basketball Reference |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314025302/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1966_games.html |url-status=live }}</ref> An underground expansion, named [[Brooks Hall]], was completed in 1958 under the Civic Center Plaza, immediately north of the Civic Auditorium. The famous [[Mother of All Demos]] was presented here during the 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dougengelbart.org/firsts/dougs-1968-demo.html |title=About the Mother of All Demos |access-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006025214/http://www.dougengelbart.org/firsts/dougs-1968-demo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[World Cyber Games 2004]] were also held here. |
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In 1992, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to rename the auditorium after the rock concert impresario Bill Graham, who had died the previous year in a helicopter crash.<ref>{{cite web |work=United Press International |date=October 13, 2002 |title=Today in Music: a look back at pop music |url=http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/10/11/Today_in_Music_a_look_back_at_pop_music/UPI-35331034318700/ |access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> |
In 1992, the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] voted to rename the auditorium after the rock concert impresario Bill Graham, who had died the previous year in a helicopter crash.<ref>{{cite web |work=United Press International |date=October 13, 2002 |title=Today in Music: a look back at pop music |url=http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/10/11/Today_in_Music_a_look_back_at_pop_music/UPI-35331034318700/ |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020163341/http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/10/11/Today_in_Music_a_look_back_at_pop_music/UPI-35331034318700/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Long before Bill Graham came along, James T. Graham (no relation) managed the Civic Auditorium from 1954 to 1970 and booked some of the biggest names in show business there. During Jim's tenure, the Civic Auditorium hosted Elvis Presley (October 26, 1957), Judy Garland (September 13, 1961), Ray Charles, the Tijuana Brass, Donovan, the Jefferson Airplane (June 4, 1966), the Mamas and Papas (October 10, 1966), The Temptations and Gladys |
Long before Bill Graham came along, James T. Graham (no relation) managed the Civic Auditorium from 1954 to 1970 and booked some of the biggest names in show business there. During Jim Graham's tenure, the Civic Auditorium hosted Elvis Presley (October 26, 1957), Judy Garland (September 13, 1961), Ray Charles, the Tijuana Brass, Donovan, the Jefferson Airplane (June 4, 1966), the Mamas and the Papas (October 10, 1966), The Temptations and [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]] (January 26, 1968), Jose Feliciano, Bobby Darin and more, which prompted San Francisco Chronicle columnist [[Herb Caen]] to opine that the Board of Supervisors had named the Civic Auditorium after the wrong Graham (January 12, 1993). |
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Jim Graham signed the Warriors to a contract at the Civic in 1962 when they first moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The Warriors would play their first few seasons at the Civic before they moved to the [[Cow Palace]], a larger venue. Jim Graham was manager of the Auditorium when Brooks Hall was built as an adjacent, underground convention center. He also managed Brooks Hall after its dedication on April 11, 1958, and booked American Medical Association conventions, the Harvest Festival, the San Francisco Gift Show and more. |
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Under Jim Graham's management, the Civic Auditorium also hosted Barnum & Bailey circuses, the San Francisco Roller Derby, Golden Gloves Boxing matches, professional wrestling, Holiday on Ice, the Ice Capades, car shows, the International Dog Show, the Black and White Ball and the Folderol. In addition, Jim Graham was manager of the Auditorium when President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave a speech there on August 23, 1956, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party, and when a fundraising gala was held there on June 1, 1968, for Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Robert Kennedy, a few days before he was assassinated in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. At the time, the "Civic Auditorium" was ground zero in San Francisco for conventions and entertainment events. There were no other major venues for large gatherings, outside of the [[Cow Palace]], which was considered ill-equipped for such events (despite the fact that it was larger). |
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Under Jim Graham's management, the Civic Auditorium also hosted Barnum & Bailey circuses, the San Francisco Roller Derby, Golden Gloves Boxing matches, professional wrestling, Holiday on Ice, the Ice Capades, car shows, the International Dog Show, the Black and White Ball and the Folderol. In addition, President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] spoke there on August 23, 1956, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party, and a fundraising gala was held there on June 1, 1968, for Democratic presidential hopeful Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]], four days before he was assassinated in [[Los Angeles]]. At the time, the Civic Auditorium was ground zero in San Francisco for conventions and entertainment events. There were no other major venues for large gatherings outside of the Cow Palace, which was considered ill-equipped for such events (despite the fact that it was larger). |
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Later, the Civic Auditorium arena would continue to host concerts by many other famous artists, spanning many different genres. It is owned by the City and County of San Francisco and since 2010 has been operated by Another Planet Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Safety-meet-tries-to-take-death-out-of-nightlife-3182908.php |title=Let's make a deal |first=John |last=Wildermuth |date=July 1, 2010 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Heavy-secrecy-surrounding-upcoming-even-at-Civic-6465369.php |title=Heavy secrecy surrounds upcoming event at Civic Auditorium |last=Knight |first=Heather |date=August 25, 2015 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |quote=John Gavin, project manager for the city administrator's office, said the city makes roughly $100,000 from Another Planet Entertainment annually on the deal.}}</ref> |
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Later, the Civic Auditorium arena would continue to host concerts by many other famous artists, spanning many different genres. It is owned by the City and County of San Francisco and since 2010 has been operated by Another Planet Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Safety-meet-tries-to-take-death-out-of-nightlife-3182908.php |title=Let's make a deal |first=John |last=Wildermuth |date=July 1, 2010 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Heavy-secrecy-surrounding-upcoming-even-at-Civic-6465369.php |title=Heavy secrecy surrounds upcoming event at Civic Auditorium |last=Knight |first=Heather |date=August 25, 2015 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |quote=John Gavin, project manager for the city administrator's office, said the city makes roughly $100,000 from Another Planet Entertainment annually on the deal. |archive-date=August 28, 2015 |access-date=August 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828205137/http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Heavy-secrecy-surrounding-upcoming-even-at-Civic-6465369.php? |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Concerts == |
== Concerts == |
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|February 15, 1982 |
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|March 29, 1982 |
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|March 30, 1982 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elton John 1982 Concerts |url=http://www.eltonography.com/tours/1982.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015728/http://www.eltonography.com/tours/1982.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|April 3, 1983 |
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|June 1, 1983 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1983-06-01 - San Francisco, California - Civic Auditorium |url=https://u2start.com/shows/599 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015724/https://u2start.com/shows/599 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|April 23, 1985 |
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|September 25, 1985 |
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|March 30, 1988 |
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|March 17, 1990 |
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|October 2, 1993 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oasis at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco (04/13/1996) |url=https://weheartmusic.typepad.com/blog/2014/03/oasis-at-bill-graham-civic-auditorium-san-francisco-04131996.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015728/https://weheartmusic.typepad.com/blog/2014/03/oasis-at-bill-graham-civic-auditorium-san-francisco-04131996.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|January 26, 1998 |
|January 26, 1998 |
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|[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] |
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|[[Cornershop]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oasis Gets Help From San Francisco Audience |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/9hevdu/oasis-gets-help-from-san-francisco-audience|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015723/https://www.mtv.com/news/9hevdu/oasis-gets-help-from-san-francisco-audience|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> |
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|November 4, 1999 |
|November 4, 1999 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blink 182 - 11/4/99 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRDLO6iOsks |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015723/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRDLO6iOsks |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|November 25, 1999 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=OCT 13, 2001 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |url=https://www.bobdylan.com/date/2001-10-13-bill-graham-civic-auditorium/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015724/https://www.bobdylan.com/date/2001-10-13-bill-graham-civic-auditorium/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|September 16, 2004 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Day in San Francisco, USA - Nov 24, 2004 |url=https://www.greendayauthority.com/tour/show/292/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703015724/https://www.greendayauthority.com/tour/show/292/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|December 6, 2005 |
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Former names | San Francisco Exposition Auditorium (1915) San Francisco Civic Auditorium (1916–1992) |
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Address | 99 Grove St San Francisco, CA 94102-4720 |
Location | Civic Center |
Coordinates | 37°46′42″N 122°25′03″W / 37.778457°N 122.417369°W |
Public transit | Civic Center |
Owner | City and County of San Francisco |
Operator | Another Planet Entertainment |
Capacity | 8,500 |
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Broke ground | December 1913 |
Opened | March 2, 1915 |
Renovated | 1962–1964, 1989–1990, 1994–1996, 2005, 2010 |
Construction cost | $1.7 million ($52.4 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | John Galen Howard, Frederick Meyer, John W. Reid Jr. |
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San Francisco Warriors (NBA) (1964–1967) |
The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (formerly San Francisco Civic Auditorium and San Francisco Exposition Auditorium) is a multi-purpose arena in San Francisco, California, named after promoter Bill Graham. The arena holds 8,500 people.
About the venue
[edit]The auditorium was designed by renowned Bay Area architects John Galen Howard, Frederick Herman Meyer and John W. Reid Jr. and built in 1915 as part of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. The auditorium hosted the 1920 Democratic National Convention, the San Francisco Opera from 1923 to 1932 and again for the 1996 season,[2] and the National AAU boxing trials in 1948. It was the home of the San Francisco Warriors of the National Basketball Association from 1964 to 1967.[3][4] An underground expansion, named Brooks Hall, was completed in 1958 under the Civic Center Plaza, immediately north of the Civic Auditorium. The famous Mother of All Demos was presented here during the 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference,[5] and the World Cyber Games 2004 were also held here.
In 1992, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to rename the auditorium after the rock concert impresario Bill Graham, who had died the previous year in a helicopter crash.[6]
Long before Bill Graham came along, James T. Graham (no relation) managed the Civic Auditorium from 1954 to 1970 and booked some of the biggest names in show business there. During Jim Graham's tenure, the Civic Auditorium hosted Elvis Presley (October 26, 1957), Judy Garland (September 13, 1961), Ray Charles, the Tijuana Brass, Donovan, the Jefferson Airplane (June 4, 1966), the Mamas and the Papas (October 10, 1966), The Temptations and Gladys Knight & the Pips (January 26, 1968), Jose Feliciano, Bobby Darin and more, which prompted San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen to opine that the Board of Supervisors had named the Civic Auditorium after the wrong Graham (January 12, 1993).
Jim Graham signed the Warriors to a contract at the Civic in 1962 when they first moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The Warriors would play their first few seasons at the Civic before they moved to the Cow Palace, a larger venue. Jim Graham was manager of the Auditorium when Brooks Hall was built as an adjacent, underground convention center. He also managed Brooks Hall after its dedication on April 11, 1958, and booked American Medical Association conventions, the Harvest Festival, the San Francisco Gift Show and more.
Under Jim Graham's management, the Civic Auditorium also hosted Barnum & Bailey circuses, the San Francisco Roller Derby, Golden Gloves Boxing matches, professional wrestling, Holiday on Ice, the Ice Capades, car shows, the International Dog Show, the Black and White Ball and the Folderol. In addition, President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke there on August 23, 1956, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party, and a fundraising gala was held there on June 1, 1968, for Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Robert F. Kennedy, four days before he was assassinated in Los Angeles. At the time, the Civic Auditorium was ground zero in San Francisco for conventions and entertainment events. There were no other major venues for large gatherings outside of the Cow Palace, which was considered ill-equipped for such events (despite the fact that it was larger).
Later, the Civic Auditorium arena would continue to host concerts by many other famous artists, spanning many different genres. It is owned by the City and County of San Francisco and since 2010 has been operated by Another Planet Entertainment.[7][8]
Concerts
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Civic Auditorium Comes Up in the World / S.F. Opera opening moves to 'the Bill'". Opera Reference. September 7, 1996. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "1964-65 San Francisco Warriors Schedule and Results". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "1965-66 San Francisco Warriors Schedule and Results". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "About the Mother of All Demos". Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Today in Music: a look back at pop music". United Press International. October 13, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Wildermuth, John (July 1, 2010). "Let's make a deal". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Knight, Heather (August 25, 2015). "Heavy secrecy surrounds upcoming event at Civic Auditorium". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
John Gavin, project manager for the city administrator's office, said the city makes roughly $100,000 from Another Planet Entertainment annually on the deal.
- ^ "ROLLING STONES TOUR / The Stones Around the Bay". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "When Prince Rocked the Bay Area". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "U2 October Tour". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "U2 October Tour".
- ^ "Elton John 1982 Concerts". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "On this date in 1983:".
- ^ "1983-06-01 - San Francisco, California - Civic Auditorium". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "U2 Unforgettable Fire Tour". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Virgin Tour Poster SF". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "March 30, 1988". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Oasis at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco (04/13/1996)". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Oasis Gets Help From San Francisco Audience". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Blink 182 - 11/4/99 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "OCT 13, 2001 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Bill Graham Civic Auditorium". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Green Day in San Francisco, USA - Nov 24, 2004". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bob Dylan 2006 SF Poster". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Tenacious D with Neil Hamburger". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "USA - Tenacious D Perform in San Francisco". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Snow Patrol in Concert - San Francisco CA". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Apr 9 2007 #MuseHistory".
- ^ "Photos: Lady Gaga at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF, 12/14". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bruno Mars And Janelle Monae In Concert, San Francisco, California". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "SARA BAREILLES - SAN FRANCISCO".
- ^ "Bob Dylan Croaks the Blues at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 10/18/12". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "EVENT RECAP: SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA "ONE LAST TOUR" AT BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM".
- ^ "Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 28.04.2013". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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- Civic Center, San Francisco
- Convention centers in California
- Entertainment venues in San Francisco
- Music venues in San Francisco
- Sports venues in San Francisco
- Basketball venues in California
- Former NBA venues
- Boxing venues in California
- Tennis venues in California
- Buildings and structures completed in 1915
- Event venues established in 1915
- 1915 establishments in California
- John Galen Howard buildings
- NWA San Francisco
- Esports venues in California
- 1979 Davis Cup
- San Francisco Warriors