Cain's Ballroom
 The historic sign of Cain's Ballroom | |
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| Address | 423 North Main Street |
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| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Capacity | 1,800 |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Website | |
| cainsballroom | |
Cain's Dancing Academy | |
| Coordinates | 36°9′38.46″N 95°59′35.31″W / 36.1606833°N 95.9931417°W |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000874[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 2003 |
Cain's Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was built in 1924 as a garage for W. Tate Brady's automobiles. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named it Cain's Dance Academy.[2]
In 2021, Pollstar ranked Cain's Ballroom at #13 worldwide for ticket sales at club venues.[3]
The venue played a prominent role in the development of western swing in the 1930s and 1940s, when Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys would broadcast a near-daily show and perform live weekly.[4][5] It is also notable as one of only seven venues played by the Sex Pistols in 1978 during their only North American tour. The band appeared 11 January 1978. After the show, a frustrated Sid Vicious punched a hole in the drywall of the green room. The wall section with the hole has since been removed and is preserved and on display at Cain’s.[6]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://data.pollstar.com/chart/2021/09/Top100Clubs_980.pdf
- ^ "Wills, James Robert | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Logsdon, Guy (1982). "Western Swing". Festival of American Folklife 1982. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/movies/the-sex-pistols-played-cains-ballroom-42-years-ago-see-pictures-of-that-jan-11/collection_11cf1d08-3098-5f12-801c-0ca554389eda.html
External links
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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- Buildings and structures in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Music venues in Oklahoma
- National Register of Historic Places in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Tourist attractions in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Culture of Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Economy of Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Western swing