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Cain's Ballroom

Coordinates: 36°9′38.46″N 95°59′35.31″W / 36.1606833°N 95.9931417°W / 36.1606833; -95.9931417
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Cain's Ballroom
The historic sign of Cain's Ballroom
Map
Address423 North Main Street
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Capacity1,800
Opened 1924 (1924-MM)
Website
cainsballroom.com
Cain's Dancing Academy
Coordinates36°9′38.46″N 95°59′35.31″W / 36.1606833°N 95.9931417°W / 36.1606833; -95.9931417
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.03000874[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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]

Cain's Ballroom at night

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 the 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ https://data.pollstar.com/chart/2021/09/Top100Clubs_980.pdf
  4. ^ "Wills, James Robert | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  5. ^ Logsdon, Guy (1982). "Western Swing". Festival of American Folklife 1982. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  6. ^ 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