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Cain's Ballroom

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Cain's Ballroom is a music venue is Tulsa, OK. It was built in 1924 to serve as a garage for one of Tulsa's founders, Tate Brady. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named is Cain's Dance Academy where he charged $0.10 for dance lessons. The academy was the site of the Texas Playboys' first regular radio broadcast where they continued to play regularly. In 1976, Larry Schaeffer purchased the building, refurbished it, and reopened it with the current name, Cain's Ballroom. In 1978, Cain's Ballroom was one of only a few venues to host the Sex Pistols in their only American tour. This show put the Ballroom on the rock and roll map. Cain's was famous for hosting acts before they became internationally famous such as The Police, Pat Benatar, INXS, Huey Lewis and the News, and Van Halen.