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'{{coord|37.778457|-122.417369|display=title}} {{Infobox venue | name = Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | nickname = | fullname = | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = [[File:Grahamauditorium.jpg|250px]] | caption = Exterior of venue viewed from [[San Francisco City Hall|City Hall]] (c.2008) | location = [[Civic Center, San Francisco|Civic Center]] | address = 99 Grove St<br>[[San Francisco]], [[California|CA]] 94102-4720 | coordinates = | broke_ground = December 1913 | built = | opened = March 2, 1915 | renovated = 1962-64, 1989-90, 1994-96, 2005, 2010 | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = City of San Francisco | operator = Another Planet Entertainment | surface = | scoreboard = | cost = $1.7 million<br>{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1700000|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}} | architect = John Galen Howard, Frederick Meyer, John W. Reid, Jr. | project_manager = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | capacity = 8,500 | tenants = [[San Francisco Warriors]] {{small|([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1964&ndash;67)}} | website = | former_names = Exposition Auditorium {{small|(1915)}}<br>San Francisco Civic Auditorium {{small|(1916-92)}} }} 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. ==About the venue== The auditorium was designed by renowned Bay Area architects [[John Galen Howard]], [[Frederick 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]], National AAU boxing trials in 1948, and it was the home of the [[San Francisco Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] from 1964 to 1967.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1965_games.html| title=1964-65 San Francisco Warriors Schedule and Results| work=Basketball Reference| accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1966_games.html| title=1965-66 San Francisco Warriors Schedule and Results| work=Basketball Reference| accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> The [[World Cyber Games 2004]] were held in the auditorium. 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| agency=United Press International| date=13 October 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/| accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> The arena has hosted concerts by many famous artists, spanning many different genres. It is owned by the City of San Francisco and since 2010 has been operated by Another Planet Entertainment, generating about $100,000 in leasing revenue for the city annually.<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]]| accessdate=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> ==Performers== {{div col|3}} *[[A Perfect Circle]] *[[Beastie Boys]] *[[The Black Crowes]] *[[The Chainsmokers]] *[[Chance the Rapper]] *[[David Gray (musician)|David Gray]] *[[Furthur (band)|Furthur]] *[[Gorillaz]] *[[The Grateful Dead]] *[[Jane's Addiction]] *[[Janet Jackson]] *[[Janis Joplin]] #REDIRECT [[Jauz]] *[[Jefferson Airplane]] *[[Jimmy Buffett]] *[[The Killers]] *[[Kings of Leon]] *[[Kylie Minogue]] *[[Lady Gaga]] *[[Lana Del Rey]] *[[Logic (musician)|Logic]] *[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] *[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] *[[Phish]] *[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] *[[Radiohead]] *[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] *[[Slayer]] *[[Soundgarden]] *[[Tool (band)|Tool]] *[[Troye Sivan]] *[[U2]] *[[Widespread Panic]] *[[The Who]] *[[Dead & Company]] {{div end}} ==See also== * [[List of convention centers in the United States]] * [[List of tennis stadiums by capacity]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Bill Graham Civic Auditorium}} {{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sta|et}}}} {{succession box | title=Home of the <br>[[San Francisco Warriors]] (with [[War Memorial Gymnasium]]) | years=1964 &ndash; 1966 | before=[[Cow Palace]] | after =[[Cow Palace]] }} {{succession box | title=[[Davis Cup]]<br> Final Venue | before=[[Mission Hills Country Club|Mission Hills CC]] <br> [[Rancho Mirage, California|Rancho Mirage]] | after=[[Incheba Arena|Malá Sportovní Hala]] <br>[[Prague]] | years=[[1979 Davis Cup|1979]] }} {{s-end}} {{Democratic National Convention venues}} {{San Francisco Attractions}} {{Golden State Warriors}} [[Category:Civic Center, San Francisco]] [[Category:Convention centers in California]] [[Category:Entertainment venues in San Francisco]] [[Category:Music venues in San Francisco]] [[Category:Sports venues in San Francisco]] [[Category:Basketball venues in California]] [[Category:San Francisco Warriors venues]] [[Category:Former National Basketball Association venues]] [[Category:Tennis venues in California]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1915]] [[Category:Event venues established in 1915]] [[Category:1915 establishments in California]] [[Category:John Galen Howard buildings]]'