Neil Young and the Santa Monica Flyers (billed as Crazy Horse, a related ensemble) played the Roxy for the first three days it was open.[4] Only three months later, the Genesis lineup with Peter Gabriel played several consecutive days at the Roxy, a run that some band members and many fans consider to be amongst their finest performances (due in part, to the intimate atmosphere and good acoustics of the venue).
The small On the Rox bar above the club has hosted a wide variety of debauchery in its history.[citation needed] The bar was a regular hangout for John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper and Keith Moon during Lennon's "lost weekend" in 1973-74 and hosted parties arranged by Heidi Fleiss in the 1980s.
In January 2014, Goldenvoice became the exclusive promoter for The Roxy & ushered in a new era by bringing in big-name acts such as U2 & Foo Fighters.
Nine songs from Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band'sLive/1975-85 album were recorded at the Roxy from shows on October 18-19, 1975 and July 7, 1978. The 1978 show was also broadcast on local radio station KMET and released as a live album in July 2018.[6] One of the nights done in 1975 was released in December 2018.
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention recorded most of their Roxy and Elsewhere (1974) album during December 1973. Since 1974, various albums have included material from those shows. In 2015, a live concert video was released showing those performances. The entire series of performances (all four public shows from December 9–10, 1973) was released as a 7-CD box set in February 2018.[7]
Van Morrison recorded a radio show in November 1978 that was released as a promo LPLive at the Roxy.
Warren Zevon's live album, Stand in the Fire, was recorded during five shows he played at The Roxy in April 1980. He also recorded another album, Live at The Roxy, in April 1978, and this was released in 2020.
Jazz group The Crusaders recorded the live album Scratch at the Roxy in 1974.
The Ramones played their first California concert at the Roxy on August 11, 1976. The concert scenes for their 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School were filmed at the Roxy in December 1978.
George Benson's Platinum live album Weekend in L.A. (1978) was culled from a three-night engagement at The Roxy from September 30 – October 2, 1977.
John Mayall's November 24 1976 concert at the Roxy was released in 1977 as "Lots of People".
The live album Welcome to the Club by the Ian Hunter Band, featuring Mick Ronson, was recorded at the Roxy during seven shows over a week in November 1979 and released the following year.
English prog rock band Genesis played six shows in three days on December 17-19, 1973 as part of their Selling England by the Pound tour. They also played here on May 25, 1980 as part of their Duke tour.
Musician Stevie Wonder played a concert at the Roxy featuring the first ever live performances of his hits Lately and Master Blaster (Jammin').
Tom Browne presents his Album "Love Approach" with the hit "Funkin for Jamaica" feat. Tony Smith, in August 1980
Chaka Khan presents "What cha gonna do for me" with Steve Ferrone and Brecker Bros. on June 7, 1981
Billy & The Beaters' 1981 debut album (including singles "I Can Take Care of Myself" and "At This Moment") was recorded live at the Roxy January 15–17, 1981.
In 1984, Ratt recorded the video for their hit single "Back for More" from the album Out of the Cellar at The Roxy.
Jane's Addiction recorded the basic tracks for their 1987 self-titled debut album, at The Roxy in January, 1987. While the album was finished in studio, the band hoped tracking the basics live would better help capture the energy and essence of the band.
The Too Hot For Snakes album by Carla Olson and Mick Taylor was recorded on March 4, 1990.
Agent Orange's live album Real Live Sound was recorded here on July 21, 1990.[8]
System of a Down made their first performance here on May 28, 1995, due to their manager and bassist Shavo Odadjian persisting.
Fuse TV taped the live performance of Red Hot Chili Peppers for Fuse Presents: Red Hot Chili Peppers Live from the Roxy on August 22, 2011.
Korn shot the performance part of the video for their song "Narcissistic Cannibal" at the Roxy on September 27, 2011.
Escape the Fate released a DVD, Escape the Fate: Live from the Roxy from their free show there on January 6, 2013. It was included in their Deluxe version of the album Ungrateful.
7horse held their record release party for their latest album “The Last Resort” on November 4,2022. Guests included Nick Maybury and Cherie Currie, as well as burlesque dancers, magician and other assorted characters.
^ ab"Attractions Set at Roxy Theater". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1973. The Roxy Theater, which opened Thursday night with Neil Young, has confirmed eight additional attractions...
^Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Very First L.A. AIDS Benefit--Women Behind Bars, 1983, Jean Simmons, Mamie Van Doren". YouTube.
^"Today: Bruce Springsteen played Roxy LA in 1978". 7 July 2013.
^"Frank Zappa's Roxy Performances box set planned". teamrock.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^"Agent Orange (7) - Real Live Sound". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
External linksEdit
The Roxy official website
Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) discography at Discogs
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For other people and places named Roxy see Roxy disambiguation For other theatres see Roxy Theatre disambiguation 34 05 27 N 118 23 17 W 34 090781 N 118 387993 W 34 090781 118 387993 The Roxy TheatreThe RoxyThe Roxy Theatre on the Sunset StripAddress9009 W Sunset BlvdLocationWest Hollywood California 90069Coordinates34 05 27 N 118 23 17 W 34 090765 N 118 388029 W 34 090765 118 388029OwnerLou Adler and Nic AdlerTypeNightclubGenre s RockCapacity500OpenedSeptember 20 1973 1 2 Websitetheroxy comSteve Morse live with the Dixie Dregs at the Roxy August 1999The Roxy Theatre often just the Roxy is a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood California owned by Lou Adler and his son Nic 3 Contents 1 History 2 Recordings and notable performances 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Roxy was opened on September 20 1973 1 2 by Elmer Valentine and Lou Adler along with original partners David Geffen Elliot Roberts and Peter Asher They took over the building previously occupied by a strip club owned by Chuck Landis called the Largo Adler was also responsible for bringing the stage play The Rocky Horror Show to the United States and it opened its first American run at The Roxy Theatre in 1974 before it was made into the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show the next year Neil Young and the Santa Monica Flyers billed as Crazy Horse a related ensemble played the Roxy for the first three days it was open 4 Only three months later the Genesis lineup with Peter Gabriel played several consecutive days at the Roxy a run that some band members and many fans consider to be amongst their finest performances due in part to the intimate atmosphere and good acoustics of the venue Paul Reubens then a struggling comedian introduced his Pee wee Herman character in a raunchy revue here in 1981 that included such aspiring comics as Phil Hartman and Elayne Boosler Tom Eyen s hit comedy Women Behind Bars enjoyed a long extended run with such stars as Lu Leonard Adrienne Barbeau Sally Kellerman and Linda Blair and was the site of the very first AIDS benefit ever held in Los Angeles on July 27 1983 5 The small On the Rox bar above the club has hosted a wide variety of debauchery in its history citation needed The bar was a regular hangout for John Lennon Harry Nilsson Alice Cooper and Keith Moon during Lennon s lost weekend in 1973 74 and hosted parties arranged by Heidi Fleiss in the 1980s In January 2014 Goldenvoice became the exclusive promoter for The Roxy amp ushered in a new era by bringing in big name acts such as U2 amp Foo Fighters Recordings and notable performances EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roxy Theatre West Hollywood news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Neil Young recorded the live album Roxy Tonight s The Night Live on September 20 22 1973 The album was released in April 2018 Nine songs from Bruce Springsteen amp the E Street Band s Live 1975 85 album were recorded at the Roxy from shows on October 18 19 1975 and July 7 1978 The 1978 show was also broadcast on local radio station KMET and released as a live album in July 2018 6 One of the nights done in 1975 was released in December 2018 Frank Zappa amp The Mothers of Invention recorded most of their Roxy and Elsewhere 1974 album during December 1973 Since 1974 various albums have included material from those shows In 2015 a live concert video was released showing those performances The entire series of performances all four public shows from December 9 10 1973 was released as a 7 CD box set in February 2018 7 Richard Pryor recorded Bicentennial Nigger in July 1976 Bob Marley amp The Wailers recorded Live at the Roxy released in 2008 on May 26 1976 Bob Marley amp The Wailers played here on November 27 1979 as part of their Survival Tour Van Morrison recorded a radio show in November 1978 that was released as a promo LP Live at the Roxy Warren Zevon s live album Stand in the Fire was recorded during five shows he played at The Roxy in April 1980 He also recorded another album Live at The Roxy in April 1978 and this was released in 2020 The Tragically Hip recorded Live at the Roxy in 1991 Jazz group The Crusaders recorded the live album Scratch at the Roxy in 1974 The Ramones played their first California concert at the Roxy on August 11 1976 The concert scenes for their 1979 movie Rock n Roll High School were filmed at the Roxy in December 1978 George Benson s Platinum live album Weekend in L A 1978 was culled from a three night engagement at The Roxy from September 30 October 2 1977 John Mayall s November 24 1976 concert at the Roxy was released in 1977 as Lots of People The live album Welcome to the Club by the Ian Hunter Band featuring Mick Ronson was recorded at the Roxy during seven shows over a week in November 1979 and released the following year English prog rock band Gentle Giant played their last gig here on June 16 1980 The soundboard recording was later released as the live album The Last Steps English prog rock band Genesis played six shows in three days on December 17 19 1973 as part of their Selling England by the Pound tour They also played here on May 25 1980 as part of their Duke tour Musician Stevie Wonder played a concert at the Roxy featuring the first ever live performances of his hits Lately and Master Blaster Jammin Tom Browne presents his Album Love Approach with the hit Funkin for Jamaica feat Tony Smith in August 1980 Crusaders present their new LP with Street Life feat Randy Crawford in August 1980 Chaka Khan presents What cha gonna do for me with Steve Ferrone and Brecker Bros on June 7 1981 Billy amp The Beaters 1981 debut album including singles I Can Take Care of Myself and At This Moment was recorded live at the Roxy January 15 17 1981 In 1984 Ratt recorded the video for their hit single Back for More from the album Out of the Cellar at The Roxy Guns N Roses recorded Live at the Roxy in 1986 Jane s Addiction recorded the basic tracks for their 1987 self titled debut album at The Roxy in January 1987 While the album was finished in studio the band hoped tracking the basics live would better help capture the energy and essence of the band The Too Hot For Snakes album by Carla Olson and Mick Taylor was recorded on March 4 1990 Agent Orange s live album Real Live Sound was recorded here on July 21 1990 8 System of a Down made their first performance here on May 28 1995 due to their manager and bassist Shavo Odadjian persisting NOFX s live album I Heard They Suck Live was recorded at the Roxy on January 8 9 1995 Michel Polnareff s live album Live at the Roxy was recorded in 1995 and released in 1996 Social Distortion released a live album entitled Live at the Roxy on June 30 1998 that was recorded on April 7 9 1998 Gustavo Cerati as part of the album presentation tour Bocanada on December 2000 The CD DVD album Collision Course by Linkin Park and Jay Z comes with a DVD that contains behind the scene footage and the second take of all the Collision Course s songs at the Roxy Theatre on July 18 2004 Adele performed at the theatre during her debut concert tour called An Evening with Adele on 21 May 2008 Sum 41 shot the video for their song Screaming Bloody Murder at the Roxy on April 3 2011 Fuse TV taped the live performance of Red Hot Chili Peppers for Fuse Presents Red Hot Chili Peppers Live from the Roxy on August 22 2011 Korn shot the performance part of the video for their song Narcissistic Cannibal at the Roxy on September 27 2011 Escape the Fate released a DVD Escape the Fate Live from the Roxy from their free show there on January 6 2013 It was included in their Deluxe version of the album Ungrateful 7horse held their record release party for their latest album The Last Resort on November 4 2022 Guests included Nick Maybury and Cherie Currie as well as burlesque dancers magician and other assorted characters See also Edit nbsp Los Angeles portalRainbow Bar and Grill Whisky a Go Go Sunset Strip Troubadour The Viper RoomReferences Edit a b Attractions Set at Roxy Theater Los Angeles Times September 21 1973 The Roxy Theater which opened Thursday night with Neil Young has confirmed eight additional attractions a b Robert Hilburn September 22 1973 Roxy Pop Rock Takes a Step Uptown Los Angeles Times Romano Tricia December 4 2009 Reviving the Roxy Can the Strip Follow New York Times Retrieved October 3 2011 Neil Young Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Very First L A AIDS Benefit Women Behind Bars 1983 Jean Simmons Mamie Van Doren YouTube Today Bruce Springsteen played Roxy LA in 1978 7 July 2013 Frank Zappa s Roxy Performances box set planned teamrock com 17 January 2018 Retrieved 18 January 2018 Agent Orange 7 Real Live Sound Discogs Retrieved 2018 01 28 External links 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