The building, located on York Street down the street from Ashley's Ice Cream and across an alley from Mory's Temple Bar, was the original location of the Yale Co-op. During the 1960s, it was a popular restaurant called Hungry Charlie's and then the location of Caleb's Tavern. In 1974, Michael Spoerndle, formerly a student at the Culinary Institute of America, rented the building for a French and Italian restaurant, which opened in March 1975. He named it Toad's Place, after a childhood joke. He said, "When my parents were going out to dinner, they would tell me they were going to such-and-such, and I thought it would be funny if they said, 'We're going to Toad's Place.' Plus, people who didn't go out and stayed at home, we'd call them 'toads.' It was the equivalent of a couch potato."[1] In 1976, Spoerndle turned the restaurant into a live music venue,[2] working with a local musician named Peter Menta to bring in bands. Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and Koko Taylor were some of the first performers.[1] In 1976, Brian Phelps joined as manager and eventually co-owner. Phelps took control in 1995, after Spoerndle's numerous problems with alcohol and drug addiction.[2] Spoerndle died on May 6, 2011.[3][4]
In 1983, a second location opened in Waterbury, Connecticut, although it lasted only three years. In 2007, a franchise location in Richmond, Virginia opened with a concert by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. It included a restaurant and club for up to 1,500 visitors.[5] The principal owner was Charles Joyner, a local physician who was a disc jockey at Toad's Place while he was a Yale undergraduate in the 1980s. On 9 March 2009, Toad's Place Richmond was closed.[6] All scheduled shows were canceled and/or moved to The National, another venue in Richmond. A third location was planned for Trenton, New Jersey.[7]
Jeff Lorber, a jazz keyboardist, included an instrumental piece called Toad's Place on his album Water Sign.[7] Through mutual friends, singer Rob Zombie met future wife, actress Sheri Moon, at Toad's in 1989. They married on Halloween of 2002.
Notable concerts
A long wall inside the venue the names of the many famous artists to have played there
According to the "I Can Remember When" documentary taken from the When Dream and Day Reunite bootleg, Dream Theater played there during the When Dream and Day Unite tour.[9]
The April 24 concert was the second one on the A Night to Remember tour. Earlier that evening, Brian Phelps (owner of Toad's Place) took Cyndi Lauper to dinner at Mory's Temple Bar, where the Whiffenpoofs serenaded her with an a capella performance of her song Time After Time. She invited them to join her onstage the next day.[10]
The Rolling Stones played a surprise hour-long concert for 700 people at Toad's Place. They had been rehearsing for the Steel Wheels tour for six weeks at the Wykeham Rise School, a girls' school in Washington, Connecticut that had closed earlier that year, and performed the concert as "a thank-you to Connecticut for the hospitality."[11]
Bob Dylan started a tour with a Toad's Place performance including four sets that lasted over five hours, his longest show to date. It was his first club performance in 25 years.[1]
The concert was called "Mr. Crowes Garden" and was one of five tour dates at small Northeastern clubs. The concerts were intended as a warm-up for their 2005 tour, after not having toured for almost four years.[12]
Incidents with under-age drinking
In September 2002, Toad's Place was fined $25,000 and closed for a week after underage drinkers were found on the premises. In May 2007, it closed for ninety days, after a November 5, 2005 inspection by the state Liquor Control Commission found 142 underage drinkers were present. The owner paid a fine of $90,000 in addition to the ninety-day closure. It reopened on August 4, 2007 with a concert by Badfish, a Sublimetribute band.[13]
References
^ abcFried, Fran, "Twenty years of rock 'n' roll: Toad's Place hits milestone", New Haven Register, January 1, 1995, page A1
^ abBall, Molly, "After swerving off-course, a grab for the wheel", Yale Herald, September 29, 2000
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restaurant called Hungry Charlie s and then the location of Caleb s Tavern In 1974 Michael Spoerndle formerly a student at the Culinary Institute of America rented the building for a French and Italian restaurant which opened in March 1975 He named it Toad s Place after a childhood joke He said When my parents were going out to dinner they would tell me they were going to such and such and I thought it would be funny if they said We re going to Toad s Place Plus people who didn t go out and stayed at home we d call them toads It was the equivalent of a couch potato 1 In 1976 Spoerndle turned the restaurant into a live music venue 2 working with a local musician named Peter Menta to bring in bands Willie Dixon Muddy Waters John Lee Hooker and Koko Taylor were some of the first performers 1 In 1976 Brian Phelps joined as manager and eventually co owner Phelps took control in 1995 after Spoerndle s numerous problems with alcohol and drug addiction 2 Spoerndle died on May 6 2011 3 4 In 1983 a second location opened in Waterbury Connecticut although it lasted only three years In 2007 a franchise location in Richmond Virginia opened with a concert by the Squirrel Nut Zippers It included a restaurant and club for up to 1 500 visitors 5 The principal owner was Charles Joyner a local physician who was a disc jockey at Toad s Place while he was a Yale undergraduate in the 1980s On 9 March 2009 Toad s Place Richmond was closed 6 All scheduled shows were canceled and or moved to The National another venue in Richmond A third location was planned for Trenton New Jersey 7 Jeff Lorber a jazz keyboardist included an instrumental piece called Toad s Place on his album Water Sign 7 Through mutual friends singer Rob Zombie met future wife actress Sheri Moon at Toad s in 1989 They married on Halloween of 2002 Notable concerts Edit A long wall inside the venue the names of the many famous artists to have played there Date Band NotesJuly 10 1980 Billy Joel Billy Joel recorded the song Los Angelenos from his album Songs in the Attic at Toad s Place December 14 1980 U2 U2 played during the second leg of the Boy tour This was only their eighth tour date in North America May 27 1981 U2 U2 played during the fourth leg of the Boy tour This was their first public performance of the song Fire 8 November 15 1981 U2 U2 played during the second leg of the October tour April 2 1984 Allan Holdsworth Allan played tracks from the upcoming album Metal FatigueFebruary 13 1989 Dream Theater According to the I Can Remember When documentary taken from the When Dream and Day Reunite bootleg Dream Theater played there during the When Dream and Day Unite tour 9 April 24 5 1989 Cyndi Lauper The April 24 concert was the second one on the A Night to Remember tour Earlier that evening Brian Phelps owner of Toad s Place took Cyndi Lauper to dinner at Mory s Temple Bar where the Whiffenpoofs serenaded her with an a capella performance of her song Time After Time She invited them to join her onstage the next day 10 August 12 1989 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones played a surprise hour long concert for 700 people at Toad s Place They had been rehearsing for the Steel Wheels tour for six weeks at the Wykeham Rise School a girls school in Washington Connecticut that had closed earlier that year and performed the concert as a thank you to Connecticut for the hospitality 11 January 12 1990 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan started a tour with a Toad s Place performance including four sets that lasted over five hours his longest show to date It was his first club performance in 25 years 1 January 24 2002 Slayer Original drummer Dave Lombardo performs with the group for the first time since 1992 March 17 2005 The Black Crowes The concert was called Mr Crowes Garden and was one of five tour dates at small Northeastern clubs The concerts were intended as a warm up for their 2005 tour after not having toured for almost four years 12 Incidents with under age drinking EditIn September 2002 Toad s Place was fined 25 000 and closed for a week after underage drinkers were found on the premises In May 2007 it closed for ninety days after a November 5 2005 inspection by the state Liquor Control Commission found 142 underage drinkers were present The owner paid a fine of 90 000 in addition to the ninety day closure It reopened on August 4 2007 with a concert by Badfish a Sublime tribute band 13 References Edit a b c Fried Fran Twenty years of rock n roll Toad s Place hits milestone New Haven Register January 1 1995 page A1 a b Ball Molly After swerving off course a grab for the wheel Yale Herald September 29 2000 http www wtnh com dpp news new haven cty toad 27s place founder dies McCready Brian 8 May 2011 Toad s Place founder dies brought legends to New Haven New Haven Register Retrieved 8 May 2011 Neman Daniel Toad s Place opens on a smooth note Richmond Times Dispatch June 22 2007 page B3 Peters Mitchell Toad s Place In Richmond To Close Billboard Biz March 10 2009 a b Verel Patrick For a Hopping Club The Beat Goes Onward New York Times November 19 2006 de la Parra Pimm Jal U2 Live A Concert Documentary Omnibus Press 2003 page 23 Dream Theater I Can Remember when documentary YouTube Benninghoff Eric 16 February 2018 The Toad Keeps Hopping after 43 Years The Yale Daily News Retrieved 9 June 2019 Rolling Stones Surprise For Fans in New Haven New York Times August 14 1989 Rothman Robin A Black Crowes Heat Up Rolling Stone March 21 2005 Sirois Kevin Toad Hops Anew 90 days later and 90K lighter an entertainment franchise is born Business New Haven August 20 2007External links EditToad s Place New Haven Coordinates 41 18 41 N 72 55 46 W 41 311488 N 72 929511 W 41 311488 72 929511 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toad 27s Place amp oldid 1123145513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
