The Fillmore
At the boundary of the Western Addition and Pacific Heights neighborhoods, The Fillmore has a place in rock history: bands that have played here include Led Zeppelin, The Doors and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Fillmore still hosts big-name national and international touring artists. The club is now owned by the ticketing company Live Nation.
The Fillmore
1805 Geary
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-6000
livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-tickets
The Warfield
An old vaudeville theater, the Warfield books an eclectic range of artists to perform at its 2,250 seat venue in downtown San Francisco. Past artists have varied from The Clash to The Cantonese Opera from China.
The Warfield
982 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 775-7722
thewarfieldtheatre.com
Boom Boom Room
John Lee Hooker founded this Blues club, located close to The Fillmore. Live Blues, Groove, Boogie and Soul music can be heard here six nights a week.
Boom Boom Room
1601 Fillmore
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 673-8000
boomboomblues.com
Cafe Du Nord
Café Du Nord, a former Prohibition era speakeasy, is a live music club and restaurant located inside the Swedish-American building in the Castro district. The venue was built in 1907 and maintains its Victorian interiors. There is live music from mostly local artists, seven nights a week.
Café Du Nord
2170 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 861-5016
cafedunord.com
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco's oldest nightclub, opened in 1907, is decorated in an elegant fashion, with ornate balconies, marble columns and ceiling frescoes. It is, however, located in a run-down neighborhood--the Tenderloin. Throughout its history. the Great American Music Hall has been a bordello, jazz club and burlesque hall and has hosted acts as varied as fan dancer Sally Rand to Duke Ellington and Van Morrison.
Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 885-0750
musichallsf.com
The Independent
Located on Divisadero Street, in the Western Addition district, The Independent hosts mostly indie and alternative bands. Since its opening in 2004, live acts have included Fleet Foxes, MGMT and Lemonheads.
The Independent
628 Divisadero
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 771-1422
theindependentsf.com
About The Author
Annie Page was first published in the Buenos Aires Herald in 2001. She has been freelance writing since early 2009 and currently lives in Hawaii. Page has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and philosophy and a Master of Arts degree in comparative literature from University College London.
