Metro Chicago
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41°56′59″N 87°39′32″W / 41.94972°N 87.65889°W
Former names | Stages Music Hall (1979–82) Cabaret Metro (1982–92) |
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Address | 3730 N Clark St Chicago, Illinois 60613-3810 |
Location | Wrigleyville |
Owner | Joe Shanahan |
Capacity | 1,100 400 (Smart Bar) |
Construction | |
Built | 1927 |
Opened | 1979 |
Website | |
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Metro (formerly the Stages Music Hall and Cabaret Metro The Metro was first opened in 1982. The capacity is 1,100, divided between the main floor and the balcony. The building housing Metro also houses Smart Bar underneath the main venue.
History
In the late 1970s, Joe Shanahan, having experienced the art, music and dance culture in New York City, created a club to host creative acts in Chicago.[3] Shanahan was directed to the Northside Auditorium Building. The building was originally built in 1927 as a Swedish Community Center.[4] When Shanahan came across it, it was home to a jazz/folk club, Stages.
Shanahan opened "Smart Bar" in July 1982 as a
At first, the Metro primarily hosted local bands, like
Metro booked many early industrial bands, including Cabaret Voltaire, KMFDM, and Einstürzende Neubauten.
During this time, Metro began a long-standing relationship with Chicago's Jam Productions.
In the 1990s the club booked
Other artists and bands that performed at the venue included
On July 22, 2007, Metro celebrated its 25th anniversary, with a free public concert at
On October 11, 2007, Metro's owner Joe Shanahan was awarded a Recording Academy Honors from the Chicago Chapter of the
References
- ^ Popson, Tom (July 24, 1987). "JOE SHANAHAN'S METRO GOLDEN MEMORIES". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (May 18, 2003). "Long live rock". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Jim DeRogatis Website.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Krakow, Steve (December 22, 2022). "Forty years in review". Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Shanahan, Metro/Smart Bar and Double Door | Chicago Artists Resource". Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Bob Dylan Setlist at Metro, Chicago". setlist.fm. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights). August 19, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608233253/http://www.dailyherald.com/story.asp?id=332976. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.)
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- ^ "WKP News". Chicago Sun-Times. October 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.