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The New Daisy Theatre
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| Exterior view of the venue (c.2017) | |
| Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap | |
| Address | 330 Beale St |
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| Location | Downtown Memphis |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Live Nation |
| Capacity | 1,083 |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 1982-83, 2015 |
| Closed | 1979-83 |
| Reopened | 1983 |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
| New Daisy Theatre | |
| U.S. Historic district | |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
| Part of | Beale Street Historic District(ID66000731) |
The New Daisy Theatre is a music venue located on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It plays host to both local and national acts as well as being available for rental events.
The theater opened in 1942, and was renovated in 2019. It has featured artists such as
Bob Dylan used the venue to record a video of a song from his Grammy-winning CD Time Out of Mind.
History
In 1942, Paul and Sam Zerilla and their business partner Joe Maceri the owners of the original Daisy Theatre opened the New Daisy Theatre at 330 Beale Street. The Zerillas and Maceri wanted to add a bigger performance space for popular acts.
In the first few decades of its opening, the New Daisy Theatre was primarily a movie theatre and sometimes hosted live acts.
It had fallen into disrepair by the 1970s, and while several building around it were torn down both the Old Daisy and New Daisy remained.[1]
In the early 1980s, boxing promoter Mike Glenn began leasing the New Daisy and hosting boxing matches. While boxing helped the theatre financially at the beginning, eventually Glenn began to rent out the building for concerts which drew in more money than the boxing, although the boxing continued. [1]
In 2014 Steve Adelman and J.W. Gibson purchased the New Daisy Theatre, and in 2015 they invested $500,000 to renovate it. The renovation added a new floor, VIP areas, new bars, as well as new sound and lighting systems.[2]
In 2019, owner of the New Daisy Theatre , Steven Adelman, was charged with writing close to $20,000 in fraudulent checks to a promoter for the theatre. The charges were later dropped.[3]
Notable Performers
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1989
Alanis Morissette - 1995
Prince - 1997
Bob Dylan - 1999
They Might Be Giants - 2002
Justin Timberlake - 2003
Dierks Bentley - 2005
Zac Brown Band - 2009
Childish Gambino - 2011
All Time Low - 2011
Machine Gun Kelly - 2016
J. Cole - 2017
Ty Dolla $ign - 2018
References[edit]
- ^ [1]. New York Times.
- ^ [2]. Memphistypehistory
- ^ [3]. https://wreg.com/news/owner-of-abruptly-closed-new-daisy-theatre-arrested-on-theft-charge/
- ^ [4]. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news%2F15873A5E990D1600
External links[edit]
- Cinematreasures.com
- Beale Street In Memphis, January 1, 1944
- ^ a b shoes, Brenda WilkersonBlogger at Don't Stop BelievingMidtowner Reader Writer Christian True blue Tiger fan Lover of; Ocean, The; adventure; tea, McAlister's sweet (2016-04-29). "Tales of The New Daisy Theatre". Memphis Type History. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "User account | NewsBank". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Charges dropped against New Daisy Theatre owner". WREG.com. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2021-02-25.