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A Historic Live Entertainment Venue and Special Event Facility

Avalon Hollywood is not just a historic landmark; it’s a premier destination for live entertainment and special events. Every week, we host a variety of live music shows that draw in crowds from all over the world. From cutting-edge electronic music to live bands, our venue offers something for everyone. With two distinct areas, Avalon and Bardot, we provide versatile spaces that can be tailored to suit any event, whether you’re planning an intimate gathering or a large-scale production. Our state-of-the-art facilities and experienced team ensure that every event at Avalon Hollywood is unforgettable.

In addition to our regular entertainment lineup, Avalon Hollywood is also available for private event rentals. The Avalon main room offers a grand, spacious environment perfect for larger events, while Bardot provides an intimate, chic setting ideal for smaller gatherings. Whether you’re hosting a corporate event, wedding, or private party, our venue is designed to accommodate your needs. With customizable options and full-service event planning, Avalon Hollywood is the perfect choice for your next special event.

Discover Our Weekly Live Music Shows

Looking for “live music near me?” Avalon Hollywood is your go-to destination for unforgettable live music experiences. Every week, we feature an exciting lineup of artists and DJs who bring the best in live music to Hollywood. Whether you’re searching for live music tonight, tomorrow, or this weekend, Avalon has something for you. Our venue is renowned for hosting top talent, making it one of the top music venues near you for live entertainment.

Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of our live music venue, where you can immerse yourself in the sounds of your favorite genres while sipping on craft cocktails at our bars. With a reputation as one of the best bars with live music in Hollywood, Avalon promises an experience that combines great music with a lively social scene. Check out our event calendar to see what’s happening this week and make plans to join us for an unforgettable night.

Versatile Event Space Perfect for Private Events

Avalon Hollywood is more than just a live music venue—it’s a versatile event space that’s perfect for hosting private events of all kinds. Whether you’re planning a corporate event, a product launch, a wedding, or a private party, our venue offers the flexibility and amenities to make your event a success. With two distinct spaces—Avalon and Bardot—we can accommodate events of varying sizes and styles.

The grandeur of Avalon, with its state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, makes it ideal for large-scale productions and events, while Bardot’s intimate, upscale atmosphere is perfect for smaller, more personal gatherings. Our experienced event team is dedicated to helping you bring your vision to life, offering customizable packages and full event planning services to ensure every detail is just right. When you choose Avalon Hollywood for your event, you’re choosing a space that combines historic charm with modern sophistication.

Hollywood, CA

AVALON Hollywood
1735 Vine St,
Los Angeles, CA 90028

RENOVATED AND RETROFITTED

Ideally located in the heart of Hollywood

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Hollywood's Premier Nightlife Destination with Festival Level Production.

AVALON is a historic live entertainment venue and special event facility located at the world-famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine. Built in 1927, this iconic venue has been a show business epicenter for nearly a century. From The Beatles' first West Coast performance in 1964 to ABC’s hit television variety show The Hollywood Palace and Sasha’s first West Coast DJ residency, AVALON has played host to countless legendary moments in entertainment history. Thoughtfully restored and meticulously maintained over the years, AVALON now features state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and visuals, blending its rich history with cutting-edge technology.

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BARDOT

Bardot at Avalon Hollywood is a club and lounge located on top of Avalon Hollywood. The venue has a Deco style with modern touches and an old Hollywood atmosphere. It has three spaces for playing music: a bar and lounge, an open-air courtyard, and a tent room with chandeliers and ceiling fabrics. Bardot has entertainment most days of the week and attracts a musically educated crowd.

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Historic or Notable Performances

Jackson 5
The Beatles
Rolling Stones

The Ramones
Richard Nixon (Checkers Speech)
Janet Jackson (Speech)

HISTORY

Past Performers

Jackson 5
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
The Ramones
Richard Nixon (Checkers Speech)
Janet Jackson (Speech)

Community Events

POW Events
Bid Events
Chamber of Commerce
REM

1920 - 1950

1735 Vine St. opened its doors for the very first time on January 24, 1927, known then as The Hollywood Playhouse. The venue featured traveling shows, bringing in some of the biggest stars from Broadway to perform at the newly-opened theater. After a successful run of shows in the 1920s, the building was renamed to The WPA Federal Theatre and was used for government-sponsored programs throughout the Great Depression. Following this, the building was renamed once again to The El Capitan Theatre in the 1940s and used by CBS to broadcast their network radio shows, as well as hosting a burlesque variety show called Ken Murray’s Blackouts.

1950 - 1960

In the 1950s, The El Capitan Theatre was converted from a live playhouse into a television studio. Over the course of the decade, the theatre brought icons like Bob Hope, Judy Garland, and Bing Crosby to the stage, as well as playing home to television programs The Colgate Comedy Hour and This Is Your Life. On September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon delivered his famous “Checkers Speech”. The theatre was briefly renamed to The Jerry Lewis Theatre while Jerry hosted his weekly Saturday night television program there.

1960 - 1970

Proceeding the termination of Jerry Lewis’ weekly program, the historic building at 1735 was renamed once again to The Hollywood Palace. ABC created a new variety show at the theatre and featured notable guest hosts like Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, and Joan Crawford. Many notable musical acts got their start on the show, including The Rolling Stones and The Jackson 5. The show, titled The Hollywood Palace Variety Show, was very successful and ran for 7 years, ending in 1970.

1970 - 1980

Throughout most of the 1970s, ABC chose to lease the building out to various entities to use as a television studio. In 1978, private business man Dennis Lidtke bought the building from ABC. Lidtke extensively restored the building into a concert venue and nightclub, shortening the name to The Palace. Audience seats were removed from the theatre and balcony seating was made accessible for the five-night-a-week mega dance club featuring the largest light and sound system in Los Angeles.

1980 - 1990

The Palace continued to gain notoriety throughout the 1970s and 1980s as the hottest nightclub in California, and was considered the West Coast version of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub. While the likes of Prince, Madonna, and the Rolling Stones were often seen celebrating at the club, it also became known as the epicenter of British Invasion, with first time US performances from Eurythmics, Culture Club, The Clash, Duran Duran, Erasure, Fine Young Cannibals, Madness and ABC.

1990 - 2000

During the 1990s, The Palace continued to be at the forefront of the evolving American rock scene. Notable artists like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, and The Beastie Boys performed at the venue, cementing it as a premier musical destination. During this time, The Palace also began to host a DJ night featuring the legendary Frankie Knuckles and Goldie.

2000 - Present

In 2002, after thorough restorations and upgrades of The Palace by its current owner John Lyons, this historic venue was relaunched as AVALON Hollywood and the adjacent Spider Club. With its performance stage intact and buttressed by new sound and light systems, AVALON rapidly became the must attend live entertainment venue in Los Angeles, hosting concerts, performances and events several times a week. AVALON also became a magnet for the burgeoning dance music scene on the West Coast with performances by a who’s who of world renown music icons.

In 2008, BARDOT was launched and instantly became the defacto spot for major artists wanting to play in an intimate room. House favorite Bruno Mars set the tone for the room that still resonates today. The BARDOT Sessions series followed by School Night have featured a plethora of major acts that have regularly delighted unsuspecting fans with their pop-up shows.

2016 saw AVALON undergo a major facelift restoring the venue to its original splendor as well as upgrading to state-of-the-art sound, lighting and visuals.

In 2024, Avalon has joined forces with Insomniac as a promotional partner, bringing experience, creativity, and artistry that Insomniac is known for to our Hollywood dancefloor.

Today AVALON continues to evolve as the city’s most venerable institution with many memorable moments yet to come.

VENUE SPECS

Live Audio Specs

DJ EQUIPMENT

CONSOLES

Midas M32
This 32 input 16 output console comes with the venue as standard equipment. There is a wireless router for complete remote control (with appropriate app) via phone or tablet. Our standard set up, using this console, can independently control all house speaker zones including the concert and club systems plus up to 6 monitor mixes. This console can be used at Front of House or on stage and is normally set stage right.
Avid Venue SC48
This console is available for Live Music when separate FOH and MON consoles are needed.

FOH

EAW flown line array – KF760 (2 per side) KF 761 (4 per side)
2 x EAW AVALON series Sub.one-JL
8 x Martin Audio blackline dual 18”
Delayed balcony fill’s – 2 x flown EAW DC1
Front fill’s – 4 x IMP092 – powered, mini line array

MONITORS

Both house consoles have 16 outputs for IEM’s or floor wedges
4 x Martin LE 700 bi-amped wedges
1 x Martin LE12j (cue wedge)

WHIRLWIND SNAKE

48 ch. send
8 ch. return
2 way split

MICS & DI’s

Complete package of mics, stands, direct boxes and cables including two Shure wireless hand held vocal mics (SM58).

RISERS

Large inventory of Steeldeck in various sizes
1′, 18″, 2′, 3′ & 4′ size legs (riser height)

POWER

6 x 30 amp audio only circuits on stage (Edison)
400 amp 3 phase disconnect (Cam-Lok) off stage left

PRODUCTION MANAGER don@avalonhollywood.com

Lighting Specs

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Lighting desks available are GrandMA2 on PC (with Command and Fader Wing) and ShowCAD Artist.
DMX Network using Pathport Nodes allowing Artnet/Pathport/sACN Compatibility.
Control Booth is located at the rear of the Balcony, Visiting LD’s may bring their own desk.
Additional Lighting network connectivity available at the front of the balcony, FOH and at the stage.
Additional DMX outputs available behind control booth, stage and in Fly Gallery.
2 Follow Spots are available – please notify in advance if they are required (additional cost).
Accommodations can be made for extra lighting equipment.
Visiting companies are responsible for any damage that may occur during usage.
Please see current Lighting Plot for fixture inventory.
Fixture type and quantity are subject to change.

Video Specs

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MAIN ROOM

The main room has 4 fixed screens on both the left and right walls (1-4 & 10-13), each side being part of a mapped output as shown in the pixel map.

There are 5 fixed screens over the Stage, the main screen (7) and two pairs of wings (5,9 & 6,8) that can be independently flown in/out. The wings are included in their corresponding sides video output along with the wall screens as shown in the pixel map. The main screen resolution 4k (3840*2160) usable.

There is one portable screen (14) that is used within the dynamic stage package and is mapped on the left side input. Configuration of this screen is subject to change.

Please refer to the LED pixel map for exact screen locations, detailed resolutions and mapping for content creation. Screen size can be determined by multiplying the pixel count by the pitch (mm)

All the video in the main room is mapped onto 3 separate outputs, The main Led screen (7) is fed by an independent 4K output from our servers. The remaining screens are fed via two 1080p (1920×1080) Outputs from our servers, split for the left and right sides from the main screen. Screens 1-6 & 14 are fed from the left side, Screens 8-13 are fed from the right side.

HDMI or DVI can be accepted directly to the three detailed Outputs at the mentioned resolutions, please refer to the pixel map for screen positions within those outputs. Alternate control of all the screens is possible by sending a 4K signal made up of 4 1920*1080 feeds. The Main screen would be upscaled by the in-house processor.

House Video control consists of 2 Video servers (Primary/Backup) running Resolume 7. The room is mapped over a single 7680*2160 space. A single image/video can be displayed over the entire video space. Also, Multiple Videos/Images can be displayed at any location, at any size/scale. Servers each have 1*12G SDI input and output available for capture and send capabilities. A single 12G SDI Line is available on the stage, FOH and front balcony locations that can be used for send or receive. 4 additional 3G SDI lines are available from the stage to the house video servers. There are 2*12G SDI to HDMI Cross converters available.

The preferred content formats are: DXV3 Codec in a .MOV container. This Resolume proprietary Codec is available at Resolume.com. Other full frame codecs like Apple ProRes and Mjpeg work fine also. For Images, PNG is preferred to preserve Alpha layers but JPEG is also fine.

For Video embedded with audio, the servers connect directly to the in-house sound systems to avoid unnecessary AD/DA conversions.

Any other format can mostly be converted in House if needed but please consider the time required to do so, and that results may vary!

LOBBY and EXTERIOR

The Lobby Screen and Poster Screen located by the Box Office are fed via a separate Resolume Video server located in the Lobby. There are 3 Exterior Poster displays in total, the other two are controlled via embedded Media Players.

These Media Players accept all popular Image formats and MP4 Video.

The Marquee consists of three screens that are controlled via another Resolume Server located in the Control Booth.

SCREEN RESOLUTIONS

Shown as Width * Height (pixels) @ LED dot pitch. DPI is irrelevant.

Please refer to Pixel Map for exact Screen Locations.

MAIN ROOM

OUTPUT 1 (House Left)
House Left Wall
Screen 1 – 320 * 576 @ 6mm
Screen 2 – 320 * 576 @ 6mm
Screen 3 – 320 * 768 @ 6mm
Screen 4 – 320 * 768 @ 6mm

House Left Stage
Screen 5 – 192 * 576 @ 6mm
Screen 6 – 192 * 576 @ 6mm

Additional
Screen 14 – 864 * 96 @ 6mm
(Subject to change/availability)

OUTPUT 2 (Main Center Screen)
Screen 7 – 3840 * 2160 @ 1.875mm

OUTPUT 3 (House Right)
House Right Stage
Screen 8 – 192 * 576 @ 6mm
Screen 9 – 192 * 576 @ 6mm

House Right Wall
Screen 10 – 320 * 768 @ 6mm
Screen 11 – 320 * 768 @ 6mm
Screen 12 – 320 * 576 @ 6mm
Screen 13 – 320 * 576 @ 6mm

LOBBY
Lobby Screen – 2048 * 768 @ 2.5mm

EXTERIOR
Lobby Screen – 2048 * 640 @ 2.5mm

MARQUEE
Left & Right Screens – 160 * 320 @ 6mm
Center Screen – 320 * 320 @ 6mm

AVALON FAQs

Dress Code, Age & ID, and More

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A Historic Live Entertainment Venue and Special Event Facility

Discover Our Weekly Live Music Shows