Comments on: Will The Warfield Become Another Planet? http://barking.roaddog.com/2005/05/03/will-the-warfield-become-another-planet.html Damage done from nearly three decades in the roadie biz Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lee Brenkman http://barking.roaddog.com/2005/05/03/will-the-warfield-become-another-planet.html/comment-page-1#comment-88 Lee Brenkman Tue, 03 May 2005 18:49:09 +0000 http://barking.roaddog.com/?p=121#comment-88 Ironically, at least as I remember it, Concerts West actually held the master lease on the Warfield after it ceased operation as a movie theater. They only produced shows there sporadically and about the time the building needed major structural/earthquake resistant work, they started to look for an out. BGP, with BG himself still alive was interested, but enter a couple of young Indian people with the dream of turning the space into a big, New York style dance club, a la Xenon or whatever. They spent a pile of money removing the seats in the orchestra and levelling the floor. They "redecorated" and if I remember right paid for a fair amount of the seismic work. They had the hottest club in the City, for about six weeks and then tanked. BGP stepped in, all too happy to take over now that the capital expenditure for the "remodel" had already been done on someone else's dime. That's the tale as I know it. I've also heard rumors of yet another set of players interested in the space. It'll be fun to see what develops. Ironically, at least as I remember it, Concerts West actually held the master lease on the Warfield after it ceased operation as a movie theater.

They only produced shows there sporadically and about the time the building needed major structural/earthquake resistant work, they started to look for an out.

BGP, with BG himself still alive was interested, but enter a couple of young Indian people with the dream of turning the space into a big, New York style dance club, a la Xenon or whatever. They spent a pile of money removing the seats in the orchestra and levelling the floor. They “redecorated” and if I remember right paid for a fair amount of the seismic work.

They had the hottest club in the City, for about six weeks and then tanked.

BGP stepped in, all too happy to take over now that the capital expenditure for the “remodel” had already been done on someone else’s dime.

That’s the tale as I know it.

I’ve also heard rumors of yet another set of players interested in the space.

It’ll be fun to see what develops.

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