House of Blues - wikipedia House of Blues Not to be confused with Blue House ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2012 ) House of Blues Entertainment LLC Industry Live music, original folk art, and southern - inspired cuisine Founded November 26, 1992, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States Key people Isaac Tigrett, Dan Aykroyd -- founders Parent Live Nation Entertainment Website www.houseofblues.com San Diego House of Blues in San Diego, California near Petco Park, the Gaslamp Quarter and the ocean. House of Blues across the street from Fenway Park in Boston House of Blues Sunset, in West Hollywood Former location at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California House of Blues in Myrtle Beach House of Blues at Disney Springs in Florida House of Blues at Disney Springs in Florida House of Blues is a chain of live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues ' first location, in Cambridge, Massachusetts ' Harvard Square, was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Contents 1 Overview 2 Locations 2.1 Current 2.2 Former 3 See also 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External links Overview The first House of Blues opened on November 26, 1992, in the Harvard Square commercial district and retail area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was originally financed by Dan Aykroyd, Aerosmith, Paul Shaffer, River Phoenix, James Belushi, and Harvard University, among others. This original location has since closed. However, the hands - in - concrete driveway where members of the Blues Brothers and others left their mark, still remains. Aykroyd and Belushi remain associated with the brand and are present for most openings, attending and performing at the opening celebrations of both the Houston and the Boston House of Blues locations. In 1999, House of Blues acquired Universal Concerts from Seagram. On July 5, 2006, Live Nation acquired House of Blues. As a division of Live Nation, the company currently operates 11 clubs throughout North America, with its location in Atlantic City ( closed August 2014 along with Showboat Atlantic City ) being franchised. The iconic Sunset Strip location in West Hollywood, CA closed in July 2015 ; a new location has not been found. Nine of these locations also feature the VIP membership club, Foundation Room. Locations Current Metro vicinity Venue location Address Opened Capacity Greater New Orleans French Quarter 225 Decatur St New Orleans, LA 70130 1994 1,000 Chicago metropolitan area Marina City 329 N Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60654 1,800 Myrtle Beach Metro Area Barefoot Landing 4640 Hwy 17 S North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 1997 2,100 Greater Orlando Disney Springs 1490 E Buena Vista Dr Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 1997 3,000 Las Vegas Valley Las Vegas Strip ( inside Mandalay Bay ) 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89119 1999 2,500 Greater Cleveland Downtown Cleveland 308 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 1,300 Greater San Diego Downtown San Diego 1055 5th Ave San Diego, CA 92101 2005 1,500 Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex Victory Park 2200 N Lamar St Dallas, TX 75202 2007 1,750 Greater Houston Downtown Houston 1204 Caroline St Houston, TX 77002 2008 2,500 Greater Boston Kenmore Square 15 Lansdowne St Boston, MA 02215 2009 2,600 Metropolitan Los Angeles Anaheim GardenWalk 400 West Disney Way # 337 Anaheim, CA 92802 2017 2,200 Former Metro vicinity Venue location Address Opened Capacity Greater Boston Harvard Square 96 Winthrop St Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 ( closed in 2003 ) 180 Metropolitan Los Angeles Sunset Strip 8430 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 1994 ( closed in 2015 ) 1,100 Downtown Disney 1530 Disneyland Dr Anaheim, CA 92802 ( closed in 2016, relocated to nearby Anaheim GardenWalk in 2017 ) 1,100 Metro Atlanta Downtown Atlanta 152 Luckie St NW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ( re-branded as The Tabernacle in 1997 ) 2,000 Atlantic City Atlantic City Boardwalk ( inside Showboat Atlantic City ) 801 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 2005 ( closed in 2014 ) 2,380 See also Live From the House of Blues, 1995 television series made in conjunction with the chain List of music venues Gallery American rock band Ashes of Eagles from Dallas, Texas performing at the House of Blues American rock band Drive Thru Society from Dallas, Texas performing at the House of Blues American rock band Like Bridges We Burn from Dallas, Texas performing at the House of Blues References Jump up ^ `` Live Nation : About Us ''. Livenation.com. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 21. Jump up ^ `` About House of Blues ''. Houseofblues.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 10 - 19. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Joey Kramer Gets Rockin ' & Roastin ' with the House of Blues ® ''. Retrieved 14 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / House of Blues in Cambridge to close ; begins seeking new site ''. boston.com. 2003 - 08 - 30. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Seagram Plans to Sell Its Concerts Unit ''. latimes. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Blues. House of Blues official site House of Blues Hits Lansdowne House of Blues Studios - Recording studios in Nashville, Encino, and Memphis Live Nation Entertainment Divisions Live Nation Live Nation Network Ticketmaster Artist Nation Subsidiaries Academy Music Group ( 51 % ) BigChampagne DF Concerts ( part owner ) Festival Republic ( majority owner ) Gods of Metal Hard Events MAMA & Company ( joint venture ) Festivals Big Guava BluesFest London Bospop Budweiser Made in America Calling Festival City Break Copenhell Creamfields Creamfields Australia Dcode Digital Dreams Discovery Download Faster Horses FortaRock I Love Techno Impact-fest Jamboree in the Hills KISW Pain in the Grass ( partnership ) Loud Park Lowlands Magic Summer Live Main Square Festival ( 75 % ) MixTape Music Midtown North Sea Jazz Paradiso ( partnership ) The Peach Music Festival Pinkpop Festival Pitch Popaganda Pukkelpop PunkSpring Rock the Beach Rock Werchter Sasquatch ! ( partnership ) Springroove Squamish ( 50 % ) Stockholm Music & Arts Summer Sonic Voodoo Watershed Way Out West WYCD Downtown Hoedown ( partnership ) De Wereld Draait Buiten Where the Wild Things Are House of Blues clubs and theatres ( owned venues in bold ) Revention Music Center Bogart 's Cobb 's Comedy Club Comerica Theatre Gramercy Theatre Irving Plaza The Louisville Palace NYCB Theatre at Westbury Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre Old National Centre Punch Line San Francisco Punch Line Sacramento Saint Andrew 's Hall, Detroit The Fillmore Charlotte The Fillmore Detroit The Fillmore Miami Beach The Fillmore Silver Spring Fox Performing Arts Center Riverside Municipal Auditorium The Tabernacle Wellmont Theatre Theatre of Living Arts Tower Theater Warner Theatre Other venues ( owned venues in bold ) PNC Bank Arts Center Jones Beach Theater Paramount Theatre ( booking only ) Union County Performing Arts Center ( booking only ) Glen Helen Amphitheater Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Gibson Amphitheatre Hollywood Palladium Wiltern Theatre Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre ( Tinley Park, Illinois ) Huntington Bank Pavilion Bottom Lounge ( booking ) BB&T Pavilion Festival Pier River Stage at Great Plaza Boyd Theatre Starplex Pavilion Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center ( booking only ) Palladium Ballroom ( booking only ) Shoreline Amphitheatre Concord Pavilion The Fillmore SF Masonic Auditorium Xfinity Center Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Orpheum Theatre Paradise Rock Club Brighton Music Hall Jiffy Lube Live Lakewood Amphitheatre Chastain Park Amphitheatre Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ( booking only ) White River Amphitheatre Ak - Chin Pavilion MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre Klipsch Amphitheatre at Bayfront Park Revolution Live ( booking only ) Fillmore Auditorium Blossom Music Center Jacobs Pavilion ( booking only ) Toyota Amphitheatre Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre ( Maryland Heights, Missouri ) The Pageant ( 50 % ) KeyBank Pavilion Coastal Credit Union Music Park Red Hat Amphitheater ( booking only ) PNC Music Pavilion Uptown Amphitheater at the NC Music Factory Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park ( booking only ) Mattress Firm Amphitheatre SDSU Open Air Theatre ( booking only ) Viejas Arena ( booking only ) Xfinity Theatre Rentschler Field ( booking only ) Mohegan Sun Arena ( booking only ) Starlight Theatre ( booking only ) Alpine Valley Music Theatre Riverbend Music Center ( booking only ) PNC Pavilion Coral Sky Amphitheatre Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Hersheypark Stadium ( booking only ) Sands Bethlehem Event Center ( booking only ) Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Austin360 Amphitheater Isleta Amphitheater Sandia Casino Amphitheater ( booking only ) Darien Lake Performing Arts Center The Pavilion ( Scranton, Pennsylvania ) Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Gorge Amphitheatre Jamboree in the Hills Festival Site Budweiser Stage Rogers Arena ( booking only ) Commodore Ballroom Nation Lakeview Amphitheater ( booking only ) London Stadium O2 Apollo Manchester Sheffield Arena O Guildhall Southampton Cream AFAS Live Ziggo Dome Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 3Arena Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Pala Alpitour Torino Palavela Palais Nikaia ( 50 % ) Toyota Music Factory Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_of_Blues&oldid=844142013 '' Categories : Blues venues Music venues in the United States Music venues in Los Angeles Sunset Boulevard ( Los Angeles ) Restaurants established in 1992 The Blues Brothers 1992 establishments in Massachusetts Music venues in Chicago Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from October 2012 All articles needing additional references Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Polski Português Suomi Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 2 June 2018, at 22 : 10. 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Question: where was the first house of blues located
Answer: Cambridge, Massachusetts' Harvard Square