The Bluebird Theater (originally known as the Thompson Theater) is a theater in Denver, Colorado on East Colfax Avenue. The theater was designed by Harry W.J. Edbrooke and built during 1913–1914. It was renamed in 1922.[1][2][3] It is currently used as a live music venue.
Thompson Theater (1914-22) | |
 Exterior of the venue (c. 2009) | |
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| Address | 3317 E Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80206-1713 |
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| Location | City Park |
| Owner | AEG Rocky Mountains |
| Operator | AEG Live |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | July 1914[1] |
| Closed | 1987-94 |
| Reopened | 1994 |
| Architect | Harry W.J. Edbrooke |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Bluebird Theater | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000018[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1997 |
It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
History edit
The Bluebird Theater was built in 1913 and originally named after the prominent Denver grocer and druggist, John Thompson. The theater was renamed in 1922 and became an important part of the community. The theater was also initially a movie house and went through various phases over the years. In 1994, Chris Swank and Evan Dechtman invested in the Bluebird and it re-opened as a live music venue, as it remains today. The theater is laid out in tiers with a balcony overlooking the entire space. In 2006, AEG Live took over the Bluebird Theater and made significant upgrades.
Noted performers edit
- Aaron Carter
- Adele
- Better Than Ezra
- Blaqk Audio
- Bowling for Soup
- Butch Walker
- Ed Sheeran
- Eric Hutchinson
- Faithless
- The Fratellis
- Father John Misty
- Grace VanderWaal
- Hanson
- Havok (band)
- Herb Alpert
- Hot Chelle Rae
- Hot Hot Heat
- Kimbra
- Lindsey Stirling
- Lucero
- Lucinda Williams
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Manic Street Preachers
- Mutemath
- Needtobreathe
- Oasis
- Owl City
- Portugal. The Man
- Rooney
- Scissor Sisters
- Snow Patrol
- Stereophonics
- Tame Impala
- Twenty One Pilots
- Vampire Weekend
- Vio-lence
- Whiskeytown
- White Rabbits
- Yelawolf
- Jamie xx
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Colorado Architects Biographical Sketch: Harry W.J. Edwards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ^ "About Bluebird Theater". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011.
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