Historic
Troubadour
Since 1957
The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, United States, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. Inspired by a visit to the newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in the 1950s by Doug Weston in a 65-seat coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard, in 1957 it moved to its current location which seats 300. It was a major center for folk music in the 1960s, and subsequently for singer-songwriters and rock.
Why it's on the map
Inspired by a visit to the newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in the 1950s by Doug Weston in a 65-seat coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard, in 1957 it moved to its current location which seats 300.
On August 25, 1970, Neil Diamond (who had just recorded his first live album at the Troubadour) introduced Elton John, who performed his first show in the United States at the Troubadour.
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