This
is the front entrance to the Commodore Ballroom in Downtown Vancouver BC.
This one of the LAST remaining true full sized dance halls left in BC .
It was built in 1928 and features a fabulous sprung dance floor and a full
sized NY style stage complete with a 'Green Room', changing rooms, washrooms
and showers all on stage right. Almost every big name in entertainment
has passed through here including many NW rock groups and other big name
acts. Some of the thousands of groups who played there include Freddie
King, ZZ Top Downchild Blues Band, Powder Blues Band, and so many more.
The room can hold upwards of 3000 people. It is unbelievable with
grand spiral staircases to the upper levels and tons of hardwood railing
in the balconies and main floor.
Chris
Wolfe, October 2003
When
it opened as a regular nightclub by Drew Burns in the early 70s its license
was for 900. There was reportedly 1500 in there in the late eighties
for a heavyweight title fight (closed screen) - nobody could get to the
bar.
I promoted
a lot of shows there including Albert Collins, Antones Blues West Tour,
John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Burning Spear. Drew would allow up to
1200.
Ron
Simmonds, July 2006
