The Warfield, also known as The Warfield Theater, is a 2,300 seat music venue located at 982 Market Street, San Francisco, California. It was built as a vaudeville theater, and opened as the Loews Warfield on May 13, 1922.
In the 1920s, The Warfield was a popular location that featured vaudeville and other major performances, such as Al Jolson. The theater opened as the Loews Warfield and was later known as the Fox Warfield.
More recently, The Wa...
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The Warfield, also known as The Warfield Theater, is a 2,300 seat music venue located at 982 Market Street, San Francisco, California. It was built as a vaudeville theater, and opened as the Loews Warfield on May 13, 1922.
In the 1920s, The Warfield was a popular location that featured vaudeville and other major performances, such as Al Jolson. The theater opened as the Loews Warfield and was later known as the Fox Warfield.
More recently, The Warfield had an appeal as a rock concert venue because it has more intimacy and better sound quality than an arena, yet has an occupancy of over 2000 persons. Like many historic theaters, its main floor had the seats removed in the 1980s for general admission and dancing. Prior to the removal of the seats, Joe Strummer of The Clash once refused to play unless the first two rows of seats were removed to allow for dancing. It is a favorite venue for performance among many entertainers.
The Warfield served as a home for the Grateful Dead for many...
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