Sacramento Convention Center Complex#Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

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The Sacramento Convention Center Complex is a complex of entertainment venues and a convention center located in downtown Sacramento, California. The complex consists of the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (formerly Community Center Theater), the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, and the Jean Runyon Little Theater.

Venues

=SAFE Credit Union Convention Center=

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The SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, located at 1400 J Street, is a convention and meeting venue. The Convention Center

features an exhibit hall with {{convert|240000|sqft|m2}} of programmable space, {{convert|160000|sqft|m2}} of exhibit space, 2 ballrooms, and 37 meeting rooms. In 2019, the convention center underwent a major expansion, wherein the original 1974 portion of the convention center was torn down and rebuilt, adding more than {{convert|111000|sqft|m2}} of space.{{Cite web |last=Lillis |first=Ryan |date=June 19, 2018 |title=See what the new $240 million Sacramento Convention Center would look like |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/city-beat/article213446609.html |website=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240204111435/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/city-beat/article213446609.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-10 |title=Mayor, City officials cut ribbon on new downtown convention center complex |url=https://engagesac.org/blog-civic-engagement/2021/6/10/mv7p5pjjmqg9xsf5z6rv61jncfx5ai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240204112020/https://engagesac.org/blog-civic-engagement/2021/6/10/mv7p5pjjmqg9xsf5z6rv61jncfx5ai |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Mayor's Office of Community Engagement |language=en-US}} SAFE Credit Union acquired the naming rights to the convention center for $23 million over 25 years.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Marycon |date=August 8, 2019 |title=City announced SAFE Credit Union as naming sponsor of the Convention Center Complex Project |url=https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/Convention-Cultural-Services/CCC/Safe_Credit_Union_Media_Release.pdf?la=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240204112205/https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/Convention-Cultural-Services/CCC/Safe_Credit_Union_Media_Release.pdf?la=en |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=The City of Sacramento}} Construction started in July 2019 and completed in June 2021. {{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2019/08/08/safe-credit-union-enters-naming-deal-for.html |title=SAFE Credit Union enters naming deal for convention center project

|last=Hamann |first=Emily |date=2019-08-08 |website=Sacramento Business Journal |access-date=October 18, 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2018/06/19/sacramento-may-invest-328-million-in-convention.html |title=Sacramento may invest $328 million in convention center complex (Renderings)

|last=Anderson |first=Mark |date=2018-06-19 |website=Sacramento Business Journal |access-date=October 18, 2022 }}

=SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center=

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The SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, formerly known as Community Center Theater, is a 2,452 seat entertainment venue located at 1301 L Street. The theater hosts national touring artists, and Sacramento performing arts groups such as the Sacramento Ballet and the Philharmonic Orchestra.{{cite web|url=http://www.sacramentoconventioncenter.com/venues/communityCenterTheater/ |title=Community Center Theater |website=Sacramentoconventioncenter.com |access-date=2016-11-07}} The theater opened in 1974.{{Cite web |title=Transformation of the Sacramento Community Center Theater |url=https://www.dlrgroup.com/firm-news/sacramento-community-center-theater-renovations/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=DLR Group |language=en-US}} Designed in the brutalist style, it underwent renovations for the first time in 2021, carried out by architectural firm DLR Group.{{Cite web |title=SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center |url=https://www.dlrgroup.com/work/safe-credit-union-performing-arts-center/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=DLR Group |language=en-US}}

=Sacramento Memorial Auditorium=

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The Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, located at 1515 J Street, is a 3,867 seat multi-purpose venue. Completed in 1926, the Auditorium opened in February, 1927. Closed in 1986, the building fell into disrepair, and re-opened in 1996, after renovation, as part of the Convention Center Complex. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web|url=http://www.sacramentoconventioncenter.com/venues/memorialAuditorium/ |title=Memorial Auditorium |website=Sacramentoconventioncenter.com |access-date=2016-11-07}} The Auditorium hosts a variety of events, including concerts, high school graduations, and hosted the 2007 inauguration of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

California music acts that have performed at the auditorium include The Beach Boys (1963),{{Cite news |title=Beach Boys at Memorial Auditorium, 1963 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-union-beach-boys-at-memor/140416597/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |newspaper=The Sacramento Union |date=24 May 1963 |page=9 |language=en}} The Righteous Brothers (1965),{{Cite news |date=1965-03-25 |title=Teen Field Music Stars Slate Show |pages=E12 |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-the-righteous-brother/134992674/ |access-date=2023-11-11}} Ike & Tina Turner (1965), Sonny & Cher (1965),{{Cite news |date=1965-10-16 |title=Sonny and Cher Here November 7th! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-union-sonny-and-cher-here/140225426/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=The Sacramento Union |pages=5}} The Turtles (1967),{{Cite news |date=1967-09-03 |title=The Turtles at Memorial Auditorium, 1967 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-the-turtles-at-memori/140418688/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=87}} The 5th Dimension (1967),{{Cite news |date=1967-03-26 |title=The 5th Dimension at Memorial Auditorium, 1967 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-the-5th-dimension-at/140418947/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=144}} Grateful Dead (1968),{{Cite news |date=1968-03-03 |title=Grateful Dead at the Memorial Auditorium, 1968 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-grateful-dead-at-the/140417107/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=179}} Jefferson Airplane (1968),{{Cite news |date=1968-05-12 |title=Jefferson Airplane at Memorial Auditorium, 1968 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-jefferson-airplane-at/140417354/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=115}} The Doors (1968),{{Cite news |date=1968-06-15 |title=The Doors at Memorial Auditorium, 1968 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/stockton-evening-and-sunday-record-the-d/140418274/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=Stockton Evening and Sunday Record |pages=45}} Chicago as Chicago Transit Authority{{Cite web |title=A Chicago Story |url=https://chicagotheband.com/a-chicago-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240207013032/https://chicagotheband.com/a-chicago-story/ |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=en-US}} (1969),{{Cite news |date=1969-03-26 |title=Chicago at Memorial Auditorium, 1969 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-chicago-at-memorial-a/140420521/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=55}} Eric Burdon & War (1970),{{Cite news |date=1970-02-08 |title=Eric Burdon and War at Memorial Auditorium, 1970 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-eric-burdon-and-war-a/140421634/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=105}} Frank Zappa in (1971),{{Cite news |date=1971-09-26 |title=Frank Zappa at Memorial Auditorium, 1971 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-frank-zappa-at-memori/140422368/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=112}} Cheech & Chong (1972),{{Cite news |date=1972-02-06 |title=Cheech & Chong at Memorial Auditorium, 1972 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-cheech-chong-at-mem/140422559/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=103}} Canned Heat (1972),{{Cite news |date=1972-04-12 |title=Canned Heat at Memorial Auditorium, 1972 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-canned-heat-at-memori/140423152/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=74}} Doobie Brothers (1972),{{Cite news |date=1972-10-08 |title=Doobie Brothers at Memorial Auditorium, 1972 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-doobie-brothers-at-me/140423407/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=69}} The Eagles (1974),{{Cite web |title=SacTV - Sacramento Concert History: 1970s |url=https://www.sactv.com/music/concerts-70s.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240207023244/https://www.sactv.com/music/concerts-70s.htm |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.sactv.com}} Steppenwolf (1974), Fleetwood Mac (1975), Journey (band) (1977), Sammy Hagar (1977),{{Cite web |title=Sacramento Memorial Auditorium |url=https://rocktourdatabase.com/venues/sacramento-memorial-auditorium |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240207024328/https://rocktourdatabase.com/venues/sacramento-memorial-auditorium |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Rock Tour Database}} Toto (1977), Santana (1979), America (1979), Huey Lewis and the News (1979), Go-Go's (1982),{{Cite web |title=SacTV - Sacramento Concert History: 1980s |url=https://www.sactv.com/music/concerts-80s.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240207025618/https://www.sactv.com/music/concerts-80s.htm |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.sactv.com}} Mötley Crüe (1983), Ratt (1984), Night Ranger (1984), Metallica (1985), Dishwalla (1997),{{Cite web |title=The List |url=http://jon.luini.com/thelist/archive/1997-03-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240207030542/http://jon.luini.com/thelist/archive/1997-03-14 |archive-date=February 7, 2024}} John Fogerty (1997), Primus (1997),{{Cite web |title=SacTV - Sacramento Concert History: 1990s |url=https://www.sactv.com/music/concerts-90s.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160722063434/http://www.sactv.com/music/concerts-90s.htm |archive-date=July 22, 2016 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.sactv.com}} 311 (1997), Jane's Addiction (1997), Tool (1998), Sacramento's Deftones (1998), Sacramento's Cake (1999), The Offspring (1999), 98 Degrees (1999), Lit (1999), The Wallflowers (2000), System of a Down (2000), Linkin Park (2000), Incubus (2001), No Doubt (2002), Papa Roach (2002), Eve 6 (2003), Audioslave (2005), Avenged Sevenfold (2006), Pat Monahan (of Train) (2007), Stone Temple Pilots (2008), Atreyu (2009), Third Eye Blind (2015), Queens of the Stone Age (2018), Los Lobos (2019), Weird Al Yankovic (2019), and Bob Dylan (2022).{{cite web |title=Setlists 2022 |url=https://www.bobdylan.com/setlists?filter_year=2022 |website=Bob Dylan}}

=Jean Runyon Little Theater=

The Jean Runyon Little Theater, located at 1515 J Street in the Memorial Auditorium ({{Coord|38.5783|-121.4859|display=inline}}), is a 272-seat entertainment venue for smaller events. On May 24, 2000, the space was dedicated to Jean Runyon for her contributions to the Sacramento theater community.{{cite web

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