Velvet (music venue)

{{Short description|Italian music club}}

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|name = Velvet

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|address = Via Santa Aquilina, 21

|city = Rimini

|country = Italy

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|owner = Thomas Balsamini

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| genre = Alternative rock

|opened = 1989

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|closed = 2016

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| website = http://velvet.it/

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The Velvet Club was an alternative music club in Rimini, Italy. The club has hosted many notable bands since its opening in 1989, at that time it was known as Velvet Perestrojka.Elisa Genghini, 101 cose da fare in Romagna, Roma, Newton Compton, 2009. {{ISBN|978-88-541-1504-0}} It was founded by Thomas Balsamini and was the continuation of the Slego which closed its doors in 2000 after 21 years of existence.