OPEN BARS (4)
The Fillmore
🇺🇸San Francisco, United States
The Fillmore
🇺🇸San Francisco, United States
Iconic for its role in the psychedelic rock era of the 1960s. Hosted The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin under Bill Graham.
Slim Jim's Liquor Store
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
The Masterful Purveyor of Good Times, a late-night rock'n'roll dive bar and grassroots live music venue. LA-style dive bar vibe with neon lights, music posters, red leather bar stools, and booths. Ambiance is electric, with well-worn leather and aged oak. Features an award-winning jukebox loaded with classics from Led Zeppelin to Guns N' Roses. Extensive stock of whiskies (over 90 from around the world), liquor, classic cocktails, and cold craft beer.
B.Y.G
🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan
Arguably the most historically significant rock venue in Tokyo. Opened in 1969 at the violent height of Tokyo's student movement and counter-culture explosion, it served as a liberated zone for the "New Music" generation. The building itself is a time capsule: a multi-story fortress with a spiral staircase, sepia-toned lighting, and walls covered in decades of graffiti and signatures from musicians.
CLOSED BARS (3)
The London Fog
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States
A brief but transformative venue in rock history. Before they were the house band at the Whisky a Go Go, The Doors played The London Fog, just west of the Whisky. Playing to empty rooms for $5 a night.
The Trip
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States
Located in the former Crescendo jazz club, The Trip was short-lived but impactful. Hosted The Velvet Underground and The Byrds during the crucial 1965-1967 period when the Sunset Strip was becoming the epicenter of rock counterculture.
The Hullabaloo / Aquarius Theatre
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States
An Art Deco masterpiece built in 1938 as the Earl Carroll Theatre with a "Wall of Fame" and double revolving stage. In 1965, it became The Hullabaloo, a teen club hosting The Lovin' Spoonful and The Yardbirds. By 1968, it transformed into the Aquarius Theatre, home to the LA production of Hair.