The New Daisy Theatre

The New Daisy Theatre is a music venue located on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It plays host to both local and national acts as well as being available for rental events.

New Daisy Theatre
Exterior view of the venue (c.2017)
Address330 Beale St
Memphis, TN 38103-3131
LocationDowntown Memphis
Owner
  • Steve Adelman
  • J.W. Gibson II
OperatorLive Nation
Capacity1,083
Construction
Renovated1982-83, 2015
Closed1979-83
Reopened1983
Website
Venue Website
New Daisy Theatre
Architectural styleStreamline Moderne
Part ofBeale Street Historic District (ID66000731)

The theater opened in 1936 and has featured artists such as John Lee Hooker, Gatemouth Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Al Green, Sam and Dave, Bob Dylan, Alex Chilton, the Cramps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kid Memphis, Son Lewis, Nirvana, Prince, Rufus Thomas, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, the Cult and Oasis, among others.

Bob Dylan used the venue to record a video of a song from his Grammy-winning CD Time Out of Mind.[1]

References

  1. . New York Times.
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