| Thalia Hall | |
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| Background information | |
| Founded | 1892 (Building Established) 2013 (As a Venue) |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Website | Thalia Hall Official |
Thalia Hall is a venue based in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Established as a venue in 2013, owners Bruce Finkelman [Beauty Bar, Bite, Empty Bottle, EBP, Longman & Eagle] and Craig Golden [Longman & Eagle, Space, Union] launched three new concepts within this storied property: a re-established beer inspired restaurant, a Punch focused cocktail bar, and a public hall fit for all types of events. The venue would host a wide arrangement of touring acts along with numerous other amenities.
Thalia Hall is notably a registered historic landmark in Chicago and was dedicated as such on 25 October 1989.
History[]
Thalia Hall was built by John Dusek with the hopes of bringing arts and entertainment from Bohemia to play for his bohemian neighbors. Architects Faber & Pagel, who modeled the hall after the Prague opera house, completed the public hall in 1892. For over 7 decades the Hall was a beacon of the neighborhood community. Thalia existed as one of the most ornate theaters of its times. This opulence, which differentiated it from more traditional interior theaters, was granted landmark status in 1985. The hall was used not only to house a multitude of entertainment over the years, but was also used as a central meeting spot for the neighborhood. In 1915, the hall was used to draft a bill paving the way for bohemian statehood and the birth of Czechoslovakia in 1918. Closed to the Public in the 1960’s, Thalia Hall has remained virtually untouched until the end of 2013, when we first began working on it. Our goal is to restore Thalia to its original charm and character, to breath life into this community treasure, and to bring a wide array of music, community, and artistic events to the neighborhood it serves.[1]
Along with the venue space, Thalia Hall also features a restaurant in Dusek's Board and Beer, a cocktail bar known as The Tack Room and a basement bar known as The Punch House.
Selected Performers at the Venue[]
- Sleep
- High on Fire
- Neurosis
- The Body
- Pallbearer
- Lucifer
- Corrections House
- The Skull
- Big Business
- The Sword
- Ecstatic Vision
- Yob
- Baroness
- Sunn O)))
- Earthless
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Kikagaku Moyo
- Minami Deutsch
- Moon Duo
- Bell Witch
- Mono
- Tinariwen
- Russian Circles
- Orange Goblin
- Weedeater
- Voivod
- Boris
- Khruangbin
- Mogwai
- Andrew W.K.
- John Carpenter
- Goblin
- Morricone Youth
- John Waters
- Diamanda Galás
- Lingua Ignota
- Henry Rollins
- Sturgill Simpson
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Danny Brown
- Dave Chappelle
- Charles Bradley
- George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic
- Ty Segall
- Geto Boys
- Ginger Baker
- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
- St. Vincent
- Enslaved
- Oren Ambarchi
- Swans
- Ghost
- Rangda
- Royal Trux
- Lightning Bolt
- Perturbator
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium
- Victor Wooten
- ENDON
- Helms Alee
- Converge
- The Zombies