Cain's Ballroom
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Cain's Ballroom is a music venue is Tulsa, OK. It was built in 1924 to serve as a garage for one of Tulsa's founders, Tate Brady. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named it Cain's Dance Academy where he charged $0.10 for dance lessons. The academy was the site of the Texas Playboys' first regular radio broadcast where they continued to play regularly. In 1976, Larry Schaeffer purchased the building, refurbished it, and reopened it with the current name, Cain's Ballroom. In 1978, Cain's Ballroom was one of only a few venues to host the Sex Pistols in their only American tour. This show put the Ballroom on the rock and roll map. Cain's was famous for hosting acts before they became internationally famous such as The Police, Pat Benatar, INXS, Huey Lewis and the News, and Van Halen.
Other artists and groups of note that have played at Cain's: Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Morrissey, George Clinton, Leon Russell, Wilco, 311, Nine Inch Nails, the Wailers, Gov't Mule, the Roots, Incubus, Marilyn Manson, Frank Black, Ted Nugent, Ministry, the Strokes, Beck, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Korn, Limp Bizkit, the Killers, Primus, the Dandy Warhols, Tommy Lee, Melissa Etheridge, Gwar, Vanilla Ice, the Deftones, Death Cab For Cutie, Brooks & Dunn, moe., the Cult, Mountain, & Blues Traveler.
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