Commodore Ballroom
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The Commodore Ballroom (also known as The Fabulous Commodore) is a nightclub and music venue located on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.
The club is known for having showcased musical and performing artists ranging from the Ramones to the Jim Rose Circus, Garbage to Gwar, but is perhaps equally famous for its "bouncing" dance floor. The Clash played their first North American concert at the venue in 1979.
Other notable performers include:
- Skinny Puppy
- Mitch Ryder and the Detriot Wheels
- David Bowie
- U2
- The Sisters of Mercy
- Grandaddy
- Depeche Mode
- Billy Corgan
- Ladytron
- Type O Negative
- Avenged Sevenfold
- The Bravery
- Slipknot
- The Supremes
- Streetheart
- Cradle of Filth
- Talking Heads
- Nirvana
- The New Pornographers
- Immaculate Machine
- Destroyer
- Deftones
- DOA
- Devo
- Blondie
- The Village People
- Bo Diddley
- Arcade Fire
- XTC and the Young Canadians
- Shriekback
- Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band
- Toots and the Maytals
- Junior Wells and Buddy Guy
- James Brown
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