Old Citadel (Edmonton)

The Starlite Room
The Starlite Room
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Former namesThe Citadel, The Rev
Location10030 102 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 0V6
Coordinates53°32′23″N 113°29′45″W / 53.53985°N 113.49595°W / 53.53985; -113.49595
Seating typeStanding room and table seating
Construction
Built1925
Opened2004
Renovated2017
Website
www.starliteroom.ca/index.php

The Starlite Room is a 1925 brick building in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, one block south of Jasper Avenue, the city's main street. The building was originally built as a "citadel" (church or place of worship) for the Salvation Army. By 1965 it was converted into the first venue of the Citadel Theatre company, with the company taking its name from the name of the building. After the company moved to a new purpose-built theatre building on Churchill Square in 1978, the building was converted to a concert hall and bar. The concert venue inside was for many years named the Rev Cabaret. Under this name, it hosted a variety of concerts including early 1990s shows of then-unknown American bands Nirvana and Green Day. In 2003 the Rev closed, and was reopened as the Starlite Room in 2004, which operates as a members-only club. The lounge/bar downstairs is called "River City Revival House" which opened in 2018.

Boocha, the first kombucha brewery in Edmonton, moved into the historic building in the fall of 2017.

Concerts

The following are some of the artists that have performed at The Starlite Room:

References

  1. ^ "KMFDM gutarrist Jules Hodgson in "The Starlite Room" October 9 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Used with permission from the photographer Mike Kendrick". 9 October 2004.
  2. ^ "GigPosters.com - Nirvana". www.gigposters.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.