Riverside Theater (Milwaukee)

Riverside Theater is a concert hall located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The venue seats 2,460 people and hosts many different musical artists and shows. It is leased by the Pabst Theater Foundation.

Riverside Theater
Address116 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
OwnerPabst Theater Organization
Typeconcert hall
Capacity2,450
Construction
Opened1928
ArchitectCharles Kirchoff; Thomas Rose
Website
www.pabsttheater.org

History

The building, which opened in 1928, was designed by local architects Charles Kirchoff and Thomas Rose, who designed many theaters, including the Palace Theater in New York City. The theater underwent major renovations in 1984.[2]

The theater has a theatre organ, made by Wurlitzer.

The Theater hosted Milwaukee's Liberace (for 6 nights) in '86 before he died in '87. It hosted Waukesha's BoDeans in '94, Eau Claire's Bon Iver in '11, Chicago's Smashing Pumpkins in '11, and polka parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic in '99. The Ink Spots from Indianapolis were one of the first acts to perform there in 1943. The theater hosted Kiss on the Dressed to Kill Tour in 1975. The theater still runs and operates.

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