Marquee Theatre, Music venue in Tempe, United States.
The Marquee Theatre is a music venue at Mill Avenue and Washington Street in Tempe, on the north side of Tempe Town Lake near the Mill Avenue Bridge. Its tan and brown facade carries a circular sunburst logo above the red word "marquee", and rounded tan domes top the roof on the right. Inside, festival seating leaves the back of the house about 80 feet (24 meters) from the stage, with a large outdoor patio.
The venue opened in January 1993 as the Red River Opry, a country music hall also called the Red River Music Hall. It filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2001; Nobody In Particular Presents bought it in 2002 and reopened it in March 2003 after a year of renovations. Tom LaPenna's Lucky Man Concerts has owned and operated it since March 29, 2004.
The venue's name comes from the marquee sign above its entrance, a circular sunburst logo over the word "marquee" in red lowercase letters. Since reopening in 2003 it has hosted rock acts, and its Mill Avenue address keeps it tied to the business and entertainment district beside Tempe Town Lake.
The venue is at Mill Avenue and Washington Street, on the north side of Tempe Town Lake by the Mill Avenue Bridge. Smoking is not allowed inside under Arizona law, but a large outdoor patio is provided. Festival seating means standing room, and the back of the house is about 80 feet from the stage.
The building began as the Red River Opry, a country music venue, and filed for bankruptcy in 2001. Nobody In Particular Presents bought it in 2002 and reopened it in March 2003 after a year of renovations. Tom LaPenna's Lucky Man Concerts has owned and operated it since March 29, 2004.
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