UC Theatre, Movie theater and music venue in Downtown Berkeley, United States

UC Theatre is a music venue on University Avenue near Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, housed in a mixed-use building with retail space and former offices. The auditorium measures 150 by 91 feet (46 by 28 m) and holds 800 to 1,400 patrons in front of an expanded stage, with a restaurant and bar added in the 2015–2016 conversion. It reopened as the UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall.

Opened on June 30, 1917, the 1,466-seat UC was built by Luther H. Williamson and Richard H. Bradshaw and named after, but unconnected to, the nearby University of California. Twentieth Century Fox bought it in 1924; after Fox West Coast went bankrupt in 1933 it joined National Theatres. A 1940s fire gutted the interior, which was never fully restored.

The theatre's name refers to the nearby University of California, though it has no official link to it. In 1978 it hosted the premiere of Errol Morris's first film, Gates of Heaven, where Werner Herzog ate his shoe to settle a bet; Les Blank filmed the event. Silent films were sometimes shown with a live orchestra.

The venue is conveniently positioned at the intersection of University and Shattuck Avenues with nearby parking options and good public transit access. It is advisable to purchase tickets ahead of time, particularly for popular shows, to ensure you get a spot.

The theater's name has no connection to the University of California, despite sitting near the campus. Its 2016 reopening came after three false starts: shows by Best Coast and Wavves, They Might Be Giants and Trombone Shorty were all cancelled or moved before Dark Star Orchestra finally played on April 7, 2016.