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DICK CLARK AMERICAN BANDSTAND GRILL
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Permanently Closed Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill located at Keystone At The Crossing in Indianapolis was the city's answer to a Hard Rock Cafe, which seemed impossible for a city like Indianapolis to acquire at that time. Memorabilia sparsely decorated the interior, including a guitar signed by Pink Floyd and a smashed guitar from Paul Stanley of KISS. If memory serves, they also had a microphone once used by Robert Plant. Otherwise, greasy food typical of most theme restaurants with stuff nailed to the wall. Closed in 2002.
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THE BRILL BUILDING
New York, NY - USA
Formerly home to some of the top American songwriters and musicians, including Sonny Bono, Carole King, Neil Diamond, Lieber and Stoller, Phil Spector, Neil Sedaka, Paul Simon and Burt Bacharach. Other famous entertainers were headquartered here, including Elvis Presley, Liza Minnelli, Tony Orlando and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. |
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MO POP - Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle, WA - USA
Formerly known as the Experience Hendrix Project, then Experience Music Project, before becoming MO POP |
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CABO WABO
Lake Tahoe, NV - USA |
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CABO WABO
Cabo San Lucas, Baja - MEX
The original Cabo Wabo Cantina, formerly owned by Van Halen, now owned by Sammy Hagar |
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CAFE WHA?
New York, NY - USA
Opened in 1959 and has been host to many performers from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, Kool and the Gang to The Velvet Underground. Cafe Whay? also featured comedians, including Richard Pryor and Joan Rivers. Interestingly, the club was owned by David Lee Roths uncle, Manny Roth. The club closed for awhile and ran under different names and ownerships, but is currently operating as Cafe Wha? again since 1987. |
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COOPERSTOWN
Phoenix, AZ - USA
Permanently Closed Alice Cooper's restaurant and bar venture, located near Chase Field where the Diamondbacks play major league baseball. |
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ELECTRIC LADY
RECORDING STUDIO
New York, NY - USA
Jimi Hendrix was reportedly going broke trying to build the recording studio of his dreams. He never recorded here however. It was completed after his untimely death. |
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THE GASLIGHT
New York, NY - USA
Bob Dylan once lived in the apartment above The Gaslight in Greenwich Village. The business at sidewalk level is now a tattoo parlor. |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Aspen, CO - USA
Permanently Closed By far the smallest of all Hard Rock locations, the Aspen Hard Rock Cafe had to contend with the business ups and downs of any seasonal ski town. It lasted January 1991 - November 2000 |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Atlanta, GA - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Baltimore, MD - USA
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Bangalore, Kamataka - INDIA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Boston, MA - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Cabo San Lucas - MEXICO
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Cancun - MEXICO
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HARD ROCK HOTEL
Cancun - MEXICO
Possibly the most unfriendly Hard Rock venture within the franchise. |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Chicago, IL - USA
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HARD ROCK HOTEL
Chicago, IL - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Cleveland, OH - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Denver, CO - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Detroit, MI - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK 1
Frankfurt, GERMANY
This is not a typical Hard Rock by any means. If you're looking for famous instruments and gold records, with chocolate malts and cheeseburgers, you might be in the wrong place, although they did have some American fare on the menu. Is it one of the original Hard Rocks, as legend tells, or is it a renegade location? Who knows, but we had a helluva good time there.
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Gatlinburg, TN - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Universal Theme Park / Citywalk, CA - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Hong Kong - CHINA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Key West, FL - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
La Jolla, CA - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Stateline / Lake Tahoe, NV - USA
Permanently Closed When we were there, the casinos were far too smokey to enjoy. This Hard Rock location was located inside Harrahs |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Las Vegas, NV - USA
Original Location Permanently Closed Re-opened as a new Hard Rock in Las Vegas |
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HARD ROCK HOTEL/CASINO
Las Vegas, NV - USA
Permanently Closed Location now operates as a Virgin Hotel in Las VEgas |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Louisville, KY - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Miami, FL - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Myrtle Beach, SC - USA
The pyramid location is very cool inside. Indoor and outdoor bars. Located at the Boardwalk On The Beach in North Myrtle Beach. |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Nashville, TN - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
New Buffalo, MI - USA
Four Winds Casino
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
New Orleans, LA - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Newport Beach, CA - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
New York, NY - USA
West 57th Location
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HARD ROCK CAFE
New York, NY - USA
Times Square Location |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Niagara Falls - CANADA
It's like going to two Hard Rock Cafe's in one stop. Niagara Falls has a Canadian and a US location literally at opposite ends of a footbridge from each other. Like everything else Niagara, the Canadian side is better. Don't forget your passport. |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Niagara Falls, NY - USA
It's like going to two Hard Rock Cafe's in one stop. Niagara Falls has a Canadian and a US location literally at opposite ends of a footbridge from each other. Like everything else Niagara, the Canadian side is better. Don't forget your passport. |
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HARD ROCK CASINO
Northern Indiana (Gary, IN) |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Orlando, FL - USA
Original Location
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Orlando, FL - USA
Home to Hard Rock International Headquarters, Hard Rock Live and a Hard Rock Cafe, this location is a replica of a Roman Coliseum and replaces the old guitar shaped Hard Rock at Orlando City Walk at Universal Studios. |
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HARD ROCK VAULT MUSEUM
Orlando, FL - USA
Permanently Closed Interesting factoid, the Hard Rock Vault Museum opened in the same building as the failed Guiness World Records Museum. The Hard Rock venture aimed to give rock fans a memorabilia experience for $14.95 per person. Apparently fans did not shell out the dough to see rock artifacts they could see at the Hard Rock Cafes for free. The museum lasted only from January 2003 - September 2004. |
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HARD ROCK CAFE OUTLET
Orlando, FL - USA
Permanently Closed The Hard Rock Café Outlet at the Lake Buena Vista Factory Outlets in Orlando offered guests great deals on close-out Hard Rock merchandise from around the globe.
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Philadelphia, PA - USA
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Phoenix, AZ - USA
Original Location on Camelback
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Phoenix, AZ - USA
Current Location
Located across from Diamondback Baseball at Chase Field and Alice Cooper's Coopertown Restaurant. Frankly, the older location was better of the two.
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Pigeon Forge, TN - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Pittsburgh, PA - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Puerto Vallarta - MEXICO
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
San Diego, CA - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
San Francisco, CA - USA
Original Location
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
St Louis, MO - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Sunrise, FL - USA
Permanently Closed |
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HARD ROCK CASINO
Tampa/Seminole, FL - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Washington DC - USA |
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HARD ROCK CAFE
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY - USA |
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HOTEL EDGEWATER
Seattle, WA - USA
Home to the fish tale of Led Zeppelin catching a small shark from their hotel room window and the rest is history... |
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KISS COFFEEHOUSE
Myrtle Beach, SC - USA
Permanently Closed The KISS Coffeehouse was a themed coffee shop at the outdoor shopping area in North Myrtle Beach, called Braodway At The Beach. The KISS branded business venture included occasional visits by KISS members, including Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for the Grand Opening. Sadly, the coffee house only lasted 2006 - 2013. |
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KU'DORF
Berlin - GERMANY
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TEQUILA SUNRISE
Todos Santos - MEXICO
Located across the street from the real Hotel California. Aptly named after another Eagles classic. |
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HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Todos Santos - MEXICO
The original Hotel California in Baja Mexico, not the one pictured on the album cover of the same name. A mission stands just to the right of this picture. |
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CASA HAGAR
Cabo San Lucas - MEXICO
This is Sammy Hagar's home in Cabo. Totally beachfront. Can't see much from the highway. |
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1325 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
According to Wikipedia, this is where Aerosmith lived as band in the early days. |
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96 St Marks St
New York, NY
This is the apartment building that was photographed for the cover of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti LP.
It was also the location for The Rolling Stones video, Waiting On A Friend |
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CHELSEA HOTEL
New York, NY
Once home to many fabled musicians, artists, writers and poets including Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Dee Dee Ramone, Charles Bukowski, Tom Waits, Janis Joplin, Nancy Spungen, Allen Ginsberg, Arthur C Clarke and many more. |
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Dakota Hotel
New York, NY
Once home to John Lennon before he was shot outside the hotel. |
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STONE PONY
Asbury Park, NJ
Legendary NJ shoreline venue |
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VILLAGE VANGUARD
New York, NY
Historical jazz landmark in New York |
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PERFORMING ARTISTS CO-OP at 5-POINTS
also known as The Purple Building
Nashville, TN
Located in East Nashville, this colorful building is where local performers can write and play music - most notably Todd Snider and friends use this building. |
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ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME
Cleveland, OH
Love it or hate it, the I.M. Pei designed pyramid in Cleveland, known as the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame sits beside Lake Erie. For an ever growing list of annual inductees, the pyramid shaped, land locked structure seems a limited and unlikely choice. |
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63 Bank St
New York, NY
February 1979, having finally made bail, Sid Vicious was released from Rikers Island Metro Prison for the death of Nancy Spungen. It was here at a party, celebrating Sid's release, that the former Sex Pistol overdosed on heroin and died. |
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PARK AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
106 E 86th St
New York, NY - USA
Widely believed to be the inspiration, not the actual door, to the cover photograph for the commercially disasterous KISS, Music From The Elder. In interviews the art director mentioned that he passed this door on his way to work each day. A model was built for the photo shoot itself. Notice the woodwork and studded adornments. Of course for the record jacket, the small window was replaced by the more dramatic golden ornamental door knocker. |
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PUSCIFER THE STORE
140 Main Street
Jerome, AZ
Record store, Wine tasting, Barber shop, Print shop owned and operated by Maynard James Keenan of the bands TOOL, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer |
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SHRIMPBOAT SOUND
Harbor Walk
Key West. FL - USA
Along Harbor Walk is an unassuming little white building where Jimmy Buffett records in Key West. |
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GARTH BROOKS RECORDING STUDIO
Nashville, TN - USA
One of the many many recording studios owned by an established recording star, this oneis owned by Garth Brooks |
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GIBSON GARAGE
Nashville, TN - USA
The modern day flagship store for Gibson guitars, located in Nashville, TN |
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HERMITAGE HOTEL
Nashville, TN - USA
The historic Hermitage Hotel in NAshville welcomed many country greats such as Hank Williams, Gene Autry, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. |
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KID ROCK'S HONKY TONK and STEAK HOUSE
Nashville, TN - USA
Kid Rock joined legion of celebrity owned establishments of multiple floor honky tonks with cocktails and music - oh and this one offers steaks too. |
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NUDIE'S HONKY TONK
Nashville, TN - USA
This is a happening honky tonk bar along Nashville's Broadway Ave |
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RCA STUDIO B
Nashville, TN - USA
Famous for so many songs. Everyone from Willie Nelson to David Bowie, Dolly Parton to The Strokes have recorded here. |
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BELMONT MALL
Belmont, IN - USA
There's a little side road just off highway 46 near Bloomington, IN. You'd never know unless someone showed you, but back in the sleepy woods is the recording studio that generated so many great records, Belmont Mall. |
