Palladium Riga

Palladium Riga
Former names	Cinema "Palladium"
Location	21 Marijas Street, Riga LV1011, Latvia.
Owner	Positivus Music
Type	Music venue
Capacity	1600-2000
Construction
Built	1910
Opened	1913 (reopened 2011)
Website
	http://www.palladium.lv/

Palladium Riga is a concert venue and former cinema in Riga, Latvia. It is located on 21 Marijas Street, Riga, and was opened as a music venue on September 28, 2011. It's capacity is 1600 to 2000. Venue was opened in the place of former cinema "Palladium", which was opened back in 1913, and was open until 2002.

History

Cinema "Palladium" was established in 1913, in a former dwelling house. It was the largest cinema in Riga. The cinema had a futuristic design, a cafe, a balcony, and unusually large hall for cinemas of that time. "Palladium" featured the latest movies, and there always was a line to get the tickets. In 1994 the cinema was privatized. The cinema closed at the end of 2001. Around 2006, construction of an ambitious nightclub had began, but it did not experience it's opening.

The new concert venue retains the name of the former cinema "Palladium", as well as the former theater round shape, and two levels of spectator balconies have been renovated as well. "Palladium" opened its doors September 28, 2011 and the first artists who performed were James Blunt, Icelandic group FM Belfast, the English rock band Kaiser Chiefs and the British musician Anna Calvi.

Palladium in 1965 - largest cinema in Riga.

Palladium in 1965 - largest cinema in Riga.
Palladium's first concert since reopening.
Hall of Palladium

Hall of Palladium

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