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Satyricon (nightclub)

Satyricon
Satyricon in 1997
Satyricon is located in Portland, Oregon
Satyricon
Satyricon
Location within Portland, Oregon
Former namesMarlena's Tavern
Address125 N.W. Sixth Avenue
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°31′27″N 122°40′36″W / 45.5242°N 122.6768°W / 45.5242; -122.6768
Capacity400[1]
Construction
OpenedMarch 1984
ClosedNovember 1, 2010[2]
DemolishedJuly 2011
Years active1983–2003; 2006–2010

Satyricon was a nightclub in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States that operated from 1984 to 2010. It was the longest-running punk venue in the western United States,[3] and has been referred to by some journalists and historians as the "CBGB of the West Coast."[4][5] It is also the place where musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love are said to have first met.

Located in a building that had served as a horse stable in the early 1900s, the club's owner, George Touhouliotis, founded Satyricon after acquiring a tavern that had operated in the building. Touhouliotis reshaped the tavern into a nightclub, and named it after the 1969 Federico Fellini film of the same name. Satyricon became a prominent music venue in the city, and hosted various local and touring punk and alternative rock bands throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

In May 2003, the club abruptly closed, after which it was acquired by new owners and reopened as an all-ages venue in 2006. It officially closed in November 2010, and the building in which it was located was demolished in July 2011. The club was the subject of a 2013 documentary titled Satyricon: Madness and Glory.

  1. ^ Johnson, ed. (September 11, 2006). "The return of the Satyricon". The Vanguard. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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  5. ^ Ohlsen, Becky (2013). Walking Portland: 30 Tours of Stumptown's Funky Neighborhoods, Historic Landmarks, Park Trails, Farmers Markets, and Brewpubs. Wilderness Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-899-97682-2.