The Granada Theater is a historic theater and concert venue located in Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...

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History

The Granada Theater was originally built in 1928 as a vaudeville theater in Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...

 by the Boller Brothers

Boller Brothers

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. It was renovated in 1934 as a movie theater. The first film shown there was Robert Montgomery's 1934 comedy Hide-Out

Hide-Out

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The theater was renovated again in 1993 and repurposed as a comedy club/concert venue, drawing acts such as Nightwish

Nightwish

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, Smashing Pumpkins, Ben Folds

Ben Folds

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, The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips

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, The Strokes

The Strokes

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, and Weezer

Weezer

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In 2005, Kansas City band The Get Up Kids

The Get Up Kids

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 recorded their live album Live! @ The Granada Theater at the Granada.

External links

• Official Website
• Venue Review at Clubplanet.com
• A brief history of the theater's early years