Tremont Music Hall was a music venue located near downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. The name is based on its address 400 West Tremont Ave. Most shows were all-ages, but the venue had a full-service bar that served beer and liquor. The venue opened in 1995 and became one of the premier venues for independent/metal/alternative bands in the Southeast. It closed on December 19, 2015.

Tremont Music Hall
Tremont Music Hall, 23rd Sept 1997
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Address400 West Tremont Ave
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina 28203
Coordinates35°12′40″N 80°52′00″W / 35.211142°N 80.866594°W / 35.211142; -80.866594
TypeMusic Club
Capacity1000 (main hall)/350 (casbah)
Opened1995[1]
ClosedDecember 19th, 2015

Main Hall

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Tremont Music Hall's Main Hall was located on the North Side of the building. The Main Hall had been used for larger/national touring acts, featuring a PA/monitor and light system.

Past performers of the main room include Medeski, Martin, and Wood, 311, Blues Traveler,Blur Ween, Leftover Salmon, Green Day, GWAR, The Misfits, Iggy Pop, Nickelback, Fugazi, The English Beat, David Allan Coe, Whitechapel, Fall Out Boy, Megadeth, W.A.S.P., Skid Row, Nelly Furtado, Good Charlotte, Insane Clown Posse, Ghostface Killah, Killswitch Engage, The Electric Hellfire Club, Current 93, Death in June, Anthrax, and others.

The Casbah

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The Casbah is a smaller stage located against the southern wall of the building closer to the bar. The Casbah is used several nights a week for smaller, local and regional shows as well as dance parties and club events. Typical bills have 3-4 bands, with doors at 7, show at 8. The Casbah sports the main room's old FOH sound board, and a recently updated monitor system. There is now a dedicated, but limited lighting system, including club lighting on the floor. Past performers of the Casbah include Mojo Nixon, The Dismemberment Plan, My Chemical Romance, Our Lady Peace, and others.

Other performance spaces

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In addition to the two stages, shows are performed outdoors in the parking lot and, previously, in a shed that has since been demolished.

References

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  1. ^ "Hot Buttons". Charlotte Observer. 1995-03-17. p. 1F. Southern Culture on the Skids will be in town to help open the new Tremont Music Hall...
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