The Palladium | |
 The Palladium • Worcester, Mass. | |
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| Full name | Worcester Palladium |
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| Former names | Plymouth Theatre(1928–1980) E.M. Loew's Center for the Performing Arts(1980–1990) |
| Location | 261 Main St Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 |
| Coordinates | 42°16′00″N71°48′03″W / 42.2667°N 71.8008°W /42.2667; -71.8008 |
| Public transit | MBTAWorcester |
| Owner | John Peters, Cliff Rucker |
| Capacity | 2,160 (Main Room) 500 (Upstairs) |
| Opened | November 24, 1928 (96 years ago) (1928-11-24)[1] |
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TheWorcester Palladium, also known asThe Palladium orPalladium Theatre, is an all-agesconcert hall and performance venue located inWorcester, Massachusetts.[2] The Palladium was designed by architectArlan W. Johnson and opened as a theatre in 1928 as thePlymouth Theatre. It has a seating capacity of 2,160 in the Main Room and 500 in the upstairs room and is a popular venue for rock and metal bands.[3]
Since 1990, the booking agency MassConcerts has handled all booking for The Palladium;[4]A live concert DVD byThe Devil Wears Prada titledDead & Alive was filmed at the Palladium on December 14, 2011.[5][6]
A live concert DVD byInsane Clown Posse titled New Years Ninja Party was filmed at the Palladium on New Years Eve 2012.[citation needed]
Metalcore bandKillswitch Engage released a live album recorded at The Palladium in 2022, titled "Live at the Palladium"[7]
The Plymouth Theatre, originally leased by Alfred Gottesman Theatrical Enterprises, Inc.,[8] is situated at the corner of Main St. and Central St. and was first opened on November 24, 1928—"Doors open at 7:00 p.m.",[1] "Curtain at 8 o'clock"[1]—according to the bill in theEvening Gazette'sNews Notes of Worcester Stage and Screen.[1]
For the inaugural performances, the theater presented a "scene of beauty"[8] to its guests—the foyer was decorated with about 100 baskets of roses and other flowers (gifts of some of the leading business establishments of the time), while the stage was banked with palms and flowers. Mr. Alfred Gottesman, lessee of The Plymouth, gave his personal supervision to the plans for the theater and had invited many of the night's guests personally.[8]
The theater opened with aRobert Morton pipe organ; the opening bill for the theater advertises"Buddy" Webber at the Console of Our Mighty Organ.[1] As of 2008 the organ had been purchased and installed in a private residence.[9]
The building was renamed theE.M. Loew's Center for the Performing Arts on April 14, 1980, and by 1990 became The Palladium.[10][11] In July 2012, owners John Fischer and John Sousa filed a waiver to Worcester's demolition delay ordinance after receiving an increase in the Palladium's property taxes.[12] Despite the demolition delay ordinance, The Palladium found success in booking metalcore and hardcore bands, allowing it to continue operation.
42°16′00″N71°48′03″W / 42.2667°N 71.8008°W /42.2667; -71.8008
