A short-lived Seattle venue now frequently cited as the birthplace of grunge, The Rock Theater, in Seattle at 410 Fifth Avenue South (and later briefly in Lower Queen Anne), actually had two performance spaces: the Omni Room and Gorilla Gardens. Often simply referred to as Gorilla Gardens, the club hosted all-ages shows for out-of-town bands as well as local punk and metal bands for about a year between 1984-1985.
The ticket pictured here is for a concert by Violent Femmes, an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, held in Seattle at Gorilla Gardens, and presented by local radio station KCMU (now KEXP).
Caption information source: http://www.seattlestar.net/2013/12/december-7-1984-gorilla-gardens
ID Number: 2018.86.70
Date: 1985
Physical Description: 1 ticket ; 4.5 x 2.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv212358
Credit: MOHAI, Collection of Rock Music Ephemera, 2018.86.70
