- Cactus Club
: "For the Western Canadian casual dining chain, see
Cactus Club Cafe ."The Cactus Club was a
nightclub in the South of First Area (SoFA) of Downtown San Jose,California . The concept of The Cactus Club was created by Sean Galvin and Mike Trippett. It was Producer/Promoter Ric Hines who made the opening of the Cactus Club possible with his business experience and professional network. Hines recruited partner Bob Cullen who's nickname "Cactus Bob" was used to name the club. The Cactus Club opened in1988 and remained open until2002 .Emphasising music, the club featured many local and national touring acts as well as themed dance nights.
Among the Bay Area bands that got some of their start from playing the Cactus Club are
Smash Mouth ,The Donnas ,Papa Roach ,Insolence , Upstart Crow,Ded Neyber ,Torn andThe Odd Numbers . The Cactus is often noted as being one of the first clubs in the Bay Area to bring an end topay-to-play .Major touring acts such as
Nirvana (band) ,Korn ,Queens of the Stone Age ,Alanis Morissette ,Mother Love Bone ,Incubus (band) ,System of a Down ,A Perfect Circle , andWeezer have all played the Cactus Club.The Cactus had a great many problems with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and other agencies for their 18+ policy.
After closing in 2002, Cactus Club co-owner Craig Yamato opened a new nightclub in downtown San Jose called The Blank Club [http://www.theblankclub.com/index.html] . The Blank now tries to carry the torch for the earlier incarnation that was the Cactus Club.
External links
[http://www.theblankclub.com/index.html The Blank Club Website]
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