Music in real places

The Troubadour

9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood

Explore the places

Markers identify buildings or documented location references. They do not mark an exact recording room, stage position or camera angle.

The Troubadour — Map source

A white club front with the name Troubadour in black gothic letters along the canopy — Doug Weston's Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, December 2006. Gary Minnaert · Public domain. Existing local rendition. Venue illustration; not a photograph of the historic music event.

Music happened here

Elton John at the Troubadour

The American debut

25 August 1970

Elton John made his American debut at the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, on 25 August 1970, playing with Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray.

Elton’s first shows in the U.S.: a look back

Reading the place today

Read the club through its street address and performance history. Any interior visit follows the operator’s current programme and entry arrangements.