Well folks, here's the newest news:
Rosebud to reopen as rock club
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Speculation on what type of restaurant Rosebud would become ended yesterday when it was announced that the former rock club would be a future rock club as well.
Local concert promoter Jon Rinaldo, owner of Joker Productions, has taken over the lease at 1650 Smallman St. in the Strip and renamed it The World.
It will reopen on April 12 with a capacity of 1,000 -- 450 of which will be seated. It will be operated and booked by Joker, which previously placed most of its shows at Oakland's Club Laga, which is due to close on April 1.
The first show at The World will be Sugarcult (April 12), followed by the SKA Is Dead Tour featuring Catch 22 (April 14), Clutch (April 16), Plea for Peace Tour featuring Cursive (April 24), Bouncing Souls (April 28), Suicide Machines (May 7) and Jade Tree Tour featuring Strike Anywhere (May 16). Additional dates will be announced shortly.
Rinaldo said the deal has been in the works for months but was held up while he obtained liability insurance.
Rinaldo said he would be the sole promoter of The World -- making it the first time a major promoter here has operated a club -- and that Joker would book a full schedule of shows of all varieties.
"We're not going to pigeonhole it with a triple A format," he said. "One night it could be Bouncing Souls, the next night Beth Orton."
Rinaldo said there would be both all-ages and over-21 shows, in the new venue.
Well I definately heard that Laga is supposed to be done and over with as of April 2nd and with Metropol and Rosebud now closed, hopefully this will keep the Pittsburgh music scene thriving. Don't forget everyone....Mr. Smalls is one wicked P-Burgh venue too! ;)
Posted by ReneeDeFloria at March 11, 2004 12:15 PM