The Guild Theatre, the once-popular movie theater in Menlo Park that closed its doors in 2019 after an amazing 93-year run, is set to reopen as a live music concert venue.
The newly remodeled 500-plus-capacity theater, located at 949 El Camino Real, will begin hosting shows in mid-January.
The venue has just announced its first batch of concerts, stretching all the way into October. The complete list is shown below.
Tickets for all announced gigs go on sale at 12 noon December 1, guildtheatre.com.
Built in 1926, the Guild is now operated by the nonprofit Peninsula Arts Guild and has an exclusive ticketing partnership with music discovery and ticketing platform DICE.
“We’re thrilled to see the project finally come to fruition,” says Peninsula Arts Guild President Drew Dunlevie. “We started the non-profit four years ago with the simple goal of bringing some entertainment and culture to an underserved market here in the mid-Peninsula. We also look forward to supporting many artists’ philanthropic endeavors. We like to say we’re solving for fun and good.”
Upgrades to the venue include a Meyer Sound system that was specifically designed for the room.
The general manager for the venue is Tom Bailey, who has a long history of working at venues in the Bay Area and elsewhere. Notably, he was the GM at Port Chester, NY’s famed Capitol Theatre.
“The Guild Theatre will be a first-rate venue in all respects, from state-of-the-art sound and lights, to a unique, stylish, and spacious ‘green room’ setup for our talent, to top-quality beverage options (at reasonable prices!) for our patrons,” Bailey says. “We intend to make Menlo Park a nightlife destination with great live music, and hope to become a cornerstone of this community.”
Guild concert calendar:
JANUARY
18 – STRFKR
26 – Son Volt
29 – Molly Tuttle
FEBRUARY
5 – Superblue: Kurt Elling Ft. Charlie Hunter
6-7 – Three Dog Night
16 – Aaron Lee Tasjan
18 – The Samples
19 – Berlin
25 – Robert Glasper
27 – Eric Krasno + Son Little (Backed by The Sweet Sounds of the Assembly)
MARCH
1 – Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Dance Party (with Jazz Mafia)
4 – Low Cut Connie
26 – The Blasters
31 – Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
APRIL
4 – Steve Gunn + Jeff Parker
13 – Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
15 – Orgōne
29 – Tennessee Jet
MAY
24 – The Dip
JULY
23 – The Mother Hips
OCTOBER
21-22 – Rocky Horror Picture Show (Featuring The Bawdy Caste)
