Slim's was a nightclub and music venue in San Francisco, California, which was opened by Boz Scaggs in 1988. Scaggs and his partners took over a vacant restaurant which was called the Warehouse and threw a party there on December 31, 1987, to celebrate before closing it to remodel, and the new venue opened on September 16, 1988. The club closed permanently on March 18, 2020, a decision made before - but announced during - the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Address | 333 11th Street |
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Location | San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°46′17″N 122°24′48″W / 37.771483°N 122.413339°W |
Owner | Boz Scaggs |
Opened | September 16, 1988 |
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The opening acts at Slim's on September 16, 1988 were Katie Webster, Anson Funderburgh, Delbert McClinton, and 'Presidio Slim' (a.k.a. Boz Scaggs).[2] One of Scaggs's business partners is Frank Caufield, senior partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers.[3]
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir first performed their Christmas Eve concert at Slim's in 1988;[2] since then, the choir has returned every Christmas Eve as a Bay Area tradition.[4]
Slim's has an open floorplan with the stage at one end of the main level, and the bar running along two walls. There is a balcony at the other end with seating for 30, reserved for those who purchase Dinner & Admission tickets.
The "sister nightclub" to Slim's is the Great American Music Hall, owned by the same corporation since 2002.[3]