Global InformationWhisky a Go Go information
"The Whisky" | |
 The Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip | |
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| Address | 8901 Sunset Blvd |
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| Location | West Hollywood, California 90069 |
| Coordinates | 34°5′26″N 118°23′8″W / 34.09056°N 118.38556°W |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Rock and roll, pop, alternative rock, punk rock, ska, new wave, heavy metal, glam rock, glam metal, alternative metal |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Opened | January 16, 1964 |
| Website | |
| whiskyagogo | |
The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed The Whisky) is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boulevard, northwest corner. The club has been the host for musicians and bands including Taj Mahal, Otis Redding, Hugh Masekela, Alice Cooper (who all recorded live albums there between 1966 and 1969), The Doors,The Ramones, The Byrds, Three Dog Night, The Mothers of Invention, Buffalo Springfield, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Love, The Stooges, Parliament-Funkadelic, Metallica, Cheap Trick, Guns N' Roses, System of a Down, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Chicago, Germs, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Steppenwolf, Van Halen, Rush, Johnny Rivers, X, Iron Butterfly, Shark Island, Fleetwood Mac, KISS, No Doubt, Death, AC/DC, Golden Earring, Linkin Park, Nirvana, The Beach Boys, Stryper, Oasis, Everclear and Phil Seymour.