Keystone (Berkeley, California)

John Cipollina performing at Keystone, 1976

The Keystone, also known as Keystone Berkeley, was a small music club at 2119 University Avenue[1] in Berkeley, California, which operated in the 1970s and 1980s. Numerous nationally known groups performed there, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ray Charles, Talking Heads, The Ramones, Metallica and B.B King, Blondie, and Greg Kihn among many others[2][3] and the club was a regular venue for the Jerry Garcia Band. Keystone Berkeley, run by Freddie Herrera and Bobby Corona, was linked to The Stone and Keystone Palo Alto.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b Palaces, Jerry's Brokendown (25 February 2012). "Jerry's Brokendown Palaces: Keystone (New Monk), 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA". jerrygarciasbrokendownpalaces.blogspot.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Berkeley Photos And Recap". Tom Petty. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / greg kihn band". Concert Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "No Place to Play Anymore / Not so long ago, San Francisco gave birth to great rock bands -- that doesn't happen today". sfgate.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ Selvin, Joel (1 April 1996). San Francisco: The Musical History Tour: A Guide to Over 200 of the Bay Area's Most Memorable Music Sites. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811810074. Retrieved 8 June 2018 – via Google Books.