Recordings and Performances
George Benson's smash selling live album Weekend in L.A. was culled from a three-night engagement at The Roxy from September 30-October 2, 1977.
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention recorded most of their celebrated Roxy and Elsewhere album during December 1973 at The Roxy. Bob Marley & The Wailers recorded Live at the Roxy here on May 26, 1976. Van Morrison recorded a radio show in November 1978 that was released as a promo LP Live At The Roxy. The concert scene for the 1979 movie "Rock N Roll High School", featuring a performance by The Ramones, was filmed at the Roxy in December 1978.
9 songs from Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's "Live/1975-85" album were recorded at the Roxy in the mid-late 1970s.
Warren Zevon's live album, Stand in the Fire, was recorded during five shows he played at The Roxy in 1980. The Red Hot Chili Peppers played their first show with drummer Chad Smith, at the venue on January 22, 1989.
Two live tracks "Pick it up (and put it in your pocket)" and "Can't Stop The Show" recorded on video at the Roxy in 1987 were included on "'Show Business Is My Life,' the 1995 compilation movie by Stan Ridgway
NOFX's live album I Heard They Suck Live!! was recorded here on January 8–9, 1995. Michel Polnareff's live album, Live at the Roxy, was recorded in 1995 and released in 1996. Social Distortion released a live album, entitled Live At The Roxy on June 30, 1998, that contained material recorded on April 7–9, 1998.
In 1999, Stan Ridgway held a live show and party announcing the release of his then brand new solo album, 'Anatomy.' The majority of his live set included numbers from the new album.
The CD/DVD album Collision Course by Linkin Park and Jay-Z, comes with a DVD that contains behind the scene footage and the second take of all the Collision Course's songs at the Roxy Theatreon July 18, 2004. The Mighty Boosh performed their second stint of American shows at The Roxy Theatre in July 2009. The Roxy Theatre is featured in the 2008 video game, Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
Sum 41 shot the video for their song Screaming Bloody Murder at the Roxy on April 3, 2011.
The Royal Pirates held their fourth public Californian showcase at the Roxy on August 5–6, 2011.
Fuse TV taped the live performance of Red Hot Chili Peppers for “Fuse Presents: Red Hot Chili Peppers Live from the Roxy” on August 22, 2011.
KoRn shot the performance part of the video for their song Narcissistic Cannibal at the Roxy on September 27, 2011.
Ariana Grande performed a sold out concert at the Roxy on February 19, 2012
Jessie J has also played a show at The Roxy on April 9, 2012 to a crowd of 500 including Jason Derulo and band mates from The Wanted.
Tori Kelly performed a sold out concert at the Roxy on October 24th, 2012 (which was streamed live online on Ustream)
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