The Aragon Ballroom is a
ballroom
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located in
Chicago
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Illinois
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, approximately north of downtown, in the
Uptown
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neighborhood.
History
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The Aragon Ballroom was built by brothers Andrew and William Karzas, who turned to ballrooms after making their early fortunes in nickelodeons and movie theaters. Their first dance hall project was the 1922
Trianon Ballroom
The Trianon Ballroom was the name given to a number of ballrooms in cities during America's big-band era. The first and most prominent Trianon opened December 6, 1922 in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and was marketed as "The Wor ...
in Chicago designed by renowned theater architects Rapp & Rapp. With hopes of duplicating the success of the Trianon, the brothers opened the Aragon on July 15, 1926, once again turning to movie theater experts for building design. Architects Huszagh & Hill designed the Aragon’s stucco exterior in Spanish Baroque style while movie palace designer John Eberson decorated the interior to resemnble the courtyard of a
Moorish
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castle.
Named for a
region
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of Spain, the Aragon was an immediate success and remained a popular Chicago attraction throughout the 1940s. The Aragon's proximity to the
Chicago 'L'
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elevated railway
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) train provided patrons with easy access, and often crowds in excess of 18,000 would attend during each six-day business week. Each night, powerhouse radio station
WGN broadcast an hour-long program from the hall to audiences throughout the Midwestern United States and Canada.
According to legend, the secret tunnels under the nearby
Green Mill bar, a
Prohibition
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-era hangout of
Al Capone
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, lead to the Aragon's basement.
A fire at an adjacent
cocktail lounge
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in 1958 forced the Aragon to close for several months. After the reopening, crowds declined significantly, to the point that regular dancing ended in 1964. A succession of new owners used the Aragon as a roller skating rink, a boxing venue, and a
discothèque
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(as the Cheetah, a spin-off of the New York disco), among other uses. There were also occasional efforts to revive it as a traditional ballroom.
The Aragon hosted nearly all of the top names of the big band era. During the 1970s, the Aragon was home to so-called "monster rock" shows, which were marathons of rock and roll acts often lasting six hours or more. The shows gained a reputation for attracting a tough crowd, leading to the nickname, "the Aragon Brawlroom".
In 1973, Latin promoters Willy Miranda and Jose Palomar, who had promoted
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
dances and concerts in Chicago for years, became owners of the Aragon. They soon teamed up with rock promoters Arny Granat and Jerry Mickelson (owners of Chicago-based Jam Productions, which by 2017 claimed to be the "largest independent producer of live entertainment in the United States"), who used the hall for their rock concerts.
World championship
boxing
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made its way to the Aragon Ballroom on December 15, 1982, when the
World Boxing Association
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's world Cruiserweight champion,
Puerto Rican Ossie Ocasio
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, successfully defended his title by beating challenger
Eddie Taylor
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Biography
Born Edward Taylor in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his early years playing ...
by a 15 rounds decision.
In the late 1990s, Luis Rossi (former owner of ''La Raza'' newspaper), Ivan Fernandez, and Mercedes Fernandez purchased the Aragon. In September 2014, Mercedes Fernandez sold all her interests in the Aragon. Under the name "Aragon Entertainment Center", the hall continued to host a variety of
Spanish language
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and
Vietnamese language
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shows as well as
English language
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rock concerts. It still hosts occasional boxing events.
In 2015, the theatre was used in the filming of
Zack Snyder
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's ''
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', doubling as the
theatre
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where
Thomas
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(
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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) and
Martha Wayne
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(
Lauren Cohan
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) get shot. The sign for the venue and the marquee was temporarily reconstructed, and removed once the filming had been completed.
As of late 2017,
Live Nation
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owns the Aragon Ballroom, and produces a variety of English language and Spanish language pop and rock concerts there.
![Aragon Ballroom](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Aragon_Ballroom.jpg)
The Aragon has hosted the following Chicago bands: In 1968, it had
Shadows of Knight
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. In 1969, it separately hosted
Howlin' Wolf
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,
Buddy Guy
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,
The Buckinghams
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, and The
Five Stairsteps. In 1973, it hosted
Muddy Waters
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, in 1975 it had
Styx
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, and in 1976 it had
REO Speedwagon
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(from Champaign). In 1978 Van Halen kicked off their first World Tour here. In 1979 it hosted
the Clash
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,
Bo Diddley
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and
the Undertones
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on the same bill. In 1982 it hosted
the Jam
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and
the Professionals, then—over two consecutive nights—
the Clash
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,
the Elvis Brothers and
Defunkt
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. In 1983, it had
Cheap Trick
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(from Rockford), and in 1984 it had
Ministry. In 1997, it had
Smashing Pumpkins
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and
Local H
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(from Zion) separately. In 2004 it had
Chevelle. In 2005 it had
Twista
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with
Ludacris
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Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
(raised in Illinois), (and separately)
Fall Out Boy
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(from Wilmette),
Plain White T's
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(from DuPage County),
Disturbed (from the Southwest Side), and
Wilco
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. In 2007, it had
OK Go
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. In 2009, it had jam band
Umphrey's McGee (from South Bend). In 2011, it had
Rise Against
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, and in 2013 had
Alkaline Trio
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Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
. In 2013, it had EDM group
Krewella (from Northbrook) and rapper
Lupe Fiasco
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. In 2015,
K. Flay (from Wilmette) performed there. DJ
Kaskade
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(also from Northbrook) performed there in 2017.
The Aragon has hosted the following bands from Wisconsin:
Steve Miller Band
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in 1969,
BoDeans in 1994, and
Garbage
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in 1998.
Tommy James & the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells are an American pop rock/psychedelic rock band, formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964. They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S. – " Hanky Panky" (July 1966, their only RIAA Certified Gold record) and "Crimson and Cl ...
from Niles, MI played there in 1968.
Live recordings
On April 19, 1975,
electronic band
Kraftwerk
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played at the Aragon Ballroom to an audience of 3000 spectators.
In March 1978,
classic rock
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band
Aerosmith
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played at the Aragon Ballroom, later releasing the recordings of "Sweet Emotion" and "Lord of the Thighs" on their 1978 ''Live! Bootleg'' album.
The 2009 Deluxe Edition of R.E.M.'s ''
Reckoning'' album includes a live concert taped at the Aragon Ballroom on July 7, 1984, and broadcast on WXRT in Chicago.
On May 25, 1986,
thrash metal
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band
Metallica
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played here for their
Damage, Inc. Tour
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. They used the live recording in the 2017 remaster box set of their 1986 studio album ''
Master of Puppets
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''.
On October 23 and 25, 1993,
grunge
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band
Nirvana
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played at the Aragon for their final two shows in Chicago. During the show on the 23rd the band played the song "
You Know You're Right
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" for the first and only time live. A recording of the song from this show was bootlegged for nine years until they decided to release the studio version on October 8, 2002, as part of the greatest hits album ''
Nirvana
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''.
On November 18, 1994,
punk rock band
Green Day
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's performance to a sold-out crowd at the Aragon was recorded for MTV as "
MTV
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Jaded in Chicago".
On August 22, 1995, a
Soul Asylum
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concert was recorded at the Aragon for the Album Network and two songs were released on the "Promises Broken" CD single.
On June 26, 2004,
funk metal
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band
Primus filmed their first concert DVD, ''
Hallucino-Genetics
''Hallucino-Genetics: Live 2004'' is the first concert DVD from Primus, released in October 2004. The show was filmed on June 26, 2004 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, the band's last show of their 2004 tour. The performance features ...
'', at the Aragon.
During a performance on October 17, 2009,
sludge metal
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band
Mastodon
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recorded a live album and concert DVD at the venue. ''
Live at the Aragon'' was released on March 15, 2011.
In June 2013,
Third Man Records
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released a live album of
The White Stripes
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' performance at the venue from July 2, 2003, as part of their From the Vault series.
See also
*
House of Blues
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External links
1925 Article about Aragon Ballroom, Chicago Daily Tribune*
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Animated History of the Uptown Chicago Entertainment DistrictAragon Ballroom History-Jazz Age Chicago
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