Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
The Wiltern Theatre (also reffered to as "The Wiltern" and "Wiltern Center", when reffering the entire complex), built inside the 12-story art deco Pellissier Building, is a multi-purpose venue and event space, built in 1931. It's located at the western edge of Los Angeles's Koreatown. The Wiltern was designed by architect Stiles O. Clements, of "Morgan, Walls & Clements" Los Angeles's oldest architectural firm, and originally opened as a vaudeville theater under the name "Warner Brothers Western Theater". A year after opening, it closed for one year, before reopening in the mid-1930s under its current name, which stands for the intersection which it faces (Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue). At one time the theatre had a seating capacity of 2,344. Currently it seats a maximum of 1,850 people. It is operated by Live Nation Los Angeles.
Under the ownership of Franklin Life Insurance Company, who bought the building in 1956, the theater fell into disrepair by the 1970s. During the late 70s, a group of local conservationists saved the building from being demolished. In 1981, it was purchased by developer Wayne Ratkovich, working with architect Brenda Levin and craftsman A.T. Heinsbergen, to restore the complex, with work on the building being complete by 1983, and the theater being finished by 1985, due to the complexity of the renovations. Since then, the theater has commonly been used as a concert venue, seeing performances by artists such as Madonna, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Ice Cube and more.
Muse performed at the Wiltern for two nights in 2004, during the Absolution tour. The band returned to the theater in 2022, playing to a sold-out crowd during the Will of the People Theatre Tour.
Muse concerts inside the Wiltern Theatre
Venue address
Wiltern Theater
3790 Wilshire Boulevard
Koreatown
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 388-1400