1957, the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood has helped launch some of contemporary music’s most talented performers. The legendary Manu Chao plays his first ever US club show. He also promoted his album “Sound & Fury.”. Cake play four sold out nights in celebration of the release of their chart topping album “Showroom of Compassion.”, Tyler, The Creator and Odd Future celebrate the release of “Goblin.”. HAIM plays Sam-Jam, benefiting Our House Grief Support Center, with special guests including Jenny Lewis, Kesha, Laura Marling, and Grizzly Bear. Carly Simon, opening for Cat Stevens, meets James Taylor for the first time. In 1974, John Lennon and his friend Harry Nilsson were ejected from the club for drunkenly heckling the Smothers Brothers. Robert Glasper Experiment performs with special guests Javier Starks, Algebra Blessett, Wayne Brady, PJ Morton, B. Slade, Keyon Harrold, Malcolm Jamal Warner and Lalah Hathaway. People Under the Stairs perform to an energetic sold out crowd, bringing their unique brand of Los Angeles independent hip-hop to the Troubadour stage. will do whatever the troubadour asked them to do ... a composition of two melodies following a set of rules each melody played at the same time is different,but compliment each other very well (not a musical texture); Subjects. James Blake makes his Los Angeles debut to a sold out crowd, covering Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” with Joni herself returning to the Troubadour to be present in the audience. The Troubadour, known to LA natives as the ‘Troub’, served as a career launching pad for hundreds of legendary artists and bands. After having to reschedule his prior shows due to emergency heart surgery, David Crosby plays 5 sold out shows. Tim Hardin, a long time Troubadour regular, plays his final show. star in the role of Doug Weston, owner of the famed Troubadour club. Elton John returns to play a “5 year anniversary show”. Sammy Hagar & the Circle perform a special show for SiriusXM to celebrate the release of their album “Space Between” the Friday following the show. Dierks Bentley plays a special pre-grammy show with special guests Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown and Blake Shelton, as well as the Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and ‘Country Strong’ actor Garrett Hedlund. Elvis Costello and longtime collaborator Steve Nieve record “Live at The Troubadour” for a live 4 CD box set. Billy Ray Cyrus also makes a surprise appearance. Harry Styles makes his U.S. solo debut at the Troubadour with a surprise show featuring special guest Stevie Nicks, celebrating the release of his self-titled album. John Prine saluted by the Americana Music Foundation for his pioneering role in country music, featuring performances by Dwight Yoakam, Jody Prine, Bettye LaVette, Margo Price, Bob Weir, Mary Gauthier, the Milk Carton Kids, Ashley McBryde, the Wood Brothers, Anderson East, Cedric Burnside, Maria Muldaur, the Punch Brothers, Iron & Wine, and Boz Scaggs, Joe Henry, John Paul White, Ian Noe, Billy Raffoul, Logan Ledger, Caitlin Cainty, and Willie Watson. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real perform two sold out shows featuring guest appearances by Jimmy Buffet and Lucius. Calm Down 7. Inspired by a visit to the then newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in 1957 by Doug Weston as a coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard, then moved to its current location shortly after opening and has remained open continuously since. Turn Of The Century 11. Coldplay perform a secret show, debuting five songs from their third album. Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett plays his debut show. Sturgill Simpson, from left, performs at the Troubadour with drummer Miles Miller and bassist Chuck Bartels. Shawn Colvin performs a sold out show honoring the 20th anniversary and re-release of her breakthrough album “A Few Small Repairs,” playing the album in full along with a variety of hits and favorites from her repertoire. Notable among these have been: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell play a special pre-Grammy’s show with special guests Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, the Zac Brown Band, J.D. Jongleurs. Cheech and Chong are discovered by Lou Adler at a Monday Hoot Night. Billboard names Troubadour one of the top 5 “must play” venues in the US. The lead-off single, "I Saw God Today", was the highest-debuting single of Strait's career, and his forty-third Number One on the Billboard country charts.The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Neil Young plays his debut solo show in LA. New Found Glory play three sold out shows as part of their “20 Years of Pop Punk” tour, playing two albums in full a night and giving fans a choice of which albums they wanted to hear. Richie Furay celebrates the 50th Anniversary of POCO, playing POCO’s classic live album “DeLIVErin’” in its entirety as well as many classics from Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Souther-Hillman-Furay and his solo catalogue. He heard his piano player (as well as opening act) , Carole King, play it during during soundcheck and they decided to give it a try. Comedian Bill Burr has also hosted 2 of his Monday Morning Podcasts from the venue to raise money during the Pandemic.