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Legendary GALAXY THEATER In Santa Ana To Close

February 13, 2008

Kelli Skye Fadroski of The Orange County Register reports that the Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana, California, which has presented performances by everyone from BECK to LITTLE RICHARD over the past 13 years, will close its doors later this month after losing its lease, owner Gary Folgner confirmed last Thursday.

The 550-seat theater/dining venue opened in late 1994, hosting shows featuring performers from a variety of musical genres including country, metal, punk and alternative rock. The Galaxy also gave exposure to the local scene, holding numerous local band showcases and adding on unknowns from Orange County as openers on larger bills.

Through the years the venue has presented acts such as LUCINDA WILLIAMS, the MISFITS, SUGAR RAY, ANTHRAX, ROLLINS BAND and more recently, Jonathan Davis from KORN. The venue was also once home to the Orange County Music Awards and also served as an improv stage, with big name comedians like ventriloquist Jeff Dunham.

"The landlord got other offers and we could not compete with those," Folgner said. "We pay about $18,000 a month in rent and the offers he got were $50,000 a month, so there's no way we could possibly compete with that."

Read the entire article at The Orange County Register.

(Thanks: Andrew / The Space Lord / CRPNDETH)

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