Slim's

Slim's

Citizen performing at Slims, March 2016
Address	333 11th Street
Location	San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°46′17″N122°24′48″W / 37.771483°N 122.413339°W / 37.771483; -122.413339
Owner	Boz Scaggs
Opened	September 16, 1988 (1988-09-16)
Website
slimspresents.com/slims/

Slim's was a nightclub and music venue in San Francisco, California, which was opened by Boz Scaggs in 1988. Scaggs and his partners took over a vacant restaurant which was called the Warehouse and threw a party there on December 31, 1987, to celebrate before closing it to remodel, and the new venue opened on September 16, 1988. The club closed permanently on March 18, 2020, a decision made before - but announced during - the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1]

History

The opening acts at Slim's on September 16, 1988 were Katie Webster, Anson Funderburgh, Delbert McClinton, and 'Presidio Slim' (a.k.a. Boz Scaggs). ^[2] One of Scaggs's business partners is Frank Caufield, senior partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers. ^[3]

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir first performed their Christmas Eve concert at Slim's in 1988; ^[2] since then, the choir has returned every Christmas Eve as a Bay Area tradition. ^[4]

Design

Slim's has an open floorplan with the stage at one end of the main level, and the bar running along two walls. There is a balcony at the other end with seating for 30, reserved for those who purchase Dinner & Admission tickets.

The "sister nightclub" to Slim's is the Great American Music Hall, owned by the same corporation since 2002. ^[3]

References

1. Selvin, Joel (March 20, 2020). "Slim's to close for good after more than three decades at heart of SF's music scene". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
2. Selvin, Joel (November 2, 2008). "Boz Scaggs' nightclub Slim's 20 years old". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
3. Selvin, Joel (January 27, 2003). "Slim's owners are eyeballing yet another nightclub in San Jose". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
4. Kost, Ryan (December 19, 2017). "Slim's to host Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir's Christmas Eve concert". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2018.