Gas Monkey Live

Gas Monkey Live was^[2] an American music venue in Dallas, Texas, owned by Richard Rawlings, star of American television program Fast N' Loud and owner of both Gas Monkey Garage and Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill.

American hard rock band Emperors and Elephants from Chicago, Illinois performing at Gas Monkey Live

Gas Monkey Live

Gas Monkey Live
Former names	Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill
Address	10110 Technology Blvd East Dallas, Texas 75220 United States
Coordinates	32.8577°N 96.8931°W / 32.8577; -96.8931
Owner	Richard Rawlings
Type	Music venue
Genre(s)	Various
Seating type	Standing and seating
Capacity	3000[1]
Construction
Opened	11 October 2014 (2014-10-11)
Renovated	2014 (2014)
Closed	2020 (2020)
Website
Official website

History

On October 11, 2014, Rawlings, Alex Mendonsa (who ran the House of Blues Las Vegas),^[3] talent buyer Peter Ore (former Vice President of Talent Live Nation Denver) in addition to brothers Mike and Dan Flaherty^[4] of United Commercial Realty,^[5] started Gas Monkey Live at the location where the former Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill was established^[6] in Northwest Dallas.^[1] With a footprint of 3,500 m² (38,000 sq ft),^[7][8] the facility is used predominantly for live music and can hold up to 3000 people.^[1] American punk rock band Social Distortion^[9] performed at the location on opening day.^[4]

Midway through their "All Bad Things Must End" tour,^[10] American rock band Mötley Crüe started in November by working with Dodge^[11] for a free show^[12] named "Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey",^[13] which was restricted to only owners of Dodge Charger,^[14] Challenger^[15] and Viper vehicles.^[16] At the performance, Dodge presented the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat as well as the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.^[17][18]

In May 2020, the venue closed.^[2]

References

1. Diana Oates. "Fast N' Loud star expands Gas Monkey empire with live music venue - CultureMap Dallas". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
2. "Gas Monkey Live, founded by reality TV star Richard Rawlings, has closed after six years". Dallas News. May 26, 2020.
3. "Your Exclusive Hard Hat Tour To The New Gas Monkey Bar And Grill". cravedfw. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
4. "Gas Monkey Live! to Open in Dallas, October 2014". ON TOUR MONTHLY. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
5. "How Gas Monkey Bar and Grill is Gearing up for Expansion". United Commercial Realty. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
6. "Central Track // Cooking With Gas". Central Track. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
7. "Central Track // The Spread". Central Track. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
8. "Gas Monkey Live Opening In Dallas Oct 11th". cravedfw. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
9. "Central Track // Social Distortion". Central Track. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
10. "Classic Dodges, Mötley Crüe to unite". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
11. "Dodge sponsorship charges Motley Crue farewell tour". macombdaily.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
12. "MÖTLEY CRÜE To Perform As Part Of Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey Event In Dallas". bravewords.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
13. "Chrysler's Dodge and Gas Monkey Garage Owner Hold Car Show and Concert with Motley Crue". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
14. "Motley Crue Rock Private Dallas Concert for Dodge Owners". Loudwire. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
15. "Motley Crue To Play Dallas' Gas Monkey Live!". ON TOUR MONTHLY. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
16. "MÖtley CrÜe To Play Intimate Show In Dallas As Part Of 'Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey' Event - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
17. "Dodge, Gas Monkey Garage's Richard Rawlings and Mötley Crüe Call All Charger, Challenger and Viper Owners to 'Rock the House' at a Car Show and Exclusive Concert Featuring Iconic Rock Band Mötley Crüe". Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
18. "Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey with Motley Crue | 97.1 the Eagle". Kegl.com. Retrieved 2015-03-25.

External links

• Official website