La Luna (Portland, Oregon)

La Luna (or LaLuna) was a rock-'n'-roll nightclub in Portland, Oregon, United States^[1][2] from 1992 to 1999.^[3] Willamette Week described it as "For most of the 1990s, this inner-Southeast club was the center of gravity for the Portland music scene."^[4]

La Luna

Address	Portland, Oregon
Opened	1992

During its years of operation, La Luna featured bands and performers including: Elliott Smith, Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Dandy Warhols, and Hole.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Located at the corner of Southeast Ninth Avenue and Southeast Pine Street, La Luna's main performance space could accommodate around 1,000 spectators.^[10] It was previously known as the Ninth Street Exit (in the 1970s) and the Pine Street Theater (1980–1991).^[8] It was called RKCNDY Portland (Rock Candy) for most of 1992.^[8] It later returned to its original name, the Pine Street Theater (2000–02), before being redubbed Solid State (2004–05) during its final years of operation.^[11]

The balcony served as a smaller performance space for more intimate shows and featured musicians like Smith.^[3] An eatery named the La Luna Cafe opened in 2020 and is currently located in the same building.^[12]

See also

• Oregon portal

• Music of Oregon