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House of Blues

Logo: houseofblues.com3

American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants

House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-writer and co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. The first location opened at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 26, 1992 (Thanksgiving Day).2 It is part of Live Nation Entertainment.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Nov 26, 1992Founded1

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Photo: en:User:Boston (John Stephen Dwyer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-writer and co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. The first location opened at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 26, 1992 (Thanksgiving Day). The chain has been a division of Live Nation Entertainment since July 2006, and there are 11 locations throughout the United States as of 2025.2

Corporate structure

House of Blues is part of a group headed by Live Nation Entertainment. 872 entities, 43 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, California, United States
    • House of Blues Los Angeles
    • be•at Subsidiary · Antwerp, Belgium
    • Biletix Subsidiary
    • Hayashi International Promotion Subsidiary · Jingūmae, Japan
    • Live Nation UK Subsidiary · London
    • Roc Nation Subsidiary · New York City
      • Roc Nation Sports Subsidiary · New York City
      • MSFTSMusic Subsidiary · United States
      • StarRoc Subsidiary · United States
    • Ticketmaster Subsidiary · West Hollywood
    • ライブネーションジャパン Subsidiary · Jingūmae, Japan
    • #JUSTAREGULARNATION, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 1001115346 Ontario Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 1200 Cermak LLC Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • 1735 Vine, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 1853780 Ontario Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 2617322 Ontario Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 356 Holdings Limited Subsidiary · Malta
    • 360 Island Company Limited Subsidiary · Malta
    • 3P Festival LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 516 Mission, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 6 Washington Pool LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 800 Liberace, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 801 Brickell LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • A Bass Concert Srl Subsidiary · Italy
    • A.C.N. 650 113 929 Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • ABC3 Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Academy LA, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 841 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Dan Aykroyd, Isaac Tigrett and John Candy on Nov 26, 1992, in Cambridge.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. Nov 26, 1992Founded Founded in Cambridge1

Sources

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