Winterland Ballroom

Winterland was an old ice skating rink in San Francisco, California. Located at the corner of Post Street and Steiner Street, it later was taken over by rock promoter Bill Graham, and the old hall became legendary for the shows that happened there. Bands from the Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull, Jefferson Airplane, and Elvis Costello played there, the latter in support of his Armed Forces album. A great number of the best-known rock acts from the 1960s and 1970s played Winterland or played two blocks away across Geary Boulevard at the original Fillmore Auditorium. The Grateful Dead made Winterland their home base. The building held around 5,000 people. The Sex Pistols played their last show there on January 14, 1978.

Winterland closed on New Years 1978/79. It was torn down a few years later, and was replaced by apartment condominiums.