The House of Blues Dallas, established in 2007, is a recent addition to Dallas’ West End. It is in the heart of the entertainment district of Dallas, being near the American Airlines Center and Victory Plaza. The mission statement of the House of Blues is to create “a profitable, principled global entertainment company, to celebrate the diversity and brotherhood of world culture, [and] to promote racial and spiritual harmony through love, peace, truth, righteousness and non-violence.” It was opened in the newly renovated White Swan Building, where the historic White Swan Coffee Processing Plant had been since the 1920’s. The House of Blues Dallas carries similar themes as the other twelve House of Blues around the country: live southern music, folk art, and delta inspired food. The House of Blues Dallas celebrates folk art with Alan Sainte James Boudrot's "A Dream Come True" and S. Guion's painting of Blues great Robert Johnson, as well as others. The House of Blues Dallas, as well as the other locations have a “crazy quilt” on display, symbolizing the patchwork culture of southern music, and a metal box full of mud from the Mississippi Delta under the main stage.
The House of Blues has four separate event spaces. The Cambridge Room is used for smaller concerts and can hold around 250, which also makes this room ideal for renting for special events. The Foundation room is used for House of Blues VIP Members and has a fireside lounge with room for less than 200 and small stage, making it a very intimate setting for concerts. This allows the performers and audience to be much more connected during the performance. The Restaurant at the House of Blues has a very large collection of folk art. The Restaurant features a large dining area and stage as well as an outdoor patio and serves southern-style comfort food. The Music Hall, where the main stage is located, is where most of the concerts at the House of Blues take place. The hall features a upper level balcony with seating, a standing area in front of the stage, and a small dining area behind, that, when filled, can hold around 1,600, making it a fairly large area. The House of Blues frequently uses multiple rooms a night to accommodate the many events and performances that take place there. The House of Blues is Dallas’ premiere venue for big-name, well-known artists looking for an intimate setting to display their talents, along with lots of audience interaction.
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| This picture, as well as the next one, was taken inside the Music Hall |
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| This is the main stage before the Yonder concert |
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