List of Grammy Award ceremony locations
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Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards have been held in many prestigious locations. In 1971 the Grammy Awards had its first live telecast and therefore had its own sole venue each year for the telecast. From 1963 to 1970 the Academy aired a TV special annually called "The Best On Record" which highlighted the awards dinners. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have been held in the Staples Center located in Downtown Los Angeles.
Non-televised era
From 1959 to 1970 Awards dinners were held in the following locations simultaneously on the same day:
Televised era
The
Staples Center, a thirteen-time venue for the Grammy ceremony, in 2012
Grammy Award ceremonies have been televised since 1971. The Shrine Auditorium has hosted the most Grammy telecasts. If the upcoming 2016 edition is included, the Shrine Auditorium and the Staples Center tie for hosting the most ceremonies, with sixteen each. Los Angeles has held a total of 31 Grammy telecasts (32 if 2016 is included). The last time the Grammy Awards took place outside of Los Angeles was in 2003.
Ceremonies
Ceremony |
Year |
Venue |
City |
State |
Host |
Ref. |
1st Annual Grammy Awards |
May 4, 1959 |
Various (including Beverly Hilton Hotel) |
Beverly Hills & New York City |
California, New York |
Mort Sahl |
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2nd Annual Grammy Awards |
November 29, 1959 |
Meredith Willson |
3rd Annual Grammy Awards |
April 13, 1961 |
None |
4th Annual Grammy Awards |
May 29, 1962 |
Various |
Chicago, Los Angeles & New York City |
Illinois, California, New York |
5th Annual Grammy Awards |
May 15, 1963 |
6th Annual Grammy Awards |
May 12, 1964 |
7th Annual Grammy Awards |
April 13, 1965 |
Beverly Hilton Hotel |
Beverly Hills |
California |
8th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 15, 1966 |
Various |
Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York City |
Illinois, California, Tennessee and New York |
9th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 2, 1967 |
10th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 29, 1968 |
11th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 12, 1969 |
12th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 11, 1970 |
13th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 16, 1971 |
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Andy Williams |
14th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 15, 1972 |
Felt Forum |
New York City |
New York |
15th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 3, 1973 |
Tennessee Theatre |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
16th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 2, 1974 |
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
California |
17th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 1, 1975 |
Uris Theater |
New York City |
New York |
18th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 28, 1976 |
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
California |
19th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 19, 1977 |
20th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 1978 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
John Denver |
21st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 15, 1979 |
22nd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 27, 1980 |
Kenny Rogers |
23rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1981 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
Paul Simon |
24th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1982 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
John Denver |
25th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 1983 |
26th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 28, 1984 |
27th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 26, 1985 |
28th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1986 |
Kenny Rogers |
29th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1987 |
Billy Crystal |
30th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 2, 1988 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
31st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 22, 1989 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
32nd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 21, 1990 |
Garry Shandling |
33rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 20, 1991 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
34th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1992 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
35th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1993 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Garry Shandling |
36th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 1, 1994 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
37th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 1, 1995 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Paul Reiser |
38th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 28, 1996 |
Ellen DeGeneres |
39th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 26, 1997 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City |
New York |
40th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1998 |
Radio City Music Hall |
Kelsey Grammer |
41st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1999 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Rosie O'Donnell |
42nd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 2000 |
Staples Center |
43rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 21, 2001 |
Jon Stewart |
44th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 27, 2002 |
45th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 2003 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City |
New York |
None |
46th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2004 |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles |
California |
47th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 13, 2005 |
Queen Latifah |
48th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2006 |
None |
49th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 11, 2007 |
50th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 10, 2008 |
[1] |
51st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2009 |
[2] |
52nd Annual Grammy Awards |
January 31, 2010 |
[3] |
53rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 13, 2011 |
[4] |
54th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 12, 2012 |
LL Cool J |
[4] |
55th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 10, 2013 |
[4] |
56th Annual Grammy Awards |
January 26, 2014 |
[4] |
57th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2015 |
[5] |
58th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 15, 2016 |
[6] |
Most frequent venues
With sixteen ceremonies each, The Shrine Auditorium and the Staples Center have hosted the most Grammy telecasts. The Shrine Auditorium hosted sixteen times between 1978 and 1999, while the Staples Center has hosted since 2000 (excluding 2003).
Most frequent host cities
Los Angeles has held a total of 34 Grammy telecasts, and a total of 42 including the pre-telecast era years. The last time the Grammy Awards took place outside of Los Angeles was in 2003.
See also
References
External links
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- The Beverly Hilton (1959; 1965)
- Hollywood Palladium (1971, 1974, 1976-1977)
- Felt Forum (1972)
- Madison Square Garden (1972, 1997, 2003)
- Tennessee Theatre (1973)
- Uris Theatre (1975)
- Shrine Auditorium (1978–1980, 1982–1987, 1989-1990, 1992-1993, 1995-1996, 1999)
- Radio City Music Hall (1981, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998)
- Staples Center (2000–2002, 2004-2015)
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