| Address | 1015 Folsom Street San Francisco, California United States |
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| Owner | Ira Sandler |
| Capacity | ~1,350–1,500 |
| Type | Nightclub |
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| Opened | 1986 (as Das Klub); 1989 (as 1015 Folsom) |
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1015 Folsom is a dance club and live music venue in San Francisco, California. Founded as Das Klub in 1986, 1015 Folsom has hosted performances by many prominent entertainers, bands, musicians, and DJs, including Madonna, Tiësto, Giorgio Moroder, Fatboy Slim, Pabllo Vittar and Dave Chapelle. It is one of the longest-running, continuously-operating dance clubs in the US.
The building at 1015 Folsom Street was originally a gay bathhouse before the San Francisco AIDS crisis led to a city order that shut it down in 1984. It was first opened as a dance club called Major Ponds in 1985. Ira Sandler opened the building as Das Klub in 1986. The building reopened as 1015 Folsom a few days before the Loma Prieta earthquake.
According to eyewitnesses, Gianni Versace allegedly met his future killer at a party at 1015 Folsom. The Versace family disputes this.
The venue is roughly 20,000 square feet with five rooms. The building has a maximum capacity of roughly 1,500 people, with a capacity of 800 people in the main room.
In 2002, 1015 Folsom won “Best Club/Club Night” at the inaugural DanceStar USA Awards. The club has seen over 3 million attendees since opening its doors.
In 2007, general manager Peter Glikshtern pivoted the venue to showing more live rock music. Its first live act under this new direction was The Donnas. A planned name change was not carried out.
1015 Folsom was heavily featured in the documentary Between the Beats about 1990s rave culture in San Francisco.