Tour Venue One

SF Masonic Auditorium, 1111 California Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA

aka: Grand Masonic Auditorium, Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium.

The venue opened on 28 September 1958. The architect was Albert Roller.

On the outside wall of the building there are four 12-foot high figures that represent the four branches of the Armed Services. Next to these is a frieze depicting a huge tug-of-war between good and evil forces.

Inside, the unique 38x48 foot mosaic window was designed by Emile Norman. It contains gravel and soil from each of the 58 counties in California, and Hawaii.

Notable artists to perform at Masonic include Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Harry Styles.