A noted venue located in Berkeley, California on the campus of Berkeley High School. The theatre has held performances from such noted musical acts as Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, The Clash, and Elvis Costello. It was also the site where Metallica's S&M album was recorded with the San Francisco Symphony. Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, in the United States. ... Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta), is a legendary Canadian musician and painter. ... Jimi Hendrix at the Royal Albert Hall, 1969 James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (27 November 1942, Seattle – 18 September 1970, London) was an American musician, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, often regarded as the best electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... The Clash was a successful British punk rock group that existed from 1976 to 1986. ... Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus, aka Elvis Costello. ... Metallica is an extremely successful American thrash metal band that has been active since the early 1980s. ...

In recent years it has also held lectures from noted political activists Arundhati Roy, Al Franken, and Amy Goodman. Arundhati Roy (Malayalam: അരുന്ധതി റോയ്, Devanagiri: अरुंधती राय) (born November 24, 1961) is an Indian novelist, peace activist and a gadfly. ... Al Franken (credit: Bill Hayward) Al Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American satirist, comedian, bestselling author, and radio host with a liberal point of view. ... Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! Amy Goodman (April 13, 1957) is a left-wing American broadcast journalist and author. ...