Glam Slam, Los Angeles

Glam Slam Los Angeles was the American nightclub established by Glam Slam single, the venue was the third in the chain, after Minneapolis (October 90 — September 95) and Yokohama (December 91 — December 93), followed by Miami (June 94 — May 96).

In late 1992, Gilbert Davison, president of Paisley Park Enterprises and Prince's trusted confidant. They approached Jim Colachis, president of an upscale Vertigo Nightclub in Los Angeles, and soon agreed to relaunch his venue as Glam Slam. Heaven & Earth signed an agreement with Union Entertainment (that operated several Chicago clubs and recently began investing in the LA area, including Dragonfly and Vertigo), making its president, Steve Edelson, the managing partner. The construction costs approached $2 million since Vertigo's "brutalist" interior with exposed cement and metal had to be redone from scratch to accommodate Prince's vision. Even though Paisley Park Enterprises was the primary stakeholder (and subsequently, a sole owner after buying Edelson's share in March 1994), the company publicly insisted that Prince was barely "the creative force and inspiration behind the club," not the proprietor.

On 20 January 1993, Glam Slam Los Angeles officially opened. The venue had a capacity of 1,250 people decorated by designer Cliff Cunningham and featuring familiar tropes of Prince's nightclubs: a purple-tinted dancefloor with a massive golden "O(+>," memorabilia from previous tours and iconic clips, and a VIP area for 200 guests overlooking the dancefloor. Glam Slam had a state-of-the-art AV system, with $200,000 worth of lighting and a 20-ft screen above the stage. In the following two years, Ice Cube. The premiere episode of the 5th season of the popular TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 in September 1994 was partially filmed on the premises.

On 20 August 1995, Glam Slam Los Angeles was permanently closed. Paisley Park issued a press release explaining that Prince decided to reside full-time in his hometown, Minneapolis, and was selling both his LA nightclub and Bel Air house.