The Palladium (originally called the Academy of Music) was a movie theatre, concert hall, and finally a nightclub in New York City.

Designed by Thomas W. Lamb, it was built in 1927 across the street from the site of the original Academy of Music established by financier Moses H. Grinnell in 1852.

It was rechristened the Palladium on September 18, 1976, with the Band live radio broadcast,[2] and continued to serve as a concert hall into the following decade.

Many bands performed at the Palladium in the middle of large arena and stadium tours, due to the prestige of the theater and the excellent acoustics.

Among the numerous rock concerts the Academy of Music hosted were the Rolling Stones, which played this venue on May 1, 1965 (and returned on June 19, 1978 when it was the Palladium),[7][8] the Allman Brothers Band on August 15, 1971,[9] Aerosmith's first concerts outside of New England, opening for Humble Pie and Edgar Winter's White Trash on December 2 & 3, 1971, and the series of New Year's shows played by the Band on December 28–31, 1971 (recordings from which were released as the 1972 live album Rock of Ages).

New Year's Eve 1973 featured the eclectic line-up of Blue Öyster Cult, Iggy Pop, and Teenage Lust (which had recently backed up John Lennon) and Kiss,.

New York proto-punk musicians The Patti Smith Group, John Cale, and Television, performed at the Palladium on New Year's Eve 1976.

Kiss played a warm-up show here, in 1980, before they kicked off their Unmasked Tour in Italy; it was Eric Carr's first live performance with the band.

Rockabilly legend, Robert Gordon along with master guitarist, Link Wray opened the evening performing classic songs from the likes of Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran among others.

[10] The venue was also where many British heavy metal acts made their initial impact in the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Humble Pie, and other participants of the so-called new wave of British heavy metal.

Designed by architect Arata Isozaki, the Palladium featured commissioned art works by artists such as Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, and Francesco Clemente.

[11][12] Isozaki rebuilt the space to enclose 9,660 square feet (897 m2) across seven stories of nightclub rooms, each of them designed to have a distinct ambiance.

[11][13] From its celebrity-studded opening in May 1985, the Palladium was one of the major features of the vibrant New York club scene, while continuing to host musicians.

[16] Argentine rock bands Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Soda Stereo performed at the Palladium on September 25, 1995, and March 4, 1996, respectively.

[18] The version of "Nantucket Sleighride" heard on Mountain's Live: The Road Goes Ever On album at was recorded during their Academy of Music performance on December 14, 1971.

The CD album, released in March 2006, features over one hour of blues-rock music performed by a star-studded ensemble featuring Levon Helm (drums/vocals), Dr. John (keys/vocals), Paul Butterfield (harmonica/vocals), Fred Carter (guitar/vocals), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lou Marini (saxophones), Howard Johnson (tuba/baritone sax), Tom "Bones" Malone (trombone) and Alan Rubin (trumpet).