Prom Ballroom

The Prom Ballroom was a dance hall in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

The club played a diverse array of acts, ranging from rock to polka and jazz, and included acts like Count Basie and Lawrence Welk.

[1] Performers at the venue included Bobby Vee, The Trashmen, The Beach Boys, and the Everly Brothers.

[2] The ballroom was one of the final stops (January 28, 1959) on the infamous, ill-fated "Winter Dance Party", the Buddy Holly-led tour which ended in the plane crash that killed Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens.

[1][2] Prince celebrated his 27th birthday at the Prom with a masquerade party and live concert; he and the Revolution had been scheduled to play songs from his then-new album Around the World in a Day, but instead played a selection of as-yet-unreleased songs including "Sometimes It Snows in April.