[2] Closed in 1986 due to seismic concerns, the building fell into disrepair, and re-opened in 1996, after renovation, as part of the Sacramento Convention Center Complex.

[2] An unsuccessful suit was brought against the city by one of Sutter's heirs, arguing the land was donated for park and school use only.

[2] The auditorium has held the inauguration balls for California governors James Rolph, Frank Merriam, Culbert Olson and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[2][5] During a Rolling Stones show on December 3, 1965, Keith Richards was nearly electrocuted when playing their newly released single, The Last Time.

[2] Music acts that have performed at the auditorium include Will Rogers (1927),[2] The Beach Boys (1963),[7]The Rolling Stones (1964, 1965 & 1966),[6] The Righteous Brothers (1965),[8] Ike & Tina Turner (1965),[8] Sonny & Cher (1965),[9] The Turtles (1967),[10] The 5th Dimension (1967),[11] Grateful Dead (1968),[12] Jefferson Airplane (1968),[13] The Doors (1968),[14] Chicago as Chicago Transit Authority[15] (1969),[16] Eric Burdon & War (1970),[17] Frank Zappa in (1971),[18] Cheech & Chong (1972),[19] Canned Heat (1972),[20] Doobie Brothers (1972),[21] The Eagles (1974),[22] Steppenwolf (1974),[22] Fleetwood Mac (1975),[22] Journey (band) (1977),[22] Sammy Hagar (1977),[23] Toto (1977),[22] Santana (1979),[22] America (1979),[22] Huey Lewis and the News (1979),[22] Go-Go's (1982),[24] Mötley Crüe (1983),[24] Ratt (1984),[24] Night Ranger (1984),[24] Metallica (1985),[24] Dishwalla (1997),[25] John Fogerty (1997), Primus (1997),[26] 311 (1997),[26] Jane's Addiction (1997),[26] Tool (1998), [26]Sacramento's Deftones (1998),[26] Sacramento's Cake (1999),[26] The Offspring (1999),[26] 98 Degrees (1999),[26] Lit (1999),[26] The Wallflowers (2000), System of a Down (2000), Linkin Park (2000), Incubus (2001), No Doubt (2002), Papa Roach (2002), Eve 6 (2003), Audioslave (2005), Avenged Sevenfold (2006), Pat Monahan (of Train) (2007), Stone Temple Pilots (2008), Atreyu (2009), Third Eye Blind (2015), Queens of the Stone Age (2018), Los Lobos (2019), Weird Al Yankovic (2019), and Bob Dylan (2022).