[citation needed] Cinema entrepreneur Dan Clifford played a vital part in the design of the building so that it could accommodate use as a picture theatre.

Constructed in 1926 for a sum of £30,000, the Thebarton Town Hall and Municipal Offices were officially opened on Monday 11 June 1928 by the mayor, H. S. Hatwell.

From 1966 to 1972, the theatre hosted the state championships for Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds, where many great Australian bands started their careers.

[15] The capacity of the theatre is 1,990 fully reserved seating, or 2,000 people with some general admission,[16] but there is a huge amount of flexibility for other configurations, whether a dance floor, kickboxing tournament or intimate performance.

Alice Cooper, Alter Bridge, Air, Amity Affliction, Tori Amos, Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, The B-52s, Bad Religion, Barry Manilow, Beastie Boys, Beck, Behind Crimson Eyes, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Bill Bailey, Billy Bragg, Billy Joel, Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, Blink-182, Bloc Party, Blondie, Blur, Bowling For Soup, Brian Wilson, Bruno Mars, Bullet For My Valentine, The Cat Empire, Circus Oz, The Church, The Clash, Cold Chisel, Coldplay, Crowded House, Custard, The Dandy Warhols, David Lee Roth, Depeche Mode, Devo, Died Pretty, Disturbed, Down, Dream Theater, Dylan Moran, DZ Deathrays, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Europe, Foo Fighters, George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers, Green Day, Grifters, Groove Armada, Gipsy Kings, The Hard Ons, Heaven & Hell, The Hives, The Hoodoo Gurus, Hunters & Collectors, Icehouse, The (International) Noise Conspiracy,

Iron Maiden, James Blunt, Jarvis Cocker, Joe Cocker, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Jethro Tull, John Butler Trio, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, The Kinks, The Living End, Lou Reed, Madness, Mars Volta, Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, Metallica, Midnight Oil, Miles Davis, The Monkees, Motörhead, Mortal Sin, Muse, New York Dolls, Nirvana, NoFX, Opeth, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Paul Weller, Pennywise, Phoenix, The Pixies, Powderfinger, Primus, Public Image Ltd, The Ramones,

Redd Kross, Regurgitator, Richard Thompson, Rise Against, Sepultura, Sex Pistols, The Shins, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Skyhooks, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Slayer, Slipknot, Spiderbait, Split Enz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Stone Roses, Stray Cats, The Strokes, Suicidal Tendencies, Sum 41, Tenacious D, The Tea Party, Billy Thorpe, Tool,