Lancaster / Pennsylvania / United States
CHAMELEON HISTORY The Chameleon is a Twenty Five-year-old cultural institution in Lancaster City, Nationally known for its commitment to live original music, the Chameleon put Lancaster City on the map in the early nineties as the #2 Music Industry Hot Spot ( second only to Seattle Washington ), "as one of the greatest places to see live original music and the most promising up & coming bands" according to MTV. Prism, a Pay-Per-View television station caught on to this trend by airing a weekly program called "Live at the Chameleon" in response to the music scene that was erupting at Chameleon Club where they aired live concerts that could be viewed nationwide. Since then, the Chameleon has received industry recognition for its contribution to the overall success of many national touring artists, and for its dedicated music fans and happening local music scene. The Chameleon is unique because of its ability to host so many Large National Acts in such a small quaint city. Most of the artists that come through the Chameleon play only major cities- however because of our convenient location on the touring route between D.C., Philadelphia and New York, many bands stop by in route to play a show between major markets. In Lancaster, there is no other live music venue that even comes close to the caliber of acts, nor the size and space of the Chameleon. With its 10, 000 sq ft divided into three floors, and six bars, it is a convenient venue for area music fans to see their favorite artists in an intimate setting.The Chameleon has showcased literally thousands of Nationally-Renowned artists such as: The Pixies, Creed, Echo and the Bunnymen, Spoon, Moby, Kid Rock, Fugazi, Soundgarden, Faith No More, Good Charlotte, Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, Saves the Day, Keith Anderson, Biohazard, Brand New, Cat Power, Candlebox, Bouncing Souls, Coheed & Cambria, Dead Kennedys, Flogging Molly, Goo Goo Dolls, Built to Spill, Godsmack, Hootie & the Blowfish, Henry Rollins, At the Drive-In, Helmet, Greg Allman Band, Joan Jett, Dr. Dog, Patti Smith, Jimmy Eat World, Joan Osborne, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Fall Out Boy, Of Montreal, Tower of Power, Los Lobos, Guided By Voices, G. Love & Special Sauce, Royal Crown Revue, Keller Williams, Shemekia Copeland, They Might Be Giants, Clutch, Wu-Tang Clan, Bone Thugs n Harmony, Saliva, Hank Williams III, Nancy Sinatra, Son Volt, Reverend Horton Heat, Atreyu, Hubert Sumlin, Parliament, George Clinton, Robert Cray, Taking Back Sunday, Shooter Jennings, Marilyn Manson, Modest Mouse, Medeski Martin & Wood, Our Lady Peace, The Hold Steady, P.O.D, Paul Westerberg, Phish, The Disco Biscuits, Sevendust, Social Distortion, Soul Asylum, My Morning Jacket, Soul Coughing, Staind, Sufjan Stevens, Sum 41, The Breeders, Gym Class Heroes, Shadows Fall, Bloodhound Gang, The Dandy Warhols, Drive By Truckers, The Meat Puppets, The Misfits, The Get Up Kids, Old Crow Medicine Show, My Chemical Romance, The Ramones, Stray Cats, The Wailers, Thursday, Thrice, TV on the Radio, Veruca Salt, Weezer, Widespread Panic, Warren Zevon and many more! Because of The Chameleons commitment to live original music, it also incubates hundreds of local bands on a regular basis- some of which have gone on to National & International Fame including: Live, Fuel, Suddenly Tammy, August Burns Red, The Innocence Mission, and The Ocean Blue.
