Later we started taking snapshots at the front door, and we’d hang them on the walls. “We started putting memorabilia on the walls from the get-go. It was off the hook! Sam Kinison could be a spectacle, but believe it or not, he didn’t offend anyone. They were literally thrown out, like, ‘Get the hell out and don’t come back!’ They would just get so screwed up and out of control. They were probably trying to break a record. David Lee Roth was also a loyal customer, and he was tossed out about 13 times. “Axl Rose was thrown out of here about 11 times. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Mikeal Maglieri on the outside patio, and he shared a few memorable stories.
DeVille of Poison and Mötley Crüe ruled the place-and their photos still adorn the walls. Guns N’ Roses filmed part of the “November Rain” music video here.Īs musical trends on The Strip shifted toward heavy metal in the 1980s, the Rainbow followed suit and was mentioned in songs such as “Sunset and Babylon” by W.A.S.P. Los Angeles songwriter Warren Zevon references picking up a girl at the Rainbow in the last verse of his 1976 song “Poor Pitiful Me.” The track “Rainbow Bar & Grill” from the Cheech & Chong album Let’s Make a New Dope Deal takes places inside, and eccentric producer Kim Fowley formed the all-girl group The Runaways in the parking lot. Everyone from Neil Diamond to Elvis Presley could be seen at the Rainbow.Īlice Cooper at the Rainbow. They referred to themselves as the “Hollywood Vampires,” and they made the Rainbow their home away from home. Notable regulars during this period included Alice Cooper, Keith Moon, Micky Dolenz, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Harry Nilsson. The Rainbow became a hangout for rock musicians and their groupies during the 1970s. It’s time to go international! My dad would have wanted that.” “In Lemmy’s honor, we have renamed the patio ‘Lemmy’s Lounge’ because of the statue, and we plan on opening them around the world. “I loved them both so much and I was with them both on the days they passed,” says Mikeal. Today, the Rainbow Bar & Grill is run by Mario’s son Mikeal, and his grandson, Mike Jr., who had the idea for the Lemmy statue. In 2017, owner Mario Maglieri, also known as “The King of the Sunset Strip,” died at age 93, but he was still holding court on the patio until the very end. Mikeal Maglieri and Mike Jr., standing next to the Lemmy Kilmister statue. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign and months of anticipation, a memorial statue in his honor was unveiled in 2016 at his favorite hangout on the back patio. In the last two decades of his life, he was a daily fixture at the Rainbow whenever the band was not on tour, and he was often seen playing the bar’s video poker machine. Lemmy loved the Rainbow so much that he moved to West Hollywood to be closer to it.
It was a second home to Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, who passed away in 2015. Notable Regularsĭuring the ’70s and ’80s, there were at least 300 people in the parking lot every single night. During the early 1970s, the word “rainbow” signified peace and freedom, so that’s how it received its name, but it’s still an “homage” to Judy. Many believe the Rainbow was named after Garland, as a tribute to “Over the Rainbow,” but that’s not quite true. The Villa Nova was owned by Allen Dale and film director Vincente Minnelli, who proposed to Judy Garland there. That is where Marilyn Monroe went on a blind date with Joe DiMaggio. It was the Mermaid Club during the 1930s and The Villa Nova restaurant from 1944-1968. Before becoming the Rainbow, the structure had several incarnations.
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