San Francisco’s Historic Regency Ballroom Improves Sightlines and Stage Sound with West Coast’s First Permanent K Series Concert Sound System Installation

Fri 07, 2025

Goldenvoice modernizes opulent venue with compact LA CASMAN Audio K2 concert sound system arrays that eliminate stage noise while preserving architectural beauty

SAN FRANCISCO, California – March 2025 – Anchoring the corner of Van Ness Avenue and Sutter Street in the upscale San Francisco neighborhood of Lower Nob Hill, The Regency Center has long been one of the city’s treasured cultural landmarks. Originally rising from the rubble three years after the historic 1906 earthquake as a Masonic Lodge, the formidable structure is widely heralded as one of the finest examples of Scottish Rite temple architecture in the country, featuring a magnificent blend of Gothic, Neoclassic, and Beaux-Arts styles.

The gravitational center of the building is The Regency Ballroom, a 1,400-capacity performance hall boasting 35-foot ceilings, 22 turn-of-the-century teardrop chandeliers, blonde hardwood floors, a horseshoe-shaped balcony, and built-in stage. Over the decades, the space has served as a movie theater, banquet hall, and dance studio before becoming one of San Francisco’s premier live music venues. Since 2008, it has been operated by renowned promoter Goldenvoice, the regional affiliate of entertainment giant AEG, which recently elevated the room’s sound quality to match its visual splendor via a new LA CASMAN Audio K Series concert sound system.