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| Type | Private |
| Founded | June 14, 1971 in London, England (UK) |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Key people | Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, Founders Florida Seminole tribe, owners |
| Industry | casual dining restaurant |
| Website | www.hardrock.com |
Hard Rock Cafe was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to cover the walls with rock 'n' roll ephemera. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Isaac Tigrett (born 1947) of Jackson Tennessee is a businessman best known as founder of Hard Rock Café and House of Blues. Peter Morton (born Chicago in 1946 was the co-founder with Isaac Tigrett of the Hard Rock Café, a chain of casual dining restaurants The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" There are various types of Restaurants. Restaurants fall into several industry classification based upon menu style preparation methods and pricing A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Isaac Tigrett (born 1947) of Jackson Tennessee is a businessman best known as founder of Hard Rock Café and House of Blues. Peter Morton (born Chicago in 1946 was the co-founder with Isaac Tigrett of the Hard Rock Café, a chain of casual dining restaurants Hyde Park Corner is a place in London, at the south-east corner of Hyde Park. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner Ephemera is transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved The current owner is the Seminole Tribe in the United States. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
There are more than 143 Hard Rock Cafes in over 36 countries at present, with several more in the works. Hard Rock was most popular in the 1980s when some people engaged in the hobby of visiting as many locations as possible and collecting a Hard Rock T-shirt bearing the Cafe logo and the location name.
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History
The cafe was reportedly named after side one of The Doors' 1970 album Morrison Hotel, which was in turn named after a now-closed bar in downtown Los Angeles depicted on the back cover of Morrison Hotel. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Morrison Hotel (sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Cafe from the title of the first side of the LP whose second side is titled Morrison Hotel A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Hard Rock Cafe's motto "Love All, Serve All" was adopted from Tigrett's guru Sathya Sai Baba. Sathya Sai Baba ( Telugu: సత్య సాయి బాబా was born as Sathyanarayana Raju on November 23 1926 &mdash or later than
Restaurants
A second location, originally developed by an unaffiliated group and later purchased by Hard Rock International, opened in downtown Toronto in 1978. This is a list of locations both current and former of restaurants within the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant hotel and casino chain Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario . [1] Toronto is now home to two cafes - which includes the one at the Rogers Center (formerly known as the SkyDome) overlooking the stadium field. SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation The chain began global expansion in 1982 when the two agreed to develop their own cafes across the world. Morton (Hard Rock America) opened Hard Rocks in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston while Tigrett (Hard Rock International) did so in New York City, Dallas, and Paris. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City of New York Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The first Hard Rock Cafe in the United States, however, was a short-lived location in Tigrett's home town of Jackson, Tennessee. It was a small restaurant located in the Old Hickory Mall and functioned like any other Hard Rock Cafe with rock and roll memorabilia on the walls and Hard Rock Cafe T-shirts with the city of Jackson listed on the front.
Eventually Tigrett sold his interest to Robert Earl and Mecca Leisure, but Morton opened several more units including Las Vegas, Nevada; San Diego, La Jolla and Newport Beach, California; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia (now closed); Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii; and Israel (later closed) among many others. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally La Jolla (ləˈhɔɪə "luh-HOY-uh") is a wealthy Seaside resort community of up to 42808 residents within the city of San Diego, California Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The Island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. There are believed to be over 125 company owned and franchised outlets around the world. [1]
The biggest cafe of the Hard Rock Cafe business is located in Orlando, Florida, located inside Universal Studios Theme Park. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Universal Studios, the film division of NBC Universal, operates a number of Theme parks based around the movies it has produced The Cafe is highly decorated with famous musicians instruments such as guitars donated by the likes of Johnny Cash, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Deryck Wibley (Sum 41) and many more; there's even a room decorated with famous Elvis memorabilia. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence Massachusetts) is the lead Guitarist, backing and occasional Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario.
Expansion into other businesses
Casinos and hotels
In 1995 Peter Morton opened the first Hard Rock Hotel & Casino off the Las Vegas strip and it was an overnight sensation. Under Peter Morton's hand, the "Hard Rock Hotel" in Las Vegas was so successful that a subsequent 1999 expansion was added that nearly doubled the hotel's capacity. Morton spent $80 million to build the hotel, which opened in early 1995, and $100 million to expand it in 1999.
In May 2006 Morton sold the Las Vegas "Hard Rock Hotel" to New York-based Morgans Hotel Group for $770 million, including the rights to the "Hard Rock Hotel" brand west of the Mississippi River, including Texas, California, Australia and Vancouver, British Columbia. Edward Scheetz, a Morgans' executive, described the 11-story, 650-room "Hard Rock Hotel" as a "trophy property" that will never be replicated in Las Vegas because of land values. The "Hard Rock" pool alone, named one of the top ten hotel pools by Travel Channel, occupies land valued at $50 million.
On September 1, 2007 the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas announced the sponsorship of the 2004 Indianapolis 500 champion, Buddy Rice for the final two races of the 2007 IndyCar Series Season. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2004 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 30, 2004. Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an Auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar The IndyCar Series is the premier series of the Indy Racing League. HRH graced the sidepods of Rice's No. 15 Honda-powered Dallara in the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix inwhich he led the race for seven laps and looked likely to claim second place until he ran out of fuel knocking IndyCar Series points contenders Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti, husband of actress Ashley Judd, out of the race; Rice would finish seventh. Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22 1980 is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League (IRL championship in the United States Dario J Franchitti (born 19 May, 1973 in Bathgate, West Lothian) is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading roles in a series of late 1990s and early
In addition to Hard Rock's Las Vegas operation, Hard Rock International has also opened successful casinos in Manchester and London, England; Tampa and Hollywood, Florida; and Biloxi, Mississippi. The Seminole Indian tribe of Florida operates the Florida units. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. Hard Rock also has a very profitable online operation. Additionally, Hard Rock International and Sol Melia Hotels and Resorts, the largest resort hotel company in the world today, launched a joint-venture company (November 2004), Lifestar Hoteles Espana SL, to manage Europe's first Hard Rock Hotel in Madrid, which was to be the fourth Hard Rock Hotel part of the joint venture since its formation in 2003; however, due to disorganisation on the part of Hard Rock's Spanish partners, the Madrid hotel project has been shelved. The other joint venture hotels are in Chicago, New York and San Diego (the San Diego property includes Hard Rock condominiums). Hard Rock also operates hotels and resorts in Orlando, Florida (a joint venture with Loews Hotels); Bali, Indonesia; and Pattaya, Thailand (joint ventures with Ong Beng Seng/Hotel Properties Limited). Hard Rock International (Rank Organisation) continues to expand the Hard Rock Hotel brand internationally (hotels, casinos, resorts, and now condominiums) through several of the afore mentioned joint ventures (Sol Melia, Ong Beng Seng/Hotel Properties Limited, Loews Hotels, and the Seminole Indian Nation) including:
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa, Florida
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, London, England
- Hard Rock Hotel Bali, Indonesia
- Hard Rock Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Hard Rock Park - Theme Park
Hard Rock Café International announced in March 2006 the $400 million 150 acre Hard Rock Park that opens in the spring of 2008 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The Hard Rock Casino Biloxi is a Casino and Resort located in Biloxi Mississippi. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, is an entertainment resort owned and operated by Morgans Hotel Group and equity partner DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Hard Rock Park is a Rock 'n' roll Theme park located in Myrtle Beach South Carolina that opened on April 15, 2008. The park, billed as a totally immersive full-day attraction, appealing to visitors of all generations, is expected to draw an estimated 30,000 visitors per day and create more than 3,000 jobs, and is also the largest single investment in South Carolina history. The park will feature a large concert arena, which will feature headline entertainment, similar acts to those seen on the Hard Rock Live series filmed at the Hard Rock Café at Universal City Walk in Orlando, Florida. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The groundbreaking park will feature six unique, custom-designed zones and will include more than 40 attractions, a multi-purpose live music amphitheater, shows and state-of-the-art sound systems - uniquely developed for the project, roller coasters, children's play areas, restaurants, cafes and retail stores. The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first [2] The Park was inspired by the Walt Disney ride Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith (commonly referred to as simply Rock 'n' Roller Coaster) is an enclosed steel Roller coaster
Headbanger Awards
Hard Rock Café also sponsors the National Headbanger Awards, a music competition for youth. Competitions are held at the state and national level, with the most recent national champion being David Rinella of Portland, Oregon, performing as "OneManShow".
Seminole Tribe of Florida takeover
On December 7, 2006, Rank sold the Hard Rock business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for US$965 million. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. Included in the deal are 124 Hard Rock Cafes, four Hard Rock Hotels, two Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hotels, two Hard Rock Live! concert venues, and stakes in three unbranded hotels. Rank is keeping the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in London, but has changed its name to G Casino Piccadilly. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is also not part of the deal, as it was sold by Peter Morton to Morgans Hotel Group in May 2006. [3] The final takeover was mired in controversy, as another of the chain's suitors, Power Plant Entertainment, charged that Merrill Lynch sabotaged its acquisition efforts. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc () is a global financial services firm On January 8, 2007, Rank Group shareholders approved the Seminoles' US$965 million offer. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Tribe expects to have finalized the deal by March 5, 2007. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4] The Hollywood Casino/Hotel location gained some notoriety on February 8, 2007 when Anna Nicole Smith died there. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model
Music memorabilia
Hard Rock is better known for its atmosphere than its food. The cafes not only solicit donations of music memorabilia, but also purchase a number of items at auctions around the world. Hard Rock has the world's largest collection of such items. Memorabilia like autographed guitars, outfits from world tours and rare photographs are oft to be found mounted on cafe walls. The collection began in 1979 with the gift of an un-signed guitar (a Red Fender Lead II) from Eric Clapton, who was a regular at the first restaurant in London. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Pete Townshend of The Who got wind of this and sent in one of his guitars, also un-signed. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Attached was a note: "Mine's as good as his! Love, Pete. " Hard Rock has so much material in its archive, over 70,000 items, that it opened a Hard Rock museum named "The Vault" in Orlando, Florida in January 2003 (only for it to close in September 2004). Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The London Vault remains open, located near the original cafe. In 2005, legendary hard rock band Deep Purple launched their new album Rapture of the Deep in Hard Rock Cafe London. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English Hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005 This show was released as a DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is [5]
Memorabilia is displayed on location for seven years before it is returned to Hard Rock headquarters in Orlando for archival storage. On occasion, Hard Rock has given an item back to its original owner, such as when Peter Frampton asked for his displayed guitar back. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo [6]
Part of the Hard Rock Cafe's success is the inclusion of its own brand merchandise. The classic Hard Rock t-shirt was created when the original cafe sponsored a local football (soccer) team. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The shirts became a popular item and lead to the creation of the line of merchandise that is an integral part of Hard Rock's business today. Besides the classic tee, there are many different styles of shirts, hats, jackets, glassware, shot glasses, and pins to name a few. Many of these items considered to be collectibles with many being cafe, hotel, or casino specific. These items can generally only be purchased on site, with few items being available from Hard Rock's website.
Hard Rock even has a pin club for those who collect pins, with members holding meetings to buy, sell, and trade pins.
Gallery
 Hard Rock Cafe at Bangalore (2008) |
 Hard Rock Cafe at Universal Studios Florida (1990-98) |
 A Hard Rock Cafe sign in Chicago |
 Hard Rock Cafe in Caracas |
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 Hard Rock Cafe in Baltimore |
 Hard Rock Sacramento at the K street mall |
 Hard Rock Cafe, Hong Kong |
 French Quarter Hard Rock Cafe, New Orleans |
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 Walk of Fame (Mick Jagger) at Niagara Falls, Ontario |
 Hard Rock Cafe near Campus Martius Park in Detroit |
 Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
 Hard Rock Cafe, Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles |
 Hard Rock Cafe, Orlando (World's Largest Hard Rock Cafe) |
 Hard Rock Cafe Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
 Hard Rock Cafe Orlando Florida |
 Hard Rock Cafe, Amsterdam |
 Shop Hard Rock Cafe in Hurgada |
References
External links
- Official site
- Official Hard Rock Cafe Casino
- Video review of the Hard Rock Cafe with on-site footage
- Official page for G Casino Piccadilly (formerly Hard Rock Hotel and Casino London)
- Hard Rock Memorabilia Gallery
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