Empty dance floor with checkered black and white tiles, decorated for a party with red, gold, and green streamers, disco balls, and a stage with a DJ setup, neon lights, and a sign that reads 'Cafe du Nord'.

Cafe du Nord

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Downstairs

An intimate music venue

Step down into a San Francisco music venue with a full bar, production stage and rich musical history. Cafe du Nord feels close, warm and a little underground.

Up to 320 guests
The Cafe du Nord sign and marquee hang below a fire escape on the building's brick front.
A staircase leading up to a green door with diamond-shaped windows, framed by dark walls decorated with framed pictures and illuminated by a ceiling light.
The long wooden bar at Cafe du Nord, with red barstools and a mirrored back bar stocked with bottles.
A corner of Cafe du Nord with a red leather booth, candlelit tables and green paneled walls, framed by palm fronds.
Candlelit tables and bentwood chairs in Cafe du Nord, with potted palms and vintage wallpaper.
Cafe du Nord

When it isn't hosting a private event, Cafe du Nord is a music venue with live shows most nights.

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4,500

Square Feet

100

Theater Seating

240

Stage Square Feet

80

Banquet Seating

12’

Ceiling Height

320

Standing Reception

80

Classroom Style

What's Included

  • Professional stage

  • Sound system

  • Theatrical lighting

  • Green room access

  • Historic architecture

  • Wi-Fi throughout

See the full tech specs

Stage

  • 12’D x 20’W x 8’H, 2’H from the floor

PA

  • Mains: 2x D&B E12 Loudspeakers

  • Subs: 3x D&B 18s-Sub

  • Delays: 2x D&B E12 Loudspeakers, 2x D&B E8 Loudspeakers

  • Outfills: 3x D&B 8s Loudspeakers

  • Amps: 1x D&B D20 Amplifier, 1x D&B 30D Amplifier, 2x D&B 10D Amplifier, 1x Lab.gruppen fP 2600 Amplifier

  • Console: Allen & Heath SQ5 w/ I/O Expander Card, 2x AR2-2412 (48-IN / 24-OUT) *10 outputs used for stage monitors and the main PA.

  • Monitors: 4x D&B M6 2-Way Active Monitors, 2x Radian Microwedge Coaxial Monitors

  • 1x Audio & Data Patch Panel (feeds to/from I/O racks side stage): 8x XLR Ports feeding audio from racks to FOH, 4x Cat6 Data Ports Shielded, 4x Cat6 Data Ports Unshielded.

Microphones

  • 1 Shure B52

  • 2 Shure SM57

  • 5 Shure SM58

  • 2 Shure B58

  • 2 Sennheiser e604

  • 5 mono DIs: DB-01 (2), ART (1), DI600p (1), Countryman (1)

  • 2 300C SDC Audiopile

  • 2 AKG D1000

  • 2 E609 Sennheiser

  • 27 XLR cables, 25 ft

Stands

  • Tall: 4 Round base, 1 Tripod

  • Short: 1 Round base, 2 Tripods

DJ Setup

  • 2x CDJ-2000NXS

  • Pioneer DJM-900NXS Professional DJ Mixer

Video

  • 1 Motorized Front Projection Screen (Projection Surface L x W: 87” x 49”)

  • 1 BenQ 3000 Lumen HD Projector (Mounted Front/Ceiling style)

Lighting

  • 6 Chauvet SlimPAR H6 LEDs

  • 5 Chauvet Colorband LEDs

  • 1 Chauvet OBEY-40 D-Fi Lighting Console (runs on a hardline from FOH, not wireless)

Let's start planning

Tell us what you're planning. Our events team can set up a tour, check your date or put together a custom proposal.

Visit Us
2174 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Email
nj@swedishamericanhall.com

Phone
(415)-480-4464