The Shelter (Detroit)
Music venue
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The Shelter is a music venue in Detroit, Michigan. It is located below Saint Andrew's Hall at 431 E. Congress St. A venue of the same name is featured in the film 8 Mile. Many notable performers have visited and made presentations at The Shelter, like Eminem, John Mayer, and Deftones.
 Exterior view of venue (2016) | |
 Interactive map of The Shelter | |
| Address | 431 E Congress St Detroit, MI 48226-2912 |
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| Location | Bricktown Historic District |
| Operator | Live Nation |
| Capacity | 400 |
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History
The Shelter Detroit started as a basement location that served as a place to gather and appreciate the growth of Early Techno music. While Detroit, the Motor city was being observed and gaining a lot of attention worldwide for its music, and show stopping attention, The Shelter remained a place for upcoming artists to perform and be comfortable. While being under Saint Andrew's Hall (Detroit) especially during the early 90's, the venue hosted concerts, shows, welcomed many DJ's like Jeff Mills, Derrick May (musician), Kevin Saunderson and many more to share the stage and show off their given talent.
A very popular event that took place very often was Hip Hop Nights which helped many artists gain recognition, given them the opportunity to showcase their talents for the first time. Many DJ's who were considered local were their weekly, forming a sense of culture and giving them that space to grow.[1]
African American music, and culture has rooted from generations and generations. For buildings and places like The Shelter, it carried on that legacy. The only difference now is that music has begun to reshape and develop into something different. Providing artists with the space to present themselves and be better.[2]
