Yost Theater (Santa Ana, CA) Live Music Venue / Nightclub

The Yost Theater is a concert venue, nightclub, recording studio, and restaurant located in Santa Ana, CA. The historic venue has been a cultural part of the Latin American community in the area for decades, while simultaneously hosting world-class DJs and performers.

Yost Theater was registered as a Historic Landmark in 1986. Opened in 1913 under the name The Auditorium, the theater was a venue dedicated to vaudeville, silent movies and, later, talking films. After changing hands in 1950, the theater became a Mexican cinema and began to see the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and Sonny and Cher gracing the stage with their presence.

After being reappropriated as a church in 1986, the theater reopened in its original capacity in 2007. It underwent a massive renovation in 2011, which restored the exterior to its original glory and updated the interior with modern club specs. With massive projection screens, laser lights, 20-foot LED walls behind the brand new DJ booth, and tiered dance floors, the Yost Theater is making strides toward being a world-class music venue.

With a capacity of up to 1,000 guests downstairs on the main dance floor, with additional seating space upstairs and a plush VIP section, Yost Theater has since welcomed major-label musicians and premier DJs to perform in its state-of-the-art digs.