The Backdoor, San Diego State University
San Diego, CA. 1 show. Closed in 1999.
- Capacity
- 300
- Operated
- 1969–1999
- Also known as
- Back Door, Aztec Center Backdoor
A roughly 300-capacity student-union room inside the original Aztec Center, running as a music venue from about 1969 to the late 1990s. Patti Smith, Tom Waits, the Ramones, Pavement and The Breeders all played it. The old Aztec Center was demolished in 2013.