The Catalyst

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Address: 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

Phone: (831) 429-4135

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State: California

City: Santa Cruz

Zip Code: 95060

Opening Hours

Monday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Tuesday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Wednesday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Thursday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Friday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Saturday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Sunday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM

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Reviews

Not the world's classiest venue, but the catalyst is unique. Acoustics are decent... the venue can be quite intimate. Pro tip: buy drinks in the bar outside and upstairs and use the bathrooms there too... it's faster, because there are no lines. You're welcome.

 7 years ago (14-03-2018)

Went to see Molotov and I liked the place very much cause it does not get crowded, the sold beer at reg price and the people working there were cool. Two thumbs up!

 7 years ago (05-03-2018)

Great Santa Cruz music and event venue. Or is really fun to be there. Loved my room there

 7 years ago (18-03-2018)

it was good i love the catalyst but a tour manager of sobxrbe hit me in the face and the manager who worked at the venue told me too call the police  respectfully they cared about my safety and sobxrbe i wouldnt reccomend anybody taking there kids too see them there violent two more fights broke out at that show and people got injured i hope they are banned because there immature and attack people i now have a contusion bleeding too the brain because of them i hope they get banned from there but other than that i love the catalyst such a big help sergio is also the best

 7 years ago (15-04-2018)

The catalyst is grungy, run down, and really not in the best place of town. It is really not the best place to be at night time, when you are walking back to your car. With that being said, it is the premier music venue in Santa cruz, this is where the most popular musicians will come, it is a santa cruz staple and has been for many years, and this is why I will continue to come to shows here. 

The catalyst has a bar and pool hall upstairs

Downstairs they have a pizza kitchen, that also faces out onto the street through a pickup window. The pizza here is actually really good. Off to the left is the atrium, where smaller name bands will play, and the mainstage is straight ahead.

Once inside the main hall, there is a wheelchair ramp to the right to take you down to the main stage area (**for handicaps** I believe the ramp will also take you up to the balcony but now I can't remember if it is a staircase? I'll check and edit my review) the balcony on the left side is only a staircase. There are two bars in the main stage area, with at least one of them being a cash only bar. For some events they will roll out a pizza cart to the main hall, but often times you just have to walk back out to the pizza kitchen.

The sound system is solid, this is a great place to see a show forsure. It does get crowded, and there is usually just standing room only on the main floor, but there are some benches on the outer rim. The upstairs balcony has tables for seating.

The security here is a crock, most of the security guards are either hitting on girls, selling drugs, or getting drunk. Don't rely on the security to intervene if there is an issue. I have heard of many situations where security guards allowed people to get jumped and just watched.

 7 years ago (22-03-2018)

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