List of Grammy Award ceremony locations


The Grammy Awards have been held at multiple locations throughout the years. In 1971 the Grammy Awards had its first live telecast and therefore had its own sole venue each year for the telecast. From 1963 to 1970 the Academy aired a TV special annually called "The Best On Record" which highlighted the awards dinners. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have been held in the Staples Center located in Downtown Los Angeles.

Non-televised era

From 1959 to 1970 Awards dinners were held in the following locations simultaneously on the same day:
Grammy Award ceremonies have been televised live since 1971. The Staples Center has hosted the most Grammy Award telecasts, having hosted nineteen times. The Shrine Auditorium which hosted sixteen times was surpassed by the Staples Center in 2017. Los Angeles has held a total of 38 Grammy Award telecasts, with New York having hosted ten times and Nashville serving as host once.

Ceremonies

Listed below is a table showing Grammy Award ceremonies. Future editions of the Grammy Awards are designated in italics.
CeremonyYearVenueCityStateHostRef.
1st Annual Grammy AwardsMay 4, 1959Various Beverly Hills & New York CityCalifornia, New YorkMort Sahl
2nd Annual Grammy AwardsNovember 29, 1959Various Beverly Hills & New York CityCalifornia, New YorkMeredith Willson
3rd Annual Grammy AwardsApril 13, 1961Various Beverly Hills & New York CityCalifornia, New York-
4th Annual Grammy AwardsMay 29, 1962Various Chicago, Los Angeles & New York CityIllinois, California, New York-
5th Annual Grammy AwardsMay 15, 1963Various Chicago, Los Angeles & New York CityIllinois, California, New YorkFrank Sinatra
6th Annual Grammy AwardsMay 12, 1964Various Chicago, Los Angeles & New York CityIllinois, California, New York-
7th Annual Grammy AwardsApril 13, 1965Beverly Hilton HotelBeverly HillsCalifornia-
8th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 15, 1966VariousChicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York CityIllinois, California, Tennessee and New YorkJerry Lewis
9th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 2, 1967VariousChicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York CityIllinois, California, Tennessee and New York-
10th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 29, 1968VariousChicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York CityIllinois, California, Tennessee and New York-
11th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 12, 1969VariousChicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York CityIllinois, California, Tennessee and New York-
12th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 11, 1970VariousChicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York CityIllinois, California, Tennessee and New York-
13th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 16, 1971Hollywood PalladiumLos AngelesCaliforniaAndy Williams
14th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 15, 1972Felt ForumNew York CityNew YorkAndy Williams
15th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 3, 1973Tennessee TheatreNashvilleTennesseeAndy Williams
16th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 2, 1974Hollywood PalladiumLos AngelesCaliforniaAndy Williams
17th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 1, 1975Uris TheaterNew York CityNew YorkAndy Williams
18th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 28, 1976Hollywood PalladiumLos AngelesCaliforniaAndy Williams
19th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 19, 1977Hollywood PalladiumLos AngelesCaliforniaAndy Williams
20th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 23, 1978Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaJohn Denver
21st Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 15, 1979Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaJohn Denver
22nd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 27, 1980Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaKenny Rogers
23rd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 25, 1981Radio City Music HallNew York CityNew YorkPaul Simon
24th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 24, 1982Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaJohn Denver
25th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 23, 1983Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaJohn Denver
26th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 28, 1984Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaJohn Denver
27th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 26, 1985Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaJohn Denver
28th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 25, 1986Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaKenny Rogers
29th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 24, 1987Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaBilly Crystal
30th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 2, 1988Radio City Music HallNew York CityNew YorkBilly Crystal
31st Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 22, 1989Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaBilly Crystal
32nd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 21, 1990Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaGarry Shandling
33rd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 20, 1991Radio City Music HallNew York CityNew YorkGarry Shandling
34th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 25, 1992Radio City Music HallNew York CityNew YorkWhoopi Goldberg
35th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 24, 1993Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaGarry Shandling
36th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 1, 1994Radio City Music HallNew York CityNew YorkGarry Shandling
37th Annual Grammy AwardsMarch 1, 1995Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaPaul Reiser
38th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 28, 1996Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaEllen DeGeneres
39th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 26, 1997Madison Square GardenNew York CityNew YorkEllen DeGeneres
40th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 25, 1998Radio City Music HallNew York CityNew YorkKelsey Grammer
41st Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 24, 1999Shrine AuditoriumLos AngelesCaliforniaRosie O'Donnell
42nd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 23, 2000Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaRosie O'Donnell
43rd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 21, 2001Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaJon Stewart
44th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 27, 2002Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaJon Stewart
45th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 23, 2003Madison Square GardenNew York CityNew York-
46th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2004Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
47th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 13, 2005Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaQueen Latifah
48th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2006Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
49th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 11, 2007Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
50th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 10, 2008Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
51st Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2009Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
52nd Annual Grammy AwardsJanuary 31, 2010Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
53rd Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 13, 2011Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia-
54th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 12, 2012Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaLL Cool J
55th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 10, 2013Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaLL Cool J
56th Annual Grammy AwardsJanuary 26, 2014Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaLL Cool J
57th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2015Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaLL Cool J
58th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 15, 2016Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaLL Cool J
59th Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 12, 2017Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaJames Corden
60th Annual Grammy AwardsJanuary 28, 2018Madison Square GardenNew York CityNew YorkJames Corden
61st Annual Grammy AwardsFebruary 10, 2019Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaAlicia Keys
62nd Annual Grammy AwardsJanuary 26, 2020Staples CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaAlicia Keys
63rd Annual Grammy AwardsJanuary 31, 2021Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia　TBD
64th Annual Grammy AwardsTBD 2022Staples CenterLos AngelesCalifornia　TBD

Most frequent venues

With nineteen telecasts hosted, the Staples Center has hosted the most Grammy telecasts. The Staples Center surpassed the Shrine Auditorium as the most frequently used venue in 2016. The Shrine Auditorium hosted fifteen times between 1978 and 1999.
While the Staples Center hosts the main telecast which is broadcast on CBS, the premiere ceremony is held at the neighboring Microsoft Theater, which is just across the street from the Staples Center. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute is held at the adjacent Los Angeles Convention Center two days prior to the Grammy Awards.
Rank1st2nd3rd4th5th
VenueStaples CenterShrine AuditoriumRadio City Music HallHollywood Palladium, Madison Square GardenTennessee Theatre, Uris Theater
Number of Telecasts1915641

Most frequent host cities

has held a total of 38 Grammy telecasts, and a total of 50 including the pre-broadcast era years. The last time the Grammy Awards took place outside of Los Angeles was in 2018.
Rank1st2nd3rd4th
CityLos Angeles, CANew York City, NYChicago, ILNashville, TN
Number of Pre-Telecast Era Award Ceremonies121160
Number of Telecasts381001
Total Number of Times Hosted502161