Steve Adelman

Widely recognized as the cofounder of the Avalon nightclub brand, and with a career spanning over thirty years, Steve Adelman has earned a reputation for combining creativity and bottom-line economics into acclaimed projects worldwide. Since 1990, over eighteen million entertainment seekers have walked through the doors of his venues.

Steve received a BA from Kalamazoo College and a master’s in economics from Boston College. After leaving his job as a consultant for Charles River Associates in Boston, friends encouraged him to join their nightclub project, allowing him to utilize his ingenuity and financial acumen. It was a good fit.

In the early 90s, he moved to New York City to open the Roxy nightclub, serving as its director. The groundbreaking project soon gained a reputation as the city’s top mega-club, putting him on the map. Only two years later Steve was tabbed as director of the iconic Limelight and within three years had expanded his role to include NYC’s four largest nightclubs, including the legendary Tunnel and Palladium.

In 1997, Adelman returned to Boston to launch Avalon on Lansdowne Street, which quickly became a national success. Over the next four years, he led a team to develop six venues on the famed street, turning it into the ultimate one-stop entertainment destination.

In 2002, Adelman purchased the Palace Theatre in Hollywood and Limelight in New York City, the same venue he directed ten years earlier. After one year and $6 million in construction and renovations, he expanded Avalon on both coasts, along with the ultra-exclusive Spider Club. This “club within a club” became the ultimate celebrity haunt and one of the country’s most sought-after Nightlife experiences. Adelman has been recognized for his efforts in the redevelopment of Hollywood as one it's modern-day pioneers, leading to its current boom

Always striving to be one step ahead and break new ground, he expanded his focus to Singapore, opening Avalon as part of the Marina Bay Sands Resort and Casino, becoming the first American-entertainment brand of its kind in Asia. Returning to the States, Steve set his sights on Beale Street in Memphis, restoring the historic New Daisy Theatre.

Steve currently calls Memphis, TN and Union Pier MI home, where he lives with his wife Michele and their dog Milton. A long-time writer, Nocturnal Admissions is his first book.