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Peter Gatien
Canadian club owner and party promoter (born 1952)
Peter Gatien | |
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| Born | (1952-08-08) August 8, 1952 (age 72) Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Alessandra Gatien, former Adrien Gatien, Sheila Gatien |
Peter Gatien (born August 8, 1952) is a Canadian club owner and party promoter.
He is best known as the former owner of several prominent New York Citynightclubs, including Club USA, The Limelight, Palladium, and Tunnel.
Life and career
Gatien was born in Cornwall, Ontario, the third of five brothers.[1] His first business venture was a jeans store in his home town, which he opened with a $13,000 settlement after he lost an eye in a hockey accident.[2] After that, he turned a former country western bar into a rock club called Aardvark and booked the band Rush to perform.[1]
In 1976, he read about a bankrupt nightclub in Florida known as Rumbottoms.
The space became the first incarnation of The Limelight. Limeli