Rex Theater Closing Permanently

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Rex Theater in the South Side, a popular place for concerts and other entertainment for more than a decade, is permanently closing. Unable to hold events because of the coronavirus, the venue is shutting its doors for good.

"Due to the ongoing hardship and uncertain future caused by the COVID pandemic, the Rex Theater will be closing our doors after over a decade of live music and events," the theater operators announced on its Facebook page. "

"We want to thank everyone who's come to a show, everyone's who's played a show, everyone who has worked in ways big and small and helped us make this crazy dream a reality."

Originally opened as a vaudeville theater in 1905, the Rex Theater has been a fixture in the South Side for more than a century. Over the last decade, the theater operated primarily as a concert venue.

"While we greatly appreciate all of your support, and we understand that many of you would like to find some way to save The Rex, please trust that we have considered every option and have done everything possible to keep our dream alive for as long as we could," the Facebook post stated.

"We all hope to run into you at a concert, somewhere, somehow, sometime, down the road."