Park West is the name of a music venue and meetings/special events space in Chicago, Illinois, located at the corner of Armitage Avenue and Clark Street. The theater was originally a vaudeville and movie theater - the Lane Court - when it opened in the 1920s, with a capacity of 1000. In the 1960s, the theater became The Town Theatre, eventually showing adult films and featuring live burlesque. In the 1970s, it was purchased by Dale Niedermaier and John May, refurbished and re-opened as Park West, the music venue and meetings/special events space in May of 1977. The 750-seat theater hosts a variety of bands, most of which perform classic rock or alternative rock. Many bands and musicians that have played there include Tina Turner, Indigo Girls, U2, The Eurythmics, Prince, Missy Higgins, King Crimson, and Porcupine Tree. The Derek Trucks Band recorded their 2006 live DVD Songlines Live at the venue. Park West is also home to many fundraising events, including the Starlight Foundation's Dream Date Auction, and awards ceremonies including the annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards.

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