The Viper Room
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The Viper Room is a famed West Hollywood nightclub and live music venue long associated with rock culture, celebrity nightlife, and the 1993 death of actor River Phoenix.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Viper Room canonical | 4 |
| Viper Room | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4677741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Viper Room Context triple: [Sunset Strip, hasLandmark, The Viper Room]
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A.
Whisky a Go Go
Whisky a Go Go is a legendary West Hollywood nightclub on the Sunset Strip, famed as a launching pad for major rock acts and a central hub of 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles music culture.
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B.
Checkerboard Lounge
Checkerboard Lounge was a legendary Chicago blues club on the South Side, famed for its intimate atmosphere and performances by major blues artists.
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C.
Mazurek Lounge
Mazurek Lounge is an airport lounge brand operated by LOT Polish Airlines, offering premium services and comfort to the airline’s passengers.
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D.
The Cantab Lounge
The Cantab Lounge is a long-running, no-frills bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its live folk, bluegrass, and local band performances.
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E.
Limelight (New York City nightclub)
Limelight (New York City nightclub) was a famous Manhattan club housed in a deconsecrated church, known for its gothic architecture, vibrant nightlife, and central role in New York’s 1980s–1990s club scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Viper Room Target entity description: The Viper Room is a famed West Hollywood nightclub and live music venue long associated with rock culture, celebrity nightlife, and the 1993 death of actor River Phoenix.
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A.
Whisky a Go Go
Whisky a Go Go is a legendary West Hollywood nightclub on the Sunset Strip, famed as a launching pad for major rock acts and a central hub of 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles music culture.
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B.
Checkerboard Lounge
Checkerboard Lounge was a legendary Chicago blues club on the South Side, famed for its intimate atmosphere and performances by major blues artists.
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C.
Mazurek Lounge
Mazurek Lounge is an airport lounge brand operated by LOT Polish Airlines, offering premium services and comfort to the airline’s passengers.
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D.
The Cantab Lounge
The Cantab Lounge is a long-running, no-frills bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its live folk, bluegrass, and local band performances.
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E.
Limelight (New York City nightclub)
Limelight (New York City nightclub) was a famous Manhattan club housed in a deconsecrated church, known for its gothic architecture, vibrant nightlife, and central role in New York’s 1980s–1990s club scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
ⓘ
live music venue ⓘ nightclub ⓘ |
| address | 8852 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California ⓘ |
| associatedWith | River Phoenix ⓘ |
| city | West Hollywood ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalAssociation |
Hollywood nightlife
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celebrity nightlife ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakFame | 1990s ⓘ |
| formerCoOwner |
Anthony Fox
ⓘ
Johnny Depp ⓘ Sal Jenco ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
alternative rock
ⓘ
metal ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hosts |
DJ sets
ⓘ
celebrity events ⓘ club nights ⓘ live music performances ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with 1990s alternative rock scene
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celebrity clientele ⓘ dark, underground aesthetic ⓘ intimate performance space ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Hollywood, California
ⓘ
linked to:
West Hollywood, California, United States
|
| locatedOn | Sunset Strip ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | featured in films and television about Hollywood nightlife ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of River Phoenix on 1993-10-31 ⓘ |
| notablePatron |
Courtney Love
ⓘ
Keanu Reeves ⓘ Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ River Phoenix ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Hole
ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ Oasis ⓘ Stone Temple Pilots ⓘ The Strokes ⓘ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ |
| openedAs | The Viper Room ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1993-08-14 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sunset Strip nightlife district
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunset Strip area
|
| predecessorVenue |
Filthy McNasty’s
ⓘ
The Central ⓘ |
| region | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| website | https://www.viperroom.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Viper Room Description of subject: The Viper Room is a famed West Hollywood nightclub and live music venue long associated with rock culture, celebrity nightlife, and the 1993 death of actor River Phoenix.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.