Venue: Temple
Town: San Francisco, US

Temple is a nightclub first established in San Francisco, with an additional location in Denver. With a San Francisco location south of Market Street near the Salesforce Tower and Salesforce Transit Center, the club was opened in 2007 by entrepreneur Paul Hemming. Temple has been notable for being among the highest-grossing nightclubs by revenue in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 2010s. The club is seen as a primary gathering place for technology industry figures in and near Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Temple was first opened in 2007 by Paul Hemming, opening at the former location of Club DV8. Hemming has stated his belief in nightclubs being a place where people can escape from reality, inspiring a spaceship theme into both the San Francisco and later Denver locations. Temple is noted for taking inspiration from 1980s science fiction films such as Tron and Blade Runner. Hemming also credits Burning Man with influencing the design of Temple, aiming to create an experience where people travel to a new world where "none of the rules on Earth apply". Temple's San Francisco location credits itself with having the first energy-generating dance floor in the United States, introduced in 2010, and Hemming eventually wishes to have all of his venues to not have to rely on electrical grids. The club has traditionally been seen as a hotspot in San Francisco for tech industry figures. Due to many startups acquiring their first offices in warehouses south of Market Street, Temple's location poised it as a primary hangout spot for entrepreneurs during boom and bust cycles. Temple's San Francisco location also opened LVL 55, a futuristically designed basement level which acts as its own separate club. Open to patrons of Temple during most nights, LVL 55 hosts 15 VIP booths and acts as a slower-room playing West Coast hip-hop whilst Temple's main room plays faster songs. The San Francisco location additionally hosts a rooftop bar, named the Skyline Lounge by Temple, which