A guide to Goldfield Trading Post Roseville

The Goldfield name started in Midtown. Since that room closed, the bigger Vernon Street spinoff in downtown Roseville carries it alone.

For years, "meet at Goldfield" meant a country bar in Midtown Sacramento. That changed last November, when Abridged reported that the Midtown room would close after an 11-year run so its owners could focus on the larger location in Roseville. The Vernon Street spinoff is now the only Goldfield.

Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville is at 238 Vernon St. in downtown Roseville. When the City of Roseville announced the project, it said the bar had signed a 10-year lease on the space, a 10,000-square-foot building that had most recently been Ninja Sushi & Teriyaki. The opening was expected in fall 2021. The city described it as a larger version of the Midtown original, with live music, a restaurant and a full bar. Patch noted the opening weekend, with The Expendables playing the first show.

The bigger footprint is the main difference. Shows are generally all ages, and doors are usually around 7 p.m., according to the event listings.

We list the room at about 700, a figure we haven't been able to confirm. Either way, it's a size that suits regional touring acts, tribute nights and local bands that have outgrown bars, without the scale of an arena.

The bigger footprint is the main difference.

The calendar runs wider than the name suggests. Despite the country-bar roots, recent listings have included reggae, rock and cover-band bills alongside the boots-and-denim nights. Our listings show 17 shows over the next four weeks at the Roseville room. Ticketing is through AXS.

For Sacramento readers, the change is mostly geography. Midtown nights used to be a walk or a short ride from the grid. Roseville is a drive up I-80 for most of the city, so plan the ride home. For Placer County, it means a full-size venue in its own downtown, with a restaurant for dinner before the show.

Some practical notes. Check each event page for age limits and set times, since some bills run late. Go early if you want to eat there on a busy night. And if you mainly knew the Midtown bar, expect a bigger, more produced room with the same name over the door.

Venues close in every city, and Sacramento has lost its share. Goldfield is an unusual case where the original closed because the owners chose the larger room, not because it failed. The Midtown bar is gone, but the shows moved up the freeway.

Sources: Goldfield Trading Post — City of Roseville (roseville.ca.us); Midtown Sacramento music venue to close as owners focus on Roseville location — Abridged (abridged.org); Goldfield Trading Post opening — Patch Roseville (patch.com); Goldfield Trading Post - Roseville — AXS (axs.com)