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On 9 March 2009, Toad's Place Richmond was closed. Peters, Mitchell, "Toad's Place In Richmond To Close?", Billboard.Biz, March 10, 2009 All scheduled shows were cancelled and/or moved to The National, another venue in Richmond.

The owners paid a fine of $90,000 in addition to the ninety-day closure.

The band returned to Toad's Place on May 27, 1981, during the fourth leg of the Boy tour, and on November 15, 1981, during the second leg of the October tour.

Jeff Lorber, a jazz keyboardist, included an instrumental piece called Toad's Place on his album The Jeff Lorber Fusion. U2 performed at Toad's Place three times between 1980-1981.

In May 2007, it closed for ninety days, after a November 5, 2005 inspection by the state Liquor Control Commission found 142 underage drinkers were present.

During the 1960s, it was a popular restaurant called Hungry Charlie's and then the location of Caleb's Tavern.