Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street | Williamsburg | built 1920
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- 2001
Northsix opens at 66 North 6th Street as one of the first of Brooklyn's new wave of music venues
Northsix opened in the spring of 2001, among the earliest of a new crop of music venues in Brooklyn. Before it, Manhattan had been the city's main borough for indie, underground and avant-garde rock concerts. The Village Voice named it Best New Rock Club in 2002, and a New York Press reader poll picked it as Best Williamsburg Music Venue that year.
“The venue opened in the spring of 2001 as Northsix, and was one of the first of a wave of music venues to open in Brooklyn.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2003
The Fire Department shuts Northsix over a Leftöver Crack booking, and many suspect retaliation
On March 15, 2003, the New York City Fire Department closed Northsix with a vacate order, citing an expired permit. The club had booked the band Leftöver Crack, which had openly criticized the department, and many in the city's music scene believed the order was payback. After a month of negotiations with city officials, the venue was allowed to reopen.
“Northsix was shut down by the New York City Fire Department on March 15, 2003, over a controversial booking of the band Leftöver Crack.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2003
Elliott Smith plays three nights at Northsix, his last New York shows before his death
Northsix hosted a critically acclaimed run of three Elliott Smith shows in June 2003. They turned out to be his last performances in New York; he died later that year.
“Northsix hosted a three-night run of critically acclaimed Elliott Smith shows in June 2003; these were his last New York performances before his death later that year.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2007
Bowery Presents takes over the club after a rent increase and reopens it as Music Hall of Williamsburg
Bowery Presents, the New York concert promoter, acquired the venue early in 2007, after the previous tenant's rent went up. The space was remodeled and renovated, and it was renamed Music Hall of Williamsburg. The hall has a capacity of 650 and holds shows most nights of the week.
“After the previous tenant's rent increased, the venue was acquired by the New York-based concert promotion company Bowery Presents in the beginning of 2007.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2016
Arena-scale acts play small shows at Music Hall, starting with Kendrick Lamar in 2016
From the 2010s the hall hosted small concerts by artists who usually fill arenas and stadiums. Examples include Coldplay in 2024, Deftones in 2023, Harry Styles in 2020 and Kendrick Lamar in 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2025
Owners decline to renew the lease, and Music Hall of Williamsburg will close at the end of 2026
In December 2025 Bowery Presents told staff in a memo that the owners of 66 North 6th Street had chosen not to renew the venue's lease, which runs out at the end of 2026. The previous owner, Asana Partners, had sold the building earlier in 2025. Bowery Presents did not say whether it would look for a new location.
Source: brooklynpaper.com
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