The Music Hall of Williamsburg, for two decades one of the New York City area’s most popular and best-sounding venues, will lose its lease at the end of 2026 and be forced to relocate or close, according to an internal memo from the venue’s promoter, Bowery Presents, obtained by Variety.
Over the years, the 650-capacity Brooklyn venue located at 66 North Sixth Street (which began as a smaller room called Northsix) has hosted such artists as Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles, Tyler, the Creator, Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Ed Sheeran, Brandi Carlile, the xx, The Weeknd, Robyn, and hundreds if not thousands of others.
The venue will continue to host shows throughout the end of next year, although future plans are unclear at the moment.
The memo from Bowery Presents co-partners Jim Glancy and John Moore follows below in full.
Hello Bowery Family:
When The Bowery Presents first formed in 2004, we had worked with venues including Webster Hall, Mercury Lounge, and Bowery Ballroom, producing club shows throughout Manhattan. In September of 2007, our commitment to and focus on artist development led us to what many considered a new frontier: Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Music Hall of Williamsburg arrived at a time when the North Brooklyn neighborhood was having a cultural awakening, and we were among the first music clubs to open in the neighborhood and establish tenure.
After nearly two decades, The Bowery Presents has been notified by the owners of 66 North 6th Street that our lease for Music Hall of Williamsburg will not be renewed, and our time in the building will come to an end at the conclusion of 2026. We will continue to produce shows at Music Hall throughout next year, making each moment count for rising talent and returning stars, ensuring the legacy of this venue and its impact on both the neighborhood and music overall is secured in history.
Music Hall quickly established itself as a foundational venue for both artists and our staff alike. We opened the venue and hosted countless artists at the very beginning of their careers, including Mumford and Sons, Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Ed Sheeran, Tyler, The Creator, Brandi Carlile, The xx, The Weeknd, Robyn, Disclosure, The War on Drugs, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Maggie Rogers, Fred again.., Geese, and Audrey Hobert, to name just a few. Several of these artists grew their careers and audiences with Bowery through our larger clubs and on to arenas and stadiums. Music Hall has also made headlines with underplays featuring the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Deftones, and dozens of other legendary artists. In addition, we saw some of Bowery’s own staff begin their careers at Music Hall and make the move to larger stages and productions.
While we cannot speak to the future of 66 North 6th Street, The Bowery Presents is grateful for our time there, our staff that helps operate the venue night-after-night, and our collective commitment as a company to artist development. And as always, our passion for identifying new and exciting places for artists and fans to experience the transcendental power of live music will continue, as it has since we first crossed the bridge two decades ago.
Music Hall of Williamsburg is a special place to all of us at Bowery. Let’s make our final year on North 6th Street one to remember.
Jim & JoMo
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