{"id":2460991,"date":"2026-06-15T21:35:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460991"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:35:44","slug":"baltimore-music-venue-8x10-escapes-permanent-closure-with-new-management-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/baltimore-music-venue-8x10-escapes-permanent-closure-with-new-management-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore music venue 8&#215;10 escapes permanent closure with new management, ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>The Baltimore music venue 8&#215;10 will avoid permanent closure with new ownership and management set to maintain its legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The venue, located in Baltimore&#8217;s Federal Hill nightlife district, was initially scheduled to close at the end of June after its final shows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have happily spent the last 20 years serving the music community of Baltimore, even extending our lease in hopes of finding a new owner to carry on the live music tradition in Federal Hill,&#8221; 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