The preserved details are reminders of the remarkable history of Webster Hall, which started as a community social club but, by Prohibition, became known for wild parties. “For fans, they are going to feel like they’re coming home again.” “The vision has always been to maintain the soul, the grit, the history of the venue,” said Brett Yormark, the chief executive of BSE Global. Moore said, adding that it would be replaced with a more conventional mirror ball.īut much of the idiosyncratic grandeur of the room was untouched, like its scalloped balconies, Art Deco wall designs and, above the stage, an old canvas painting of falling balloons. “It would come down, it would move around it was very ’80s,” Mr. Upstairs in the ballroom, acoustic treatments have been added to the walls and ceiling, and some remnants of the dance-party past have been removed, like a monstrous lighting rig that John Moore, one of the Bowery Presents principals, likened to Battlestar Galactica. On the first floor, the Marlin Room, a former venue-within-a-venue, has been turned into a sleek lounge. Three doors were added to its entrance on East 11th Street - a concession by the Landmarks Preservation Commission - to get people in and out more quickly. “This room has been needed - we felt its absence,” said Marty Diamond of Paradigm Talent Agency, who booked the club in its 1980s iteration as the Ritz. The new elevator is one of a number of subtle changes meant to bring the club, just off Union Square, up to contemporary standards, reintroducing it to fans and to an industry that has been hungry for a room of its size - the ballroom holds 1,400 people - in a central part of Manhattan. came to cry for 90 minutes and stayed to witness meryl. Browse 2023 tour dates, venue details, concert reviews, photos, and more at Bandsintown. Find tickets for Broken Social Scene concerts near you. “At Webster Hall, the minimum would be 12 people.” Get notified whenever Broken Social Scene announces a live stream or a concert in your area. “On a regular tour, whatever city they were in, they’d have two or four loaders,” said Jim Glancy of the concert promotion company the Bowery Presents, which is one of the new owners.
But without an elevator, handicapped patrons had to be carried inside and loading equipment was a daily ordeal. Webster Hall, housed in an 1886 building, part of which has been declared a landmark, is a rabbit warren of staircases and anterooms that surround a grand ballroom. When the doors open in April at the renovated Webster Hall - the East Village club, once known as the Ritz, that was renowned for its mix of rock shows and raucous dance parties - music fans will find a revamped entryway and lounge, new bathrooms and upgraded acoustics.īut the most important change may simply be the arrival of an elevator.
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