AEG’s Bowery Presents takes on Webster Hall lease
The 131-year-old venue is to be jointly operated by AEG Presents/The Bowery Presents and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, with both expanding their footprint in New York
News By IQ | 4 April 2017
The Bowery Presents, the New York-based promoter and venue operator acquired by AEG Live in January, has bought the operating rights to famed Manhattan venue Webster Hall.
In partnership with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (BSE) – which operates Barclays Center (18,103-cap.) and NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum (17,686-cap.) in New York – AEG Presents (né Live) will assume the long-term lease on the 131-year-old, 1,500-capacity East Village venue, which has hosted performances by U2, Eric Clapton, Sonic Youth, Guns N’ Roses and LCD Soundsystem.
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