Webster Hall
Webster Hall is a nightclub and concert venue located at 125 East 11th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, near Astor Place, in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City. It is one of New York City's most historically significant theater and event halls, having hosted social events of all types since the club's construction in 1886 as a "hall for hire". Its current incarnation was opened in 1992 by the Ballinger brothers, with a capacity of 1,400, providing its traditional role as well as for corporate events, and for a recording studio. A scholarly account of Webster Hall and its place in the wider history of rock music in Lower Manhattan was published in 2020.
Webster Hall just before Halloween 2010 | |
| Former names | The Ritz |
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| Address | 119–125 East 11th Street |
| Location | New York City |
| Public transit | New York City Subway: at 14th Street–Union Square at Third Avenue |
| Owner | Unity Gallega (Casa Galicia of New York) leased by AEG Presents, Brooklyn Sports Entertainment and The Bowery Presents |
| Type | Concert venue, nightclub |
| Capacity | Grand Ballroom: 1,500 Marlin Room: 600 Studio: 400 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1886 |
| Renovated | 2018 |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Webster Hall and Annex | |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′54″N 73°59′21″W |
| Architect | Charles Rentz |
| Governing body | private |
| Designated | March 18, 2008 |
Webster Hall has been recognized as the first modern nightclub. On March 18, 2008, after a landmarks proposal was submitted by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Webster Hall and its Annex a New York City landmark.
BSE Global and The Bowery Presents (and Bowery's parent company AEG) acquired the operating rights for and assets of Webster Hall in February 2017, and after a nearly two-year renovation, the venue re-opened to the public on April 26, 2019.