CBGB
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| Coordinates | 40°43′31″N 73°59′31″W |
|---|---|
| Address | 315 Bowery New York, NY, US |
| Type | Club |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Opened | December 10, 1973 |
| Wikipedia | CBGB |
CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar.[1] The letters CBGB were for Country, BlueGrass, and Blues, Kristal's original vision, yet CBGB soon became a famed venue of punk rock and new wave bands like the Ramones, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, and Talking Heads.
Around 2000, CBGB entered a protracted dispute over allegedly unpaid rent amounts until the landlord, Bowery Residents' Committee, sued in 2005 and lost the case, but a deal to renew CBGB's lease, expiring in 2006, failed. The club closed upon its final concert, played by Patti Smith, on October 15, 2006.[2]
List of shows[edit | edit source]
| Date | Artist | Setlist | Photos | Banter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-02-12 | The Smashing Pumpkins |  | | |
| 1991-07-15 | The Smashing Pumpkins | | | |
| 1994-06-11 | The Frogsfeaturing Billy Corgan | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bryan Waterman (2011). Television's Marquee Moon. USA: The Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-1-44114-5-291.
- ↑ Yahoo Music coverage of concert.