Brooklyn Steel

Brooklyn Steel is a 1,800-capacity music venue in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. In 2018 Brooklyn Steel was named one of the 10 best live music venues in America by Rolling Stone Magazine.[1]

Brooklyn Steel
Address319 Frost Street
LocationWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
OperatorThe Bowery Presents
TypeMusic venue
Capacity1,800
Construction
BuiltJuly 2016–March 2017
OpenedApril 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)
Website
bowerypresents.com

Construction for the venue began in July 2016, and it opened on April 6, 2017, with a five-night run of sold-out concerts by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. The venue contains a main floor, a balcony, forty restrooms,[2] and three bars. The name of the venue was inspired by its "industrial look" and the fact that the building was originally used as a steel manufacturing plant. Much of the steel from the original building was repurposed for the venue.[3][4]

Critical reception

At opening, the venue was "easy to see … quickly becoming yet another Williamsburg cultural beacon".[5] Media also compared the venue to Manhattan's Terminal 5, which is also operated by The Bowery Presents. Both venues are "effectively one big tall box" and Terminal 5 appeared to serve as a guide for Brooklyn Steel's construction.[6]

Performers

Since the venue's opening in April 2017, musical acts have performed at the venue including Tiffany Young, Maren Morris, LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, Laura Marling, Goldfrapp, Two Door Cinema Club, Regina Spektor, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Marian Hill, Pixies, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ween, Perfume Genius, The Decemberists, Nao, Animal Collective, Sunn0))), Franz Ferdinand, PUP, Wilco, MIKA and Arctic Monkeys.[7]

References
  1. Staff (13 December 2018). "10 Best Live Music Venues in America. From big rooms to intimate spaces, here's a selection of some of the country's best live music spots". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. "New Industrial-Chic Concert Venue Brooklyn Steel Coming To East Williamsburg". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  3. Havens, Lyndsey (April 5, 2017). "Brooklyn Steel: Inside Brooklyn's New Music Venue". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. Sisario, Ben (December 5, 2016). "Brooklyn Steel, the Bowery Presents' Latest Project, Cements Its Presence". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. Rindner, Grant (April 5, 2017). "Brooklyn Steel Brings Manhattan's Large Venue Music Scene to Brooklyn". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. Heins, Scott (April 17, 2017). "Inside Williamsburg's Big New Venue Brooklyn Steel: Like Terminal 5, But Better". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

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