The Bowery Presents is the East Coast regional partner of AEG Live. It owns and operates multiple venues in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maine. The capacities of the venues operated by The Bowery Presents range from 600 people to 20,000 people.
History The business evolution of The Bowery Presents: 1993 – The Mercury Lounge (250 capacity club), focusing on upcoming artists 1997 – Bowery Ballroom (600 capacity club or small mid-size venue), headliner-oriented 2003 – Webster Hall (1400 capacity mid-size club), headliner-oriented 2006 – Live Nation's New York president Jim Glancy jumps over to become partner and contributes to the company's expansion by doing shows in larger venues with his long-term Live Nation artists and indie rock stars in venues such as Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden 2007 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, another mid-size club that broadens the company's portfolio of venues creating an "internal" orbit in which they can promote artists at different career-levels and in different neighborhoods. 2007 – Terminal 5 (3000 capacity mid-size venue) in Midtown Manhattan 2008 – Wellmont Theatre (2000 capacity mid-sized theatre) in Montclair, NJ 2010 – Expansion into Boston 2013 – Wellmont Theatre leaves 2014 – Webster Hall leaves 2016 – AEG Live acquire a stake in The Bowery Presents 2017 – Brooklyn Steel opens, Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge leave 2019 – Webster Hall returns, in operational partnership with BSE Global and AEG Live 2023 – Racket (formerly Highline Ballroom) opens, adding another 650 capacity venue to the portfolio
Description The Bowery Presents was founded in 2004 by John Moore, Michael Swier, Michael Winsch, and Brian Swier. In 2006, The Bowery Presents partnered with former LiveNation CEO Jim Glancy, and began to expand to larger venues in New York such as Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre, Central Park SummerStage, and Madison Square Garden.
From 2008, The Bowery Presents began expanding to other regions including New Jersey, Maine, Boston, Philadelphia.The Bowery Presents Expands Into N.J. In 2016 it was reported that AEG Live had acquired a stake in The Bowery Presents, and in 2017, the company ended its relationship with Michael Swier, Brian Swier, Michael Winsch, and their venues, the Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge. The Bowery Presents is currently operated by Jim Glancy and cofounder John Moore.
Locations Venue name Address Opened CapacityAsbury Lanes209 4th Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 077121962700Brooklyn Steel319 Frost Street, New York City, NY 1122220171,800Fête Music Hall103 Dike Street, Providence, RI 029092016730Forest Hills Stadium1 Tennis Place, New York City, NY 11375192314,000Franklin Music Hall421 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA 1912319682,700Keswick Theatre291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA 1903819281,300Music Hall of Williamsburg66 North 6th Street, New York City, NY 112112001650Ovation Hall500 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 0840120125,000Roadrunner89 Guest St, Boston, MA 0213520223,500Racket NYC431 W 16th St, New York, NY 100112023650Rams Head Live!20 Market Pl, Baltimore, MD 2120220041,500Royale279 Tremont St, Boston, MA 0211620101,000Starland Ballroom570 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville, NJ 0887219622,500State Theatre609 Congress Street, Portland, ME 0410119291,870Terminal 5610 West 56th Street, New York City, NY 1001920033,000National Theater708 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 2321919231,500Norva Theatre317 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 2351019221,450The Sinclair52 Church St., Cambridge, MA 021382013525Thompson's Point1 Thompsons Point, Portland, ME 0410220177,500Underground Arts1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA 191082013650Union Transfer1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 1912320111,200Virginia Credit Union Live!600 E Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 2322219916,000Webster Hall125 E. 11th Street, New York City, NY 1000318861,500Xcite Center2999 Street Road, Bensalem, PA 1902020183,750
Venues
New York City Music Hall of Williamsburg - 650 capacity; Brooklyn, NY Racket NYC - 650 capacity; Manhattan, NY Webster Hall - 1,350 capacity; Manhattan, NY Brooklyn Steel - 1,800 capacity; Brooklyn, NY Terminal 5 - 2,800 capacity; Manhattan, NY Forest Hills Stadium - 13,000 capacity; Queens, NY
Bowery Boston Bowery Presents moved to Boston, Massachusetts in April 2010 when the company signed a long-term deal with The Royale to be the sole presenter of live music at the nightclub/music venue. Bowery opened a small office in Boston to run the venue and to book events for larger spaces. Since 2010, Bowery has opened The Sinclair and hired the two promoters of TT the Bear's and Great Scott.– Brooklyn Vegan The promoters work in conjunction with Bowery Presents to bring events to Great Scott and TT the Bear's, as well as The Royale and The Sinclair.Bowery Presents Expands In Boston Hires Carl Lavin and Josh Smith of CQ Presents-The Phoenix The Royale is a 1,000 person capacity venue in downtown Boston. It was the company's first space outside of the New York region. The Sinclair is a live-music venue and restaurant launched in the winter of 2013 in Cambridge. The live music space accommodates 525 people with plans to host 200 shows annually, while the restaurant will seat 104 and will be open seven days a week.Bowery announces the Sinclair: Harvard Square's 525-person rock club + 104-seat Michael Schlow restaurant-The Phoenix — The Sinclair is the first restaurant that the company will work with.-Boston.com Great Scott is a venue in Allston, MA with a capacity of about 240 people.– Sonic Bids
Great Scott closed in 2020 during the pandemic, but has plans to reopen in 2026.
Other notable venues Union Transfer, opened originally in 1889 as the Spring Garden Farmer's Market, is a live music and entertainment venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After going through several changes over the years, the venue was renovated through a joint venture between R5 Productions, Four Corners Management, and The Bowery Presents in 2011. At capacity, it holds up to about 1100 for standing room. Franklin Music Hall, formerly known as Electric Factory, in Philadelphia. State Theatre is a historic live music venue in downtown Portland, Maine. Opened in the winter of 1929, the theatre has been host to several acts.– Who Kidnapped The State? It reopened in 2010 after an agreement to renovate the property between Alex Crothers from Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont and The Bowery Presents. At capacity, it holds between 1,450 and 1,610 patrons.
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