Outdoor venues such as amphitheaters, bandshells, and pavilions, or venues with outdoor stages or performance spaces such as beer gardens, patios, decks, courtyards, etc.
New York, NY
Union Hall is an intimate bar, restaurant, and live music and comedy venue in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. A former warehouse, Union Hall offers a library, fireplace, two indoor bocce courts, outdoor garden seating, and a downstairs performance space with music and comedy. The venue is downstairs from the main bar at Union Hall. This space holds approximately 100 standing or 50 seated. Most nights the room hosts live music, but it is also available for private parties. ...
New York, NY
Knockdown Center is an art, performance, and live music space in Queens, NY, dedicated to cross-disciplinary projects and collaborations. The converted factory building is comprised of multiple event spaces with adjoining outdoor areas, an art gallery with adjoining Annex, and a unique basement.
The 3,100-capacity Main Hall is a state-of-the-art room for concerts and cultural events that includes original architecture, beams, and surfaces from its form life as a door factory. The venue features a world-class sound system from L-Acoustics.
Arizona offers a more intimate environment suitable for performances, pop-ups, markets, immersive events and concerts.
Texas is a 220-capacity space for concerts, performances, and panel discussions.
The Ready Room is an intimate space tucked inside the venue’s open atrium. It is used for meetings, record release parties, and smaller arts events. The bar remains open during most KDC events.
BASEMENT opened in 2019 underneath the Main Hall of Knockdown Center. The 21+ venue is New York’s home for top and up-and-coming underground techno talent from all over the world.
The Ruins is a 1,550-capacity backyard and patio that is home to seasonal outdoor concerts, parties, performances, and community events. ...
New York, NY
Opened in 2019, The Shed is an arts and cultural center in Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side. The Shed’s highly adaptable Bloomberg Building is an eight-level structure that includes two large gallery spaces, a versatile theater, and multiple event spaces. The Shed brings together established and emerging artists to create new work in fields ranging from pop to classical music, painting to digital media, theater to literature, and sculpture to dance.
The Shed’s largest space, The McCourt, is formed when a telescoping outer shell is deployed over the adjoining plaza, doubling the building’s footprint. An iconic space for large-scale performances, installations, and events, The McCourt can accommodate a seated audience of 1,250 or up to 2,000 standing.
The Kenneth C. Griffin Theater, on Level 6, seats up to 500 people and can be transformed into two smaller spaces to create more intimate event settings.
The Shed’s column-free, museum-quality galleries on levels 2 and 4 provide large, open spaces for events.
The Tisch Skylights and Lab, on Level 8, are striking spaces for events, rehearsals, and artist development that seat approximately 450 people, with standing room for 750. ...
New York, NY
First opened in 2015, Avant Gardner is a multi-functional event space, concert venue, and nightclub located in East Williamsburg’s industrial district in Brooklyn, NY. The vast indoor-outdoor complex includes three separate event spaces: The Brooklyn Mirage, The Great Hall, and The King’s Hall.
The Brooklyn Mirage is a 5,000-capacity open-air sanctuary with an inner courtyard surrounded by towering walls and a captivating 200 foot LED wall. The state-of-the-art venue boasts a KV2 sound system, three-dimensional video projection mapping technology, laser displays and pyrotechnic capabilities.
The Great Hall is a 3,400-capacity warehouse venue with exposed beams and brick walls. A two-level platform gives a viewpoint over hall’s enormous dance floor.
The Kings Hall holds an intimate 800. The venue features world-class KV2 sound, intricately designed lighting fixtures, and complete a dance floor. ...
New York, NY
The Rooftop at Pier 17, situated in the heart of Lower Manhattan and the Seaport, is New York City’s most dynamic open-air entertainment venue. At five stories high and set out 300′ into the East River, The Rooftop at Pier 17 offers panoramic views of the Lower Manhattan skyline. The venue is ideal for hosting concerts, health and wellness events, movie screenings, corporate outings, fitness classes, community events and seasonal activations. The Rooftop at Pier 17 is operated by The Howard Hughes Corporation. ...
New York, NY
Located in Hudson River Park in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, City Winery is a premier live entertainment and music venue with events every day of the week. From large acts on the main stage to more intimate ensembles in The Loft, City Winery NYC hosts big names and up-and-comers alike in every genre from folk to classic rock to comedy. The main stage event space has a built-in stage, state-of-the-art sound and production, and on-site catering in a unique urban winery atmosphere. ...
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