Bowery Ballroom and Bowery Presents Are Splitting Up: Report

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — The promoting company Bowery Presents is parting ways with the Bowery Ballroom, the iconic music venue on the Lower East Side, the company said on Wednesday

John Moore, the vice president of Bowery Presents, confirmed to Gothamist that the promoters were parting was with both the Bowery Ballroom and the Mercury Lounge, another LES live music venue. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The reorganization comes after half of Bowery Presents was acquired by AEG, the massive entertainment group that runs the Barclays Center in Brooklyn among dozens of other venues around the world. AEG also purchased Webster Hall, the historic East Village concert hall and club. Webster Hall will soon shut its doors for renovations under the new owner.

"After careful thought and consideration, The Bowery Presents is parting ways with The Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge," Moore said in the statement to Gothamist. "We have a long history with the venues as the exclusive booking and marketing arm and wish them well in the future. On the heels of our recently opened Brooklyn Steel, the largest GA room in Brooklyn, and taking over booking duties for Webster Hall, we are constantly exploring new opportunities for music-lovers in New York City."

The Brooklyn Vegan was first to report news of the music halls change in partners on Wednesday.

Lead image credit: Dimitrios Kambouris / Staff / Getty Images Entertainment. Photo caption: Lorde performs onstage at the Bowery Ballroom in June.