Webster Hall To Close For Renovations

EAST VILLAGE, NY — The iconic Webster Hall will close next month for renovations under its new owners, according to the club's current general manager.

Gerald McNamee, the nightclub's longtime general manager, posted on Facebook that the hall's final "club night" in its current form would be Aug. 5.

"Sad but true, the legendary and world-famous Webster Hall has been sold and will close as we know it for its final club night on Saturday August 5th, 2017," he wrote on Facebook. "It will be closed for an undisclosed period of time for demo, reno and transition to corporate ownership under Barclays/AEG/Bowery Presents. I highly recommend that you all stop by before the end of this era to pay your respects to the Ballingers and the building for providing us with a lifetimes worth of memories."

Webster Hall's calendar shows that the last concert scheduled at the venue is on Aug. 9. (Want more local news? Sign up here for free news alerts and neighborhood updates from Patch.)

The landmark venue venue has been open and hosting entertainers since 1886, according to its website. In total, the massive space can host in 2,500 people throughout three different venues.

Webster Hall's new ownership did not immediately respond to a request for more information from Patch.

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