Intimate venue for indie bands with great sound and multiple bars

























"Nearly-20-year-old Brooklyn venue Music Hall of Williamsburg on North Sixth Street will be closing at the end of 2026, as reported by Variety, after an internal memo from Jim Glancy and John Moore’s Bowery Presents said the landlord decided not to renew the lease. The concert space opened in 2007, taking over what was previously the dingy Northsix venue, and since then has hosted concerts big and small, including Harry Styles, Robyn, Kendrick Lamar, Phoebe Bridgers, Geese, and many others." - Melissa McCart

"This gritty Williamsburg concert hall has debuted many an indie and new wave band. It's one of our favorite venues in the city, second only to the Bowery Ballroom (it's from the same family), as the sound is great and it's nice and intimate. You can stand and watch on the ground floor, but there's more low-key, tiered standing areas upstairs for those inclined to claustrophobia. Fall highlights: Julien Baker, Bastille, Shovels & Rope, Bon Iver, and more. "


"This gritty Williamsburg concert hall has debuted many an indie and new wave band. It's one of our favorite venues in the city, second only to the Bowery Ballroom (it's from the same family), as the sound is great and it's nice and intimate. You can stand and watch on the ground floor, but there's more low-key, tiered standing areas upstairs for those inclined to claustrophobia. Fall highlights: Julien Baker, Bastille, Shovels & Rope, Bon Iver, and more. "

"For live music, few venues capture the neighborhood vibe better than the Music Hall of Williamsburg; it’s the go-to spot to catch up-and-coming bands or unexpected shows from well-known artists and is a must for tapping into the neighborhood’s creative energy."

"A performance space modeled visually after an older downtown venue but noted for having a very different sound, making it strange to play there directly after the original." - Alan Sytsma, Lindsay Mound
