After 19 years in business, famed New York City, New York based BB KINGS BLUES CLUB and GRILL have announced the venue is closing due to rent increases.
BB KINGS hosted a wide variety of music including blues, extreme metal, funk and hip hop.
BB KINGS BLUES CLUB and GRILL was owned by late blues guitarist/singer BB KING who expired in 2015.
FROM BB KINGS (CLUB, NEW YORK CITY):
To Our Valued Patrons,
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share that after 18 wonderful years bringing you live performances by some of the most talented names in music and entertainment, we have announced our final run of shows in the current Times Square location. As a result of escalating rent, we are being forced to close our doors at the end of April. While we are in the process of selecting a new location in Manhattan to relocate the venue, we wanted to curate a special closing week celebration to thank you all for your support over the past two decades. None of this would have been possible without you and we are eternally grateful!
FROM NBC NEWS (NEW YORK):
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/BB-King-Blues-Club-Grill-Close-Times-Square-Venue-High-Rent-New-York-City-NY-480125563.html
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
BB KINGS hosted a wide variety of music including blues, extreme metal, funk and hip hop.
BB KINGS BLUES CLUB and GRILL was owned by late blues guitarist/singer BB KING who expired in 2015.
FROM BB KINGS (CLUB, NEW YORK CITY):
To Our Valued Patrons,
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share that after 18 wonderful years bringing you live performances by some of the most talented names in music and entertainment, we have announced our final run of shows in the current Times Square location. As a result of escalating rent, we are being forced to close our doors at the end of April. While we are in the process of selecting a new location in Manhattan to relocate the venue, we wanted to curate a special closing week celebration to thank you all for your support over the past two decades. None of this would have been possible without you and we are eternally grateful!
The
celebration will consist of performances by Rick Ross (4/23), Slick Rick
& Doug E Fresh (4/25), El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (4/26), George
Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (4/28), and Buddy Guy (4/29), who
will be headlining the final B.B. Blues Club show. See below for the
current schedule and ticket links.
All shows scheduled beyond the April 29th closing date will be moved to various venues throughout the city. The weekly Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir will give their two final performances on April 22nd & 29th, and we are currently working with the group to find a new home for their weekly residency which will be announced shortly. Lucille's Grill, located inside the venue, will remain open until April 29th and will feature sets by club favorites B.B. King Blues Club All-Stars, Jon Paris, A Decade of Soul, and more.
We look forward to celebrating the past and looking toward the future with you all. Your patronage means the world to us and we cannot thank you enough. We will see you soon!
Sincerely,
The B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Family
All shows scheduled beyond the April 29th closing date will be moved to various venues throughout the city. The weekly Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir will give their two final performances on April 22nd & 29th, and we are currently working with the group to find a new home for their weekly residency which will be announced shortly. Lucille's Grill, located inside the venue, will remain open until April 29th and will feature sets by club favorites B.B. King Blues Club All-Stars, Jon Paris, A Decade of Soul, and more.
We look forward to celebrating the past and looking toward the future with you all. Your patronage means the world to us and we cannot thank you enough. We will see you soon!
Sincerely,
The B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Family
FROM NBC NEWS (NEW YORK):
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/BB-King-Blues-Club-Grill-Close-Times-Square-Venue-High-Rent-New-York-City-NY-480125563.html
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-