CBGB
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| Location | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
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| Owner | Hilly Kristal |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Opened | December 10, 1973 |
| Closed | October 15, 2006 |
| Website | |
| www.CBGB.com | |
CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in the East Village in Manhattan, New York City. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar. The letters CBGB were for Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Kristal's original vision for the club. But CBGB soon emerged as a famed and iconic venue for punk rock and new wave bands, including the Ramones, Dead Boys, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, Madonna and Talking Heads.