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.
Connections
- Talking Heads played their first gig as a trio (members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz), opening for the Ramones at CBGB on June 5, 1975.
- Sire Records founder Seymour Stein was standing outside CBGB waiting for the Ramones to play when he hard Talking Heads opening for one of their shows inside. He talked to them after the show about signing onto Sire, which they did on November 1, 1976.