THE BOWERY PRESENTS TO OPEN MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG ON SEPTEMBER 4
WITH PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND
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Music Venue To Open In Williamsburg

(NEW YORK) June 19, 2007 - The Bowery Presents, an independent New York
concert-promotion company, today announced the Music Hall of
Williamsburg will open on September 4th with Patti Smith and Her Band.
The Music Hall of Williamsburg will occupy the former space of Northsix,
on 66 North 6th Street, and will provide a first-rate, mid-size venue
for bands to play in Brooklyn.

Patti Smith is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists in
rock history and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in
March. Well-loved by her New York fans, Smith, for the eighth
consecutive year, sold out her annual New Year's Eve/Birthday run at The
Bowery Ballroom as well as an April record release show at Hiro Ballroom
in support of her latest album, Twelve.

"To have Patti and her band, who have become so much a part of our
lives, open the Music Hall, for me, is the perfect beginning to our life
in Brooklyn," said Michael Swier, a partner in The Bowery Presents.
"We've been fortunate to have a lot of support for the Bowery Ballroom
and the Mercury Lounge over the years, and we hope that with our
continued dedication to the music and the fans, the Music Hall will
become a well-loved neighborhood music destination."

The 550-capacity Music Hall of Williamsburg will be the first Brooklyn
music venue to be managed and operated by The Bowery Presents, which has
promoted shows in Brooklyn since 2006 and will promote a line-up of
shows at McCarren Park Pool and Keyspan Park at Coney Island this
summer. Inspired by the look and feel of the Bowery Ballroom, and
committed to providing the best experience possible for bands and fans,
the Music Hall of Williamsburg will have a focus on acoustics,
sightlines and space.

The re-designed layout of the Music Hall of Williamsburg will be three
levels, including a lower level lounge, where guests can congregate
around the U-shaped bar, one of three bars in the facility. The ground
floor lobby leads into the Music Hall performance space, which will
feature 28' ceilings, side balconies and a back mezzanine. The venue
will feature state-of-the-art sound, lighting, broadcasting and
recording systems, which will also have the capability to be used for
Internet, TV and radio broadcasts.

Josh Moore, who previously worked at AEG Live's Nokia Theatre Times
Square and is a founding partner of Jam Cruise, was brought on board in
March to book the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

"The Bowery Presents has a vision of developing and working with quality
artists from the ground up, and the Music Hall provides an amazing new
place for artists to play Brooklyn," said Moore. "I couldn't be more
excited to be booking this venue."

Tickets for the opening night Patti Smith show will go on sale Saturday,
June 23 at Noon, for $35 each. Additional shows will be announced on
July 10. Please visit www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com for schedule
updates.

About The Bowery Presents

The Bowery Presents is an independent promotion company based in New
York City. With a core business based around great music, our mission
is to bring the best bands to the NY metropolitan area and to provide
the best concert experience for fans and artists, along with reasonable
ticket prices. Over the years we have worked with a vast cross-section
of some of the most talented performing artists, including Arcade Fire,
Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Billy Corgan, Guster, Interpol, John Mayer,
Moby, Modest Mouse, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Sonic Youth, The Sea
& Cake, The Shins and The White Stripes. Michael Swier and John Moore
of The Bowery Presents have presented music at the Mercury Lounge, the
Bowery Ballroom and Webster Hall over the past 15 years. Jim Glancy,
former president of the New York division of Live Nation joined the
company as partner in 2006. In addition to opening the Music Hall of
Williamsburg in September 2007, The Bowery Presents, headquartered on
Manhattan's Lower East Side, will open a larger venue in Manhattan in
October 2007. For more information, visit www.bowerypresents.com.