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Webster Hall this morning announced the headliner for its last night in business on Thursday — the Queens-based rapper Action Bronson...
We are pleased to announce that @ActionBronson is playing our End of an Era show presented by @themeadowsnyc on 8/10
— Webster Hall (@WebsterHall) August 7, 2017
As previously reported, Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment, along with AEG-backed The Bowery Presents, teamed up to buy the building for $35 million.
After Thursday night, the landmarked building on 11th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue will be closed for an undisclosed period of time (likely between 18 to 24 months) for renovations and conversion to a music-only venue. (There will no longer be any club nights here, per various reports.)
In closing out the current iteration of Webster Hall, management booked surprise shows with Nine Inch Nails on July 31 and, for the last club night this past Saturday, Skrillex...
We can't even put a caption to the legendary nature of this photo @Skrillex - 📸 @dailyeyes pic.twitter.com/LymAHyTXxR
— Webster Hall (@WebsterHall) August 6, 2017
The Ballinger family has owned and operated Webster Hall since 1989.
The building first opened in 1886.