Terminal 5
Terminal 5 is located on 610 West 56th Street, Manhattan, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue. It is part of the ‘Bowery Presents’ circle of venues, along with Bowery Ballroom, Mercury Lounge, and Music Hall of Williamsburg; from noon to seven PM, Monday-Saturday, Mercury Lounge serves as the box office for all four places (Music Hall also does on Saturdays, eleven AM to six PM). It is a pretty recent venue, having only opened on October 11th, 2007 with The National and St. Vincent. It lies in far west Midtown, less than a block from the Hudson River.
A converted warehouse, Terminal 5 is by far the largest undertaking by Bowery Presents, over twice the capacity of often-used Webster Hall, and almost six times that of the next-largest venue owned by Bowery Presents, Bowery Ballroom. At three levels, it is also one whole level more than either of those two. The entrance leads into a long corridor that opens on house-right side of the stage floor. The stage floor itself is enormous, longer than it is wide, with a similarly large stage area, and a photo pit between the two. The house-left wing of the first balcony is a reserved area, like in Webster Hall. Like Webster Hall, a bar is located at the back of the stage floor, but there is also a beer table to your immediate left upon leaving the entrance corridor. Bars are also located on the two balcony levels, to the house-right. In May 2009, a rooftop, open-air deck opened, though there is no view of the stage. There are also fresh empanadas on sale on the first balcony, something that is truly unique.
Terminal 5 is roughly ‘Webster Hall on steroids’: huge enough to hold the biggest of indie-rock acts this side of the Madison Square Garden circle of venues (MSG, WaMu Theater at MSG, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre), with an amazing sound system, light show, and offering of alcohol (even has tap beers, unlike Webster Hall). However, it also features an absolute crush of people throughout the venue: whether on the stage floor, at the main bar, or along the railings of the two balconies, there are people standing in front of you, blocking your way or your vision. It can seem like any time you want to get somewhere, there are twelve people going the opposite direction, and the only route is a thin, one-person wide (if that) space between people standing. The view is great if you’re all the way at the front, but there’s no slick way to get there. The best seats on the first balcony are often reserved for VIP’s (akin to the entire balcony at Webster Hall), but one can get a surprisingly great view from the second balcony, if you’re close enough, looking down directly on the entire band. Terminal 5 might get the highest quality acts of any venue in New York City – but that comes with a serious price…
Capacity: 3,000
Address:
610 West 56th Street (Between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue)
By Subway:
N, Q & R trains to 57th Street/7th Avenue – walk 4 blocks west on 57th Street, 1 block south on 11th Avenue, turn right on South side of 56th Street
A, B, C, D, 1 & 2 trains to Columbus Circle/59th Street – walk 3 blocks south on 8th Avenue, 3+ blocks west on South side of 56th Street
QRO Coverage:
-James Blake, May 9th, 2013 – photos
-Frightened Rabbit, with Wintersleep, April 4th, 2013 – Frightened Rabbit photos, Wintersleep photos
-alt-J, with Hundred Waters, March 24th, 2013 – alt-J photos, Hundred Waters photos
-Garbage, with IO ECHO, March 22nd, 2013 – IO ECHO live review
-The Lumineers, with Y La Bamba, February 1st, 2013 – The Lumineers photos, Y La Bamba photos
-The Vaccines, with DIIV, January 31st, 2013 – The Vaccines photos, DIIV photos, San Cisco photos
-Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, December 31st, 2012 – photos
-Sleigh Bells, with Grizzly Bear, The Antlers, and Cults, December 14th, 2012 (4 Artists 1 Cause) – Sleigh Bells photos, Grizzly Bear photos, The Antlers photos, Cults photos
-Trust soundchecking, December 7th, 2012 – photos
-Animal Collective, with Highlife, December 6th, 2012 – Animal Collective live review, Animal Collective photos, Highlife photos
-Taking Back Sunday (playing Tell All Your Friends), November 24th, 2012 – live review, photos
-Of Monsters and Men, November 20th, 2012 – photos
-Matt & Kim, with Oberhofer, November 15th, 2012 – Matt & Kim photos, Oberhofer photos
-Grouplove, with MS MR, November 2nd, 2012 – Grouplove live review, Grouplove photos, MS MR photos
-Alanis Morissette, October 22nd, 2012 – photos
-The Darkness, October 21st, 2012 – photos
-The Walkmen, with Dum Dum Girls and Daughter, October 18th, 2012 (CMJ) – The Walkmen photos, Dum Dum Girls photos, Daughter photos
-Silversun Pickups, with Cloud Nothings and Atlas Genius, October 15th, 2012 – Silversun Pickups photos, Cloud Nothings photos, Atlas Genius photos
-Bloc Party, with The Drums, August 8th, 2012 – Bloc Party photos, The Drums photos
-Scissor Sisters, with Rye Rye, July 6th, 2012 – live review, Scissor Sisters photos, Rye Rye photos
-The Hives, June 22nd, 2012 – live review, photos
-fun., with Now, Now, June 16th, 2012 – live review, fun. photos, Now, Now photos
-The Cult, with Against Me!, June 8th, 2012 – The Cult photos, Against Me! photos
-Ingrid Michaelson, with Scars on 45, May 17th, 2012 – Ingrid Michaelson photos, Scars on 45 photos
-The Joy Formidable, with A Place To Bury Strangers and Violens, March 28th, 2012 – Violens live review, The Joy Formidable photos, A Place To Bury Strangers photos, Violens photos
-Justice, March 16th, 2012 – photos
-Porter Robinson, with AraabMUZIK and Bassjackers, January 20th, 2012 – Porter Robinson photos, AraabMUZIK photos, Bassjackers photos
-Friendly Fires, with Theophilus London, October 26th, 2011 – live review, Friendly Fires photos, Theophilus London photos
-Iron & Wine, with Low, October 12th, 2011 – Iron & Wine photos, Low photos
-Ladytron, with VHS or beta, October 8th, 2011 – VHS or Beta live review, Ladytron photos, VHS or Beta photos
-Digitalism, with Switch and Designer Drugs, August 20th, 2011 – Digitalism photos, Switch photos, Designer Drugs photos
-The Kills, with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and A Place To Bury Strangers, August 8th, 2011 – The Kills live review, The Kills photos, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart photos, A Place To Bury Strangers photos
-White Lies, with School of Seven Bells and Sun Airway, May 19th, 2011 – White Lies live review, White Lies photos, School of Seven Bells photos, Sun Airway photos
-Manchester Orchestra, with Cage the Elephant and O’Brother, May 11th, 2011 – Manchester Orchestra photos, Cage the Elephant photos, O’Brother photos
-Interpol, with Blonde Redhead, May 8th, 2011 – Interpol photos, Blonde Redhead photos
-Foals, with Freelance Whales and The Naked & Famous, May 4th, 2011 – Foals photos, Freelance Whales photos, The Naked & Famous photos
-My Chemical Romance, with Neon Trees and The Architects, April 23rd, 2011 – My Chemical Romance photos, Neon Trees photos, The Architects photos
-PJ Harvey, April 19th, 2011 – photos
-Cut Copy, with Holy Ghost!, April 2nd, 2011 – Cut Copy photos, Holy Ghost! photos
-LCD Soundsystem, March 30th, 2011 – LCD Soundsystem photos
-Blondes, with Fake Blood, Destructo, and Skream & Benga, March 19th, 2011 (HARD Weekend) – Blondes photos, Fake Blood photos, Destructo photos, Skream & Benga photos
-OMD, with Oh Land, March 8th, 2011 – OMD live review, OMD photos, Oh Land photos
-Tokyo Police Club, with Two Door Cinema Club and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, January 21st, 2011 – Tokyo Police Club photos, Two Door Cinema Club photos, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin photos
-Broken Social Scene, January 18th, 2011 – live review
-The New Pornographers, with Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, December 6th, 2010 – The New Pornographers live review, The New Pornographers photos, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists photos
-Kate Nash, November 19th, 2010 – live review, photos
-OK Go, October 29th, 2010 – live review, photos
-Jimmy Eat World, with We Were Promised Jetpacks, October 13th, 2010 – Jimmy Eat World photos, We Were Promised Jetpacks photos
-of Montreal, with Janelle Monáe, September 18th, 2010 – live review, of Montreal photos, Janelle Monáe photos
-The Smashing Pumpkins, with Kill Hannah, Bad City and The Jim Jones Revue, July 26th, 2010 (SPIN25) – live review, The Smashing Pumpkins photos, Kill Hannah photos, Bad City photos, The Jim Jones Revue photos
-Pretty Lights, with RJD2 and Chiddy Bang, June 4th, 2010 – Pretty Lights photos, RJD2 photos, Chiddy Bang photos
-Jonsi, with Death Vessel, May 9th, 2010 – Jonsi photos, Death Vessel photos
-Hot Chip, with The xx, April 22nd, 2010 – Hot Chip photos, The xx photos
-Florence & The Machine, with Holy Hail, April 9th, 2010 – Florence & The Machine photos, Holy Hail photos
-Editors, with The Antlers and The Dig, February 19th, 2010 – The Dig live review, Editors photos, The Antlers photos, The Dig photos
-Passion Pit, with The Joy Formidable and Arms, January 9th, 2010 – The Joy Formidable live review, Passion Pit photos, The Joy Formidable photos, Arms photos
-The Bravery, October 8th, 2009 – photos
-Battles, with !!!, Flying Lotus and Pivot, September 4th, 2009 (Warp20 celebration) – live review, Battles photos, !!! photos, Flying Lotus photos, Pivot photos
-Metric, with Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains and Smile Smile, June 17th, 2009 – Metric live review, Metric photos, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains photos, Smile Smile photos
-Santigold, with Amanda Blank and Trouble Andrew, June 9th, 2009 – Santigold photos, Amanda Blank photos, Trouble Andrew photos
-Doves, with Wild Light, June 4th, 2009 – Wild Light live review, Doves photos, Wild Light photos
-Cold War Kids, with Amazing Baby, April 3rd, 2009 – Amazing Baby live review, Cold War Kids photos, Amazing Baby photos
-The Black Keys, with Heartless Bastards and Lucero, February 7th, 2009 – Heartless Bastards live review, The Black Keys photos, Heartless Bastards photos, Lucero photos
-Ben Folds, with Missy Higgins, October 1, 2008 – Ben Folds photos, Missy Higgins photos
-Stars, September 20th, 2008 – live review, photos
-The Dandy Warhols, with Darker My Love, September 17th, 2008 – The Dandy Warhols photos, Darker My Love photos
-The Faint, August 18th, 2008 – photos
-Wolf Parade, with Wintersleep, August 1st, 2008 – Wolf Parade live review, Wolf Parade photos, Wintersleep photos
-She & Him, July 26th, 2008 – photos
-Hot Water Music, July 12th, 2008 – photos
-Rilo Kiley, with Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down and Benji Hughes, June 3rd, 2008 – Rilo Kiley photos, Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down photos, Benji Hughes photos
-Spoon, with Handsome Furs, April 9th, 2008 – Spoon photos, Handsome Furs photos
Matt & Kim – “Good For Great”, New York, NY, 11/15/12
Grouplove – “Naked Kids”, New York, NY, 11/2/12
Grouplove – “Chloe”, New York, NY, 11/2/12
Grouplove – “Slow”, New York, NY, 11/2/12
Grouplove – “Cruel and Beautiful World” (acoustic), New York, NY, 11/2/12
Grouplove – “Tongue Tied”, New York, NY, 11/2/12
Grouplove – “Colours”, New York, NY, 11/2/12
The Joy Formidable – “Whirring”, New York, NY, 3/28/12
The Joy Formidable – “The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade”, New York, NY, 3/28/12
The Joy Formidable – “Austere”, New York, NY, 3/28/12
White Lies – “Bigger Than Us”, New York, NY, 5/19/11
White Lies – “Death”, New York, NY, 5/19/11
White Lies – “Farewell To the Fairground”, New York, NY, 5/19/11
Tokyo Police Club – “Frankenstein”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
Tokyo Police Club – “Cheer It On”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
Tokyo Police Club – “Favourite Food”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
Tokyo Police Club – “Tessellatte”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
Two Door Cinema Club – “I Can Talk”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
Two Door Cinema Club – “Eat That Up, It’s Good For You”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
Two Door Cinema Club – “Kids”, New York, NY, 1/21/11
The New Pornographers – “Sing Me Spanish Techno”, New York, NY, 12/6/10
The New Pornographers – “Challengers”, New York, NY, 12/6/10
The New Pornographers – “Your Hands Together”, New York, NY, 12/6/10
The New Pornographers – “Twin Cinema”, New York, NY, 12/6/10
The New Pornographers – “All the Old Showstoppers”, New York, NY, 12/6/10
Kate Nash – “Pumpkin Soup”, New York, NY, 11/19/10
Kate Nash – “Paris”, New York, NY, 11/19/10
Kate Nash – “R n B Side”, New York, NY, 11/19/10
Jimmy Eat World – “The Middle”, New York, NY, 10/13/10
Jimmy Eat World – “Movielike”, New York, NY, 10/13/10
Jimmy Eat World – “Coffee and Cigarettes”, New York, NY, 10/13/10
Editors – “Papillion”, New York, NY, 2/19/10
Editors – “Munich”, New York, NY, 2/19/10
Editors – “Smokers”, New York, NY, 2/19/10
Editors – “The Big Exit”, New York, NY, 2/19/10
Passion Pit – “Sleepyhead”, New York, NY, 1/9/10
Passion Pit – “Dreams” (Cranberries cover), New York, NY, 1/9/10
Metric – “Dead Disco”, New York, NY, 6/17/09
Metric – “Sick Muse”, New York, NY, 6/17/09
Doves – “Last Broadcast”, New York, NY, 6/4/09
Doves – “Black and White Town”, New York, NY, 6/4/09
Heartless Bastards – “Nothing Seems the Same”, New York, NY, 2/7/09
Heartless Bastards – “Sway”, New York, NY, 2/7/09
Stars – “Take Me To the Riot”, New York, NY, 9/20/08
Stars – “Going, Going, Gone”, New York, NY, 9/20/08
She & Him – “Magic Trick” (M. Ward), New York, NY, 7/26/08
She & Him – “Bring It On Home” (Sam Cooke cover), New York, NY, 7/26/08
Rilo Kiley – “Silver Lining”, New York, NY, 6/3/08
Rilo Kiley – “It’s a Hit”, New York, NY, 6/3/08
Spoon – “The Underdog”, New York, NY, 4/9/08
