Knitting Factory Brooklyn

Knitting Factory Brooklyn closed its Brooklyn Location on August 21st, 2022. Knitting Factory Brooklyn is located on 361 Metropolitan Avenue, at the corner of Metropolitan & Havemeyer Street in...

Knitting Factory Brooklyn

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Knitting Factory Brooklyn closed its Brooklyn Location on August 21st, 2022.

Knitting Factory Brooklyn is located on 361 Metropolitan Avenue, at the corner of Metropolitan & Havemeyer Street in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg.  It lays to the southeast of Music Hall of Williamsburg, to the south of Brooklyn Bowl and the late Spike Hill, and to the west of Union Pool, other Williamsburg venues.  The original Knitting Factory was a Manhattan venue that moved a couple of times, before closing on July 25th, 2009.  However, a new Knitting Factory was opened up in Brooklyn, in the space that previously was the Luna Lounge (which itself had moved from Manhattan, but did not last), on September 9th, 2009, with Les Savy Fav.  The Knitting Factory organization runs other venues, including Knitting Factory Los Angeles club, and larger Knitting Factories in Boise, Reno and Spokane, and has started booking at Brooklyn’s Warsaw.

Knitting Factory Brooklyn is divided into roughly three parts (not counting stage & backstage): a front bar area, the back stage floor, and a corridor to the left that connects the two and to the street, as well as having the box office in the front.  The front bar area is divided from the stage floor by a wall with windows, allowing some viewing of the concert from there for free.  There is another bar to the left of the stage floor.

The Manhattan Knitting Factory was a beloved & fabled institution, having been in operation since 1987 – more venerable than the Luna Lounge, though less so than CBGB’s.  And the newest Knitting Factory does seem to be better operated than the short-lived ‘new’ Luna Lounge, especially in terms of booking acts, batting somewhere between Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom/Music Hall of Williamsburg.  It has also hosted weekly events in the front room, such as Sunday comedy from stand-up Hannibal Buress, to Tuesday viewings of Lost hosted by the band Previously on Lost.  It’s slightly more distant than some other Williamsburg venues – or perhaps just in a different direction, not bunched together like those to the northwest on North 6th Street.  While not the downtown, three-stage affair that the old Factory was, the new Knitting looks set to keep the tradition going pretty well.

Capacity: 300

18+

Address:

361 Metropolitan Avenue, at the corner of Metropolitan & Havemeyer Street

By Subway:

L train to Bedford Avenue – walk three blocks south on Bedford Avenue, three blocks east on North side of 4th Street, 1/2 block on Metropolitan Avenue
G & L trains to Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street– walk four blocks on North side of Metropolitan Avenue (crossing under BQE Bridge)

QRO Coverage:

-Counterfeit, with Starbenders, September 10th, 2019 – live review, Counterfeit photos, Starbenders photos

-Josie Pace, with Cult of Hope, Damn the Witch Siren, and The Values, April 4th, 2019 – Josie Pace photos, Cult of Hope photos, Damn the Witch Siren photos, The Values photos

-We Are Scientists, November 15th, 2017 – live review, photos

-Circa Waves, with Honduras, December 14th, 2015 – Circa Waves photos, Honduras photos

-Idlewild, with The Jaguar Club, October 22nd, 2015 – Idlewild photos, The Jaguar Club photos

-K.Flay, June 14th, 2015 (Northside) – Northside coverage, photos

-Catfish & The Bottlemen, March 10th, 2015 – photos

-Grizfolk, with COIN, February 9th, 2015 – Grizfolk photos, COIN photos

-!!!, with Prince Rama, December 31st, 2014 – !!! live review, !!! photos, Prince Rama photos

-Half Moon Run, October 17th, 2013 (CMJ) – CMJ coverage, photos

-Bear Hands, with Fort Lean, July 20th, 2012 – Bear Hands photos, Fort Lean photos

-Beat Connection, with White Arrows and Teen Daze, July 5th, 2012 – Beat Connection photos, White Arrows photos, Teen Daze photos

-These United States, June 15th, 2012 (Northside) – Northside coverage, photos

-Zambri, June 14th, 2012 (Northside) – Northside coverage, photos

-The Big Sleep, with Ex Cops and Man Made Sun, February 2nd, 2012 – The Big Sleep photos, Ex Cops photos, Man Made Sun photos

-The Lemonheads (playing It’s a Shame About Ray), January 11th, 2012 – live review, photos

-STRFKR, with Alexico and Beat Connection, September 16th, 2011 – STRFKR photos, Alexico photos, Beat Connection photos

-EULA, with Holly Miranda, Mira Stroika, XYLOS, Sweet Soubrette, Charlene Kay & The Brilliant Eyes, Sarah Walk, Alyson Greenfield, Miss Geo, and The Debutante Hour, September 10th, 2011 (Tinderbox Festival) – live review, EULA photos, Holly Miranda photos, Mira Stroika photo, XYLOS photos, Sweet Soubrette photo, Charlene Kay & The Brilliant Eyes photos, Sarah Walk photo, Alyson Greenfield photos, Miss Geo photos, The Debutante Hour photos

-Eternal Summers, with Grooms, Pepper Rabbit, Xray Eyeballs, and Zambri, June 17th, 2011 (Northside) – Northside coverage, Eternal Summers, Grooms photos, Pepper Rabbit photos, Xray Eyeballs photos, Zambri photos

-Via Audio, with MiniBoone, April 14th, 2011 – Via Audio photos, MiniBoone photos

-Annuals, with The Most Serene Republic and What Laura Says, June 18th, 2010 – Annuals photos, The Most Serene Republic photos, What Laura Says photos

-Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, with Electric Tickle Machine, MiniBoone, and Translations, June 3rd, 2010 (QRO Mag/Ampeater showcase) – Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson photos, Electric Tickle Machine photos, MiniBoone photos, Translations photos

-Previously on Lost (including some cast & creators of Lost – final Previously on Lost party at Knitting Factory), May 18th, 2010 – live review, Lost photos, Previously on Lost photos

-Mucca Pazza, September 12th, 2009 – photos

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