The Apollo Theater
Gary Clark Jr. shares speech: "We got our hands up in the air and they shoot us dead"
Meanwhile, a virtual benefit for the Apollo Theater has been postponed to Thursday in observance of Black Out Tuesday.
Opeth played two nights at The Apollo with Graveyard (pics, setlist, video)
Opeth celebrated their new album ‘In Cauda Venenum’ with two shows at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater. Here’s pictures of night one…
Lady Gaga playing The Apollo Theater
The invite-only show is hosted by SiriusXM and Pandora, and qualifying subscribers to either service will have a chance to win tickets.
Kamasi Washington @ The Apollo Theater (pics, setlist)
Kamasi Washington played the historic Apollo Theater on Saturday (2/23), a show that was co-presented with AfroPunk as part of the Apollo’s “Race Music” weekend and the show included a screening of his short film, ’As Told To G/D Thyself.’
IDNYC adds free memberships at Apollo Theater, National Sawdust & more
Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Sawdust, The Shed, and The Whitney are among the other locations New Yorkers will be able to access free year-long memberships to with an IDNYC card.
Apollo Theater is adding two new performance spaces
The nearby Victoria Theater is being redeveloped into Harlem’s tallest building, which will include condos, a Marriott hotel, and the two-stage Apollo Performing Arts Center.
U2 paid tribute to Anthony Bourdain @ The Apollo (pics, setlist, video)
U2 brought out Sun Ra Arkestra for the encore (including “Angel of Harlem”) and Bono dedicated “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” to Anthony Bourdain at this very intimate show at the historic Harlem theatre.
U2 playing The Apollo Theatre in June
In the midst of NYC-area stops on their Experience + Innocence arena tour, U2 will play their first-ever show at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theatre.
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ the Apollo Theater
Sharon Jones & friend @ The Apollo – Oct 6, 2007 (CRED)
Saturday night was a big night for music in NYC. A few lucky people got to see Sigur Ros play a few songs, Arcade Fire headlined their biggest NYC show at (what must be) the biggest venue in NYC – their ninth NYC show this year (where they covered the Violent Femmes), and Miss Sharon Jones and her Dap Kings brought the soul back home to the legendary Apollo Theater…
