Wellmont Theater

Montclair, NJ's Wellmont Theatre, which opened in 1922, will be undergoing renovations and the area around it is being redeveloped, including a new parking garage that will allow direct backstage access for artists and crew, and a mixed-use district tied to the theater.

Billy Idol brought his current tour to NYC for a sold out show at Beacon Theater last week, and to NJ for another sold out show at Wellmont Theather the very next day...

UPDATE: PRESALE PASSWORD HERE. The B-52's just wrapped up two nights stand in the NYC-area, hitting Long Island's Space at Westbury on 1/30 and Port Chester's Capitol Theatre on 1/31, and they've now expand...

You might know him best as everyone's favorite Breaking Bad character Huell, but Lavell Crawford is also a stand up comedian. This year he has live dates coming up in Knoxville, Washington DC, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, NYC and NJ...

We know this isn't exactly the type of thing we usually cover, but blink-182 is in town for some rare intimate shows (two of which are benefits) ahead of their Riot Fests appearances, and and after arguing that this band is actually important and influential, we decided to cover Friday night's (9/6) Wellmont Theater show (the first show to happen at the Montclair, NJ venue since Live Nation replaced Bowery Presents as the booker)...

Brian Wilson w/ The Beach Boys at Bonnaroo 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Jeff Beck (overall classic rock guitar wizard) are touring together this year, and that tour has just been expanded to include another NYC-area date on October 16 at Wellmont Theatre...

As you may know, Live Nation have replaced Bowery Presents as the new booker for Montclair, NJ's Wellmont Theatre, and the first Live Nation-booked show announced for the venue will happen on September 6 with blink-182, making for a total of six NYC-area shows for tha...

Wellmont Theatre in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) We recently got the upsetting news that Hoboken, NJ venue Maxwell's is closing (check out the venue's final shows) and the more positive news that another NJ venue, Starland Ballroom is re-opening after damages from Hurricane Sandy...

David Byrne & St. Vincent just kicked off another tour in support their 2012 collaborative album, Love This Giant, in the NYC-area at Wellmont Theatre on Wednesday (6/12)...

DB & SV (more by Tim Griffin) OH NO:"DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT, THE JUNE 11th DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT SHOW AT THE WELLMONT THEATRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED...