MUSIC NEWS- The historic Wellmont Theater (2,500 seats) in Montclair, NJ, is reopening on November 1, thanks to a newly formed independent concert-promotion company. The promoter, Montclair Entertainment,
made up of the folks from the independent promotion company, Bowery Presents; owners of the Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge as well as the recently opened Terminal 5 and Music Hall of Williamsburg with Montclair resident, Andy Feltz, who brought shows to the Beacon Theater in Manhattan for two decades until the Beacon was taken over by MSG, recently he ran the United Palace, also in Manhattan. This will be Bowery Presents’ first major move into New Jersey. Anthony Makes, who worked at MSG Entertainment's Chicago Theatre and the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, has been hired to book concerts. The theater, which originally opened in 1922 was converted to a movie theater and became a triplex before closing in 2006, is off Bloomfield Avenue in downtown Montclair, is undergoing a $3 million+ makeover and is about 30 minutes west of Manhattan.
Current announced shows;
NOVEMBER
1: Hanson with Dave Barnes and Everybody Else. Price- call theater
2: Matisyahu with Flobots and Mishka. $25
8: Bill Maher. $45-$65
11: The Decemberists with Loch Lomond. $32
14: Wolf Parade with Listening Party. $20
15: Martin Sexton with Ryan Montbleau. $32.50
17-18: Steely Dan. $85-$150
19: Tony Bennett. $75-$125
22: Al Green. $50-$85
23: Brian Wilson. $55-$85
DECEMBER
4: B.B. King. $55-$90
5: John Prine with Chip Taylor. $40-$65
6: Get The Led Out (Led Zeppelin tribute). $25
FEBRUARY 2009
13: Rufus Wainwright. $30-$50
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