Concert at Water Street Music Hall. Photo by ![[WWW]](https://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
Mike Hanlon
| Former Location |
204 North Water Street, Rochester NY, 14604 ![[Directions]](/wiki/dd-start.png "Click for driving, walking, or bus directions from Google"){kind=small} |
| Status |
| closed |
Originally called "The Country Warehouse" when it opened in 1978, the Water Street Music Hall went through several name changes throughout the years, until finally in 1991 it received its current name1.
The Water Street Music Hall was one of Rochester's largest venues for live music—it held about 800 people. It also had a smaller venue next door called The Club at Water Street. The Club held about 250 people, and housed smaller shows. Occasionally large events were held on both sides.
Many famous and diverse acts have played at the Hall, including ![[wikipedia]](https://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/inter.png){kind=small}
Blues Traveler, Glassjaw, Maroon 5, Nickel Creek, and Rancid, just to name a few2.
The venue closed in January 2017. In February it was announced the venue was going to become a Funk N Waffles.
Awards
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Voted "Best Club To Hear Live Music" in City Newspaper's Best Of Awards in 2007.3
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Voted "Best Live Music Venue" in City Newspaper's 'Best Of' Awards in 2008 and 2009.45
- 1http://www.waterstreetmusic.com/aboutme.htm
- 2http://www.waterstreetmusic.com/bandlistpg.htm
- 3http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/BEST+OF+2007:+Arts+++Entertainment/
- 4http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/2008/11/BEST-OF-ROCHESTER-2008-Readers-choice/
- 5http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/2009/11/BEST-OF-09-Arts-Entertainment/
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2007-09-26 23:16:06 I saw the Ska is Dead Tour here had to be about three years ago. Pretty nice place. —JohnJoseph
2008-01-17 15:12:17 Club failed to notify patrons that artist cancelled show and took money at the door anyway. A sign would have been nice, but $18/piece for
unsuspecting patrons is nicer for the club. Thanks a lot. —PersonFace
2008-07-14 09:15:24 Saw Less Than Jake there last night. What is the deal with not having anywhere to sit down? Even a couple chairs in a corner would have been nice. —BadFish
2009-05-12 13:30:35 Went here last week for a concert. The floor was caving in, and they had to move the concert and do it with no sound equipment. Didn't offer refunds to anyone, even though their facility falling apart caused the concert to really not even happen. —goldengirl217
2019-08-05 20:33:03 Plans afoot to reopen this Fall: https://www.whec.com/news/water-street-music-hall-set-for-a-comeback/5447287/ —markjackson
