A new concert venue called
The Brick is preparing to open next month in downtown Minneapolis’s Warehouse District.
The band
Jane’s Addiction created a buzz about the club when it announced its March 19 show would be held at The Brick, according to a City Pages
story.
The club is going into the space that once housed
Club 3 Degrees, a Christian, youth-oriented rock club that continues to host occasional shows elsewhere.
The Brick's developer and owner,
AEG Live, which is the live entertainment division of the Los Angeles-based
AEG, is renovating the building that dates back to the early 1900s, according to its website.
The place will have a section for reserved and cabaret-style seating while its “multi-level floor plan allows for incredible sight lines,” according to the site. Also, the club will have a capacity of 2,000 people, along with a basement-level bar that will be able to accommodate a crowd of up to 400.
Although the venue's interior will be similar to the former club, it'll get a new paint job, carpeting, and signage, according to Joe Litvag, senior vice president of AEG Live.
"Obviously a big difference will be the 'vibe' of the space, which will be based on the staff we’re hiring and the artists performing on stage," he says via email. "The previous tenant really did a good job of building a first-class, flexible space, so much of the look will be the same."
"Our goal is to grow the 'live entertainment pie' in the Twin Cities," he says. "Another venue ideally means more shows in downtown Minneapolis, and more shows means more foot traffic for local businesses downtown."
In a blog posting from
The Current, The Brick's general manager Jeff Kahr, adds that the club’s offerings will be diverse: “The venue itself will lend itself well to all types of touring artists, from rock, country and pop to R&B, jazz, comedy and more."
Source: Joe Litvag, Senior Vice President, AEG Live; Brick information; The Current
Writer: Anna Pratt