Saint Vitus Bar , the legendary Brooklyn heavy metal venue that has hosted countless up-and-coming bands as well as special club shows by Megadeth, Anthrax, Deafheaven, Killing Joke, Carcass, Against Me and, most famously, a “Nirvana reunion” that featured Joan Jett, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and St. Vincent and others playing with the band’s three surviving members, has permanently closed its longtime location in the borough’s Greenpoint neighborhood. It appears the venue’s management will attempt to reopen in a new location, although that information was unconfirmed at the time of this article’s publication.
The announcement was officially made by the owners in a Saturday Instagram post that reads, “1120 Manhattan Ave. 2011-2024 — to be continued..
. Thank you to everyone who was a part of it. 🍻 Love and Hails, Arty, George, David” (its founding managers and bookers Arty Shepherd, George Souleidis and David Castillo).
The venue was closed by the New York Department of buildings back in February — in the middle of a show — but has continued to present shows at other area venues. The club is so beloved that when its owners announced at $15,000 goal for Covid relief on Kickstarter in 2020, it received more than $125 ,000 i n donations. City spokesperson Andrew Rudansky told Gothamist that the venue had been operating as an “illegal eating and drinking establishment” in a space that was only to be used “for a commercial store and for the storage o.