Bowery Ballroom

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The Bowery Ballroom is a music venue in the Bowery section of New York City. The structure, at 6 Delancey Street, was built just before the Stock Market Crash of 1929. It stood vacant until the end of WWII, when it became a high-end retail store. The neighborhood subsequently went into decline again, and so did the caliber of businesses occupying the space. In 1997 it was converted into a music venue.

Right in front of the venue's entrance is the Bowery Station on the J line of the New York City Subway.

The club serves as the namesake of at least one recording: Joan Baez' Bowery Songs album, recorded live at a concert at the Bowery Ballroom in November 2004.