Wetlands Preserve

The Wetlands Preserve was a live music venue in Tribeca, New York City that closed 2001. The club was located on Hudson and Laight St. near the Holland Tunnel. Founded by Larry Bloch on Valentine's Day in 1989, the club was a center for environmental activists. The Wetlands Preserve activist organization is still active as of 2008 and is now known as the Wetlands Activism Collective. The last show was performed on September 10, 2001 (which featured an all-star collaboration between DJ Logic, Warren Haynes, and Mike Gordon of Phish).

Many famous acts in the jam band scene have played The Wetlands and the venue was often the first venue that major bands such as Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine ever played in New York. Before its closing in 2001, Robert Randolph recorded and released a live album from the Wetlands.

Acts who have played The Wetlands include:

* Black 47
* Blind Melon
* Blues Traveler
* Cecilia
* Counting Crows ¹
* Dave Matthews Band
* David Gray ¹
* Warren Haynes
* Indecision
* Oasis ¹
* Pearl Jam ¹
* Phish
* moe.
* Joan Osborne
* Hootie and the Blowfish
* Rage Against the Machine ¹
* Robert Randolph
* Tim Reynolds
* Spin Doctors
* Steve Kimock
* God Street Wine
* String Cheese Incident
* Sublime ¹
* Travis ¹
* Derek Trucks
* Widespread Panic
* The Disco Biscuits
* Native
* Living Colour
* Too Much Joy
* Merle Saunders
* Strangefolk
* Ominous Seapods
* freebeerandchicken
* Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies
* Hanson

¹ - denotes that artist played first New York show at Wetlands

External links

* [http://www.wetlands-preserve.org/ Official Site]
* [http://www.remyc.com/savethewetlands.html Save The Wetlands]