Shea Stadium

04/01/2022

The day is here! We're happy to finally share Desaparecidos Live at Shea 6.25.15, a document of one unforgettable night that was years in the making. Big thanks to Freeman Street Records and of course Desa for making this happen

Most of our 1000 limited copies of the vinyl are gone, including the green and white vinyl variants, but some handsome black vinyl copies still remain for those who have yet to pick up the release in physical form.

For those who reside solely in the cloud, the album is also available today on all your favorite streaming services.

We hope you enjoy a look back at one of our favorites from our archives, and keep an eye out for further "remasters" from our audio vaults in the future! http://bit.ly/desaliveatshea

02/02/2022

THE LEFT IS RIGHT -- newest single from Desaparecidos Live at Shea LP coming this April is now available for streaming. Listen & pre-order here!

Stream and Save The Left is Right (Live at Shea Stadium) - Distributed by DistroKid

11/27/2021

Commemorating an amazing night in the summer of 2015 when we shared our stage with Desaparecidos!

Thanks for Freeman Street Records and Desa for helping make this LP a reality ❤

Limited # of vinyl left! Green and black discs are going fast http://bit.ly/sheadesa

11/19/2021

We're thrilled to announce our first live vinyl release -- Desaparecidos - Live at Shea Stadium 6.25.15!

Coming April '22 from Shea x Freeman Street Records -- Listen to "MariKKKopa" and pre-order here 🎉

Stream and Save MariKKKopa (Live at Shea Stadium) - Distributed by DistroKid

06/08/2020

Emily Gallagher for Assembly is running for state assembly in north Brooklyn against a 47-year incumbent. She's been organizing with her Greenpoint neighbors for tenant protections, environmental justice, and rights for survivors of sexual abuse and harassment for over a decade -- we're proud to present a fundraiser for her campaign with performances by Jeff Rosenstock, Shilpa Ray & Cooper-More https://secure.actblue.com/donate/june13gotvparty

It's the final countdown to the first competitive election for Assembly our neighborhood has seen in DECADES. Join Shea Stadium and Emily Gallagher for Assembly for a Get Out the Vote Show feat. Jeff Rosenstock, Shilpa Ray, and Cooper-More. Tickets $15 - $50. Let's smash the machine and bring real c...

06/05/2020

Dan Francia, Devin McKnight & Adam Reich present new LP DUST in collaboration with our community with all proceeds to benefit Black Lives Matter https://bit.ly/3h01RkW

03/24/2020

Dearest friends,

It's been hard to find the right words. Everything's postponed indefinitely, IRL is canceled and most long-term plans are on hold. No one can predict the impact this will have beyond the next few difficult weeks and the challenges will be unlike anything our community has ever faced.

The silence is deafening. We've spent years of our lives organizing and attending shows around NYC — to many of us these gatherings have given us our sense of purpose, our livelihoods and endless inspiration. They've led to lifelong friendships, true love, and a place to discover our talents and build the courage to share a part of ourselves that maybe we were once too afraid to show.

In an absurdly short period of time, this crisis has shown us all that we've taken so much for granted. These connections are what keeps us going, and without a physical space or the opportunity to gather we have to keep that energy alive in every way possible.

As many of you know, we recorded nearly every set at Shea between 2009 and 2017. During this time where no shows are taking place offline, we'll be shining a light onto our show archives. We'll post some of our faves (and nominating others to share) to make the task of scrolling through a bit less daunting. Each of these shows was a gift and they've never felt more alive to us than they do now. Let us keep you company during quarantine with hundreds of hours of shows:

http://www.liveatsheastadium.com/archives

Let’s also continue to support the community that made these shows possible. Our hearts go out to our fellow spaces who are facing unprecedented struggles with no road map. Please consider donating to ensure that these spaces are able to reopen once the dust settles.

Nowadays
MARKET HOTEL
Elsewhere
Trans-Pecos
Our Wicked Lady
Alphaman Robert Bartkowksi
The Broadway
Baby's All Right
Wonderville
Rubulad

See how you can donate the them directly here:
https://t.co/ipYSnRmzrW?amp=1

If you are unable to give $ then do your best to offer them your full emotional support — let them know how much these places (and their staff) mean to you in their absence. Their hard work has given you the opportunity make friends, lovers, discover your favorite new artists 'first', meet your future bandmates and so much more.

Please also continue following all of the rules for everyone's health and safety! Stay in, wash the hands, and if you have to head out, maintain a respectable Social D.

Hit us up if you have memories to share or just wanna talk. We're still here for you and will be always, shows or no shows.

Much love from our family to yours. Together we'll make it through this. And remember — the best things in life are free (or $10 at the door)

-Shea Stadium BK

Support the staff of local NYC venues during the COVID-19 crisis Baby’s All Right http://babysallright.com/store/baby-chain-of-love-2020 Wonderville https://withfriends.co/wonderville Rubulad https://withfriends.co/rubulad/join Nowadays https://venmo.com/nowahelp Trans-Pecos https://venmo.co...

03/05/2019

Mark Fletcher was our biggest supporter. He was everyone's biggest supporter. He believed in his friends' dreams and goals unconditionally, in ways that we couldn't. He was excited. Excited about your next show, about your new album, or just to run into you on the street. Genuinely excited. And that enthusiasm was frequently bursting out of his body, making a grand entrance, standing in the front row of the show yelling back lyrics that even you forgot. You'd hear him stomp up the stairs before you saw him.

He was a special person, a member of our family and he will be missed. We celebrate his life and music on March 16th at the Glove

09/29/2017

Happy to share this full LP of live highlights from Exploding In Sound Records, one of our favorite collaborators and an essential part of 20 Meadow St. Enjoy!

Back in March, after receiving a series of violation notices related to zoning and licensing, the beloved Brooklyn DIY venue Shea Stadium launched a Kickstarter in the hopes of raising enough money to get the space back up to code. Although the campaign successfully achieved its donation goal in sho...

09/05/2017

New recording of Ovlov playing "The Valley" from 2015! It's on our compilation with Exploding In Sound coming next month to LP & cassette

The track is taken from Exploding In Sound Records' forthcoming new benefit compilation.

08/23/2017

Listen to Speedy Ortiz playing "Indoor Soccer" live at Shea from our upcoming compilation with Exploding In Sound!

The song from their 2012 EP "Sports" was recorded live at the beloved Brooklyn DIY venue Shea Stadium.

07/10/2017

This month on the podcast: we sat down with Greta Kline of Frankie Cosmos to talk about her entrance into the world of DIY, rowdy crowds, comic books, losing yourself on tour & more!

This month the Shea crew sits down with Greta Kline of Frankie Cosmos to talk about her entrance into the world of DIY, rowdy crowds, comic books, losing yourself on tour & more

06/15/2017

New podcast! We sat down with Chris Gethard last year to discuss New Jersey punk, the early days of the Chris Gethard Show, the DIY basketball league & more - and listen to his favorite tracks from our live archives !

to discuss New Jersey punk, the early days of the Chris Gethard Show, the DIY basketball league & more - and listen to his favorite tracks from the live archives. Hosted by Luke Chiaruttini, Adam Reich & Nora Dabdoub. Intro & outro themes by Emma Witmer of

05/24/2017

Tonight! Shea & AdHoc Present BOYTOY, Prince Harvey, Zenizen & ___HD at Baby's All Right

Get tickets to BOYTOY, Prince Harvey at Baby's All Right, Brooklyn, NY on 05/24/17

05/09/2017

Stream new live tracks in our archives from Juan Wauters, The Sea Life, A Deer A Horse, Oozing Wound and J&L Defer !

05/03/2017

If you didn't grab the new vinyl compilation of EIS live at Shea you can still preorder the record here !

*PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM* - Will ship to arrive on or around the scheduled release date - Any other items placed in an order along with this item will not ship until this item is in stock and ready to ship - We can not split shipments, please place two separate orders if there are othe...

04/28/2017

This Sunday! All ages benefit at Baby's All Right w/ Ó, Chris Gethard, Big Ups, Sharpless & an Ian Sweet solo set

Ó is a four-piece outfit that delivers rock versions of songs from Smith's recording project, whose songs center on exploring down to the bottom of what is really important. The live show is influenc

04/21/2017

It's over - our campaign ended early this morning reaching nearly double of our initial goal! We couldn't have done it without your support, which remains incredibly inspiring after all these weeks

Though our future looks more uncertain than it did one month ago, we're more certain than ever of the incredible community we're lucky to have been a part of for so long. We'll be back soon with regular updates on our progress as we search for a new space and what may happen in the short time we have left at 20 Meadow Street

See you soon

04/20/2017

Our time on Meadow Street may be coming to an end but we're working on what comes next. If you planned on donating to our Kickstarter campaign, now's the time - only 12 hours left!

Help us re-open Brooklyn community space Shea Stadium legally for a more sustainable future

04/19/2017

Dearest showgoers,

We wish we had better news to close out what has been such an incredibly successful and heart-warming few weeks. The love you've shown Shea has affirmed that there was truly no better way we could have spent the past eight years.

In the time since we last spoke we’ve been busy assembling our team of professionals to help guide us through the process of reopening. Last week, we were set to file our first paperwork with the city when our landlord, who had supported our cause since day one, revealed he was no longer on board with our plans. Without his signature, it’s impossible for us to move forward with our mission to bring Shea back. After a fantastic near-decade relationship with our landlords and their family this reversal comes as a complete surprise.

So why did they choose to deny us so suddenly? Sadly, their brand new plan for 20 Meadow Street includes a nightclub of their own on the ground floor and no Shea Stadium upstairs. By refusing to sign the paperwork they're using this moment as an opportunity to force us out of the space and off of the block we’ve called home since 2009. We’ve exhausted our options over the past week, presenting several scenarios in which the two spaces could potentially coexist, but they’ve made clear that their intentions are to move forward with their foray into nightlife without us in the picture.

While we’re disappointed by this ironic turn of events, we consider it a lucky break that we were able to get this news *before* the end of the Kickstarter, and to allow everyone to consider that their donations will be re-purposed to find and lay our roots down in a new space. The work and costs involved with moving to a new location hang on a much larger scale than our previous goals and while we're cautiously optimistic about our future in another location, we’re faced with a whole new degree of uncertainty. We promise to keep you posted on our progress with full transparency and to refund all pledges if we’re not able to find a new headquarters that does justice to our time on Meadow Street.

This will likely be a long process with less concrete timelines. Finding a new location can take months and we plan to honor the faith you've put in us by finding the best home for what you’ve come to know and love from our crew. There's also a chance that space doesn't exist for us in NYC 2017, and Shea Stadium becomes part of its history instead, but we won't know until we get out on the streets and start looking.

We want to thank you all again for your continued support in the past few months. Without you this would have been a certain death blow to Shea, and it's only because of your help we have the chance to work towards building something greater.

In the meantime, watch this space for updates on the immediate future of 20 Meadow Street and the hunt for... a new stadium?

04/17/2017

JUST ANNOUNCED! Benefit show coming up this month at Baby's All Right with Eskimeaux, Chris Gethard, Big Ups, Sharpless & Ian Sweet - all ages:)

04/14/2017

Excited to announce we're collaborating with Exploding In Sound Records to bring you a full LP + cassette combo of live recordings from EIS bands performing here at Shea - pre-order now!

We're excited to announce today that we'll be collaborating with Exploding In Sound Records on a combo LP & cassette release of performances by EIS bands at Shea!The LP + cassette combined will feature tracks from 24(!) different bands, all who have both played here at Shea and released music on...

04/10/2017

This month on the Shea podcast! Luke & Nora sit down with Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz & Sad13 to talk about hating on your parents music, kids classic Blank Check, Downtown Boys, the joy of popping blackheads & more

An audio archive of DJ sets, experimental music, historic programs, and artist interviews

04/07/2017

Stream the tracks making rounds among Shea staff this month featuring Jawbreaker Reunion, LVL UP, QUARTERBACKS, TURBOSLEAZE, Dog & more !

9 track album

04/05/2017

Photographer Richard Gin has kindly provided the last of his limited edition "SHEA" photo books, showing the best sleepless nights inside our four walls. 33 hand numbered copies are left and we're told it won't be reprinted!

Photographer Richard Gin has kindly provided the last of his limited edition SHEA photobooks, showing the best sleepless nights inside our four walls. 33 hand numbered copies are left and we're told it won't be reprinted! The books are available now for a $75 pledge, which includes all previous dig...

04/04/2017

found another classic lineup from 2014 unearthed while compiling our Kickstarter flyer archive

04/03/2017

Thanks to Brooklyn Magazine for this great piece on how crowdfunding can help preserve spaces like Shea !

Shea’s Kickstarter could be the model for hundreds of DIY spaces under threat—a way to preserve the ethos that drew the community to it in the first place.

04/02/2017

Moved to the Silent Barn - Tony Molina is the special guest tonight w/ Ovlov, Washer & Jackal Onasis !

03/31/2017

Titus Andronicus has generously donated a limited number of signed "Stadium Rock" LPs, the live album recorded during their five day stint at Shea in 2015 - all proceeds go directly to our Kickstarter campaign !

03/28/2017

Found this 2013 show with an incredible lineup while compiling the flyer archive for our kickstarter backers !

03/22/2017

In the weeks we spent planning this fundraising campaign to help bring Shea back we prepared for just about every scenario...except this one.

We're so overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from our community. We built this venue on love and to see that reflected back from all you today is truly a special feeling.

This is just the first step to Shea's legalization, but it's a HUGE first step. The project is still going and Shea still needs your help. Keep an eye out for benefits and more fun stuff we have planned on our Kickstarter page and beyond

Thank you,
A N L & The Shea Stadium Family

03/22/2017

Over the past eight years you've helped us build something we can truly be proud of. The years to come depend on you as well - help us become legal and secure Shea's future in NYC DIY

Help us re-open Brooklyn community space Shea Stadium legally for a more sustainable future