How often can you say you’ve seen a band play inside a sugar refinery building? Well, as it turns out, from next year, you’ll be able to answer that question with ‘quite often!’
Domino, a brand new venue set to land inside the iconic sugar building in 2027, will be a unique, 750-capacity space that aims to serve both artists and the community. Along with a packed roster of shows, it will also be putting on club nights, private events, comedy nights, film screenings, school performances, and much more.
Plus, it’s really got some unrivalled sweet-toothed history, as it’ll be situated right within the walls of what used to be the tallest sugar refinery in the whole of North America.
Sat in Williamsburg, right by the East River, the Domino Sugar Refinery dates back to 1882, and at one point, just before the turn of the 20th century, was the largest plant owned by the producers of the highest amount of sugar in the whole of North America. Now, though, the mission won’t be as much about flavor as it is about sound – at least in the corner of the grandiose refinery where Domino is set to open.
What can we expect to see at Domino?
There’s plenty to be said for venues that hold fewer than 1,000 concertgoers. Serving both as valuable rooms for emerging artists and intimate spaces for musicians that might usually play bigger venues, they’re essential in any metropolis…