The Space At Westbury

We had our 40^th class reunion this past weekend, Go Dragons, at The Space which was the perfect place for this event and for the graduating class of 76 from Westbury. Some of those who came haven’t been back to Westbury since graduating or haven’t been in the newly renovated movie theater since they reopened. What they have done to this place is absolutely amazing. We were to have the class reunion else where and when that fell through we decided to give it a shot at The Space. At the last hour the owners welcomed us with open arms making this event even better than we had originally planned for. The staff did a GREAT job with the catering, setting up, allowing us to put a red carpet along the front sidewalk and making sure that everything was taken care of without a hitch. We had at least 65 – 70 people who attended and never once did we felt that we didn’t have enough space to enjoy the company of our classmates. We put the bar tender to the test and she passed with flying colors. They even went all out to welcome home the class by lighting up the marquee, WHS 40^th class reunion. Everyone can’t say enough of how much of a good time they had.
Everyone had an awesome time and we had NOT one complaint from the planning committee.
We all have to admire what the owners did here and appreciate how difficult it is to run a performance space. I’m sure it would have been easier to build storefronts, but instead they gave the area a first rate venue for shows and events! Based on all the Facebook posts this was the best Westbury Class reunion EVER!
Thank you again for your warm hospitality, your heart felt generosity and all the hard work put in to making this the Best Class reunion for the graduating class of 76. How about we do this again in 5 years!!!

The poor rating is based on abusive pricing. The room itself is quite nice. A number of the artists such as Galactic and Robert Randolf pack NYC venues, but out in the burbs they don’t draw as well so fans have an opportunity to see some major acts in a nice room with low crowd density.
Many shows are general admission but for some acts such as Pat Metheny, they bring out chairs and it’s assigned seating, which I prefer.
Now the rub. Parking, drinks, food and coat checks are abusively priced rip offs.
$ 10 for parking. It used to be free and if it filled up you parked 3, 4, 5, 6 blocks away. Now that they charge, all the side street residential parking in any reasonable distance is gone quickly.
Drinks. A measured shot (the little plastic medicine cups) for $ 12. A cocktail is one of those over ice with a mixer. Don’t plan to catch a buzz there unless you want to drop $ 50 – 70 a person. A can of Pabst Blue Ribbon is $ 6.
Food. A fairly lame hot dog for $ 5. A pretzel for the same and a bags of chips. Eat before you go.
Coat check. LEAVE YOUR OUTERWEAR IN YOUR CAR!!! $ 3 per item!
So, if you want value, eat and drink elsewhere, get there very early and park in the street and don’t go in harsh weather so you don’t need to bring your outerwear.

Great Theatre and the whole Post Avenue is looking good. Lot’s of new and older restaurants and the Theatre definitely helps the surrounding small businesses. We had dinner across the street before the show.
The actual theater was saved from demolition and the owners did a great job restoring the interior. We saw the Mavericks for the second time at this venue and they put on an outstanding high energy show. Every seat in the venue is good. We had seats in the balcony, nearly the last row but still had great views. Be careful regarding the loge and lower level. This time it was standing room only and the balcony was the only seating area. If you don’t mind standing the entire show that’s OK but it worked out perfect for us, we sat in the balcony before the show and within an hour moved downstairs to dance with the old folks on the lower level.
My only complaint was the volume of the music. It was way too loud causing a distortion in the music most of the time
. I don’t know if it’s due to an older crowd that’s hard of hearing and they needed to blast the music or the band and/​or theater does a lousy sound check but it was so bad I don’t think that I will return to this theater unless I have ear plugs. Maybe it’s just me but fix the sound system.

Great venue very cozy and comfortable! Also in a good location with plenty of parking.

Having a miserable fucking week and Kellie and Wayne decided to treat me to see Garbage for my birthday. SO they got me a ticket and away we went. I havent’ been here since 1995 when i saw Simple Plan at the movie theater. The place is gorgeous. Reminds me of Paramount. We sat in the balcony and im glad we had a seat cause i hate GA where you just stand packed like sardines for the whole show. Hey im old. So Shirley and boys were on their 20^th anniversary tour which means they did their entire first album. I missed seeing When i Grow up and Special but the show was great. HOWEVER the lighting guy should be fired. I was half blind the entire show from super bright lights that i couldn’t even see her half the time and i thought the reverb and acoustics were fairly awful. Also the douchebags seated in front of me had to chat the entire fucking concert so i couldn’t see when their dopey heads were pressed together. I mean come on man youre at a show. Shut the fuck up already. But i love Garbage and they busted out some fine B sides too like Girl don’t come and Butterfly collector in a jar. Would def see a show again there sometime.

I came here for the Miguel concert and the venue was really nice but in comparison to The Paramount — The Paramount is a lot better.
The Paramount has a newer feel to it, the sounds was much better and the drinks aren’t that expensive.
I order Jameson on the rocks and it was $ 11 and it took me two sips to finish it — what are we in NYC?! At least venues in the city provide a reasonable amount of alcohol.
The bartenders were nice. Overall, an okay experience and I will probably pregame next time. Haha!

One horrible venue. The Space at Westbury, which is an appropriate name. It’s a big open space (one bar out stage right, tiny one stage left, one in lobby) where almost everybody stands and the sound echoes. We paid almost twice for our seats (which did not exist) than standing on the floor. Clearly, we were mislead as you can read the tickets below which indicate seats. Apparently some people were contacted about this sham prior to the show. We were not. Shameful stuff. We will never go there again.
Section — LGCGA, Row — GA1, Start Seat 25, End Seat 26

WARNING — – WARNING —– WARNING — — –
BUYER BEWARE!!! This place is selling tickets for loge seating yet there were no seats what a friggin ripp off.
I came to see ScoMule which is Govt Mule with John Scofield, I thought my tickets with seat numbers would be guaranteed a seat… Not… no seats just standing room only. What a bunch of dicks stealing money from unsuspected buyers. Me and my friend just looked at each other.
Their web page advertised Loge seating at a higher price then standing room, yet we had to stand for the whole show. I am contacting the Better Business Bureau to file a complaint.
The concert I saw was great Warren and the band ripped it up with jazz great John Scofield but can u imagine standing for 3 hours you must be friggin nuts. We didnt even stay in the Loge section its like a cattle pen. You can see better on the floor.
The venue is nice great sound but RIPPING PEOPLE OFF IS NOT GOOD!!!
P. S. Steve Windwood is playing there and they are charging $ 148 for Loge compared to $ 79 for General admission on floor.

Great venue lots of quality bands. Parking is tough but that’s the only downside to this local intimate venue, there’s minimal food here so eat before you come.

I was here twice this weekend. The place is beautiful. The room has a very live sound which requires a better sound person. First, the volume level was rediculous. The bass was too much. You can tell that the sound system is very good, but the mixing needs work. Joe Rock and the all stars opened for Southside Johnny. They can play but the volume was stupid loud. (I do like music loud, but this was beyond rediculous). Southside the mix was just a little better. The sound gets muddled and really takes away from what the band is putting out there. Southside and the Jukes are a great band and I think that they and the audience were short changed by the sound mix. Hopefully the sound will be resolved because it is a very nice venue.
Municipal parking is close by and free.

This is one of the nicer music venues I’ve been to, and I’ve been to a lot. The front lobby is so lush and cozy, perfect for grabbing a beverage and meeting up with friends before the show. There are a few bars to choose from so it’s not a madhouse to get a drink.
Perfect size, the sound was great and the GA floor was a good view from any angle. The show I saw wasn’t sold out so I got right up to the stage. Staff was very polite and the bathrooms were super clean. Free parking right across the street was nice.
Only problem I can foresee is the inside bar getting pretty loud during sold out shows. I prefer when the bars are separated from the performance space, but overall, great place to see a show.

This is a gorgeous venue! It is well conceived, unique, comfortable and has everything to be the area’s premier concert space, BUT… the audio mixer should be fired. The room is very live with lots of natural room reverb and my ears and head were ringing and hurting in the first 10 minutes of the show. Way too much overall volume and too much reverb on the vocals, which were either too far out front or buried, but mostly the entire mix was a mess due to a complete misuse of vocal effects and lack of proper balance. The pain to my head and ears was caused by a mix that has far too much mid-​range and treble.
The other thing that was surprising was the amount of time it took for him to respond to adjustments to music cues, such as changes in vocalists or musical solos. I heard people commenting about the poor performance, when, in fact, the musicians were doing a great job… it was the sound may have costs the artists new fans and that is unfortunate. It was also interesting to note the number of times the engineer was using headphones to mix. He was fiddling with the board the entire time and never seemed to realize what was happening.
Thank goodness, this is not hard to fix… just find a better sound person! Of all possible problems in a live entertainment venue, this is the easiest to fix!!!
I note many other comments include «great sound system»…I don’t believe the system is a problem, just this particular operator.
Wasn’t excited that it stated «doors open at 7PM. Starts at 8PM» but the bar opened at 7pm and seating started at 8PM. But, that’s a minor point.

Cool music venue! The interior of the theater is really awesome in a raw sort of way. Tall exposed brick walls that pick up the lights perfectly and create a warm ambiance. The bar in the front is amazingly decorated, an old timey film vibe with so many hidden pieces of decoration you keep finding new things every surface you look at!
When we were there (to see Gogol Bordello and Man Man) the main floor was empty of seats allowing for a fun concert standing section with a bar off to the right for drink refreshments without having to leave the music. There is also a seated section in the back if you’re into that sort of thing.
Parking was free and right across the street. Can’t wait for another act I want to see to tour through so I can make another trip out.

The outside doesn’t look like much but the place inside is absolutely gorgeous! Great space to see any type of show. I don’t think there is a bad seat in the house.
Great lighting, great décor, great sound system. Long bar in the show room, with another bar in the lobby, bathrooms upstairs as well as downstairs. Comfortable seating although the space between the chair infront of you is not much. Very clean venue.
Everyone was really friendly. We don’t live in the area but if we did we’d go back to that venue to see another show. We were in town to see Sway from Dance With Me.

I love The Space in Westbury. Excellent sound system, reasonably priced drinks, friendly staff, the right atmosphere for all genres of music. It’s really modern and clean too but with really cool vintage-​y, industrial décor (exposed brick, edison bulbs, etc.) Eat at Gino’s across the street. Great food, best cappuccino. Nice reasons to visit downtown Westbury.

Came here for the John Mulaney and the Tracy Morgan show a few months back.
Both sets were really fun and I really like this venue. I’m absolutely obsessed with the chandeliers that they have in the performance hall. All the renovations to the place were done in great taste!
The first balcony seats are great if you can get seats in the front row. We had these for Tracy Morgan. We sat in the 3^rd row on the floor for John Mulaney and had a spectacular view. Hint on the seats, though, if you’re in the front row on the very ends, you’re literally staring at a wall. Really shitty seats. Take seats a row or two back in the middle over these!
All the staff here is very helpful although bar service is a little slow.
Great hall, can’t wait to come back!

Amazing new venue, great sound, good service and just an overall impressive music hall. Zero complaints from me. The building is decorated in a surprisingly classy way with nice details and style. Staff was professional, bathrooms were clean, drink lines went quickly, plenty of coat checks, nice size outdoor area for taking a break, GA, loge, and balcony choices and most importantly awesome sound — the acoustics are spot on! Very happy to have this place on Long Island!

Came to see Jim Jefferies last Friday and had a great time. This is a nice venue with plenty of bars and bathrooms. Drinks cost about $ 8, but they gotta make their money somewhere. Seating is comfortable and clearly labeled. The venue is clean and it just looks really nice overall.
They don’t have their own lot, you’ll have to find street parking. There’s a municipal lot a few blocks away.

The venue is visually beautiful. The set up to go in is another story. «Doors open at 10pm»…we didnt enter venue until almost 11pm. Most places have signs that tell you where your seating area is. This place doesnt. The seats are very comfy, but wth is it with the narrow rows? THE SPACE could use a lil more room

This is a beautiful venue.
I have been to a couple of shows (Patti Smith and Tramps Like Us) here since it opened at the end of 2013 and It has been a great experience each time. The owners did an excellent job in renovating this place. The acoustics of the shows were excellent, the sight-​lines and seating first rate. Every aspect about the interior is completely modern, but I also appreciate the look of the exposed brick and wood inside.
The area is also very convenient with dining options and plenty of parking close to the venue. It is also not far from the Westbury LIRR station.
I believe you have to admire what the owners did here and appreciate how difficult it is to run a performance space. I’m sure it would have been easier to build out a block of storefronts and put some housing on top, but instead they gave the area a first rate venue for shows and events! It’s one of my favorite things happening on long island and look forward to seeing many shows here.