Bearsville Theater

On the drive into Woodstock, just outside of town, a giant roadside billboard delivered an unintentionally perfect pre-show message. "It's Tick Season. Check Yourself." Sound advice under any circumstances, but catching Deer Tick live has…

It’s rare to pass the Village Green in Woodstock without sighting an aging hippy, but a bit further down the road at the Bearsville Theater, the Mekons from Leeds, one of the original ‘77 British punk bands, brought out an aging crowd of…

There’s a certain poetic symmetry when a band returns to the place where its story quietly began. For The Nude Party, their long-overdue debut at Bearsville Theater on April 20 felt like a homecoming with unfinished business. Eight years…

Woodstock welcomed Bertha: Grateful Drag to the Bearsville Theater this past Wednesday, March 25, for a night full of the Dead and drag. The show also raised funds for the local LGBTQ+ organization, Queerly Inc. Formed in 2023 as a…

Kicking off his March tour, Mike Gordon Band assembled at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on Friday, March 13, debuting originals and covers, as well as paying tribute to the music recorded at Bearsville. Gordon, bassist for Phish,…

On a quiet stretch of road just outside the village of Woodstock sits a building that has heard its fair share of musical revelation. The barnlike beams of the Bearsville Theater have long absorbed the echoes of creative risk from artists…

The Grateful Dead taught us that music is a living thing. Something passed hand to hand, heart to heart. On January 14th and 15th at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, that truth was on full display during a two-night memorial…

2026 marks the 40th anniversary of The Afghan Whigs, who will celebrate the occasion with a 21 date headline tour in North America with Mercury Rev supporting on all dates. The tour kicks off in Woodstock at Bearsville Theater on April 25…

Bearsville Center - an expansive complex just outside Woodstock that includes Bearsville Theatre, Utopia Studios, the Bear Cantina, Pho Tibet, an ice cream parlor, Tinker Street Tavern and a park - has been listed on the market by owner…

John Sebastian, the frontman of the legendary Lovin’ Spoonful, a man who made history with his unplanned performance at Woodstock ’69, will return to the famous site for a duo set at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on December 12 at 8…