Jay-Z and Coldplay at Barclays Center (12/31/12) It’s no secret that Shawn Carter and Chris Martin are pals, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Jay-Z and Coldplay are teaming for a massive New Year’s Eve party at the house that Hova built. But wait, there’s more… Just a day before the…
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The Islanders Are Coming to Brooklyn!
The deal was to be officially announced Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at the new arena in Brooklyn with Charles E. Wang, the owner of the Islanders, and Bruce Ratner, the owner of the Barclays Center. Under the 25-year agreement, which has to be officially approved by the National Hockey League, the Islanders would…
Barclays Center Opens Tonight, Battle For Brooklyn Screens Half A Block Away
Barclays Center (09/28/12) Camera Photo: D. Caplan True to their word, the much maligned Barclays Center opens tonight for the first of 8 sold out shows by part Nets owner Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. For a list more events playing at the Barclays Center, you can look here or here. In other related news, there will…
What’s Playing at Barclay’s Center? (Jay-Z, Rush, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Bieber, Babs)
Barclays Center (06/22/12) Photo: D. Caplan The first new indoor arena to open in New York City since 1968, Barclays Center is a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue that can host 19,000 concertgoers and up to 18,200 basketball fans. In addition to JAY Z and Streisand, Barclays Center has booked a variety of programming including…
Brooklyn Nets Amex Presale Info, Barclays Center Set To Open in Sep 2012
If the massive steel skeleton on Flatbush and Atlantic wasn’t enough of a reminder, the nightmare of almost every South Brooklyn resident just got one step close to reality today. Bruce Ratner’s much reviled Barclays Center is scheduled to open on Septmber 28, 2012, at least according to this e-mail blast that I received from…