# @secret_nyc on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DehKfCllfof - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71728373-secret-nyc-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b4f19ee4b6.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T14:23:55.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Secret NYC (@secret_nyc) β€” https://gondola.cc/secret_nyc ## Caption 20 years ago, New York said goodbye to a truly iconic venue πŸ’›β  ⁠ thisispattismith & her band played the farewell show at CBGB on October 15, 2006, with the venue officially closing the following day.⁠ ⁠ CBGB stood at 315 Bowery for 33 years, becoming a space for early punk bands to play regular shows. Opened by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it welcomed the likes of Blondie, Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, and many others onto its stage 🎸⁠ ⁠ The final week of shows also included performances from Bad Brains & Blondie, with Patti Smith also inviting Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Richard Lloyd from Television to join her for part of the final show. She closed the night with 'Elegie', making those the last notes heard at the much-adored venue, 20 years ago today 🎡⁠ ⁠ Did any of you catch any shows at CBGB between 1973 and 2006? πŸ‘‡β  ⁠ 🎢 Follow us for more music content from across NYC⁠ ⁠ πŸ“Έ: Photos of Patti Smith at CBGB by Bryan Bedder/Getty; interior and exterior photos of CBGB (plus Hilly Kristal and Debbie Harry) all by Scott Gries/Getty Images; photo of shrine to Joey Ramone by Spencer Platt/Newsmakers; photo of HR from Bad Brains by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images; and circular photo of Patti Smith by Steven Sebring.⁠ ⁠ #concerts #music #mysecretnyc ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 2,070 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 45 ## Credits No public credits are recorded here. This does not identify who made the post. ## Tags concerts, mysecretnyc, music --- Copyright (c) Gondola