The Vanderbilt was a multi-level concert venue located at 1600 Round Swamp Road in Plainview, New York. The space was acquired by the Morey Organization of Garden City, New York in 1999, which also owned and operated several radio stations, including WLIR (92.7), WDRE (98.5) and WXXP (105.3). Prior to the Morey Organization's ownership of the space, it hosted live music on an infrequent basis. The Vanderbilt eventually became an OTB site in the early 2000s after less than four years of a major local venue.
Among the artists who performed at The Vanderbilt were The Strokes, Third Eye Blind, Patti LaBelle, Maroon 5 (whose singer Adam Levine briefly attended Five Towns College on Long Island), Ween, Backstreet Boys, Moby, Eddie Money (a graduate of Island Trees High School), Fountains Of Wayne, Ritchie Blackmore (a long-time resident of Suffolk County), Chris Cornell, Dee Snider (a native of Baldwin), Bauhaus' Peter Murphy, Glassjaw, They Might Be Giants (including Lynbrook resident Danny Weinkauf), Good Charlotte, Buckcherry, Our Lady Peace, Michelle Branch, Cake, The Cult, Taking Back Sunday (whose members have ties to Baldwin, Long Beach and Rockville Centre), The Moldy Peaches, Patti Smith, The Who's John Entwistle, Superdrag, Phantom Planet, Garbage, Danzig, Foreigner, Saves The Day (whose bassist is a native of Sea Cliff), The Replacements' Paul Westerberg, OK Go, and The Used.
The Strokes performing live at The Vanderbilt in 2001:
Saves The Day performing at The Vanderbilt in 2001:
Ticket stub contributed by Anthony Dalto:
Sources:
https://libn.com/1999/01/08/morey-family-reopens-vanderbilt-nightclub
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/19/nyregion/live-rock-returns-to-clubs.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/nyregion/from-plainview-you-can-see-belmont.html
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/the-vanderbilt-plainview-ny-usa-5bd6c3b4.html
https://www.instagram.com/longislandconnection/p/Cs9ToZMNyVO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmOtNEd6Xjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6MxS7Nvn4s&pp=ygUYdGhlIHZhbmRlcmJpbHQgcGxhaW52aWV3
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=445136779152636&_rdr
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz, April 4, 2025.
Former site of The Village Pub:
As located at 1509 Main Street in Port Jefferson, New York, The Village Pub was one of several venues within this same location. Other ill-fated spots based there included Vegas LI, Harleys N' Honeys, and Lulu's Village Pub.
Among the notable artists who have performed at this venue include Poison's C.C. DeVille, Corey Feldman, Zebra, Seether, Mr. Big's Eric Martin, King's X, Bayside, BulletBoys, Buckcherry, Slaughter, U.D.O., Warrant, Savatage, Guns N' Roses' Gilby Clarke, Nine Days, and Blue Oyster Cult.
Village Pub concert ticket stub contributed by Anthony Dalto:
Sources:
https://libn.com/2008/02/28/pub-fights-its-sordid-past
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/village-pub-port-jefferson-ny-usa-5bd61b38.html
https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/the-village-pub
https://paltrocast.com/f/a-look-at-corey-feldman-live-in-morristown-new-jersey---10123
https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/610729624/the-port-jefferson-village-pub
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lulus-village-pub-port-jefferson
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 16, 2025.
Exterior photo of Broadway (name of space between Village Pub South and Amityville Music Hall):
A sister venue to the Village Pub in Port Jefferson Station, the Village Pub South was located at 198 Broadway in Amityville, New York. The venue appeared to have stopped booking national touring acts around 2009. It was reportedly purchased by Sal Mignano from the band The Sleeping who renamed it Broadway. Later on the venue became Amityville Music Hall, which still appears to be booking established talent as of April 2025.
Among the notable artists who performed at the Village Pub South were Hit The Lights, Chiodos, My American Heart, Amber Pacific, The Ataris, As Tall As Lions (Massapequa-based band featuring future GRAMMY winning producer Dan Nigro), Boys Like Girls, Valencia, Circa Survive, Gatsby's American Dream, Bear Vs. Shark, The Wonder Years, Punchline, Alesana, Steel Train (featuring Jack Antonoff), and Spitalfield.
Mercurial performing live at Village Pub South in 2004:
Family Dinner performing at Amityville Music Hall in 2021:
Sources:
https://longislandmusicscene.fandom.com/wiki/Village_Pub_South
https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/village-pub-south--989830
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qapx55GCCXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skNWn8I8YXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WskI5nPf_nU&pp=ygUVYW1pdHl2aWxsZSBtdXNpYyBoYWxs
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/village-pub-south-amityville-ny-usa-2bd77c76.html
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 16, 2025.