Tramps, NYC - Live Music Venue

Tramps, NYC - Live Music Venue Owner Terry Dunne, opened Tramps in 1975 on 15th Street in Manhattan as a blues and roots venue.

With his late brother, Conleth, they moved the club to 21st Street in 1990, where booking agent Steve Weitzman presented a plethora of world class acts. With his brother, the late Conleth Dunne, they moved the club to 21st Street in 1990, where with booking agent Steve Weitzman they presented a plethora of world class acts. Artist included Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Dr. John, Dion, Bruce Springsteen

and the E street band, Prince, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Willie Nelson, Etta James, Johnny Winter, Merle Haggard, Buddy Guy, George Jones, The Meters, Chuck Berry, Johnny Rivers, Steve Earle, Link Wray, Joey Ramone, Otis Rush, Solomon Burke, Sam and Dave, Irma Thomas, Big Joe Turner, Rufus Thomas, Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Taj Mahal, Buckwheat Zydeco, Sonny Rollins, Eminem, Booker T. and the MG's, The Staples Singers, Paul Rodgers, Ike Turner, Chic, Ronnie Spector, Elliott Smith, Love, Hubert Sumlin, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, The Animals, Eric Burdon, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Foghat, Chaka Khan, Alanis Morrisette, Jayhawks, De La Soul, Darlene Love, Modest Mouse, Thee Headcoats, Built to Spill, Wison Pickett, Robin Trower, Loop Garoo, Archers of Loaf, RZA, Sean Lennon,Talib Kweli, Ron Sunshine, Bootsy Collins, Chic, Saw Doctors, Cheap Trick, Stiff Little Fingers, Robin Trower, Aslan, Junior Brown, Doc Pittman, Public Enemy, Rick James, Jack Casady, The Lemonheads, The Church, Robbie Krieger, James Burton, Pinetop Perkins, Johnny Guitar Watson, Lucinda Williams, Pharcyde, George Clinton, Wilco, Ween, Smashing Pumpkins, Charles Brown, Mavericks, Superchunk, Larry Graham, Danny Gatton, Wyclef Jean, H20, Patti Rothberg, James Burton, KRS One, Dinosaur Junior, Helium, Marcia Ball, George Porter Jr., NOFX, Eddie Vedder, Radiohead, Matthew Sweet, Prong, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, Eve's Plum, Moe Tucker, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mike Watt, Barkmarket, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sun Volt, Robert Earl Keen, No Doubt, Milo Z, The Friggs, Al DiMeola, Cop Shoot Cop, Adam Roth, The Wedding Present, Pixies, Mike Watt, Gutterball, Sebadoh, Nebula, Nashville P***y, Lisa Richards, The Hellacopters, The Voluptuous Horrors of Karen Black, Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians, Shane McGowan, Wyclef Jean, Horton Heat, Rogues March, Lunachicks, The Jesus Lizard, Bob Mould, Yo La Tengo, Willis Prudhomme, Delbert McClinton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Urban Blight, Blue Oyster Cult, Robby Krieger and John Densmore...just to name a few.., till it's closing in 1999.

Lightning Hopkins last show, Tramps on 15 Street
07/31/2025

Lightning Hopkins last show,
Tramps on 15 Street

Sam Hopkins passed away on Janury 30, 1982 at the age of 69. A mere 61 days after his last performance. If you're a blues fan I don't think I need to mentio...

06/12/2025
06/12/2025

1987

Good article on Albert Collins, that starts at Tramps.
04/22/2025

Good article on Albert Collins, that starts at Tramps.

Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic path for himself, though he's still often left out of discussions of the greatest blues guitarists of all time

From Tramps
02/28/2025

From Tramps

We did 4 good free shows that month for this series. They also gave out the shirts for free, some weeks this one, some w...
02/06/2025

We did 4 good free shows that month for this series. They also gave out the shirts for free, some weeks this one, some weeks the black version.

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Owner Terry Dunne, opened Tramps in 1975 on 15th Street in Manhattan as a blues and roots venue. With his brother, the late Conleth Dunne, they moved the club to 21st Street in 1990, where with booking agent Steve Weitzman they presented a plethora of world class acts. Artist included, but were not liminted to, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Dr. John, Dion, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen and the E street band, Prince, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Willie Nelson, Etta James, Johnny Winter, Merle Haggard, Buddy Guy, George Jones, The Meters, Chuck Berry, Johnny Rivers, Steve Earle, Link Wray, Joey Ramone, Otis Rush, Solomon Burke, Sam and Dave, Irma Thomas, Big Joe Turner, Rufus Thomas, Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Taj Mahal, Buckwheat Zydeco, Sonny Rollins, Eminem, Booker T. and the MG's, The Staples Singers, Paul Rodgers, Ike Turner, Chic, Ronnie Spector, Charlie Musselwhite, Clifton Chenier, Elliott Smith, Love, Hubert Sumlin, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, The Animals, Eric Burdon, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Foghat, Chaka Khan, Alanis Morrisette, Jayhawks, De La Soul, Darlene Love, Modest Mouse, Thee Headcoats, Built to Spill, Wison Pickett, Robin Trower, Loop Garoo, Archers of Loaf, RZA, Sean Lennon,Talib Kweli, Ron Sunshine, Bootsy Collins, Chic, Saw Doctors, Cheap Trick, Stiff Little Fingers, Robin Trower, Aslan, Junior Brown, Doc Pittman, Public Enemy, Rick James, Jack Casady, Slick Rick, NRBQ, The Lemonheads, The Church, Robbie Krieger, James Burton, Pinetop Perkins, Johnny Guitar Watson, Lucinda Williams, Pharcyde, George Clinton, Wilco, Ween, Smashing Pumpkins, Charles Brown, Mavericks, Superchunk, Larry Graham, Danny Gatton, Wyclef Jean, H20, Patti Rothberg, James Burton, KRS One, Dinosaur Junior, Helium, Marcia Ball, George Porter Jr., NOFX, Eddie Vedder, Radiohead, Matthew Sweet, Prong, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, Eve's Plum, Moe Tucker, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mike Watt, Barkmarket, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sun Volt, Robert Earl Keen, No Doubt, Milo Z, The Friggs, Al DiMeola, Cop Shoot Cop, Adam Roth, The Wedding Present, Pixies, Mike Watt, Gutterball, Sebadoh, Nebula, Nashville P***y, Lisa Richards, The Hellacopters, The Voluptuous Horrors of Karen Black, Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians, Shane McGowan, Wyclef Jean, Horton Heat, Rogues March, Lunachicks, The Jesus Lizard, Bob Mould, Yo La Tengo, Willis Prudhomme, Delbert McClinton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Urban Blight, Blue Oyster Cult, Robby Krieger and John Densmore...just to name a few.., till it's closing in 1999.