Wetlands to Close

By Waldo Jaquith
TriBeCa club Wetlands Preserve is closing in September. Wetlands housed a number of DMB and Dave & Tim shows in 1993, and served as a similar starting point for Disco Biscuits, Phish, Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, Soulive, Karl Denson, Lake Trout, Warren Haynes...the list goes on and on. The widely-known and much-loved club, which opened in 1989, is closing because the building that houses it is being sold, and the new owner is not interested in continuing to house Wetlands Preserve. Wetlands owner Peter Shapiro is not giving up, and is seeking a new location for his club.