Asbury Lanes facts for kids
Front entrance of Asbury Lanes
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| Location | Asbury Park, New Jersey |
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| Public transit | NJ Transit  at Asbury Park station
North Jersey Coast Line
 NJT Bus: 830, 832, 836 |
| Type | Music venue, Bowling alley |
| Genre(s) | Pop Country Previously: Punk Garage Hard Rock Folk Surf Psychobilly |
| Opened | 1962 |
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| http://www.asburylanes.com/ | |
Asbury Lanes is a cool and historic spot in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It's a unique place that combines a vintage bowling alley with a stage for live music and other fun events. You can bowl a few frames, then watch a band play right where the lanes usually are! It's one of several famous music places in Asbury Park, like The Stone Pony, the Wonderbar, the Saint, and the Fastlane.
A Fun Place for Music
Since it reopened in 2003, Asbury Lanes has become a popular spot for many bands to play. It's especially known for punk rock music, but different types of bands perform there too. When bands play, the bowling lanes turn into a big stage and dance floor. It's a really unique setup!
In October 2015, Asbury Lanes closed for some big updates. A company called iStar bought the venue. They wanted to fix it up and keep it as a bowling alley that also hosts ticketed events. The goal was to reopen it in 2017, keeping its cool, classic feel.
Famous Performers
Asbury Lanes has hosted many well-known bands and artists. While it's famous for punk rock, other music styles have also been played there.
Some of the notable acts that have performed at Asbury Lanes include:
- Big D and the Kids Table
- Butthole Surfers
- The Bouncing Souls
- D.O.A.
- Dick Dale
- Epoxies
- The Ergs!
- Every Time I Die
- The Germs
- Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
- Jucifer
- Los Straitjackets
- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- The Menzingers
- Mick Jones of the Clash
- Mike Gordon
- Mod Fun
- Murphy's Law
- Negative Approach
- Neil Hamburger
- OFF!
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Spring Heeled Jack
- Street Dogs
- The Supersuckers
- Swingin' Utters
- The Toasters
- Wanda Jackson
- Yesterdays Rising
Movies and Festivals
Asbury Lanes has also been a place for movie events. It hosted "Tromapalooza," which was a gathering for fans of Troma film studios. This event included screenings of classic Troma movies like The Toxic Avenger and Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD. The founder of Troma, Lloyd Kaufman, was often there to present the films.
Asbury Lanes also supported the TromaDance film festival in Asbury Park in 2010 and 2011. It even hosted the after-party for the festival, making it a fun spot for movie lovers too!
