A 750-capacity music venue called Domino will open inside Williamsburg's old sugar refinery in April 2027

Williamsburg's landmarked sugar refinery is getting a concert hall. Domino, an all-ages venue for about 750 people, is set to open in April 2027 on the ground floor of The Refinery at Domino, the operators announced Thursday, Billboard and Pollstar reported.

At a glance

• Where: 20 River St., Brooklyn, inside the old Domino Sugar Refinery on the Williamsburg waterfront. Audiences will enter through the building's industrial core, including its 240-foot chimney.
• Size: About 750 people, all ages.
• Opening: April 2027. Programming is expected to be announced in early 2027, according to Secret NYC.
• Who runs it: tvg Hospitality, the company founded by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, in partnership with Emerson Hospitality. Two Trees Management, which owns the Refinery, is also a partner.
• Tickets: Through DICE.

What it will host

Beyond concerts, the plan calls for club nights, comedy, film screenings, live podcast tapings and fashion and art events, plus artist rehearsals, recording sessions, educational programs and work with local cultural groups and nonprofits, Consequence reported. Secret NYC said the venue also wants to book acts who usually play larger rooms for more intimate shows, such as album launches and warm-up dates.

The artist-friendly pitch

Domino is a member of the National Independent Venue Association and says it will not take a cut of artists' merchandise sales — a fee that has become a point of controversy in recent years, Billboard noted. It also plans a cultural board of New Yorkers from different backgrounds that will meet every quarter to review programming, champion emerging artists and make recommendations on behalf of the neighborhood.

"Williamsburg was my introduction to New York City, as it was for so many artists and musicians twenty years ago," Lovett said in a statement quoted by Billboard. Two Trees CEO Jed Walentas said bringing live music to the ground floor was "a natural next chapter" for the Refinery, which he called the heart of Williamsburg's industrial waterfront for more than a century. The refinery dates back to 1882, according to Secret NYC.