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Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

A Fishtown concert room where a full-scale show shares the bill with bowling, food and late-night DJ sets.

Upcoming shows
24
Capacity
900
Address
1009 Canal Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Phone
(215) 606-4950
Next show
Tue, 17 Nov 2026
Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia in Philadelphia

About Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia is a 900-capacity, two-level Fishtown concert venue built around an unusually direct pairing: the stage and general-admission dance floor occupy the upper level, while 24 bowling lanes give a show night its second activity. The 38,000-square-foot space sits beside the Fillmore and Punch Line on Canal Street, forming part of a concentrated entertainment block. For concertgoers, the draw is scale without arena distance: a substantial floor room with bowling, dinner and drinks in the same building.

Factory space, opening-weekend stakes

The building began as part of the Ajax Metal Company’s industrial footprint, then housed Revolutions bowling from 2016 before Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia arrived in 2021. Its November 4 opening brought the Brooklyn-based venue concept—live music, food and lanes—to Philadelphia in a converted post-industrial room. Soul-jazz trio Soulive launched a three-show Bowlive run that evening with George Porter Jr.; later that night, DJ Questlove presented Bowl Train: Hometown Philly Edition. The programming made a useful first statement: a house-band-style funk engagement, a hometown DJ party and bowling all operated under one roof on day one.

What the room offers now

The calendar spans rock, pop and electronic bills, with DJ-led nights alongside touring-band shows. Brooklyn Bowl also rents lanes during concerts and offers full-venue takeovers for private events, so the room’s format stays deliberately flexible. Expect a standing concert floor, 24 lanes, two fully stocked bars and a dedicated stage; the two-level layout gives the venue a clear division between performance space and bowling. It suits listeners who want an active night out as much as a focused set.

Sources

  1. Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia is ready to open in Fishtown, with Soullive and Questlove — The Philadelphia Inquirer
  2. Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia Opens in Fishtown in November — Philadelphia Magazine
  3. DJ Questlove Presents: Bowl Train — Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
  4. Special Events — Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

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