Notable Events
The Hammerstein Ballroom has seen performances from a wide variety of musical acts.
The professional wrestling promotion ECW staged some of its events from the Ballroom. Starting in August 2000, ECW staged two back to back shows, on the first night, a one night tournament was held for the ECW World Tag Team Championship when the titles were vacated in May 2000. ECW would then hold two pay-per-view events, one called ECW Massacre on 34th Street in December 2000, and then ECW Guilty as Charged, which would be the last ECW pay-per-view. The Ballroom then hosted the first two WWE-promoted ECW One Night Stand pay-per-views, in June 2005 and June 2006. On September 23, 2010, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling held their show in the Ballroom for the first time. Ring of Honor has also hosted some pay-per-view shows in the Ballroom.
Jane's Addiction recorded the 1997 Halloween Show of their reunion tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom - the band's members performing some numbers in their encore from the balcony.
Patti LaBelle recorded her DVD Live! One Night Only at a sold out concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom with special guests Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey. It was released in 1998 and later won her a Grammy Award for her outstanding performance.
The popular rock/jam band O.A.R. released a live album in 2004, 34th & 8th, which was recorded at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
In 2002, NASCAR held its annual end-of-season awards ceremony in the Ballroom, the only time since 1985 the end-of-season awards ceremony was not held in the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom.
The rock band Korn recorded their DVD, simply titled Live at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
In addition, the ballroom has also been used to host conventions, art exhibitions and formal dinners.
Several seasons of NBC's America's Got Talent have been taped here.
Nicki Minaj played to a sold out crowd on Thanksgiving 2010 with special guests Drake, Rihanna, Kanye West, Keyshia Cole, and Busta Rhymes.
30 Seconds To Mars played their 300th sold out World Record show on December 7, 2011.
JYJ as a part of its World Tour performed here on November 12, 2011.
All Time Low recorded their first live DVD titled Straight to DVD at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
Earl Sweatshirt's first live performance took place here on March 20, 2012.
Eminem performed here at the G-Shock 30th Anniversary on August 10, 2012.
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