Boot & Saddle

Good times and live music ride again at Broad Street’s famous Boot and Saddle. Shuttered in 1995, this iconic landmark will re-open under the partnership between Sean Agnew’s R5 Productions, New York City’s The Bowery Presents and Mark Fichera on September 9th 2013 as a 150-person capacity live music venue and 60-seat restaurant.

While live music will pack the back room of the new Boot and Saddle beginning at 8pm some 150 nights of the year, a separate 60-seat main room and kitchen will be open seven days a week, from 5pm ‘til 2 am, featuring a full-service bar, 10 rotating local craft beers, seasonal beers from around the United States, as well as inexpensive domestic crowd favorites.

Under the direction of R5 Productions, concert-goers can look forward to this new destination hosting the day’s most exciting local and national artists across all genres, ranging from punk, metal and indie rock to electronic, singer-songwriters—and, yes, there will even be some country back at the Boot and Saddle – all experienced in an intimate back concert room featuring the same d&b Audiotechnik soundsystems that have earned Union Transfer consistent accolades as one of the city’s best sounding venues. This distinguishes Boot and Saddle as one of the only small-size room in US to boast this critically acclaimed soundsystem, guaranteeing the best experience for show-goers.

With all of these innovations and improvements, some elements of the old Boot and Saddle will still inform its new look. Preserving the venue’s original tin-ceiling and walls and hardwood floors, the new proprietors are pleased to maintain a welcoming, time-capsule décor—complete with folk-art cowboy murals—reflecting the building’s history as Philadelphia’s one-time only country bar. And, yes, the iconic neon sign stays, of course.

You can purchase tickets for Boot & Saddle shows online by clicking the TICKETS icon on any show page on our site to be taken to the Ticketfly site. Purchase tickets over the phone by calling Ticketfly directly at 877-4-FLY-TIX (877-435-9849). You can also purchase tickets for shows w/ NO SERVICE FEE at the Union Transfer box office (1026 Spring Garden Street) – open Friday and Saturday from 12pm-6pm, and every evening Union Transfer has a show from 5pm – close. If tickets do not sell out in advance, they will be sold at the door on the night of the show starting at 8pm. If you’re unsure, please call Boot & Saddle (267-639-4528) to inquire. We only accept CASH to purchase tickets in the venue. At the venue bar/restaurant – we accept most forms of payment. Cash is king, but we also accept American Express, MasterCard and Visa. We have an ATM on-site at the venue.

In addition to the Union Transfer box office, tickets are also available six days a week with NO SERVICE FEES at Philadelphia’s finest independent record store Long In The Tooth (2027 Sansom Street). Open from 12pm-7pm Tuesday through Thursday, 12-9pm Friday & Saturday and 12pm-6pm on Sunday. Tickets purchased at LITT are CASH ONLY.