The Midpoint | COMING SOON
live music venue located at the midpoint | Connecticut
Renderings by John Traub Design
our mission and Vision
The Midpoint will be a mid-sized, independent live music venue located in the heart of Connecticut, dedicated to bringing the best live music to those who love it. Located halfway between New York City and Boston, the Greater Hartford area is an ideal place for touring musicians to stop and play a show.
Our mission is to make live music accessible and affordable for all music lovers, while supporting and empowering our local community and other small businesses. We strive to be a fair venue by offering musicians generous compensation, paying our staff fair living wages, and selling tickets to our audience at an affordable price. The Midpoint will be known for its neighborhood charm, quality drinks, down-to-earth atmosphere, and its support of the surrounding community and other local businesses.
Our vision is to become a “must-play” venue in Connecticut, known for bringing live music to those who share the same passion for music that frees the soul. We aspire to become a destination of choice for established musicians, up-and-coming artists, and avid concert lovers.
We love music as much as you do, and hope that you will consider supporting us as we begin our journey to bring you the best live music experience possible.
our Story
The seed of the idea for The Midpoint was planted a long time ago in my mind - surrounded in a sea of people at a small show at my favorite neighborhood venue, Schubas, on a brisk fall night in the city of Chicago nine years ago. I discovered my love for live music shortly after moving to the city and quickly became enamored with the energy, passion, and soul-strengthening power of small, intimate shows, played in neighborhood venues by the best up-and-coming bands week after week. I couldn’t get enough of it. But when I moved back home to Connecticut, I soon realized that the concept of the “neighborhood venue” was non-existent in the Greater Hartford area. I found myself driving hours to get to New Haven, New York City, and Boston, just to see my favorite underground bands play shows for rooms of 300 people. But having to make such a long trek for my concert fix grew old pretty quickly, and going to shows in large arenas just didn’t feel the same. My desire to hear and see my favorite bands playing intimate shows grew stronger and stronger as the flashing lights and ringing ears from the live shows in Chicago became more of a distant memory.
Now in 2022, as we all yearn for ways to connect with one another and share the live music experience once again, The Midpoint is finally becoming a reality. My dream of opening a local venue that supports the community of touring musicians and other local small businesses here in the Greater Hartford area is starting to unfold. The vision for The Midpoint is simple - to become that neighborhood venue known for its carefully curated show calendar, the best craft beer in the state, down-to-earth atmosphere, and fair ticket prices.
Join me in this journey to bring the best live music into the heart of Connecticut, for all of us to enjoy. I can’t wait to see you in the crowd. Thanks, love, and music -
- Tori, founder/owner of The Midpoint
Pinegrove - Bowery Ballroom, NYC - 04.27.17
The Districts - Lincoln Hall, Chicago - 02.20.15
Reignwolf - Double Door, Chicago, IL - 05.09.14
This is just the beginning.
Dream it.
We want to bootleg this venture 100% - which means we need YOUR help! Any generous contributions will allow us to secure a location, renovate the space to meet our needs, and pay for some of the other start-up costs like purchasing sound, lighting, and stage equipment, bar set-up, and other operational expenses.
Build it.
As the world begins to slowly return to normal, we hope to start booking shows as well. We want to bring you all of the live music that you’ve been missing!
If you are a touring band passing through New England, or a local band hoping to grow your fanbase, please follow us on social media and stay tuned for more booking details.
Grow it.
We hope that you will tag along for the ride. Follow our journey here and on social media as we work to find a location and get set up. Please consider financially supporting us if you are able to do so. We’ll re-launch the crowdfunding campaign once our space is nailed down!
