Knockdown Center

Knockdown Center is a cultural space, performance venue, and art center, located in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The Center includes many architecturally notable features: 20,000 square-foot main hall, a backyard nicknamed The Ruins, a large gallery, and several other adjacent halls of varying sizes.

Since 2013, Knockdown Center has been the venue of many musical and visual art events. As of 2022, artists who have performed there include Wu-Tang Clan, LCD Soundsystem, Jeff Mills, Kim Gordon, Turnstile, Arca, Frank Ocean, Kneecap Honey Dijon, Animal Collective, Juice World, James Blake, Fred Again, Sunn O))), Yung Lean, CNBLUE, and Chelsea Manning. Earlier in the same year, Pitchfork announced an all-new concert series called Pitchfork Presents, to be hosted at the Center. The venue has been called the "Queens' answer to The Kitchen," a reference to the notable avant-garde performance venue in Manhattan's Chelsea district.

Knockdown Center is also home to Basement (opened in May 2019) a techno club, and The Ruins, an on-site outdoor venue. It is home to NYC's Horsemeat Disco and Tiki Disco events and annual events Bushwig, Get Wrecked and Carry Pride, Haunted Hop, Everyday People Roller Disco, and Coldest Winter Ball.

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