Rough Trade to open new store at Rockefeller Center in New York

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pic.twitter.com/VmMbHwWf38— Rough Trade US (@RoughTradeUS) January 23, 2025“It’s clear that the ethos of Rough Trade – to narrow the gap between artist and audience – has struck a tremendous chord here in New York.

Creating an even larger mecca for the music lover is an exciting prospect, especially for our intimate live events, where the world’s most exciting artists perform in-store for the admission of purchasing their new album.

Creating a focus of counterculture in midtown Manhattan has thankfully proved to be a wildly successful move, and we look forward to creating an even stronger creative community as the year progresses.”Rough Trade’s other New York site opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2013, becoming New York City’s largest record store, before relocating to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in 2021.The chain of music retail shops was founded by Geoff Travis in Ladbroke Grove, West London in 1976.

It went on to spawn the record label of the same name in 1978, although the two entities separated four years later.Rough Trade currently has multiple stores in London, including one in the former Tin Pan Alley that opened in October, as well as bases in Nottingham and Liverpool.Last year, Rough Trade managing director Lawrence Montgomery said they were looking to open more stores, particularly in London. “We always keep an eye on opportunities in the UK but we are respectful to the great indie stores around the country, so we are very specific when looking at opportunities,” he said.