New concert venue Globe Iron kicks off in May with marquee acts on Flats’ West Bank

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Make way for a new live event venue, Cleveland!

AEG Presents and Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. have announced the inaugural concert lineup for their new live event space called Globe Iron. The new “multi-purpose event venue” features a 1,200-capacity indoor concert hall space and a courtyard for outdoor entertainment. It will open in May 2025.

Located at 2325 Elm St. on the West Bank of the Flats, the building was once home to the Globe Iron Works Foundry, which was built in 1853. The former foundry has been rehabilitated into a performance venue, while retaining the landmark’s hard-working charm.

AEG Presents will operate and exclusively book the venue with an eye on “bringing an additional 150 events to the city,” according to the joint AEG Presents/Jacobs Entertainment press release.

Globe Iron will host its grand opening with a hefty schedule of marquee acts including UK post-punk legends The Damned, roots rocker Shakey Graves, CLE costumed alt-metal vets Mushroomhead, UK indie rockers Panchiko, singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman and Aussie psych-garage band Osees.

The full Globe Iron schedule released on Monday is as follows:

Fri. May 2 – How We Feel

Sat. May 3 – Mushroomhead

Mon. May 5 – The Damned w/ The BellRays

Tue. May 6 – The Wrecks

Wed. May 7 – The Crane Wives

Sat. May 10 – Shakey Graves

Sun. May 11 – Napalm Death & Melvins

Tue. May 14 – MJ Lenderman

Fri. May 16 – Absolute Intense Wrestling

Mon. Jun. 2 – Panchiko

Tue. Oct. 28 – Osees

The Globe Iron venue also boasts banquet and reception capacity, catering, state-of-the-art sound, lighting and staging, livestream capability and full ADA accessibility. The venue is located at 2325 Elm St., Cleveland.

Fans can register for early access to tickets at globeironcle.com/presale.