BURLINGTON, Vt. ( ABC22/FOX44) – Well-known Burlington bar and music venue Nectar’s is closing, this time for good. Nectar’s ...

Nectar’s will no longer occupy the space that helped shape the soul of Burlington’s music scene,” the company said.

Nectar's, the beloved music venue in downtown Burlington, has announced Wednesday that it will permanently close on Main ...

After 50 years as a downtown staple, Burlington’s beloved music venue Nectar’s has announced it will permanently close. The ...

Nectar’s” by pdbreen is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Nectar’s, the half-century staple of Burlington, Vt.’s live music landscape ...

We made that conscious decision that music was central to the core of what we’re looking to establish here,' said the owner ...

The temporary closure also affects the upstairs space known as The Lounge, formerly Club Metronome. The Main Street reconstruction project continues in front of Nectar's in Burlington on May 8, 2025.

Nectar’s is known nationally as the place that gave the jam-rock band Phish the jump start on a career that still has the foursome selling out arenas and outdoor amphitheaters almost 40 years later.

The music venue Nectar’s is famous not just in Burlington but around the country, especially among fans of the jam-rock band Phish, who got their start in the Main Street space in the 1980s.

RAQ Announce Two-Night Stand at Nectar’s in Burlington with Special Guests Marble Eyes On Aug. 26 and 27, RAQ returned to the stage for the first time since 2018.