Haymarket Whiskey Bar
Formerly Derby City Espresso, Haymarket was opened to capitalize on the growing 'Bourbon Tourism' market and was well placed with new office space and hotels opening along Market street around 2013/2014 or so. The space was remodeled from DCE's layout to a more typical bar alignment which took away the area that bands had previously played in, but a new space out back was opened up with a larger stage and PA system.
The business closed up temporarily and stopped having shows relevant to the punk/hc community after a string of sexual assault allegations (as many as twenty to twenty-five people would speak out against Landan). The business reopened for several years though the presence afterwards was very different, relying on Louisville tourists on the Bourbon trail. Bands would not play there anymore.
Haymarket would close for good in late 2020. It has since been replaced by Frank's Whiskey Place.
Selected Performers at The Haymarket
Louisville Bands
- ALLDEAD
- American Lesions
- Anwar Sadat
- Aphids
- Black Birds of Paradise (Release Show)
- Blind Tigers
- BRENDA
- Comforter
- The Cut Family Foundation
- Dane Waters
- The Decline Effect
- The Foxery
- Great Floods
- Hoosier Pete
- Humongous
- Ill Advised
- Insect Policy
- Jaye Jayle
- King Kong
- Kirsten Peckham
- Knocked Loose
- MU
- (ohlm)
- Opposable Thumbs
- Parlour
- Permanent Night
- The Revenants
- Ritual Void
- R. Keenan Lawler
- Sick City Four
- Stonecutters
- Straight A's
- Sweatermeat
- Tender Mercy
- Tim Barnes
- Weird Girl
- Whips/Chains
- Years at Sea
- Young Widows
Regional / Touring
- Friendship Commanders
- Goatwhore
- Greg Ginn
- Greyhaven
- Martin Bisi (NYC; performed to one paid attendee)
- Mutoid Man
- Nothing
- North, the North
- Norma Jean
- Old Wounds
- Stampede (Lexington, KY)
- Technology vs. Horse (Bowling Green, KY)
- Tim Barry (Avail) (Final perfomer at Haymarket)
- Ulan Bator (France; performed to one paid attendee)
- Whores.