GROUND ZERO is NH's 6th. all ages live original music & art venue, opened in this chain of venues, since 1996

with a 4000 sq. ft. layout, GROUND ZERO is completely set up to host small to medium bands of many different genres.

GROUND ZERO is funded out of pocket by its sole proprietor.
G.Z. is not affiliated with any Orgs., of any kind.

out of pocket funding, makes it fairly difficult for any all ages, strictly ( no alcohol ) venue / teen center, to remain open for any extended amount of time.

having been extremely blessed over the past 15 years, offering the youth of 4 different communities throughout NH, this positive music filled environment,

we take a bit of pride in the fact that we stay away from booking bands that promote negative themes such as suicide , hate , violence , drug and alcohol abuse , etc....

quite a bit of time is spent reading every single bands lyrics before they are even asked to perform at GROUND ZERO.

in this, GROUND ZERO is unique.
if you want to write, promote, & perform negative themes in your music, there are plenty of places you can have a grand old time doing so, likewise if you enjoy listenting to that type of material, there is a great abundance of venues promoting and making a killing off of it, all around.

but if you are indeed interested in listening to & watching live perfomances, that at the very least, promote some sort of positive influence in your life,
we hope that you will support us, as we support the local music scene.

contrary to what some may presume, GROUND ZERO is Not a " christian music venue ", we book positive non christian bands, along side great christian bands all the time.
GROUND ZERO is a " neutral venue ", set apart, making a difference.

hopefully what you will find here, are a few caring people, who feel it is thier calling to provide a positive environment for the youth of our NH communities.

if you are not a christian, you will not feel out of place at GROUND ZERO that's for sure, with all of the crazy graffiti on the walls, the extreme loud music, and a ton of kids ranging in age from 12 - around 18 , GROUND ZERO is quite the place to be in Allenstown NH on any given weekend, we might even venture to say it is the only place to be if you are under age.

However if you are "a believer", and you feel God leading you to hang out here, & be an example of who Christ is in your life, by all means you are welcome here as well.

Please don't come expecting GROUND ZERO to be some sort of christian cliche type of hangout, where only christian people interact, because it is quite the opposite.

over the years we have had such a vast # of incredibly talented artists / performers through our doors, we would need a second website just to list the many great ORIGINAL bands, poets, & artists we have had the pleasure of hosting.

we would like to give a huge thanks to all of the bands who have performed for us on many benefit shows to keep all of the venues in business for a time, throughout the years.
huge thanks Again to you all, and to all of your friends and fans, for being a huge part of our lives.

Beginning in 1996 with a 3/5 dollar cover charge to our local live events, over the past 15 years we have seen a drastic change in the music scene & economy,
unfortunately forcing us, to gradually increase our cover charge to 7, then 8, and now 10 per entry.
we are hoping to keep it at 10.00 for some time, and not have to raise it above that.

it is our opinion that 10.00 is Not an unfair cost, when it is all said and done and a ton of work has gone into booking numerous bands per night, on the weekends,
and in the summer season, booking over 150 original bands a month, throughout entire weeks.
Paying out thousands of dollars, to some really great headlining bands.

some folks have a hard time dropping 10 bucks for a show , but we want you to know every single dime of the door money , goes right back into keeping this teen venue open, for you to come and hang out with your friends and see some of the areas great up & coming bands.

as we enter into 2011, we will continue to do what feel called to do, and hope that we can be a positive influence on the youth of yet another NH community, and also help many more bands to strive hard to make it to the next level, to keep thier heads up, to achieve thier goals and pursue thier dreams.

Positive music can be a wonderful thing , it brings people together and can make a huge impact on how we cope with day to day living.

once again thanks to all of you who have supported us in the past, please continue to support all ages venues in the future.

have a great new year.

GROUND ZERO's staff.