Marta Xochilt Perez
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Gramps, the Wynwood mainstay that helped define Miami’s underground music scene for over a decade, announced today via Instagram that it will close for good in January 2026.
“After 13 years, hundreds of bands, thousands of events, hundreds of thousands of back-and-forth emails, Gramps in Wynwood is closing,” the post opens.
The post racked up over 800 likes and 200 comments in less than 14 minutes, with longtime fans writing, “Wynwood has definitely lost its soul once Gramps is gone,” and “No, because why would I ever step foot in Wynwood if you guys aren’t there?”
Since opening in 2012, the venue has served as a community anchor in an increasingly commercialized neighborhood. With its two stages – the open-air patio and the intimate room inside Shirley’s – Gramps welcomed everyone from local garage bands to touring acts, spanning indie pop, metal, hardcore, poetry, and drag.
Gramps announced its closing via Instagram
Screenshot via instagram.com/grampswynwood
Many of us remember getting spit on in the face by Peaches on the back patio, sweating through darkwave sets from Boy Harsher and the Soft Moon, or diving into late-night pits during metal showcases. Gramps was always a space for the weird, the loud, and the unapologetically free.
Wynwood has changed drastically over the years, but Gramps has stayed pretty much the same.
Photo by Monica McGivern
It wasn’t just a bar or a DJ spot. Gramps was a proving ground for Miami’s rising bands and a dependable tour stop for acts skipping over polished venues, or the lack of them, in search of raw energy and a fiercely loyal crowd.
T-shirts can be purchased via Gramps website.
Gramps website
Owner Adam Gersten broke the news on Instagram, assuring fans that this won’t be an abrupt goodbye. “This will be a celebration, not a funeral,” he said, calling on anyone who’s ever played a show – or dreamed of it – to be part of the farewell run.
And if you want to keep a piece of Gramps with you after the closing, t-shirts are available on their website.
If you’ve moshed, danced, cried, or blacked out during a noise set at Gramps, now’s the time to dig up those old flyers and blurry videos. They want your memories. And if you’ve still got one more show in you, hit their inbox.
Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; gramps.com. Closing the first week of January 2026.
