Since its inception in 2003, the Starland Ballroom has drawn over 1.5 million concertgoers, including Justin Timberlake and The Jonas Brothers, as well as Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. Every year, Starland stages an average of 115 events spanning from rock to country to pop and everything in between. The Starland Ballroom is about 15 minutes south of New Brunswick and 10 minutes north of the historic Birch Hill neighborhood. Most sites in central and northern New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island are between 20 and 40 minutes away from Starland. The Starland Ballroom is only ten minutes from Routes 9 and 18, as well as the Garden State Parkway, and fifteen minutes from the New Jersey Turnpike.