Favorite Music Venue
 

What are all of the TFPer's favorite music venues?

Two of mine are Irving Plaza in NY and Red Rocks in Denver.

Another great one is Mercury Lounge in NY...very small but some amazing bands have played there!

Lizard Lounge in Dallas

Ditto on Red Rocks in Denver, have not been to too many concerts outside of Colorado, and nothing really compares to a concert at Red Rocks.

Another great outdoor venue is The Gorge in Washington State. An incredible view of the Columbia Basin volcanics and the Columbia River. I heard about it through someone else, and drove 9 hours to see Boston play there a few years ago. What a place!

I now live in Dallas and have never been to the Lizard Lounge. I have been disappointed in Dallas' overall music scene but will go check it out for sure!

The Social in Orlando is quite nice.

Wild Bill's in Memphis. You never know who might come in at 1 or 2 in the morning and start playing with the house band.

The most interesting one I heard about was Yo-Yo Ma ... I would love to have been there for that.

it's a great place..but it's mostly electronic music.. so if you don't like electronic.. well you should go anyway..there are always lots of hot chicas there ;)

Went to the website and definitely saw lots of hot women!! I do like good techno and haven't gone to a good club in a few years. How is the cover and is there usually long waits outside to get in? Just used to NYC niteclubs.

what kind of electronic do you like?? Alot of good Drum & Bass comes through there as well as some good hard house and trance. The cover is around $15 and the lines aren't too crazy. I haven't been in a while (since I'm in NC) but my friends went a couple weeks ago when Dieselboy was there. Of course it was great as always. Best show ever there was Bjork.

The Gorge in eastern Washington.

I used to listen to a lot of acid jazz. Mark Farina was and is one of my favorites. Definitely not a connosuier(sp) on the subject but like Oakenfold, Tranceport is a classic, and like Sasha and Digweed, Van Dyk, others like them. I used to be more up to speed on other DJ's in college and would love any recommendations on some new good DJ's, especially any you hear that might be in Dallas.

Any of the venues in the Detroit area. Mostly because they are the only ones I have been to.

The Palace of Auburn Hills is OK. Not too many bands play Joe Louis or Cobo anymore.

The best is the DTE Energy Music Center (formerly known as Pine Knob). It is an outside venue with a pavillion and a lawn area in back.

SPAC, Jones Beach amphitheatre, PNC Bank Arts Center(NJ), and MSG

9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Great range of music, every where has a good view of the stage, good times. House of Blues in New Orleans is also good, has a similar feel to 9:30.

Magic Stick in Detroit. Saw Ted Leo and the Dismemberment Plan there so far.

DTE Energy Music Theater (formerly Pine Knob) in...I forget. Outside of Detroit. Saw Wierd Al, Ozzfest 2001, Pearl Jam (Riot Act tour), and Curiosa 2004 there.

Yeah. I love it. Can't decide if I prefer it over the smaller venue of the Magic Stick, though.

In Seattle I like the Paramount (great ceiling to look up at while waiting for the band to start) or Graceland (dirty place perfect for good music). But my favorite place just for ambience is the Middle East in Cambridge, Mass. The sound isn't the best, but it's just got such a nice vibe that it can turn lots of average shows into memorable events.

Massey Hall in Toronto is a heaven for rock music, the old acoustics are just spectacular. I saw Wilco there last weekend, and once they ironed out a little early-show feedback, I was just in awe.

I also saw Sarah Harmer at McPherson Playhouse in Victoria on Friday, which sounded great as well.

There's something about those old theatres that just makes rock sound beautiful.

Bogart's in Cincinnati. Went and saw POD for the second time this summer there, and it was an incredible atmosphere. Very intimate setting for such a headliner band.

I really like the House of Blues in Orlando or the Masquerade in Ybor City.

it's a small hole called Gallery of the Senses where they hold intimate D&B shows. All the other great venues (quaint, yet very cool) are either closed or some R&B bastards or "dance club" took it over......

Toad's Place in New Haven, CT www.toadsplace.com

Empress Ballroom in Danbury, CT www.empressballroom.com (For some reason I like it despite the fact that it's a brick block with a 6-foot-ceiling with crappy acoustics)

Those are the two I'm usually at for shows.

Been following the Dead have yeah!

SPAC in NY is a cool outdoor venue
The Gorge rates equally with Red Rocks (Morrison, CO!) in my opinion.
The Egg in New York, for the unmatched acoustics
The Wetlands was a good place to see a show too..
...oh yeah, I liked The Bluebird in Denver too.

universal hall - berlin, germany
or
brixton academy - london, england

Used to work at Roy Thomson Hall and Massey Hall in Toronto. Saw many great shows. Caught a bit of Prince once at Massey - if you are not a fan then see his live show!

Favourite place to see jazz in Toronto is the Montreal Bistro. Not as snotty as the more famous Top 'O the Senator.

Cynthia woods in woodlands texas. You can Lounge out on a big hill, and check out the stars. (Bring the off)

The Palace in Louisville and Bogarts in Cinni are both cool. The Exit/In in Nashville is a really interesting place to see live music as well. As for big places, Deer Creek in Indy.

Barrymores in Ottawa is pretty solid. Saw some greats there like Alvin Lee, Al Dimeola, Pat Travers and Ronnie Hawkins to mention a few. The Chaud used to be the place many moons ago.Unfortunately kareoke is still going strong so seeing great bands in small venues is like trying to catch a butterfly with ovenmitts on.

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I loved The Wetlands! Saw Spearhead there a couple years ago. Went down there but they were sold out, started chatting with the guy hanging out front and it turned out he was with Spearhead and put 4 of us on the list. So I got to see an amazing band at an amazing venue for free!

My favorite place is definately Zaphod's in Ottawa. Great place for punk and indie rock. For the nerds too, they also have Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy themed drinks (Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster anybody?).

OFKU0: Agreed that Barrymoores is cool. But I found that for the 8 months I spent in Ottawa, it was pretty much just cover bands advertised there.

House of Blues, Orlando.

The Agora
 

The Agora - Cleveland, OH. You can usually meet the band behind the back because there's only a see through fence between you and the band before they board the bus. Usually they stop and talk to fans who wait out there for long amounts of time in ridiculas winter weather *cough cough*

Chicago
 

large - the chicago theater

medium - vic theater

small - abbey pub

I'll third SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga, NY). And the Egg (Albany NY) does have great acoutsics.

In NYC the Knitting Factory and the Village Underground are fantastic small venues.

Taft Theater, Cincy.

of all the places I've been (and it's not many) the ones that stick out the most are:
Red Rocks (Denver)
and
1st Avenue (Minneapolis)
other than that it's just been warehouses and bars :)