Venue Bucket List / Favorite Venues

EL91640 said:

tino_11 said:

If PJ were ever to play the Gorge or Red Rocks again I’d pull out all the stops to try to be there. 

In terms of venues I’ve been to Royal Albert Hall is really amazing. Leeds Arena is easily the best of that kind of venue I’ve been in, and we have a venue in my home town (Gateshead, UK) now called the Glass House which is more set up for classical music but when other acts play there it still sounds incredible. 

When they played Denver in 2022, Eddie mentioned wanting to play Red Rocks again. It would be awesome, though I am skeptical with it only holding about 9,500. 

DMB still plays there no?

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

I'd need a time machine to see these:

NYC:

Birdland
The Village Vanguard
The Cotton Club
Apollo Theater
CBGC

Max's Kansas City
Fillmore East

L.A.:

Whiskey a Go Go
Raji's

San Francisco:

Old Waldorf (I can't believe I missed that one!)

oooo old time ones?

Give me both Fillmores east and west.
Max's Kansas City
ABC no Rio
Limelight
Roseland Ballroom
Wetlands
CBGB
Cafe Wha
Whiskey a gogo

Oooh!  Cafe Wha, you bet!

Ahhh. Same!

tempo_n_groove said:

Bucket Lists are The Met, Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, Gorge, Stone Pony and now the Sphere.

Favs are Warsaw in Brooklyn, Mercury Lounge and Pier 17.

I've been to the cap, Beacon, MSG, Roxy in LA, Santa Barbara Natural Amphitheatre, Apollo, various HOB's, and a bunch of the Bowerys here in NY.

Since they changed MSG it's off my list and I hate Brooklyn Steel.

MSG's sound system has vastly improved since the renovations. It used to be so muddy in there and now it is so clear no matter where you sit.

Mercury Lounge is nice. But when I went to shows there in the 2000s, there were 3 or 4 opening acts and the bands I wanted to see went on so late. I had to miss the last half of Jay Bennett & Edward Burch's one show in order to catch the last metro North train home. Brooklyn Steel is pretty easy to get to and I can find street parking so it is high on my list!

Right on. I agree that it was easier to get around MSG with the interior walkways. And you could also sneak down from a really bad seat and maybe watch the rest of the show from one of the tunnels to those rings. NYC used to have so many great small venues - Brownies, Tramps, Knitting Factory, Fez. Early 2000s was an amazing time for rock shows and bands were who on the cusp of breaking out. Then those venues all got priced out by landlords in the mid-late 2000s. Mercury Lounge is a survivor indeed.  I've been to a few shows at Brooklyn Steel, but I'm always on the rail or in the first five "rows" at least. So I have no idea what's going on behind me or up top. Bell House may be a better, comparable, and more laid back, venue but it was trickier for me to get there and I haven't been back in a few years.

ceska said:

Right on. I agree that it was easier to get around MSG with the interior walkways. And you could also sneak down from a really bad seat and maybe watch the rest of the show from one of the tunnels to those rings. NYC used to have so many great small venues - Brownies, Tramps, Knitting Factory, Fez. Early 2000s was an amazing time for rock shows and bands were who on the cusp of breaking out. Then those venues all got priced out by landlords in the mid-late 2000s. Mercury Lounge is a survivor indeed.  I've been to a few shows at Brooklyn Steel, but I'm always on the rail or in the first five "rows" at least. So I have no idea what's going on behind me or up top. Bell House may be a better, comparable, and more laid back, venue but it was trickier for me to get there and I haven't been back in a few years.

I remember seeing bands at all those venues. I live in the East Village and we had so many good venues. Plus, don't forget Coney Island High, Don Hills, The Cooler, CBs, Continental, Wetlands, Under Acme, Elbow Room, Pyramid Club, etc. So many great places. Most are sadly gone now.

Finally made a visit to Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA this week.  Bought tickets to a show on a whim since the wife and I were staying within walking distance. Great little rustic venue. Quite the scene of people too. Random vacationers, LA hipsters, and local yokels. Will go back next time I’m out there.

As for favorite venues… As a local, First Avenue & 7th St. Entry is the music institution here in the Twin Cities. Seen at least a 100 shows there and still get excited walking in there. Other local venues worth checking out if in town are the Turf Club (the place used to have some grime to it, but it’s cleaned up in the past decade) and Palace Theater in St Paul. The Varsity Theater in Minneapolis has most artistic bathroom you’ll find at a venue.

Like many, I’d love to get to Red Rocks. Have had to cancel seeing a show there twice. One of these days…

EL91640 said:

After the weekend in Vegas, would highly recommend adding the Sphere to your lists. Simply amazing!

I second this. Saw Dead & Co in-between the PJ shows in Vegas. Sphere is HIGHLY recommended. With the right act, it's can't-miss.

We All Believe said:

EL91640 said:

After the weekend in Vegas, would highly recommend adding the Sphere to your lists. Simply amazing!

I second this. Saw Dead & Co in-between the PJ shows in Vegas. Sphere is HIGHLY recommended. With the right act, it's can't-miss.

I’ll third this. Did Dead &Co. there. It’s truly a sight to see/experience!

My list: Red Rocks, MSG, the Gorge, and now these Caverns.