Oh yeah - I forgot about the Bottom Line - saw a lot of shows there, especially when I was attending NYU - so easy to get tickets since it was right there on "campus" - if you want to call Washington Square Park campus.
I find the band of interest dictates the venues rather than the other way around so probably not as much interesting for you at MSG. Venues that consistently book bands I like consistently end up becoming my "home" venues for better or worse. Over time tastes may change somewhat too altering where you end up seeing concerts. I also moved around a lot and traveled for concerts too so my most attended venues are not all in the same area.
There's a comedy club in Peoria I've seen over a thousand shows at, but most of them weren't musical. As far as music, probably a DIY basement venue that used to be here called The Meeting House.
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City great acoustics but virtually no leg room. Only rock act was Pete Townshend and guests for “Quadrophenia” Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh NY really increased the capacity over 35 years so some seats are way high Outdoors. Being in the ocean (Great South Bay) it can be surprisingly chilly at night in the summer Brendan Byrne (Izod) Arena, East Rutherford NJ. Pretty much in mothballs. Competed with Madison Square Garden for bad acoustics . In its heyday in the 1980s it got a lot of rock concerts
I saw some great shows here in the 1980's, but the place was a dump. Nicknamed "The Barn". The restroom was a grated floor where you actually peed through the grates. There was also a cow trough you could pee in. The place smelled horrific, worse than a barnyard full of cattle with diarrhea.
I’d never been but the Grande Ballroom Detroit features in a noticeably high number of pictures in the Interesting Photos from Rock History thread over in the Off Topic Forum (hint- become a bit of a backwater thread but worth a visit)
For me, it's the Long Center for the Performing Arts here in Austin. I've seen well over 200 live performances there... (...because I work there in live music!)
Great Woods in Mansfield Mass.Tailgating in the parking lot scores of people have to take a leak in the Great Woods beside the parking lot.You could hop the fence to gain admission to the lawn area.Of course it was worth it to get a good seat close up to see one of your favorites.
Totally. Had tix to see Brendan Benson at Empty Bottle, which was postponed due to covid. But he's starting to reschedule and existing tickets are still valid.
70s-80s: Manchester Free Trade Hall The Electric Circus, Manchester Manchester Polytechnic Union Rafters, Manchester The Russell Club/The Factory, Manchester The Venue, London
The Civic Arena is the one I've seen the most concerts at. It was demolished over 10 years ago. The new Consol Energy Center is now named PPG Paints Arena. I've seen a few concerts there, including the very first event there with Paul McCartney. Star Lake Ampitheater is now called that again. No one has naming rights to it currently, so it went back to its original name.
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC (it's next to Chapel Hill), with a close runner-up being the old 930 Club in Washington, DC (when it was on F street). I've had the privilege of seeing many great shows at both of these venues. Both have their charms.
Probably Paradiso Amsterdam. A lovely venue. The Fall Ryan Adams Velvet Underground Lambchop Badly Drawn Boy
The venue I have seen the most shows in is definitely the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. This is a picture of what greets you on your way out after another great show.
The Burro Room - Chico, CA Kennel Club - SF Bottom of the Hill - SF The Warfield Theater - SF Bowery Ballroom - NYC Music Hall of Williamsburg - NYC Warsaw - NYC
The legendary Glasgow Apollo even though it closed in 1982, late teens/early 20s, visited it regularly. Been to to a lot of gigs since then but at many different venues
Just gonna say I think the worst thing that ever happened to live music in America was the development of the "amphitheater" as the primary venue for large shows. When I was young and a band that could sell 15K tickets or more to a concert that concert was almost always in an arena. You know, indoors, temperature controlled, protected from the elements, nice acoustics. Now, those same bands play "amphitheaters" where: If you don't get a seat you get to sit on the "grass" which is usually ant-infested dirt. If it's hot or cold, too bad. If there's a massive storm with gale-force winds and golfball-sized hail? Also too bad. Acoustics? Ha! Sightlines? Often a total joke. I truly hate these outdoor shows and the fact the industry moved to these when better venues already existed makes no sense to me.
If not mentioned......the old RITZ-UNION SQUARE N.Y.C.......or the original "MY FATHER'S PLACE".....ROSLYN VILLAGE Long island new york.....my home town.
Tilson Music Hall, on the ISU campus, Terre Haute IN. Because, as a Music major for the two years I was there, I was required to attend a recital about once every week. (I just love it when rock-type people have topics like this, where they just assume everybody is going to respond with rock-type answers. )
