best shows and places to go to shows

[headsick123]

i want to know what venues/cities people think have the best shows, and i want to know some of the best shows you have been too.

[wearitloud]

Well. I'm from Cleveland.
I like the Grog Shop and Peabody's.
Peabody's does some shitty business with their bands, though.
But I saw my first local show there, and the venue's pretty cool.
If a big band comes though, I love Blossom.
Good times on the lawn and in the pavillion there.

[BGP]

I don't really go to shows :shrug: but the best one I've been to was Converge at Peabody's or Mikoto at the Grog Shop.

[wearitloud]

I don't really go to shows :shrug: but the best one I've been to was Converge at Peabody's or Mikoto at the Grog Shop.


Ahhh dude, go to more!
Especially at those two.
You go for one band and come out knowing a couple more, haha.

[BGP]

Ahhh dude, go to more!
Especially at those two.
You go for one band and come out knowing a couple more, haha.
I only go to bands that I absolutely love, I had to pay a shitload for Converge because Peabody's jacks up the prices, and I just think it's a waste to pay that much, don't get me wrong I still go to local shows, but just not more well known bands.

[wearitloud]

Mmm yeh. For the local local shows I go to the Pit sometimes. Have you ever been there? I dunno what you're talking about for high prices though. The most I've ever paid for a show at any of those places was like $10. I haven't been over to Peabody's in a while though. And none of the bands I've ever seen there have been that big either. Mm...Roses Are Red was probably the most well known one I've seen, at the Grog Shop. But even that was like $8.

[chokeychicken]

i've been to just about every club on the east coast with the exception of the revolution in florida, the kool haus in toronto, and irving plaza in new york (which i'll conquer on april 22nd for brand new)

in my opinion, the BEST place to see a show is hands down the 9:30 club in DC. there isn't a bad view in the house, its easy to get to, easy to park, and the sound is fantastic. i wouldn't rather see a show anywhere else.

for smaller bands, i love the ottobar in baltimore. the place is tiny, has a great little balcony, and is perfect for hardcore/metal shows. love that venue.

[punk shawn]

my favorite venue in connecticut is toad's place.

[chelseatine]

i've been to just about every club on the east coast with the exception of the revolution in florida, the kool haus in toronto, and irving plaza in new york (which i'll conquer on april 22nd for brand new)

in my opinion, the BEST place to see a show is hands down the 9:30 club in DC. there isn't a bad view in the house, its easy to get to, easy to park, and the sound is fantastic. i wouldn't rather see a show anywhere else.

for smaller bands, i love the ottobar in baltimore. the place is tiny, has a great little balcony, and is perfect for hardcore/metal shows. love that venue.

i go to revolutions in ft. lauderdale for 95 percent of my shows. I don't have much to compare it to but I LOVE IT! Its pretty small, I'm not as fond about it when they play outside but on the inside there is not a bad spot in the house. The pit goes kind of into the ground so you can stand around it without being in it. It also has a wrap around balcony which is cool because you can see the whole stage. On the balcony where the sides of the stage are, there are windows so you can look down directly onto the stage. I love love love seeing shows there.

[manican sex]

fuckin first unitarian church in philly. never seen a bad show there. been too about 15 there.

[Smithers]

the knitting factory in NYC is the best place i've been to.

when the birch hill was around, that was the best worst place ever. it could be 10 below zero outside but it would be over 100 inside. but the shows were always amazing.

[simplyme]

Well. I'm from Cleveland.
I like the Grog Shop and Peabody's.
Peabody's does some shitty business with their bands, though.
But I saw my first local show there, and the venue's pretty cool.
If a big band comes though, I love Blossom.
Good times on the lawn and in the pavillion there.

One of my best friends works at Blossom.

Being as I live way out in the middle of nowhere, I go to Cleveland. I like the Agora, quite a bit.

Every once in awhile we'll get a good band to come play the Cellar in Yongstown, which is 20 minutes away to Clevenland's hour.

[Juliana101]

North Star Bar in Philly is a good venue.

[sdbrown]

the Chicago House of Blues has an awesome stage and floor, but the security ruins any show I want to go to. Plus I like taking pictures at shows.

The Metro in Chicago is amazing, I think anyone will tell you. The Riviera rules in the larger venue category. I've still never been to a lot of places though- Congress theater, Logan Square, the Beat Kitchen, Double Door, or the Vic

[chokeychicken]

the Chicago House of Blues has an awesome stage and floor, but the security ruins any show I want to go to. Plus I like taking pictures at shows.

The Metro in Chicago is amazing, I think anyone will tell you. The Riviera rules in the larger venue category. I've still never been to a lot of places though- Congress theater, Logan Square, the Beat Kitchen, Double Door, or the Vic

i saw russian circles at the beat kitchen on new years eve. great venue.

[simplyme]

The Cleveland House Of Blues is the same way with security. I get testy when I'm not allowed to bring my camera.

[chokeychicken]

The Cleveland House Of Blues is the same way with security. I get testy when I'm not allowed to bring my camera.

all HOB's are like that. its a company thing, not a city thing.

[sdbrown]

Wasn't there just a buy out on the HOB though? A friend was planning a NYE show and they had to cancel it because the person they were dealing with got fired and I heard most of the employees were as well. I wonder if they'll keep ther camera rule

[simplyme]

I don't know, but I will be a much happier person if they do away with it.

[Baby_Balooga]

Well. I'm from Cleveland.
I like the Grog Shop and Peabody's.
Peabody's does some shitty business with their bands, though.
But I saw my first local show there, and the venue's pretty cool.
If a big band comes though, I love Blossom.
Good times on the lawn and in the pavillion there.
yea they also put on a really good Sounds of the Undergound.....Cleveland people a freaking crazy(in a good way) that is the only concert that I have been to and the people go and fling thereselves at Gwar members...

[xwisebuddhax]

Higher Ground In Burlington, VT, problem si no stage dives or crowd surfing... I've been to NFG there, The Early November, Cartel, John Ralston, I'm going to see Rise To Fight in a week, and they have really nice security... you can bring in anything, they just rip your ticket, and in you go.

www.highergroundmusic.com

[Baby_Balooga]

I don't know, but I will be a much happier person if they do away with it.
why?

[sarah.rocks.out]

i'm from indiana, and i'd have to say for summer shows i like verizon b/c it's outside. but for indoor i guess the emerson theater. even though i prefer smaller venues, i'm not a huge fan of the murat...

[sdbrown]

Higher Ground In Burlington, VT, problem si no stage dives or crowd surfing... I've been to NFG there, The Early November, Cartel, John Ralston, I'm going to see Rise To Fight in a week, and they have really nice security... you can bring in anything, they just rip your ticket, and in you go.

www.highergroundmusic.com (http://www.highergroundmusic.com)
Sweet! I've always wanted to bring my switchblade to a show!

[Baby_Balooga]

Ahhh dude, go to more!
Especially at those two.
You go for one band and come out knowing a couple more, haha.
yea thats what I did at sounds of the underground i went in to see Trivium and can out loving In Flames, as I lay dying, ect. But there is that fear of going and come out not like how that band sounds live....

[xwisebuddhax]

Sweet! I've always wanted to bring my switchblade to a show!

You know it's ironic you say that, cos about a week ago, a dude got kicked out for having a switchblade, then in the parking lot he attacked someon, and HE got stabbed... first time ever, and that place has been open like 13 years...

[wesgemm08]

The Ottobar


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[CountMeOut923]

best venues:

ny/long island-irving plaza, crazy donkey, club ritual

los angeles-troubadour, chain reaction (anaheim)

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

My favorite venue is the Metro in Chicago. The best show I've seen there was GAD, GCH and Emery.

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basements

[karenxcore]

In New Mexico, I like the Sunshine Theatre in Albuquerque.

[karenxcore]

In Texas, I like Stubb's BBQ in Austin.

[YoCartelRocks]

I like how Ctown is being repped fer sho

[Prestonxsmith]

In Atlanta, The Masqurade or the Tabernacle

[CountMeOut923]

My favorite venue is the Metro in Chicago. The best show I've seen there was GAD, GCH and Emery.


definitely agree, metro is awesome. i used to love going to the bottom lounge when i lived there.

[heyRomanticA__x]

basements

I was going to say that, but I didn't get a chance to.

Yeah, basements, kitchens, living rooms are great. House shows ftw.

[LV03]

for chicago shows, definitely metro. A lot of great bands start off here such as Fall Out Boy, Smashing Pumpkins, Alkaline Trio etc...

for outdoor shows I thought Charter One Pavilion was pretty awesome, with the city and lake in the background...saw Taking Back Sunday there last summer.

[iwasahero]

Bogart's in Cinncinnati is not that good at all. It is in a skecthy part of town, (I think their was something like 5 murdors on the street it is located on last year)and the place is really beat up. Sound isn't awful though.

For local shows though their is awesome place called the Underground. It is basicly a chill place to go to a show before and after. They have a bunch of ping pong tables, pool tables, couches, tables, and free popcorn. Whats holding it back from being the perfect venue is the fact that it is funded by churches. It was built by all these churches and they do all the funding. All the workers are vollunters from churches so they have no real staff. Any local band can play here but the only larger acts that would come to the Underground are Christian bands. For example, Copeland is playing there March 20th. If someone would buy it and make it open to all bands, it would be near perfect.

Cincinnati needs a better music scene :-( .

[wearitloud]

One of my best friends works at Blossom.

Being as I live way out in the middle of nowhere, I go to Cleveland. I like the Agora, quite a bit.

Every once in awhile we'll get a good band to come play the Cellar in Yongstown, which is 20 minutes away to Clevenland's hour.


Yehhh I work there in the summer. =]
Never been to the Cellar though.
Youngstowns pretty close though.

[wearitloud]

The Cleveland House Of Blues is the same way with security. I get testy when I'm not allowed to bring my camera.


I always bring my camera.

[wearitloud]

I like how Ctown is being repped fer sho



WORD! Haha.
I'm never gonna be able to go to a show without being like, "Hmm...how many of these people are from AP?"

[RomeoAGoGo]

For Albany :

Northern Lights
The Red Square
Revolution Hall


For Long Island :

The Crazy Donkey
Club Ritual



I'm sure there a bunch more, but that's mostly where I see my shows.

[zmalc!]

basements, byob.

[chokeychicken]

basement shows are so awesome. i went to see a saves the day cover band (through being ghouls. AHA!) in a basement on new years and it was one of the best times i've had in a long time.

[TBS70x7]

In Denver the Marquis Theatre and Cervantes are really good small venues. The Ogden and The Gothic are a little bigger and are also really good. Every spot at the Ogden is good it's a great venue.

[xwisebuddhax]

I was going to say that, but I didn't get a chance to.

Yeah, basements, kitchens, living rooms are great. House shows ftw.

My band played in an abandoned apartment, in the winter, with no heat or windows...

[chokeychicken]

for kids in richmond, the nanci raygun owned all.

[trindaddy]

in columbus ohio, i thoroughly enjoy the basement. its very small, a bar, and afterwards the bands just seem to mingle at the bar with the fans

[MIKEY_HORROR]

i like the Grogshop in cleveland alot...

[AEast317]

the emerson theatre in indianapolis is sweet. great for local and national.
CPAC is okay but most of the kids there are douchebaaaags.
the murat theatre is good for bands like death cab
the murat egyptian room is cool for bigger tours like TBS

but basement shows are the most fun. definately

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kighles from Bear Garden's basement

so many bands have played in that frightening room, its like a castle dungeon

[jimboj917]

Well. I'm from Cleveland.
I like the Grog Shop and Peabody's.
Peabody's does some shitty business with their bands, though.
But I saw my first local show there, and the venue's pretty cool.
If a big band comes though, I love Blossom.
Good times on the lawn and in the pavillion there.

yea, the grog is my all time favorite. the house of blues is actually great too, every spot is so intimate and there are bars every 20 feet. peabody's does a lot of shitty business actually, and lately all they get are nu-metal bands that come through town and battle of the bands crapfests.

[jimboj917]

Mmm yeh. For the local local shows I go to the Pit sometimes. Have you ever been there? I dunno what you're talking about for high prices though. The most I've ever paid for a show at any of those places was like $10. I haven't been over to Peabody's in a while though. And none of the bands I've ever seen there have been that big either. Mm...Roses Are Red was probably the most well known one I've seen, at the Grog Shop. But even that was like $8.

ha, my old band used to always play there like 5 yrs ago. taking back sunday played there waaaay back when.

[vanessavalo]

chain reaction and the alley are cool.
[anaheim and fullerton]

i go to chain the most though.

[spriltsc]

Chain Reaction Ftw!!!

[adamistheSOTY]

Any show at the Buffalo Icon in Buffalo New York

and the best show I ever saw was Story of the Year at Waterstreet Music Hall in Rochester, NY
followed by Saosin at Waterstreet

[simplyme]

Yehhh I work there in the summer. =]
Never been to the Cellar though.
Youngstowns pretty close though.


I would highly recomend it.

[summerstars19]

Places for shows in Syracuse suck...I go to Water Street Music Hall in Rochester. But of course, The Metro in Chicago is my absolute favorite.

[goldfishy12356]

The Rave in Milwaukee is my absolute favorite, ever.

[Iamhome]

A new place opened up in Houston, Tx. called Warehouse Live. It's pretty fucking sick. It has two stages and the shows are pretty incredible there. I use to love the Engine Room... I saw Finch there on their last tour. It was an amazing show. (IATA, RX BANDITS)

[summerstars19]

The Rave in Milwaukee is my absolute favorite, ever.

I have yet to go to a show there and I have absolutely no idea why.

[walshknilb281]

The ICC church in Boston/Allston. ICC hXc even though its not all hardcore bands

[lawofaverages]

when the Salem Boys and Girls club in Salem, NH still had shows, that place was the best place ever.

I went to a show at Castle Greyskull in Allston, MA the other night and it was a lot of fun.

[keepingscore]

local ones, since they're usually what I've been going to. I haven't been to a non local show in awhile, but I really like the troc., mostly because it's not a long walk from the train station.

[Geldofpunk]

Chain Reaction is huge...never been though.

[sdbrown]

The Rave in Milwaukee is my absolute favorite, ever.

I've heard lots of stories that if you don't pay for parking your car will most likely get broken into.

[livefromDC]

iota in arlington va

[Mitch_offender]

The best venue by far would have to be The Gourge in George,WA

[arienette152]

well i have different places i like for different reasons. for small venues ceravntes is my fav. its in the ghetto of denver which makes it even better but the stage is my fav its all painted and george bush has something stuck in his ear in the picture but my favorite bigger venue is fillmore. some people consider it small but its not at all. i've never been out of my state for a concert.

[CountMeOut923]

california
chain reaction (anaheim)
the alley (fullerton)
soma (san diego)
troubadour(los angeles)

chicago
metro

ny/long island
crazy donkey
the ritual
the traxx
the oasis
village pub south
irving plaza
knitting factory

[3eb23]

for kids in richmond, the nanci raygun owned all.

Hahaha yes the nanci raygun! man that place went downhill. Anyways Alley Katz is all Richmond really has left and The Norva always gets good bands for anyone looking to go to a show in Norfolk, VA.

[notoaststereo]

for me in the LI/NYC area my favorites are:

The Knitting Factory
The Downtown (r.i.p.)
The Crazy Donkey
Nokia Theater

[notoaststereo]

california
chain reaction (anaheim)
the alley (fullerton)
soma (san diego)
troubadour(los angeles)

chicago
metro

ny/long island
crazy donkey
the ritual
the traxx
the oasis
village pub south
irving plaza
knitting factory

vp south is the biggest piece of shit in the world. no touring band should ever have to play at that god forsaken hell hole.

[CountMeOut923]

vp south is the biggest piece of shit in the world. no touring band should ever have to play at that god forsaken hell hole.

haha i havent been there in so long. most decent bands dont play there. but for the smaller ones, that might be all they can get.

[CountMeOut923]

for me in the LI/NYC area my favorites are:

The Knitting Factory
The Downtown (r.i.p.)
The Crazy Donkey
Nokia Theater


the downtown was one of my favorites.

[arf_mutha_arf]

Metro Detroit Area: The Magic Stick, The Modern Exchange, The Shelter (when it had good shows), and The Hayloft.

[ffafan]

for minnesota i think hands down the best venue is first ave. and the best show i went to would have to be the takeover tour: taking back sunday, from autumn to ashes, recover and my chemical romance. i know mcr opened and it was the last show in mn the original lineup of tbs did. unfortunately it was at the quest which fuckin sucks except the only cool thing about that place was the upper level room the ascot room

[iHATEapril]

All shitty ones here.

[notoaststereo]

haha i havent been there in so long. most decent bands dont play there. but for the smaller ones, that might be all they can get.

yeah. ive played their a lot of times. its so bad every time, but you take what you can get.

[Smithers]

for me in the LI/NYC area my favorites are:

The Knitting Factory
The Downtown (r.i.p.)
The Crazy Donkey
Nokia Theater

if the donkey wasn't 2+ hours away from me, i'd go to that place all the time. such a nice venue.

but the knitting factory is the best venue i've ever been to.

[notoaststereo]

if the donkey wasn't 2+ hours away from me, i'd go to that place all the time. such a nice venue.

but the knitting factory is the best venue i've ever been to.

ive never been to a bad show at KF. it always has a great crowd and good vibes

[karmapolicia]

I'm from Los Angeles and in my opinion, there are far more better venues here for any type of shows, whether they be big or small, especially since most of them are historic.

L.A. Venues
The Hollywood Bowl (i saw The Shins!)
The Wiltern
Troubadour
El Rey
Henry Fonda Theatre (beautiful)

the list goes on & on.