Favorite Venue
 

Simple, just name the venue you like to see a show in the most.

The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

I've seen Sonic Youth & Dinosaur Jr there.

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Why don't we make a request tour for SY from all the responses posted.
(sounds interesting, doesn't it?)

Probably the Black Cat in DC if I had to pick.

What groups have you seen there Krastian?

Damn.....a lot! Hmmm.....Blonde Redhead a bunch of times, ATDI/Murder City Devils/Les Savy Fav, Toadies, Modest Mouse, The Shins, a bunch more that I can't remember right now!

The London Astoria - seen tuns of bands play here
Camden Koko (knickers off, knockers out) - where i saw Melvins, Mudhoney, Dinosaur, etc.....

London is great for gigs :p

Lucky you. The Melivns & Mudhoney shows must have been outstanding.
I was going to see the Melvins at a small club here in Knoxville, but it turned out to be another rumor of the Melvins coming to this shite town, or as Iggy would say, "Butt Town". (ha ha)

Anymore venue suggestions for this request tour we're putting together for SY?

So far we have;

The Orange Peel
Black Cat
Camden Koko

the packhorse pub in leeds
the brudenell social club in leeds
ausland in berlin
the basement of numerous houses.

the orange peel is cool... i saw black dice open for godspeed you black emperor, black dice was way cooler. I saw animal collective there last month, and i'm going to see sonic youth there too.

but i think my favorite venue is the 40 watt.

BLACK CAT BLACK CAT BLACK CAT BLACK CAT BLACK CAT BLACK CAT

"What kind of music do they play here?"

"Indie rock."

I like the Aragon in Chicago. It's big enough not to be cramped, but it has a "cozy" atmosphere.

nature scene:

The Orange Peel is the best small venue in the southeast, in my opinion.
There's just something about that personal feel you get w/ the group.
It's like, it's more of a rehearsal, than a performance.

O.K so now the list is;

The Orange Peel, Ashevile NC
Black Cat, Was., DC
40 Watt, (???)
Aragon, Chicago
Camden Koko, London
The Spitz, London
Ausland, Berlin

P.S.
This is my fault, I should have reitterated that we'll need to know the location of said venue. I'm sorry, my fault.

Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. The downstairs bit anyway...
The Looking Glass in Leicester.
Music Cafe in Leicester.
The Point in Cardiff.
The Spitz in London seemed nice but I've only been there once.

I should add that I like Roisin's in Galway, but it is far too small for any 'major' shows.

List is updated above. (^^)

The Royal Festival Hall - London
The Garage - London
Koko - London

I've only been to the 9:30 Club and it was alright. I can't really judge because I have nothing to judge it to. It's better than my school's auditorium. Heh.

Alright, this will be the last London show on the list. But keep giving your opinions on your favorite London venues.

Sonic Youth

The Ripped Up Sound Tour:

The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
Black Cat, Was.,DC
40 (???)
Aragon, Chicago
Camden Koko, London
The Spitz, London
The Royal Festival Hall, London
Ausland, Berlin

yeah the Spitz is a lovely venue.They always seem to have nice people at the bar too.

One of the worst in london has to be the Hope and Anchor on Upper Street.If it's packed it feels like being trapped into a shoebox

Man, I'm glad I have a small venue like The Orange Peel near me. It never seems to cramped, but when you first walk into the empty arena, it does feel like a shoebox. Maybe 'cuz they have a high ceiling. I don't know.

I love outdoor shows. So any park really.

SJIND:

I agree w/ that sentiment. I love the Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta.
I saw NIN's Fragility v2.0 Tour there, w/ the opening act of A Perfect Circle.

London venues are the only venues I'm really familiar with. (Except the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Which I love. Particularly the upstairs.)

The Borderline is a nice (tiny) London venue. Probably my favourite small place. It's hidden away, down a little side-street, in a basement. (But not in a abandon-hope-all-ye-who-enter-here kind of way.. like the Underworld in Camden. Which has a distinct "bowels of hell" feel to it.)

The Astoria is HORRIBLE (sound-wise, view-wise, everything-except-the-location-wise). The Brixton Academy is way better, (mid-size-venue-wise). I love the Scala, but I'm not quite sure why. The Forum I also like for no really good reason besides having seen some really great shows there. Same goes for the Hammersmith Apollo (also, next time you're there, look up at the ceiling above the balcony and tell me what you see....)

KOKO has yet to grow on me (pretty as it now is on the inside) but it's a definite improvement on (its former self) the Camden Palace. Kudos interior designer. That giant mirrorball? CLASSY. I hope it's well-anchored.

Sonic Youth

The Ripped Up Sound Tour:

The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
Black Cat, Was., DC
40 Watt, Athens, GA
Camden Koko, London
The Spitz, London
The Royal Festival Hall, London
Ausland, Berlin
Paradiso, Amsterdam

the 40 watt is in athens, ga.

I like it over the orange peel because they don't have the same hipster attitude as the orange peel.

I know exactly what you mean nature scene. The Event Staff are always uptight . When I saw SY on the August 20th, 2004 show, I almost missed the show, because they didn't allow out of state ID. Which is the most redicioulus shit I've ever heard.

I'm updating the list right now.

Yeah Clwb Ifor Bach!!! Sonic Youth come to Cardiff!

I'll add that venue to the list. & you know what, I'm seriously considering posting the final results in the "post questions for the band" thread.
I'll ask them to consider ALL the listed venues, & add them to their next convenient time. Except The Orange Peel, that's already on their schedule. In fact, I'll take it off the list now.

Sonic Youth

The Ripped Up Sound Tour:

Aragon, Chicago, IL
Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Black Cat, Was., DC
40 Watt, Athens, GA
Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA
Camden Koko, London
The Spitz, London
The Royal Festival Hall, London
Ausland, Berlin
Paradiso, Amsterdam
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

hello. i'm new here.

i'd nominate the beachland ballroom in cleveland, ohio. great independent music-geek-run club that could easily sell out a 2-night stand of SY.

The nominee is elected. Love Cleveland BTW. My whole family is from there.

I'm updating the list right now. (^^)

Oh I forgot, welcome to the forum.

AssBlaster, no offense, but you're considering the stupid things of a venue.
However, I will add 2 venues from your indoor & outdooor list.

(sorry to be rude)

Sonic Youth

The Ripped Up Sound Tour:

The Greek Theater, CAL
Aragon, Chicago, IL
The Murate Theater, Indianapolis, IN
Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
9:30, Was., DC
40 Watt, Athens, GA
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
Camden Koko, London
The Spitz, London
The Royal Festival Hall, London
Ausland, Berlin
Paradiso, Amsterdam
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Well SY wouldn't play at the Black Cat anymore because it's to small....they usually play at the 930.

No, your opinions are not stupid. I just think they're are more important things to consider when rating a venue of any kind. That's all I was trying to say.

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Krastian: I'll update the list right now.

I'll change my Lakewood suggestion to the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
I saw TooL there, & it was a great venue. Coliseum wise that is.

as far as nyc venues, i just hit joe's pub for the first time last week and loved it, though not for any real rock - more for intimate shows. if you could get past the two-drink minimum, great performance space.

the warsaw in brooklyn is a great venue for a rock/punk bands.

i like knitting factory because of the different rooms.

bowery ballroom>webster hall>irving plaza>roseland - note that i was very surprised how much i liked webster hall as a band venue.

outside nyc, i really liked vicar street in dublin, though it's been years since i've been there.

Nanci Raygun's in Richmond Virginia!!

& remember, I will be posting these venues on the "post a quastion for the band" thread.

nanci rayguns is insane, its like really small in a really cool way, they have a kiler soundsystem aswell. i saw wolf eyes and prurient there and it was awesome!

Marleypumpkin henceforth gets my utmost respect for being an American using the word 'shite'.

Hope & Anchor is death. All Carling Academy venues are death. My votes go for London Royal Festival Hall, London Red Rose club, London The Foundry, that church in Hackney (London) - someone here knows the one I'm on about? - that other one on the south bank in London the name of which escapes me (is also a gallery), Leeds Brudnell Social Club, Sheffield Leadmill, Glasgow Barrowlands and the umpteen local venues which don't really deserve mentioning unless anyone else here knows Bristol.