Drjohnrock

I'm looking for places where you've seen "professional " gigs for which at least some attempt at advertising was made, leaving out such things as local bands playing at someone's loft/basement/house/etc. for free. Also, I've left out places where I've seen only local/regional bands, but if others want to include them, that's cool:



Blue Wisp, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio
Murphy's Pub, Cincinnati, Ohio
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio
Taft Theatre (downstairs ballroom), Cincinnati, Ohio
Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
Music Hall (upstairs ballroom), Cincinnati, Ohio
Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Renaissance Club, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio *
CJ's Down Under, Cincinnati, Ohio
Brody Plaza (a wide place in the walkways), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Seasongood Pavillion, Cincinnati, Ohio
20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Sawyer Point, Cincinnati, Ohio
Grammer's parking lot, Cincinnati, Ohio
soundstage on Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio
MOTR Pub, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fountain Square, Cincinnati, Ohio
Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Monastery, Cincinnati, Ohio
St. Xavier High School Performance Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Sudsy Malone's, Cincinnati, Ohio
Woodward Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio
Live At The Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, Ohio
Historic Herzog Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
Black Plastic Records, Cincinnati, Ohio
Memorial Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
Gallagher Student Center Theater, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pine Hills Lakes Park, Mason, Ohio
Jockey Club, Newport, Kentucky *
September's, Newport, Kentucky
Southgate House, Newport, Kentucky *
Southgate House (parlour room), Newport, Kentucky
Southgate House Revival, Newport, Kentucky
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room), Newport, Kentucky
Thompson House, Newport, Kentucky
Top Hat, Newport, Kentucky
outdoor soundstage, Kings Island amusement park, Kings Mills, Ohio
Stache's, Columbus, Ohio
Little Brother's, Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio
Byrne's Pub, Columbus, Ohio
A&R Music Bar, Columbus, Ohio
Public Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
The Agora, Cleveland, Ohio *
Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio *
Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, Ohio
soundstage by the levee (?), Portsmouth, Ohio
auditorium, Shawnee State College, Portsmouth, Ohio
The Stable, Portsmouth, Ohio
Spartan Stadium, Portsmouth, Ohio
Activities Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Main Stage, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
Convocation Center, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
gymsasium (?), Amelia High School, Amelia, Ohio
King-Horn Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Martin Marietta Theater, Harrison High School, Harrison, Ohio
Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia
The Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Memorial Coliseum, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Quiggley's Down Under, Covington, Kentucky
Emerald Ballroom, Jack Quinn's, Covington, Kentucky
Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, Kentucky
Madison Theater, Covington, Kentucky
Madison Live, Covington, Kentucky
Roebling Point Entertainment District, Covington, Kentucky
American Turners Club, Louisville, Kentucky
Parrish Auditorium, Miami University-Hamilton Campus, Hamilton, Ohio
Finkelman Auditorium, Miami Unversity-Middletown Campus, Middletown, Ohio
Fairfield Community Arts Center, Fairfield, Ohio
Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville, Ohio
Ludlow Theatre, Ludlow, Kentucky
Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois *
Deluxe at Olde National Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Radio Radio, Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiananapolis Museum Of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Orbit Room, Bloomington, Indiana
Tipitina's, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jelly Roll's, New Orleans, Louisiana
Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Lincoln Theatre, Marion, Virginia
Hop Farm Brewing Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Drjohnrock

Over 300 views on this thread I started and I'm the first one to post a reply? In any event, I added the following venue, where I saw a show this past Friday night, to my initial post:

Historic Herzog Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio

Blank.

I don't get why I can't bring up my buds band playing at another friend of mines house for a party. It was still a show.

Psy-Fi

I've probably forgotten the names of as many as I might be able to remember. Maybe I'll come back here later, when I have more time, and see how many come to mind.

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Alright, here's my list. This is only venues that I specifically paid to go see at least one show at, it doesn't include free outdoor concerts, bars with free live music, or places I wandered in and paid a cover on a whim. It's also missing some places I can't remember the names of, particularly in Chicago. It's also probably missing some I'm just forgetting about.

Berlin
Lido
Madame Claude

Boston Area
Avalon
Axis
Berkelee Performance Center
Boston Garden
Common Ground
Great Woods (Mansfield)
Harbor Lights
House of Blues (Cambridge)
Johnny D's (Somerville)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Mama Kin
The Middle East (Cambridge)
The Palladium (Worcester)
Paradise Rock Club
The Orpheum Theater
The Roxy
Ryles (Cambridge)
Sky Bar (Somerville)
South Shore Music Circus (Cohasset)
T.T. The Bear’s Place (Cambridge)

California
Blank Club (San Jose)
SLO Brew (San Luis Obispo)

Chicago Area
The Abbey Pub
Aragon Ballroom
Beat Kitchen
Bottom Lounge (the old one, not the new one)
Chicago Theater
Elbo Room
The Empty Bottle
Fireside Bowl
The Green Mill
Heartland Cafe
House of Blues
Kingston Mines
Martyr’s
Metro
New City YMCA
Ravinia (Highland Park)
The Red Line Tap
Riviera Theatre
Subterranean
Underground Lounge
The Vic Theater

London
The Monarch

New Orleans
State Palace Theater

New York
Terminal 5

Orlando Area
Tsunami (Sanford)

Paris
Sunside/Sunset

Providence
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Providence Civic Center

Philadelphia Area
BB&T Pavilion (Camden, New Jersey)
Boot & Saddle
Chris’ Jazz Cafe
Electric Factory
Festival Pier
Fire
First Unitarian Church
Fiume
Johnny Brenda’s
The Kimmel Center
Kung Fu Necktie
The M Room
The Mann Center
North Star Bar
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Theater of Living Arts
The Trocadero Theater
Underground Arts
Union Transfer
World Cafe Live

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North Carolina

Dorton Arena (Raleigh)
Cat's Cradle (Chapel Hill)
Red Hat Amphitheater (Raleigh)
Koka Booth Amphitheater (Cary)
Sunrise Theater (Southern Pines)
Eye Candy (Southern Pines)
Betsy's Crepes (Southern Pines)
Wine Cellar (Southern Pines)
The Jefferson (Southern Pines)
Memorial Auditorium (Raleigh)
Lincoln Theatre (Raleigh)
City Plaza (Raleigh)
Cam Theatre (Raleigh)
Fletcher Theater (Raleigh)
Pour House Music Hall (Raleigh)
Maker's Market (Raleigh)
Deep South the Bar (Raleigh)
Nash Hall (Raleigh)
Irregardless Cafe (Raleigh)
Kings/Neptunes (Raleigh)

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Psy-Fi

Here are some I thought of last night, while I had a few moments to spare. I've seen multiple shows at most of these venues and have probably seen somewhere between 30 to 50 shows at some of them.
I'll probably add some more at some point, when they come to my mind.

Illinois

The Metro

Rhode Island

Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel (2nd location)
The Met Cafe (original location)
The Met (new location)
Providence Civic Center

New York

The Knitting Factory (Houston St. location)
Madison Square Garden
C.B.G.B's

Massachusetts

The Rathskeller (known as "The Rat")
The Centrum
The Palladium
The Middle East
Nightstage
T.T. The Bear's Place
Jonathan Swift's
The Sinclair
The House of Blues (Cambridge)
Mr. McNasty's
Chet's Last Call
The Orpheum Theatre
The Wang Center
The Wilbur Theatre
The Colonial Theatre
The Boston Opera House
Brighton Music Hall
Great Scott
The Paradise Rock Club
The Roxy
The Royale (formerly The Roxy)
Harbor Lights
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (formerly Harbor Lights)
Boston Garden
TD Garden
Berklee Performance Center
Avalon
The House of Blues (Boston) (formerly Avalon)
Axis
Mama Kin
South Shore Music Circus
Cape Cod Coliseum
Great Woods
The Comcast Center (formerly Great Woods)
Johnny D's Restaurant and Music Club
The Once Lounge and Ballroom
The Mowhawk
The Bull Run
Sullivan Stadium
Gillette Stadium
Lowell National Historical Park
The Channel
Boston Music Hall
The Charles Playhouse

New Hampshire

Bank of NH Pavillion
Club Casino
Casino Ballroom (formerly Club Casino)

Connecticut

The Verizon Center
Hartford Civic Center

Texas

Cedar Street Courtyard
Antone's (original location)
Maggie Mae's
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
The Continental Club
The Broken Spoke
Emo's
Threadgill's
Hole in the Wall
Beerland
La Zona Rosa
Austin Music Hall
Red Eyed Fly
311 Club

Oregon

The Satyricon

England

The Underworld
The Electric Ballroom
Reading Festival Grounds

Canada

Place Ville Marie

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Janszoon

We have a lot of overlap there Psy-Fi!

Edit: Oop, and you made me realize I forgot Johnny D's.

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Chula Vista

Amazing venue. Saw McLaughlin, DeLucia, & Dimeola there from 6 rows back on the floor.

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Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.
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