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FAVOURITE VENUE

Whats everybody's favourite gig venue, and why ??


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    current, or of all time?
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      If it's all time, can I have the Colosseum in Rome? It ROCKS. Or some kind of ancient Greek ampitheatre maybe.
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        Sidney Myer Bowl in Melbourne

        or

        The Royal Albert Hall

        or

        Notting Hill Arts Club
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          hop n grape in manchester, ive seen too many of my fave bands in there (muse, deus, presidents of usa, deftones, queens of the stone age to name but a few)
          its got a really good sound, beers cheap (downstairs) and its really small with good atmosphere :)
          the roadhouse is good venue too in manchester. seen lots of quality bands thee too, like mogwai, part chimp, aphex twin :)
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        Gulla Villan, Hanninge, outside stockholm

        played at a festival their this weekend

        basically it's a BIG house that belongs to the guy who does a club called Blow Up a Panda with TONS of garden space and a big forest

        one stage was the 'Skogen' (forest) stage - a marquee for about 500 people in the forest

        the other stage was the 'Veranda' stage - literally the veranda of the house that looked out onto his garden with standing room for 900 people and a bar and a restaurant/grill/noodles thing

        It was ace!!!
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          there*
          tsk, tsk
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        Like the one in Verona?

        Slightly different from jumping about in a beer-slippery shithole like, say, Manchester Academy. Although admittedly the one at Manchester was probably the better gig.
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    my house.
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    *looks at his profile pic*

    Hey clean_up_kid, have you only got half a right arm and no left arm at all?

    Sorry if this is true!

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      isn't he in 5ive?
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    Royal Albert Hall.

    Why? Great acoustics, lovely atmosphere, seen some great gigs there.
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    Satan's Hollow in Manchester. The sound isn't very good, but the bands play in the middle of the room 'in the round' and the decor is all red/screaming faces/giant plastic satans jutting out of the walls.

    Last gig I saw there was Sunn O))). With robes and smoke machine. Spooky.
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      The Manchesthair Apollo.

      Out of the four I've been to, its the best. Especially the ramp.
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        Glasgow Barrowlands. End of.
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        The Royal Albert Hall is amazing. I went there for the first time last week. I would go again tomorrow night if I wasn't working. Booo!!!

        Incidentally you can go and buy tickets on the door for only four pounds the whole time the Proms is running. I would totally recommend it. Watching a full 60 piece orchestra was quite something....and the conductor, she was cool.
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        Troubadour in LA
        7th Avenue in Minneapolis
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    the venue in edinburgh.
    or king tut's in glasgow.
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      Tut's is better than The Venue. A) Because nothing in Edinburgh could ever be better than anything in Glasgow. And B) Because it just is.
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      Tut's is better than The Venue. A) Because nothing in Edinburgh could ever be better than anything in Glasgow. And B) Because it just is.
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      Tut's is better than The Venue. A) Because nothing in Edinburgh could ever be better than anything in Glasgow. And B) Because it just is.
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        Barrowlands and King Tut's are the best venues ever!

        Fact.
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          TJ'S OF NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES.

          ROOOOCCCCCKKKANNNNNNNNN'ROOOOLLLLLLLLLLL
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            Clean up kid you look abit like ben from *ahem*, the world famous A1

            http://www.nrk.no/img/331100.jpeg

            now i would pay to see them lot at any venue! arhhmmph
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              As far as big ones - the Forum. The sound is great in there.

              Smaller ones - The Union Chapel in Islington. Most beautiful place i've ever seen a gig.

              I also like the ICA, and The Garage cus' its well dutty.
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                For me its got to be the huge Amphitheatre in Verona. I visited Italy recently and was taken to see Duran Duran there and it was one of the best experiences of my life. The sheer spectacle of seeing a band in a 2000 year old 25,000 capacity stadium was totally unbelievable.

                Closer to home, the Liverpool Carling Academy is quite good. Its big, but not too big as you can't see the bands. Its got a really good sound system. And the beer isn't bad. The only problem I found was the hideous 2 flights of steep stairs you need to climb to get to the venue.
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                  Bull & Gate, and Cambridge Junction.
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                    the junction? is that to play at or to watch?
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    A boat, on the Seine in Paris.
    It was called 'la Péniche 6-8' if i remember correctly.
    Saw Low and Quickspace in it.
    Amazing place for a gig.
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      Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
      Leadmill - Sheffield
      Academy - Birmingham
      Roadmenders - Northampton.

      Always had a good time in all of em I guess.
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        portsmouth wedgewood rooms
        york fibbers


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          The Cluny and Cumberland arms in Newcastle, can't wait for the new academy there either.

          There used to be a very good venue in Walsall, anyone from the West Midlands? i can't ever remember the name but it was just like the cavern in Liverpool, situated in a cellar, anyone know the place i'm talking about up the market hill opposite a pub called The Green Dragon(that's if it's still called that).