My quest to see a show at as many venues as possible began when I read this article back in 2007. Upon reading, I quickly ripped it out of the magazine, hung it up at my cubicle, and checked off the venues I had already seen a show at and plotted my mission for the future. It all made complete sense to me. I love music and I love to travel, why not combine the two and make it a fun life goal. Every year I try to get to at least one show in a new city and I’m constantly trying to go to shows at new venues in ‘old’ places. This can be the spot where I finally start keeping a record of my travels. I hope this inspires you to create your own mission.
(please note – some of these venues have since closed, changed names, or I just call them by what I know them as)
(also – if you’ve seen a show with me and you know I’m missing a venue – please let me know – thanks!)
Boston/Cambridge – Paradise Rock Club, Club Passim, Orpheum Theater, Cafe 939, The Middle East (upstairs & downstairs), TT The Bear’s, Harpers Ferry, Agganis Arena, TD Bank Garden (3/1), Fenway Park, Gilette Stadium, HOB, Rosebud Bar, Royale, Somerville Theater, Berklee Performance Center, Wilbur Theater, Colonial Theater
New York City - Joe’s Pub, The Bowery Ballroom, Mercury Lounge, Tribeca Music Club, Beacon Theater, Nokia Theater, B.B. Kings, The Bitter End, The Elbow Room, CBGB’s, The Living Room, The Canal Room, The Continental, The Knitting Factory, The Lion’s Den, Radio City Music Hall, Roseland Ballroom, Hammerstein Ballroom, Alice Tully Hall, The Rose Room @ Lincoln Center, Music Hall of Williamsburg, The Delacorte Theater, Town Hall, Madison Square Garden, CitiField, The Gramercy Theater, Irving Plaza, HighLine Ballroom, Hiro Ballroom, Jones Beach Theater
New Jersey – Maxwells, The Stone Pony, The Saint, Asbury Park Convention Center, The Garden State Arts Center, The Meadowlands (Brendan Byrne & Giants Stadium – old & new), Englishtown Raceway, The Tweeter Center, The Sawmill (new upstairs venue!), The Music Box, The Whiskey Bar, Great Adventure Theater, Starland Ballroom, Wellmont Theater (3/12), The Rock (or whatever it is they call The Prudential Center)
Philadelphia – The Electric Factory, North Star Bar, Veterans Stadium
Connecticut – Tweeter Center, Mohegan Sun Hall (can’t remember name)
Austin – Antone’s, The Continental, Stubbs (and many others during SXSW that I don’t remember the names of)
Dallas – The Rose Room
Los Angeles – HOB Sunset Strip, Hotel Cafe
Chicago – Schuba’s, Lincoln Hall
Charlotte – The Evening Muse, The Visualite, The Neighborhood Theater, Uptown Ampitheater
Charleston – The Music Farm, The Windjammer (Isle of Palms)
Atlanta – Smith’s Olde Bar
Birmingham – Workplay Theater
Nashville – City Hall
St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
Park City, UT – The Star Bar
Denver – Mile High Music Festival (some soccer stadium!)
New Orleans – House of Blues, Tipitina’s
Milwaukee – The Pabst Theater (3/17)
Myrtle Beach – House of Blues
Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club, IOTA
Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head Live
Baltimore – Buckheads (Live – outside)
Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
Buffalo, NY – I can’t remember the name of it at the moment – I’ll look it up
Nags Head, NC – Kelly’s Bar
Northampton, MA – Iron Music Hall (4/20)
Londonderry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall (6/4)
