Top 5 Concert Venues

[King_Nothing]

Well this will be hard for me to do as I have only seen concerts in 3 cities (Winnipeg, Saskatoon & Toronto)

1) MTS Centre (winnipeg)- awesome sounding venue, security can be dicks, but that is for any venue

2) Opera House (toronto) I saw Fear Factory there back in 2001 and it was great, awsome sound

3) Air Canada Centre (toronto) - Saw Rush and Maiden there in 2007 & 2008, great sound and it was nice to be in an arena that had NHL Stanley Cup Banners in it lol

4)The Garrick Centre (Winnipeg) - Great venue for smaller bands, great sound

5)The Docks (toronto) - Saw Rammstein there in 2001, it was REAL hot in there, but the sound was great for the band.

*I would love to go see a show at the following:
Uncasville Casino in CT
Jones Beach in NY
Donington in UK
Ullevi Stadium in Sweden
Rock Am Ring In Germany

[hellawaits77]

Here in the states, most of the larger venues are more or less the same, so I've enjoyed some of the clubs more.

That's true, Mark. Based on this, mine would be :

1) Foufounes Electriques - Montreal (great litte club w/ cheap beer, and they allow filming)
2) Le National - Monteal (small theatre like place w/ awesome balcony)
3) Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal (massive ampitheatre on the ocean w/ close parking)
4) Bojangles Colliseum - Charlotte, NC (generic arena, but they have Icehouse on draft and excellent sound quality. Not to mention very little security.)
5) Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA (ampitheatre. Buying beer there is a pain, but the setup is always nice, close parking and excellent sound.

[deadone]

sweet topic, for years ive wanted to go to at least 1 US show, (any band i like) its not happened yet but im still young at heart

anyway i would have to say in order
Donington
Astoria
Nottingham Rock City
Apollo
Wembley

some of the best ones seem to be clubs ive been to but ive not listed them as they are not venues.
and Donington when it had the monsters of rock title was the best out there.

[cotis]

1.) The Joint at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas - saw GNR there twice in 2006. Very intimate and small venue. Really great time and venue.
2.) Hersheypark Stadium - easiest place ever to film in if you know what you are doing.
3.) Starland Ballroom - really loved the small atmosphere of it.
4.) Toyota Pavillion at Montage Mountain - nice open air amphitheater up in the mountains of PA.
5.) Madison Square Garden - well, it is the Garden ya know?

[minus clover]

we dont have a lot of choice here in aussieland, and its a bloody long way to go to another city to see someone. so, here in adelaide, the only venues ive been to are:

thebarton theatre
entertainment centre (crap accoustics)
memorial drive (tennis centre, but in the 80's, bands would play there)

in alaska, i went to:

the egan centre (small, but good accoustics)
the sullivan arena (everything happens there, ice hockey, college graduations, you name it...)

[midas28]

Mine are those of an East Coast US homer

1. Every US city has an outdoor ampitheater. I love going to the Susquehana Bank Center in Camden NJ (Philly) Just to be able to sit on the grass and chill watching a concert is great.
2-Trocadero Philly-I saw this on someone elses list. Supposedly it was an old burlesque theater.
3-Tower Theater Philly-cool old theater which holds around 5,000. The balcony shakes during shows.
4-Philly Spectrum, about to go away, but tons of great memories here.
5-????Any US fairgrounds. The sound is never great, but the atmosphere is. Allentown PA and MIddletown NY come to mind.


Retired-The Limelight in NYC. An old church. Behind the stage were stained glass windows. Very cool. I think it reopned as another club. Avalon I think. In the early 90's I went to the Metal Edge Magazine anniversary show there, great.
Also, in Allentown, PA there was a place called the Airport Music Hall. At one time it was an old supermarket. They built a wooden deck inside for BYOB, and underage on the floof. It was a lot of local bands, but back in the late 80's I remember seeing Megadeth, Testament and Faith No More there. It is now a furniture store.

Besides dinkly little clubs, the worst was the Asbury Park Convention Hall. (port a poties inside the building)

[minus clover]

1. Every US city has an outdoor ampitheater.

hate to be picky, but that statement is incorrect. anchorage alaska does NOT have an outdoor ampitheatre... too much snow in winter and not enough summer to justify the existence of one...

[Cyanide]

Mine:

Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Rotundenplatz
Foro Sol
Stadthalle
Hallenstadion

[cfmoran]

My 5 faves would be:

Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ - great small venue that attracts some really good bands. and I used to live 15 minutes away. been there 6 times.
Birch Hill Nite Club, Old Bridge NJ (RIP) - was a shitty little club but you were right on top of the band. been there 15 times.
Radio City Music Hall, NYC - only concert there was Dream Theater. has a very cool feel to it.
Madison Square Garden, NYC - not the best sound but one of the most legendary places to see a concert. been there 12 times.
Roseland Ballroom, NYC - venue is cool but some of the shows I've gotten to see there make it cooler (Metallica's Garage Inc. show, Dream Theater's Metropolis DVD show, Soundgarden). been there 7 times.

Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford NJ could've made the list, too. awesome vibe for a show. seen Metallica 3 times there.

[cotis]

1.) The Music Box (Borgata)
2.) The Gramercy Theatre
3.) Madison Square Garden
4.) TD Garden (Boston)
5.) The Joint (Las Vegas)