Hostel-shower acoustics can only go so far and those boxed-in music venues aren't any better.
If you like your tunes live and loud, these spots turn the decibels way up. Pack a lighter, hop on the OTP tour bus and raise a bottle to toast the Top 10 Coolest Music Venues Around the World.
A great venue (amongst other things) highly enhances the live music experience. Indoors, out, on land or water, these places make even crap performances sound decent -- regardless of what song you get stuck in your head for the walk home.
-- Chris Platis
Launch Slideshow
HIDE THUMBNAILS
SHARE
BACK TO ARTICLE
1 of 11
PLAY ALL
VOTE ON THIS SLIDE
ADVERTISEMENT
[{"entry_id":"1534622","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/justluxe\/alaska-cruise-adventures-summer_b_1534622.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227872\/slide_227872_1004362_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227872\/slide_227872_1004362_small.jpg","title":"Alaska Cruise Adventures Setting Sail This Summer (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227872","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1533841","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/oyster\/10-spots-to-celebrate-diamond-jubilee_b_1533841.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227764\/slide_227764_1002335_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227764\/slide_227764_1002335_small.jpg","title":"Tea Time: 10 Proper Spots To Celebrate The Queen's Jubilee (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227764","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1528470","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/richard-wiese\/born-to-explore-a-really-_b_1528470.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227414\/slide_227414_995866_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227414\/slide_227414_995866_small.jpg","title":"Born To Explore: A Really Stupid Way To Die (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227414","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1535235","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/bart-van-poll\/where-the-locals-hang-out-in-prague_b_1535235.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227921\/slide_227921_1005196_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227921\/slide_227921_1005196_small.jpg","title":"Where The Locals Hang Out In Prague","slideshow_id":"227921","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1533747","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/departures-magazine\/the-worlds-top-tasting-menus_b_1533747.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/226883\/slide_226883_984882_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/226883\/slide_226883_984882_small.jpg","title":"The World's Top Tasting Menus (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"226883","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1545785","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/oyster\/now-open-for-summer-4-great-hotels_b_1545785.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228774\/slide_228774_1022505_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228774\/slide_228774_1022505_small.jpg","title":"Now Open for Summer: 4 Gorgeous Spots Along the East Coast (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"228774","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1536099","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/erica-firpo\/bresia-to-rome-and-back_b_1536099.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227937\/slide_227937_1005448_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227937\/slide_227937_1005448_small.jpg","title":"A Historic Race From Brescia To Rome And Back (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227937","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1557342","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/shermans-travel\/top-cities-for-good-bbq_b_1557342.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229651\/slide_229651_1038782_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229651\/slide_229651_1038782_small.jpg","title":"Top U.S. Cities For Finger-Lickin' BBQ (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"229651","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1540100","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/24\/memorial-day-atlantic-city_n_1540100.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/215967\/slide_215967_832316_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/215967\/slide_215967_832316_small.jpg","title":"Memorial Day: Atlantic City Third Most Popular Destination, Perhaps Due To Revel (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"215967","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1560464","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/oyster\/5-style-ideas-to-steal-from-hotels_b_1560464.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229900\/slide_229900_1043255_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229900\/slide_229900_1043255_small.jpg","title":"5 Style Ideas To Steal From Top Hawaiian Hotels (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"229900","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1533983","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/edward-schneider\/london-dining-near-covent-garden_b_1533983.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227753\/slide_227753_1002231_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227753\/slide_227753_1002231_small.jpg","title":"London Dining: Steak Near Covent Garden And Lesser Calamint Near Goodge Street","slideshow_id":"227753","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1529676","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/elizabeth-thorp\/turks-caicos-for-families_b_1529676.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227650\/slide_227650_1000690_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227650\/slide_227650_1000690_small.jpg","title":"5 Reasons Turks And Caicos Is The Perfect Place For A Best Beach Vacation (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227650","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1534127","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/oyster\/10-new-york-sex-hotels_b_1534127.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227813\/slide_227813_1003333_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227813\/slide_227813_1003333_small.jpg","title":"10 Things I Learned By Staying In New York's Sex Hotels (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227813","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1553776","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/edward-schneider\/cornwall-england-tourism-dining-pubs_b_1553776.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228921\/slide_228921_1025231_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228921\/slide_228921_1025231_small.jpg","title":"Cornwall, England: Tourism, Pub-Going And Dining At Nathan Outlaw And Rick Stein (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"228921","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1534138","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/travel-leisure\/best-fastfood-chains-in-t_b_1534138.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/226746\/slide_226746_1002933_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/226746\/slide_226746_1002933_small.jpg","title":"Great Fast-Food Chains From Around The World (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"226746","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1527995","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jetsettercom\/advanced-level-summering-_b_1527995.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227379\/slide_227379_995360_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/227379\/slide_227379_995360_small.jpg","title":"Where To Go When You've Summered Everywhere (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"227379","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1534497","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/viator\/obscure-national-parks_b_1534497.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228033\/slide_228033_1007389_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228033\/slide_228033_1007389_small.jpg","title":"8 Obscure National Parks Worth The Visit (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"228033","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1537686","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/oyster\/7-incredible-outdoor-spas_b_1537686.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228162\/slide_228162_1010085_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/228162\/slide_228162_1010085_small.jpg","title":"7 Incredible Outdoor Spas (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"228162","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1528250","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/18\/rosario-dawson-talks-abou_n_1528250.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/191917\/slide_191917_377783_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/191917\/slide_191917_377783_small.jpg","title":"Rosario Dawson Talks About Why She Loves Riding The Train (VIDEO)","slideshow_id":"191917","vertical":"travel"},{"entry_id":"1546290","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/25\/npr-cruise-to-set-sail-on_n_1546290.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/196492\/slide_196492_464279_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/196492\/slide_196492_464279_small.jpg","title":"NPR Cruise To Set Sail On Regent's Seven Seas Voyager (PHOTOS)","slideshow_id":"196492","vertical":"travel"}]
Hostel-shower acoustics can only go so far and those boxed-in music venues aren't any better.
If you like your tunes live and loud, these spots turn the decibels way up. Pack a lighter, hop on the OT...
Hostel-shower acoustics can only go so far and those boxed-in music venues aren't any better.
If you like your tunes live and loud, these spots turn the decibels way up. Pack a lighter, hop on the OT...
I've been to Sydney Opera house and it's great but it's not a huge venue. There are plenty of great places here in the states besides red rocks (which is very cool).
gfgarv: I've been to Sydney Opera house and it's great but
I remember going to Red Rocks as I kid (over 40 years ago) and it was there. I think I remember hearing when the built the theater when i was real young, was it in the mid-late 60's?
vlady1000: I remember going to Red Rocks as I kid (over
Left out a place I think is called "The Gorge" in Washington state... you see the show and then camp out afterwards. It is like watching a show on the rim of the Grand Canyon! Stunning!
Joe_Connors: Left out a place I think is called "The Gorge"
I like the fact that Amsterdam is represented in the form of Paradiso, the only thing that bothers me is that the ticket used in the slideshow has the German language on it..
We in the Netherlands don't speak German but Dutch.
Vrrr: I like the fact that Amsterdam is represented in the
I spend a lot of time in your great city, have a flat a few blocks away from Rembrandt Square. But still...I can't speak a bit of Dutch. LOL
It's a hard language to learn! Thankfully, I'm able to get by there, since so many of you guys speak English.
I promise that if I ever move there full time I'll learn Dutch!
eulogy8894: I spend a lot of time in your great city,
Been to many concert venues all over Europe, small or big ones… Liked many of them, but fell in love with two venues in Germany.
Am pretty much in love with the Waldbühne in Berlin since the very first time I’ve been there back in ’92. Such a great atmosphere. A concert at Waldbühne is always a good reason to travel to Berlin. Though – nothing beats a sold out concert at Olympic Stadium in Munich…
Marina_51: Been to many concert venues all over Europe, small or
The old Ritz Theater in Ybor City just outside of Tampa was the best dive ever.
I've seen Tool there, Genitorturers, and many other semi national and national acts there.
As you walked (or staggered) into the theater, there was a large sign over the door,
NO Stage Diving, Strictly Enforced.
Now the whole area has been gentrified and it's lost its cool. To bad.
evilchihuahua: The old Ritz Theater in Ybor City just outside of
Paradiso all the way! It's the only small venue where you can see stadium-act (Prince, The Rolling Stones), big rock or dance-act (Arctic Monkeys, Justice), and any other Dutch or unknown band within one year of each other.
The sound is great, the atmosphere very intense and personal. And the church-like windows and balconies are just stunning.
Wessel_van_Hulssen: Paradiso all the way! It's the only small venue where
saw the gipsy kings at Ravinia Pavillion outside of chicago last summer and was very impressed with the facility.
Used to be a fabulous facility in King of Prussia Pa. called the valley forge music fair. it was in the round and for my money was the best. they tore it down and built another shopping center
Woodn88s: saw the gipsy kings at Ravinia Pavillion outside of chicago
yay summer 2012!
We in the Netherlands don't speak German but Dutch.
It's a hard language to learn! Thankfully, I'm able to get by there, since so many of you guys speak English.
I promise that if I ever move there full time I'll learn Dutch!
http://www.arena.it/en-US/HOMEen.html
Am pretty much in love with the Waldbühne in Berlin since the very first time I’ve been there back in ’92. Such a great atmosphere. A concert at Waldbühne is always a good reason to travel to Berlin. Though – nothing beats a sold out concert at Olympic Stadium in Munich…
I've seen Tool there, Genitorturers, and many other semi national and national acts there.
As you walked (or staggered) into the theater, there was a large sign over the door,
NO Stage Diving, Strictly Enforced.
Now the whole area has been gentrified and it's lost its cool. To bad.
The sound is great, the atmosphere very intense and personal. And the church-like windows and balconies are just stunning.
Used to be a fabulous facility in King of Prussia Pa. called the valley forge music fair. it was in the round and for my money was the best. they tore it down and built another shopping center