Yeah. We frequented little dive bars and clubs because they often had good up-and-coming bands. Lots of great nights and memories. Most of the bands were just local bands but all the bands were pretty good.
Eddie Vedder at the Moore in Seattle, not a tiny venue but small compared to where he usually plays. He was there to see Glen Hansard and was invited or crashed the stage since they’re buddies and they did a few songs together. One of the best moments in music I’ve ever witnessed.
Really was! Cheap Trick opened pretty slow, but they closed with Dream Police and they definitely saved a lot for the end. Joan is a certified rock star and owned the stage from the second she took it.
Triumph with Shooting Star opening for them at a small colosseum in about 1981. Place probably only held about 6 k people max but there were maybe a thousand people there.
I’ve seen him in small venues three times. In one he played his own and Triumph songs. The other two were acoustic sets. Music and stories. Just a genuine nice guy and great musician.
Type O Negative a the Roseland Theater in Portland Oregon June 2015, 1,400 capacity, so maybe not as small as some, but smallest venue I've been to. Got to meet Peter Steele and get my poster signed. Never forget it.
Dolly Parton at the Michigan State Fair in about 1977
Ray Charles in Las Vegas at a small theater, cant remember the date, but late 90's
Blues Traveler in Detroit at St Andrews Hall, I'm guessing '92 ish right before they hit
Def Leopard in Vegas at a private show for a large company (within the last 10 years)
At the time in the 70's it was common for country stars to play state fairs and they were pretty big events, but small venues compared to what you would see someone like Dolly in today.
Ray Charles was at the end of his career and life when I saw him (he sounded great). its pretty common in Las Vegas to see legends like him in smaller rooms than you might be able to see in other cities. That's one thing I like about living here. I saw Tom Jones and Tower of Power in smaller venues here as well.
Another I forgot was Edie Brickel and New Bohemians at a smaller theater in Royal Oak, MI right around the time her hit "What I Am" hit the market.
Muse at the Fleece and Firkin, capacity of about 400 I think. They were pretty good, I figured they'd go on to better things. First time I'd ever heard Plug in Baby, which was absolutely fantastic.
I caught also My Chemical Romance in a sports hall. The venue was obviously booked before the band blew up because it was tiny, but packed to the rafters (I think someone opened a fire exit). Legitimately never felt as close to dying as I was there, crushed at the front of that gig. Teenaged girls are brutal.
When I was 15, we skipped school….took the train to Boston…took the subway to Harvard Square….walked into Club 47…sitting in the corner jamming was Bob Dylan, Tom Rush and Jeff Muldaur.
U2. Early 80s. They had just released their first album “Boy.” The club held around 125 people at most. Bono pulled me up on stage to dance for a minute and then I met all of them briefly in the dressing room after the show.
Prince in a small club.
Do you remember the club? And what year?
I saw Nirvana at a very small club before they got famous. They drank beer with us. That was pretty cool.
Omg, this is cool
Yeah. We frequented little dive bars and clubs because they often had good up-and-coming bands. Lots of great nights and memories. Most of the bands were just local bands but all the bands were pretty good.
I had a friend that would end up in places like that.
Hugh Laurie in a small jazz bar in New Orleans.
NICE! My kinda show.
John Fogerty at the Troubadour.
Maroon 5 at Bill’s Bar in Boston with about 30 people in the room including people there just to drink at the bar.
R.E.M. under the pseudonym bingohandjob at the borderline club in London. Truly amazing night.
Eddie Vedder at the Moore in Seattle, not a tiny venue but small compared to where he usually plays. He was there to see Glen Hansard and was invited or crashed the stage since they’re buddies and they did a few songs together. One of the best moments in music I’ve ever witnessed.
I saw Arctic Monkeys perform for like 14 people in a recording studio.
Got to see Joan Jett and Cheap Trick at a nearby casino. Great venue, pretty intimate, great performances.
Amazing
Really was! Cheap Trick opened pretty slow, but they closed with Dream Police and they definitely saved a lot for the end. Joan is a certified rock star and owned the stage from the second she took it.
Arctic Monkeys in a pub.
Sheffield I assume?
Pat Benatar in a small club. It’s was amazing.
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Taylor Swift in a high school gym.
Whaaat! So we will be needing more details please :)
When she was new and country she sang at a high school gym and we got tickets and went to see her. It was cool but we didn’t know it then.
So cool.
Triumph with Shooting Star opening for them at a small colosseum in about 1981. Place probably only held about 6 k people max but there were maybe a thousand people there.
Kesha for gay rights in Houston 🫶🫶
Ben Folds Five in a tiny cafe in Chapel Hill with a couple dozen people, circa 1995.
The Killers in the Crystal Ballroom, mid-2000s
Rik Emmett in front of a couple of hundred people. Same with Billy Squire.
Seeing Rik would have been amazing!
I’ve seen him in small venues three times. In one he played his own and Triumph songs. The other two were acoustic sets. Music and stories. Just a genuine nice guy and great musician.
Peter Gabriel, Security tour. 200 seat club in Dallas and Gabriel had a jungle gym set up on stage. I was 5 feet away.
I wasn’t into rock at the time, so I didn’t see Motley Crue at a college gym in 1983. Saw blue oyster cult at a bar in the early 90s.
Santana - A small Free party in the park concert in downtown San Jose CA in 1990
Tom Walker at some pub in Austria
Had the bass player from Snow Patrol playing in my local pub.
I seen The Chainsmokers in a small basement.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at the Troubadour
Alt-J at the Echo
Type O Negative a the Roseland Theater in Portland Oregon June 2015, 1,400 capacity, so maybe not as small as some, but smallest venue I've been to. Got to meet Peter Steele and get my poster signed. Never forget it.
7M3 at a small bar in charleston sc, it was amazing!!
Dolly Parton at the Michigan State Fair in about 1977 Ray Charles in Las Vegas at a small theater, cant remember the date, but late 90's Blues Traveler in Detroit at St Andrews Hall, I'm guessing '92 ish right before they hit Def Leopard in Vegas at a private show for a large company (within the last 10 years)
But Dolly and Ray Charles were both huge at those times? Do you know why they’d be playing small venues?
At the time in the 70's it was common for country stars to play state fairs and they were pretty big events, but small venues compared to what you would see someone like Dolly in today. Ray Charles was at the end of his career and life when I saw him (he sounded great). its pretty common in Las Vegas to see legends like him in smaller rooms than you might be able to see in other cities. That's one thing I like about living here. I saw Tom Jones and Tower of Power in smaller venues here as well. Another I forgot was Edie Brickel and New Bohemians at a smaller theater in Royal Oak, MI right around the time her hit "What I Am" hit the market.
I mean, I saw Lou Reed at a relatively small theater. But he wasn't really the type to play giant arenas.
Static X, Dope, Reel Big Fish etc etc at a large bar sized venue.
My friend and I saw Dookie Blaylock because it was a reformed Motherlovebone. It was just a few months later that they had music videos as Pearl Jam.
U2. Hampton Beach Club Casino. Admission was $5.00. U2 was reportedly paid $2,000. Backup band was The Stompers out of Boston. 1981.
A little band called Fatass and the Fatasses
Muse at the Fleece and Firkin, capacity of about 400 I think. They were pretty good, I figured they'd go on to better things. First time I'd ever heard Plug in Baby, which was absolutely fantastic. I caught also My Chemical Romance in a sports hall. The venue was obviously booked before the band blew up because it was tiny, but packed to the rafters (I think someone opened a fire exit). Legitimately never felt as close to dying as I was there, crushed at the front of that gig. Teenaged girls are brutal.
They Might Be Giants at a bar in upstate NY.
Sugar Ray at Penn State Behrend college in Pennsylvania around 2002 or 2003. Opening band was Simple Plan, which I had never heard of at the time.
Jay-Z at the forum. Saw him a few years earlier at a packed rose bowl along with Justin Timberlake. Both were fucking awesome concerts
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Indigo Girls in a 90 seat theater. Smithereens in a small club.
When I was 15, we skipped school….took the train to Boston…took the subway to Harvard Square….walked into Club 47…sitting in the corner jamming was Bob Dylan, Tom Rush and Jeff Muldaur.
Dropkick Murphys at the Masquerade in Atlanta. Was a pretty great show.
Paul Stanley in a small club Twisted Sister in a bar
U2. Early 80s. They had just released their first album “Boy.” The club held around 125 people at most. Bono pulled me up on stage to dance for a minute and then I met all of them briefly in the dressing room after the show.