What are the best venues for bands to play in New York?
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Madison Square Garden, very big....but, in the village, there are so  many smaller clubs, and anyone and everyone goes there....\n\nby the way, its CBGB'S, which has closed its doors....
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Write to Peter, the manager, of Blue nightclub in Inverness, Scotland and include a demo cd/tape.  He's a fair guy with extensive knowledge of music and years of experience.  Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes, Goldie etc have all played there.  Good luck.
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Its really cool. The history of the place is amazing. When your there they have pics of all of the big names that have passed through. I have seen Wu Tang Clan, Weezer and Steve Earl there. Its a smaller venue, so there really isn't a bad seat in the house. If you see a group there you like there, I would recommend it highly.
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If I may make a suggestion.  The northeast would be a nice place.  Somewhere in  the adirondacks, like Lake George or Saratoga.  Many things to do, and concerts in Saratoga too
630314
Put your band on www.mylocalbands.com. That a pretty good sight.
494687
I go to Death Guild in SF once in a while.  They have some great DJs that play a mix of old & new favorites and cool stuff I've never heard of.  The crowd there is rather hit or miss, some of them look really out of place and uncompfortable, but others are regulars.  It can be a lot of fun.
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That last concert I saw was Nine Inch Nails at Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  Queens of the Stone Age were with them.  It was one of the best concerts I ever went to.
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York, Pa   has a place called the Strand Capitol Theater. It is grand  and wonderful ! I saw Enchanted April there! They also have  live Entertainment. I saw Mel Torme and Michael Fienstein there long time ago. Hope this helps!
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Every now and then, I look around for some great concerts from world-famous musicians\nI suggest checking out websites for places like the hollywood bowl and disney concert hall\nor, another option, you can check out the websites of any of your favorite musicians (provided that they are still touring today), such as Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Nicholas Payton, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, etc.\nI think the playboy jazz festival is around august
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What I usualy do is check ticketmaster.com for concerts near my city.  It lets you sign up for notification when a certain band comes to your city or zipcode or someting.  You can also check periodicaly who is coming to different venues in you area. Good luck
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I absolutely LOVE Rush !!! I've seen them live a couple of times and would love to see them again ...On when they're going to your corner off the woods, have you tried checking out on pollstar? that's a great site to find out concert dates for any band or city. Go to:\n\nwww.pollstar.com
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depends what town youre looking for.\nbut before you go making posters and t-shirts to bring to the concert, i suggest you learn to spell Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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You don't mention where you needed the bands to play, such as what city, so I can't recommend any specific booking agents in your area, but here's how to find them.\n\nGo to yp.yahoo.com, put in your zip code and then search for "Big Band" You should get a list of big bands in your area, and maybe a booking agency to call to book them for your event.\n\nAlso, I found a booking agency that is nationwide: http://www.gigmasters.com/BigBand/BigBand.asp
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04/20 - London @ Astoria\n05/09 - Toronto @ Air Canada Centre\n05/10 - Toronto @ Air Canada Centre\n05/12 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena\n05/13 - Hartford, Conn. @ New England Dodge Music Arena\n05/16 - Chicago @ United Center\n05/19 - Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena\n05/20 - Cleveland @ Quicken Loans Arena\n05/22 - Auburn Hills, Mich. @ Palace of Auburn Hills\n05/24 - Boston @ TD Banknorth Garden\n05/25 - Boston @ TD Banknorth Garden\n05/27 - Camden, N.J. @ Tweeter Center\n05/28 - Camden, N.J. @ Tweeter Center\n05/30 - Washington, DC @ MCI Center\n06/01 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena\n06/03 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena\n06/23 - Pittsburgh @ Mellon Arena\n06/24 - Cincinnati @ US Bank Arena\n06/26 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center\n06/27 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center\n07/02 - Denver @ Pepsi Center\n07/03 - Denver @ Pepsi Center\n07/06 - Las Vegas @ MGM Grand\n07/07 - San Diego @ Cox Arena\n07/09 - Los Angeles @ Forum\n07/10 - Los Angeles @ Forum\n07/13 - Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Santa Barbara Bowl\n07/16 - San Francisco @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium\n07/18 - San Francisco @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium\n07/22 - George, Wash. @ the Gorge\n08/25 - Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival\n08/27 - Reading, England @ Reading Festival
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Post something on craigslist.org in the Gigs section.  You can post in your specific area or anywhere in the US.
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it's outdoors\nand they have all different stages with different bnds playing all at one time\nthere should be a time schedule by the entrance for the bigger bands\nFor the smaller bands, you might have to go to their table(which are all set up around kinda like a flea market) and ask them. Being a piece of paper with you to write down all the times.\n\nIf you want to see a big band, you'll probably have to be at the stage 3 bands before they go on if you want to get to the front.\n\nYou are allowed one water bottle i think. BRING IT. And a lot of money for shirts and stuff. Dont wear anything you like(obviously) and go under the showers as much as you can. Comfortable shoes of course(no flip flops). Wear sunscreen....LOTS.
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You could do anything from rock to raggae.  As long as you're good :) ... seems like there's a lot of diversity and good bands from all different venues are populare.