America's best live music venues: the complete list

Every venue picked by at least one artist in our poll, in alphabetical order (linked, where available, to their Metromix pages):

1011, The (San Antonio, Texas)

105 Pioneer St. (Santa Cruz, Calif.)

1STBANK Center (Denver, Colo.)

40 Watt Club (Athens, Ga.)

400 Bar (Minneapolis, Minn.)

5 Spot Live, The (Nashville)

7 Venue, The (Douglasville, Ga.)

9:30 Club (Washington, D.C.)

Acadia Cafe (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Alex’s Bar (Long Beach, Calif.)

Aladdin Theater (Portland, Ore.)

Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y.)

Aquifer, The (Clinton, N.J.)

ArtsQuest Center at Steelstacks (Bethlehem, Pa.)

Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park, N.J.)

Auditorium Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)

Auntie Mae’s Parlor (Manhattan, Kan.)

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (New York, N.Y.)

BackBooth (Orlando, Fla.)

Bayport BBQ (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Beachland Ballroom & Tavern (Cleveland, Ohio)

Beacon Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

Beat Kitchen (Chicago, Ill.) 

Beauty Is Pain Boutique (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Bell Auditorium (Augusta, Ga.)

Bell House, The (New York, N.Y.) 

Birdland Restaurant & Lounge (Jackson, Miss.)

Black Sheep, The (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Blue Moon Saloon & Guesthouse (Lafayette, La.) 

Blueberry Hill (St. Louis, Mo.)

Bluebird Theater (Denver, Colo.)

Bone Yard, The (Columbus, Ohio)

Bottletree, The (Birmingham, Ala.) 

Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)

Bottom Lounge (Chicago, Ill.)

Bowery Ballroom (New York, N.Y.)

Bug Jar (Rochester, N.Y.)

Burnt Ramen (Richmond, Calif.)

Burt’s Tiki Lounge (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Café du Nord and the Swedish American Hall (San Francisco, Calif.) 

Cairo (Seattle, Wash.)

Canal Street Tavern (Dayton, Ohio)

Carabar (Columbus, Ohio)

Casbah, The (San Diego, Calif.) 

Catalyst, The (Santa Cruz, Calif.)

CBGB's (New York, N.Y.)

Celebrity Theatre (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Center Stage (Atlanta, Ga.) 

Chain Reaction (Anaheim, Calif.)

Chameleon Club (Lancaster, Pa.)

Chastain Park Amphitheatre (Atlanta, Ga.)

Chickie Wah Wah (New Orleans, La.)

Chop Suey (Seattle, Wash.)

Clermont Lounge (Atlanta, Ga.)

Club Nokia (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Cobo Arena (Detroit, Mich.)

Comet, The (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Congress Theater (Chicago, Ill.)

Continental Club, The (Austin, Texas)

Cox Capitol Theatre (Macon, Ga.)

Crepe Place, The (Santa Cruz, Calif.)

Crocodile, The (Seattle, Wash.)

Crossroads, The (Kansas City, Mo.)

Crystal Bay Club-Casino (Crystal Bay, Nev.)

Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club (Kansas City, Mo.)

Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, Ore.)

Dustin Street House (Boston, Mass.)

Edgefield (Troutdale, Ore.)

El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Emo’s (Austin, Texas)

Empty Bottle (Chicago, Ill.)

Fabulous Fox Theatre (St. Louis, Mo.)

Far Better Towing (New York, N.Y.)

Filling Station, The (Bozeman, Mont.)

Fillmore, The (San Francisco, Calif.) 

Fillmore Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)

Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater (Miami, Fla.)

First Avenue and 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, Minn.) 

First Unitarian Chuch (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Fitzgerald’s (Houston, Texas)

Fitzgerald’s (Berwyn, Ill.)

Fleischmann Park (Naples, Fla.)

Fox Theater (Oakland, Calif.) 

Fox Theatre (Boulder, Colo.) 

Frequency, The (Madison, Wis.)

GameWorks (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Getty Center, The (Los Angeles, Calif.) 

Glass House, The (Pomona, Calif.)

GlassLands Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

Gorge Amphitheatre (George, Wash.)

Gothic Theatre (Denver, Colo.)

Grant Street Dancehall (Lafayette, La.)

Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, Calif.)

Great Scott (Boston, Mass.)

Greek Theatre, The (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Grenada, The (Lawrence, Kan.)

Grey Eagle, The (Asheville, N.C.)

Grog Shop (Cleveland, Ohio)

Hal and Mal’s (Jackson, Miss.)

Harpos (Detroit, Mich.)

Hemlock Tavern (San Francisco, Calif.)

Hi-Dive (Denver, Colo.)

Hideout (Chicago, Ill.)

High Noon Saloon (Madison, Wis.)

Higher Ground (Burlington, Vt.)

Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles, Calif.)

House of Blues (Boston, Mass.)

House of Blues (Chicago, Ill.)

House of Blues (Houston, Texas)

House of Blues (Los Angeles, Calif.)

House of Blues (New Orleans, La.)

Howlin’ Wolf (New Orleans, La.)

Independent, The (San Francisco, Calif.)

Iota Club & Cafe (Arlington, Va.)

Irving Plaza (New York, N.Y.)

Jambalaya (Arcata, Calif.)

Jaxx Nightclub (Springfield, Va.)

Joe’s Bar (Chicago, Ill.)

Johnny Brenda’s (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Josabi’s (Helotes, Texas)

Khyber, The (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Kings Barricade (Raleigh, N.C.)

Knitting Factory (New York, N.Y.)

L.A. Forum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Lager House (Detroit, Mich.)

Larimer Lounge (Denver, Colo.)

Lincoln Hall (Chicago, Ill.)

Lit Lounge (New York, N.Y.)

Lo-Fi Performance Gallery (Seattle, Wash.)

Long Wong's at the Firehouse (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Louisville Palace, The (Louisville, Ky.)

Lucid (Seattle, Wash.)

Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)

Magic Stick (Detroit, Mich.)

Majestic Theatre (Madison, Wis.)

Marquis Theater, The (Denver, Colo.)

Masquerade (Atlanta, Ga.)

McCabe’s Guitar Shop (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Mercury Lounge (New York, N.Y.)

Mesa Theatre (Grand Junction, Colo.)

Metro (Chicago, Ill.)

Mezzanine (San Francisco, Calif.)

Middle East (Boston, Mass.) 

Milestone Club, The (Charlotte, N.C.)

Millvale Industrial Theater (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Mohawk, The (Austin, Texas)

Mohawk Place (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Mojoe’s Rock House (Chicago, Ill.)

Montage Music Hall (Rochester, N.Y.)

MOTR Pub (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Mount Airy Fire Hall (Mount Airy, M.D.)

Muddy Waters Cafe (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Murray Hill Theatre (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Mutiny, The (Chicago, Ill.)

National, The (Richmond, Va.)

Nectar (Seattle, Wash.)

Neumos (Seattle, Wash.)

NorVa, The (Norfolk, Va.)

Nublu (New York, N.Y.)

Off Broadway (St. Louis, Mo.)

Orange Peel, The (Asheville, N.C.)

Orange Show Events Center (San Bernadino, Calif.)

Padre’s (Marfa, Texas)

Pageant Concert Nightclub, The (St. Louis, Mo.)

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace (Pioneertown, Calif.)

Paradise Rock Club (Boston, Mass.)

Parish (Austin, Texas)

Park West (Chicago, Ill.)

Partisan, The (Merced, Calif.)

Preservation Hall (New Orleans, La.)

Proud Larry’s (Oxford, Miss.)

Radio City Music Hall (New York, N.Y.)

Radio Radio (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Railroad Blues (Alpine, Texas)

Rave, The (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Denver, Colo.)

Rendezvous (Seattle, Wash.)

Rhythm Room (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Riverside Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Rock & Roll Hotel (Washington, D.C.)

Roseland Ballroom (New York, N.Y.)

Roseland Theater (Portland, Ore.)

Roxy Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios (Denton, Texas)

Rumba Café (Columbus, Ohio)

Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.)

St. Andrew's Hall (Detroit, Mich.)

Safari Club (Des Moines, Iowa)

Santos Party House (New York, N.Y.)

Satellite, The (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Schubas Tavern (Chicago, Ill.)

Showbox at the Market (Seattle, Wash.)

Slim’s (San Francisco, Calif.)

Slowdown (Omaha, Neb.)

Smith’s Olde Bar (Atlanta, Ga.)

Someday Lounge (Portland, Ore.)

Southgate House (Newport, Ky.) 

Southpaw (New York, N.Y.)

Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, La.)

Sputnik (New York, N.Y.)

St. James Infirmary (Reno, Nev.)

State Theater (Minneapolis, Minn.)

State Theatre (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Station, The (Broussard, La.)

Stone Pony (Asbury Park)

Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Austin, Texas)

Summit Music Hall (Denver, Colo.)

Sunken Garden Theater (San Antonio, Texas)

Sunset Tavern, The (Seattle, Wash.)

Surf Lodge, The (Montauk, N.Y.)

Target Center (MInneapolis, Minn.)

Terminal 5 (New York, N.Y.)

TLA (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Tractor Tavern (Seattle, Wash.)

Triple Rock Social Club (Twin Cities) 

Troubadour (Los Angeles, Calif.)

TT the Bear’s (Boston, Mass.)

Turner Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Uncle Slayton’s (Louisville, Ky.)

Union Pool (New York, N.Y.)

Vaudeville Mews (Des Moines, Iowa)

Vault 350, The (Long Beach, Calif.)

Venue, The (Fargo, N.D.)

Vera Project (Seattle, Washington)

Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Des Moines, Iowa)

Vogue Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Warfield, The (San Francisco, Calif.)

Where House (Fort Worth, Texas)

Whiskey-A-Go-Go (Los Angeles, Calif.)

White Rabbit (San Antonio, Texas)

Yucca Tap Room (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Zebulon (New York, N.Y.)