Quotes About Venue

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

British boxing fans are amazing, and the O2 is one of the best venues in the world.

In L.A., we played rock venues because we had a band, which hip-hop venues couldn't accommodate. And within that, we created a show which we could put on in front of anybody.

We're thrilled to play an offbeat place. Our music fits with it. I love playing unusual venues.

What I like about Japanese venues is that the front barrier is right up against the stage, so when you're bending over, they're right there in front of you. In some European festivals, they're so paranoid, you need a taxi to go and touch the crowd!

I think Cardiff is one of the better venues, a bit like the Matchplay where you've got a smaller crowd but more of an atmosphere.

Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.

It's nice to have a band that can adapt to whatever show we're in, so we can play on a big stage or a house show.

Wembley Arena has been a successful stomping ground in the past.

The Ariake Arena is stunningly beautiful.

On that same tour we ran into a band at Aylesbury Friars, a biggish venue in Oxfordshire, England. They were a four-piece from Ireland called U2. They seemed like nice fellows and they sounded pretty good, but we didn't keep in touch. They're probably taxi drivers and accountants by now.

The place looked more like a genteel horse farm than the roar-and-fume venues where they usually played. Vast, grassy ranges stretched in every direction, with neat, sun-shaded shooting platforms at the head of each. Men—and a few women—were stretched out on the platforms, aiming rifles downrange. Others stood laughing and talking, holding rifles in cases. But for the occasional snap of a gunshot, it was quiet enough to hear birds singing.

My first show was at Here Lounge in West Hollywood.

There will always be a theatrical experience because there will always be cinemas no matter what. It's like there will always be theaters to have stage plays in.

Toots Shore's restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore.

I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.