USA
Aspen Music Festival and SchoolAspen · ~600 students, 400+ events/summer · otherClassical all disciplinesMohawkAustin · ~200 indoor / ~900 outdoor · clubIndie/rock/heavyElsewhereBrooklyn · ~675 main room + rooftop/zone one · clubelectronic + hip-hop/indie crossoverSaint Vitus BarBrooklyn (Bushwick), NYC · ~250 (former room; new room TBC) · clubMetal/hardcore/punkMiddle East (Upstairs / Downstairs / Sonia)Cambridge (Boston) · ~200 / ~575 / ~350 (complex of 5 rooms) · clubRock/metal/punk/hip-hopCobra LoungeChicago · ~300 · clubUnderground rock/metal/punkReggies (Rock Club + Music Joint)Chicago · ~400 (Rock Club) / ~100 (Music Joint) · clubRock/metal/punkHi-DiveDenver · ~250 · clubIndie/punk/heavyKerrville Folk Festival — Grassy Hill New Folk CompetitionKerrville · 24 finalists perform live; 6 winners get paid festival sets · otherEmerging songwriters, any genre, acoustic-leaningTanglewood Music CenterLenox · Fellowship program of Boston Symphony · otherClassical instrumental/vocal/composition/conductingSound Nightclub / Academy LALos Angeles · ~500 / ~1,000 · clubhouse/techno / EDM-bassClub SpaceMiami · ~1,000+ (Terrace) · clubtech-house, techno, after-hoursMonterey Jazz — Next Generation Jazz FestivalMonterey · Top student bands nationwide + international · otherStudent big bands, combos, vocal ensembles (HS/college)Exit/InNashville · ~500 · clubRock/alt/metalTin Pan South (NSAI) — Round SubmissionsNashville · ~100 shows/10 venues over 5 nights · otherSongwriters (country/pop/Americana but open)Gramercy TheatreNew York · ~600 · clubRock/metalSmalls Jazz ClubNew York · ~60 · clubBebop-to-modern NYC sceneNowadaysNew York (Queens) · ~700 (indoor+outdoor) · clubhouse/techno, leftfieldOakland Metro OperahouseOakland · ~600 · clubMetal/punk/experimentalUnderground ArtsPhiladelphia · ~650 · clubAlt/rock/metal/experimentalDante'sPortland · ~350 · clubRock/metal/punk + burlesqueDNA LoungeSan Francisco · ~800 (multi-room) · clubMetal/industrial/goth/eclectic, all-ages friendlyEl Corazón / FunhouseSeattle · ~800 / ~300 · clubMetal/punkWhisky a Go GoWest Hollywood (LA) · ~500 · clubRock/metal heritage venue