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Sydney Opera House
Location: Sydney, Australia; Capacity: 5,738 (Concert Hall); Notable Event: Crowded House's Farewell to the World concert in 1996.
The Fillmore
Location: San Francisco, California, USA; Capacity: 1,150; Notable Event: Frequent venue for the Grateful Dead in the 1960s.
The Hollywood Bowl
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA; Capacity: 17,500; Notable Event: The Beatles performed in 1964 and 1965.
Royal Albert Hall
Location: London, England; Capacity: 5,272; Notable Event: The annual BBC Proms concerts.
The O2 Arena
Location: London, England; Capacity: 20,000; Notable Event: Led Zeppelin's one-off reunion concert in 2007.
Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England; Capacity: 90,000; Notable Event: Live Aid concert in 1985.
The Bluebird Cafe
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Capacity: 90; Notable Event: Discovery of Taylor Swift in 2004.
Whisky a Go Go
Location: West Hollywood, California, USA; Capacity: 500; Notable Event: The Doors were the house band in the 1960s.
Madison Square Garden
Location: New York City, New York, USA; Capacity: 20,789; Notable Event: Concert for New York City in 2001.
CBGB
Location: New York City, New York, USA; Capacity: 350 (historical); Notable Event: Patti Smith Group's debut album 'Horses' live performances in 1975.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Location: Morrison, Colorado, USA; Capacity: 9,525; Notable Event: U2's Live at Red Rocks recorded in 1983.
Berghain
Location: Berlin, Germany; Capacity: 1,500; Notable Event: Considered the world capital of techno music.
Apollo Theater
Location: Harlem, New York City, USA; Capacity: 1,506; Notable Event: Ella Fitzgerald's amateur night win leading to fame.
First Avenue
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Capacity: 1,600 (Mainroom); Notable Event: Prince frequently performed here and filmed parts of Purple Rain.
Carnegie Hall
Location: New York City, New York, USA; Capacity: 2,804 (Stern Auditorium); Notable Event: Tchaikovsky conducted the opening concert in 1891.
Radio City Music Hall
Location: New York City, New York, USA; Capacity: 5,960; Notable Event: MTV Video Music Awards hosted multiple times.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Location: Indio, California, USA; Capacity: 125,000 per day; Notable Event: Daft Punk's legendary performance in 2006.
Sun Studio
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Capacity: Not a live venue; Notable Event: Elvis Presley recorded his first song here in 1953.
The Roundhouse
Location: London, England; Capacity: 1,700; Notable Event: The Doors' only UK performance in 1968.
Ziggo Dome
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Capacity: 17,000; Notable Event: Adele performed a series of sold-out concerts in 2016.
Glastonbury Festival
Location: Pilton, Somerset, England; Capacity: 135,000; Notable Event: David Bowie's iconic performance in 2000.
Budokan Hall
Location: Tokyo, Japan; Capacity: 14,471; Notable Event: Cheap Trick's live album 'At Budokan' in 1978.
Staples Center
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA; Capacity: 21,000; Notable Event: Michael Jackson's public memorial service in 2009.
Grand Ole Opry
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Capacity: 4,372; Notable Event: Johnny Cash met June Carter here in 1956.
The Cavern Club
Location: Liverpool, England; Capacity: 350; Notable Event: The Beatles made their first appearance in 1961.
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