Legendary Venues Worldwide
The world's most storied stages. 12 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
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NetherlandsBestJunClimate37–72°FCurrencyEURLanguageDutchA converted 19th-century church in Amsterdam, with the stained glass still behind the stage.
Berghain
GermanyBestVariesClimate32–77°FCurrencyEURLanguageGermanA former power plant in Friedrichshain, known as much for the door as the sound. No photographs inside, which is why it stays what it is.
Teatro Colon
ArgentinaBestVariesClimate45–84°FCurrencyARSLanguageSpanishBuenos Aires, 1908, with acoustics singers rank alongside Vienna and Milan.
L'Olympia
FranceEst. 1893BestVariesClimate36–77°FCurrencyEURLanguageFrenchOpen since 1893. Piaf, Brel, and the Beatles in 1964. The red neon sign has been rebuilt but never redesigned.
Nippon Budokan
JapanBestVariesClimate32–90°FCurrencyJPYLanguageJapaneseBuilt for judo at the 1964 Olympics. The Beatles played it in 1966 and started a national argument about whether rock belonged there.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
United KingdomEst. 1959BestJunClimate36–73°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishSoho since 1959 and still a proper jazz room: low ceiling, table service, two sets a night.
The O2 Arena
United KingdomBestJunClimate36–73°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishUnder the old Millennium Dome on the Greenwich peninsula, and most years the busiest arena in the world by ticket sales.
Sydney Opera House
New South WalesBestVariesClimate46–79°FCurrencyAUDLanguageEnglishAirportSYDThe sail-roofed icon on Sydney Harbour, a global stage.
Royal Albert Hall
LondonBestApr–SepClimate36–73°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishAirportLHRA grand Victorian rotunda and home of the BBC Proms.
Teatro alla Scala
LombardyBestVariesClimate32–86°FCurrencyEURLanguageItalianAirportMXPMilan legendary opera house, La Scala.
Wiener Musikverein
ViennaBestVariesClimate30–82°FCurrencyEURLanguageGermanAirportVIEViennas golden hall, home of the New Year concert.
Massey Hall
OntarioEst. 1894BestVariesClimate19–79°FCurrencyCADLanguageEnglishAirportYYZTorontos historic acoustic gem, opened 1894.