This is the first-ever collection of interviews, photographs, and up-to-date information on our best- loved venues, great and small, many of which have closed.



Includes interviews and anecdotes from promoters, fans, and musicians concerning historic arenas in the United States—the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; the Crocodile Café in Seattle; and CBGB, Carnegie Hall, and the Cotton Club in New York. It also features old favorites in Australia like Cloudland Ballroom in Brisbane, the Oxford Funhouse in Sydney, the Crystal Ballroom in Melbourne, and the Tivoli in Adelaide. Major London venues covered include the Astoria, 100 Club, Hammersmith Palais, Roundhouse, Forum, Hackney Empire, and the Marquee.

Tim Burrows

Tim Burrows is a freelance journalist and non-fiction author. He specializes in writing long-form articles about place, politics and people's lives. He has almost 20 years experience working for broadsheet newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph and, for the last decade or more, the Guardian.