History's Bizarre Music Venues UK And Worldwide

by Dominic Donaldson

Live music is something that has for many years been huge in the entertainment business, there is no doubt that one massive influence on the performance and atmosphere is in fact the venues. UK venues are very impressive, boasting Wembley Stadium, The O2 and quirky places such as the The Roundhouse in Camden. Yet none of these Venues UK are quite as unusual as some of the places across the world that have hosted live music, here in this article we look at some of the weirdest places that have been chosen for live performances.

This performer certainly has chosen some strange venues, UK fans may know David Hasselhoff for his performances in the TV series Baywatch and Knight Rider, but in Germany and Austria he is a massive pop star. On New Years Eve in 1989, a month after the Berlin Wall came down Hasselhoff performed on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, later explaining that he felt he moved people on both sides of the wall.

If that venue choice doesn't seem slightly bizarre then Brian May performing on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the opening of the Palace Jubilee concert in 2002 seems quite surreal. The curly haired Queen guitarist ended up playing 'God Save The Queen' live to over 200 million viewers across the world including the Her Majesty. Royal Venues in the UK don't get more Royal rock and roll than that!

Another odd venue that has been chosen was the Wall Street for the angry rock and rap group, Rage Against The Machine. The band had Michael Moore film the band playing on Wall Street for their 'Sleep Now in the Fire' video that was shot in 2002. The filming caused the New York Stock Exchange to be closed and the band were escorted off the premises by security. The band had gained permission to perform at the odd location but had not got a sound permit for their performance.

Finally and probably most unusual was the performance by New York based band The Cramps that was booked in Napa State Mental Hospital. The band ended up performing in 1978 in front of a crowd of both emotionally challenged patients and smuggled-in punk fans, whose reaction to the band were both vocal and demonstrative. Watching the performance of the gig is quite disturbing as the lo-fi black and white film shows disturbed people responding to the loud racket. And that is just the band!

Dominic Donaldson is an expert in the music industry. Find out more about Venues UK and how the services available can help with finding the ideal venue for different events.

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