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Jameos del Agua
Jameos del Agua is an art, culture and tourism centre on the north coast of Lanzarote, created by César Manrique inside a section of the lava tube left by the Corona volcano about 5,000…
The Caves of Nerja Concert Series
A limestone cave system at Maro, 3 km from Nerja, open daily for a 50-minute, 458-step visit.
Dalhalla
Dalhalla is an open-air arena in a disused limestone quarry near Rättvik in Dalarna, Sweden. The quarry is about 60 metres deep, with grey rock walls falling to a green lake at the bottom.
The Ice Hotel Concerts
Inside a cathedral carved from frozen river water, every note reverberates like a prayer trapped in time. The hall is rebuilt by hand each winter from ice cut from the Torne River.
Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre cut into the granite cliffs at Porthcurno, near Land's End in Cornwall.
Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College is Christopher Wren's baroque ensemble on the Thames at Greenwich, built from 1696 to 1712 as the Royal Hospital for Seamen and later home to the Royal Naval…
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Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí
Oscar Niemeyer's 1984 concrete parade canyon, purpose-built for Rio Carnival samba schools to march their 4,000-strong baterias past at 130 BPM.
Chichén Itzá (El Castillo)
El Castillo at Chichén Itzá is a Maya pyramid, not a music venue. A handclap at the foot of its staircase returns a chirp-like echo often compared to a quetzal.
Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor is the excavated Mexica twin temple beside Mexico City's Zócalo, with a museum. A place to visit, not a named music venue.
Temple of the Moon (Huayna Picchu)
The Temple of the Moon is a set of caves with fine Inca stonework on the north face of Huayna Picchu, near Machu Picchu. A place to visit, not a music venue.
The Sacred Valley
The Sacred Valley in Peru is a region where travellers find informal ecstatic-dance and ceremonial gatherings. A place, not a named or bookable venue.
The Bamboo Cathedral
The Bamboo Cathedral is a road where tall bamboo arches overhead in Tucker Valley, Chaguaramas, Trinidad. A place to walk and listen, not a named venue.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Two 300-ft red sandstone monoliths framing a stage at 6,450 ft elevation, west of Denver. A natural amphitheatre 300 million years in the making.
The Caverns
A 333-ft-deep subterranean amphitheatre in Big Mouth Cave on the Cumberland Plateau. Home of Bluegrass Underground, where stalactites do the reverb work.
The Gorge Amphitheatre
27,500-cap natural amphitheatre carved into the cliffs above the Columbia River Gorge in central Washington State. Opened 1986.
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Uluru (Anangu Country)
Uluru is a sacred sandstone monolith in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, on Anangu Country. A place to experience, not a bookable music venue.
Place To'atā (Heiva i Tahiti)
5,000-seat open-air amphitheatre on the Pape'ete waterfront. Heiva i Tahiti since 1881 runs three weeks of competitive 'ori Tahiti dance and hīmene singing every July with troupes of 100+…
Waikiki Shell
Edwin Bauer's 1956 white concrete clamshell facing 2,400 seated and 6,000 on the lawn in Kapi'olani Park. Diamond Head behind the stage.