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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.
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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.