The Best Music Venues in America: Readers’ Choice
Your picks for the most rocking rooms in the country


25 Jul 2006, Nashville, Tennessee, USA --- Located in downtown Nashville, Ryman Auditorium is the mother church of country music. Nashville is also known as Music City and the home of the Grand Ole Opry. --- Image by © Jason Moore/ZUMA/Corbis
© Jason Moore/ZUMA/Corbis
This March and April, our expert panel of artists and insiders picked the best clubs, big rooms and ampitheaters in America. Then, in May, we asked you to choose from the list of 40 finalists and submit your favorite. Read on to see if your favorite venue made the list, then visit our Venues That Rock page for an interactive map and much more.