Venues
Venues remember everything. These stories go through the gig history of the rooms that mattered, and tell you where you can stand in them this year.
The Roundhouse: the engine shed that became Camden's great room
It was built to turn steam locomotives, was out of date within a generation and spent decades full of gin. Then Pink Floyd plugged in. The story of the Roundhouse.
Hyde Park concerts: from the Stones in 1969 to BST
It started with a free afternoon for 15,000 people in 1968. The story of rock in Hyde Park: the Stones' wake for Brian Jones, Live 8, the curfew wars and BST.
Red Rocks: the venue built by nature
Before anyone built a stage there, the rocks had been waiting for about 300 million years. The story of Red Rocks, from a brass band in 1906 to U2 in the rain.
Bought for £1: the story of Brixton Academy
It opened in 1929 as a picture palace, was nearly knocked down for a petrol station, and was sold in 1983 for a single pound. Then it became one of the most loved rooms in music.