The world is a stage, right? Here are 10 bands who have played in unconventional locations, outside of your typical concert venue:
1. Rage Against the Machine on Wall Street . . . Michael Moore filmed their music video for “Sleep Now in the Fire” on the steps of the New York Stock Exchange.
2. Metallica in Antarctica . . . They became the first band to play on all seven continents. The show was called “Freeze ‘Em All” and the audience had to wear headphones for the sound because of the fragile environment.
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers in front of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt . . . Other artists that have performed here are Frank Sinatra, Scorpions, and Shakira.
4. KISS played on a boat in the middle of Australian waters for great white sharks . . . it was for a promotion for Airbnb to launch their Animal Experiences offering. Not a single shark was spotted.
5. The White Stripes at a bowling alley . . . They even bowled a few times during their performance. They’ve also performed on a moving city bus and in a mobile classroom.
6. Foo Fighters played on a flatbed truck . . . In 2011, they showed up to counterprotest the Westboro Baptist Church, who showed up to one of their concerts claiming their music is a tool of the devil.
7. Wacko inside a Denny’s restaurant . . . The band had to launch a fundraiser to pay for all the damages that came out of the rowdy show . . . they only raised $1,000.
8. Korn played on an airplane . . . Jonathan Davis sang through the plane’s PA system and the drummer used a child-size set.
9. Deftones singer Chino Moreno inside a volcano in Iceland . . . He performed solo with only an acoustic guitar.
10. Flogging Molly in a Roman coliseum . . . It was in the city of Aventicum, which was known as Roman Switzerland. They even got to walk through a gladiator tunnel to enter the stage.
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