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Orange Peel Named a Top Five Venue by Rolling Stone
Wed, April 16th, 2008 @ 8:56AM
Rolling Stone magazine names Orange Peel in its list of top clubs
(from the Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE. The Orange Peel music club has hosted some surprising big-name shows, concerts by Bob Dylan, the Indigo Girls, Ben Harper, the Flaming Lips and a nine-show residency by the Smashing Pumpkins. Now, it's been named one of America's top five music venues by Rolling Stone. The magazine lists the Peel alongside venues in New York; Detroit; Austin, Texas; and Norfolk, Va., in its "Best of Rock" issue, coming Friday.
Reporters from Rolling Stone contacted Orange Peel management 'to get information about the club, and they told us it was going to be a 'best clubs' article. But we didn't realize it was such a small number," club spokeswoman Liz Whalen said. "It's a big honor. It's amazing. I think (the club's momentum) has built on itself over the years."
The news surprised Knoxville-based promoter Ashley Capps, who has booked shows into The Orange Peel since it opened in 2002. "That's awesome," said Capps, who also brings many shows to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and around the Southeast, and stages the huge annual Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.
"We have always been excited about The Orange Peel since the beginning," Capps said. "It is a place that is just right. It's a great experience for the artists and a great experience for the audience. It really is one of the finest music venues in America."
(from the Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE. The Orange Peel music club has hosted some surprising big-name shows, concerts by Bob Dylan, the Indigo Girls, Ben Harper, the Flaming Lips and a nine-show residency by the Smashing Pumpkins. Now, it's been named one of America's top five music venues by Rolling Stone. The magazine lists the Peel alongside venues in New York; Detroit; Austin, Texas; and Norfolk, Va., in its "Best of Rock" issue, coming Friday.
Reporters from Rolling Stone contacted Orange Peel management 'to get information about the club, and they told us it was going to be a 'best clubs' article. But we didn't realize it was such a small number," club spokeswoman Liz Whalen said. "It's a big honor. It's amazing. I think (the club's momentum) has built on itself over the years."
The news surprised Knoxville-based promoter Ashley Capps, who has booked shows into The Orange Peel since it opened in 2002. "That's awesome," said Capps, who also brings many shows to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and around the Southeast, and stages the huge annual Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.
"We have always been excited about The Orange Peel since the beginning," Capps said. "It is a place that is just right. It's a great experience for the artists and a great experience for the audience. It really is one of the finest music venues in America."
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