I just made a list of all the venues near me with how long it takes to get there and where they are to make picking concerts easier. This thread can maybe let some of us that are in the same area (CT/NY/NJ/PA, etc...) to maybe find out about new venues and maybe make planned concert meetups easier (I know this won't be as helpful/interesting to people across the pond).
I live in Bewster, NY, so here are mine (so far):
*Note: I only included places where major bands have played (that I like):
FYE – Danbury, CT – 16 minutes (Sacred Oath)
Tuxedo Junction – Danbury, CT – 20 minutes (Sacred Oath)
Heirloom Arts Theatre – Danbury, CT - ~20 minutes (Sacred Oath)
Chance Theatre – Poughkeepsie, NY – 42 minutes (DragonForce*, Exodus*)
Terminal 5 - New York, NY - 1 hour 3 minutes (Alice In Chains*, Dream Theater*, Wolfmother*)
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY - 1 hour 10 minutes (Iron Maiden, Metallica*, Pearl Jam*)
Chevrolet Theatre – Wallingford, CT – 1 hour 12 minutes (Progressive Nation 2009, The American Carnage Tour*)
Nokia Theatre – New York, NY – 1 hour 15 minutes (Iced Earth, Kamelot*)
Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY – 1 hour 18 minutes (Exodus, Stone Temple Pilots*, Nevermore*)
Prudential Center – Newark, NJ – 1 hour 18 minutes (Metallica)
Izod Center – East Rutherford, NJ – 1 hour 21 minutes (Iron Maiden, AC/DC, The American Carnage Tour)
XL Center – Hartford, CT – 1 hour 23 minutes (Roger Waters)
Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT – 1 hour 26 minutes (Fear Factory*)
Comcast Theatre – Hartford, CT – 1 hour 27 minutes (OZZfest 2010)
(Nikon at) Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY – 1 hour 36 minutes (Aerosmith*, Stone Temple Pilots*)
Mohegan Sun (Arena) – Uncasville, CT – 2 hours 1 minute (Stone Temple Pilots*)
MGM Grand At Foxwoods – Ledyard, CT – 2 hours 13 minutes (Alice In Chains)
*= I didn't see them/won't see them, but know that they played there, and would've/will go if the timing was/is right.