Introduction. Popular music, architecture and the home
Music halls, variety and vaudeville
Juke joints and honky tonks
Jazz clubs, social clubs and riverboats
Cabaret, speakeasies and supper clubs
Pleasure gardens, ballrooms and dance halls
Pubs, barrooms and coffee bars
Theatres, halls and auditoria
Festival stages and travelling sets
Arenas
Record scenes
Conclusion. The significance and value of popular music venues.