Nassau County has a lot of places to see live music. With everything from your local pub to decent sized venues represented, you can catch a band any night of the week somewhere in this county.1. First on the list has to be the Nassau Coliseum. It is the Madison Square Garden of Long Island. It offers big name bands at a big venue. Of course there’s always Islanders' hockey and special events scheduled there also. Huge sound here and if you’ve never been there, it’s a great place to see a concert. 2. Nikon at Jones Beach Theater is the best place to see a show during the summer in the area, hands down. Right on the water, Jones Beach offers big time acts in a comfortable and cool setting for the hot summer months. I saw David Bowie there a few summers ago and the light show was great. Top notch venue with an incredible sound system. This is a true concert-goers’ experience. 3. Next on the list I’ll have to go with Mulcahy’s in Wantagh. When the Downtown closed down, this place become even more valuable to Long Islanders for live music. The place has been around forever. It smells like beer and it’s old, but the sound is good and the place has tradition. Everyone has been to Mulcahy’s at least once to see a show if they’ve lived on Long Island for a while. They get a lot of '80s bands like Poison, however there is also a local scene represented on weekends. It’s also right next to the train station which is good if you don’t want to drive or you’re coming in from the city. 4. DJ Rider’s makes the list located in Oceanside. This place has one of the best sound systems on Long Island for a venue this size. DJs offers music five or six nights a week, open mic and weekends the parking lot is packed with motorcycles and a tough yet fun crowd. The bartenders and soundman have been there forever and the place has been around a long time. Used to be the old Christopher’s years ago for you long time Long Island concert-goers.
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