venue

A fancy word for "place where someone is performing". It can be anything from a Starbucks to a nightclub to a rented community center, whatever. The performer can be a band, a comedian, a middle school theater club, or anything else that involves performing. If somebody is performing somewhere, that somewhere is the venue.

Jake - "Hey, I heard Brad's band is playing at Red Column House tomorrow night"
Lake - "Yeah? That's a good venue. Sure beats the armpit they were in last week"

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gigging

Comes from the term "gig". It means you are moving from one gig to the next, singing along with each band for a few songs and then moving on. It's similar to clubbing, except the clubs are more likely to be coffee shops and there will probably be more singing and less dancing/drinking. Gigging is about experiencing the music and atmosphere of each venue. Tends to be more popular with people who enjoy jazz or "underground" music.

Me (PE major) - "Hey bro, want to shoot some hoops with Derek later?"
Friend (Jazz Guitar major) "Naw, I'm going gigging with some guys from my Theory 2 class."

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