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Top Worldwide Clubs: Terminal 5 Places 3rd
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 3, 2010
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The folks who run Bowery Presents certainly have some of the best music venues in New York City, but where would you rank their superclub Terminal 5 on a list of best venues in the world?
Well, the behemoth placed #3 in a "Top 100 Worldwide Club Venues" compiled by Pollstar. For what it's worth, the partners at Bowery say Terminal 5 is successful because they treat patrons well—though they also noted fair ticket prices, "concessions and bathrooms on all of the three floors, plus a massive smoking area on the roof" help matters.
All opinions on whether or not the often-griped-about staff actually does treat patrons well don't matter here though, designations were based solely on how many tickets were sold in 2009. The Onion's AV Club says of the ranking: "still—a little strange to see Terminal 5 at the top of a list headlined Top Worldwide Clubs."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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