Big Quote by Billy Squier

When I can do an acoustic set, I can sit down and sing. And then when I have a huge arena full of people,…

— Avril Lavigne

I prefer to play in smaller venues because I like the intimacy, the connection with the audience.

— Ludovico Einaudi

It's nice to be in a smaller room. I like the big arenas as well, but at my core, I'm a live performer, so…

— Alice Ripley

When you play a smaller, more intimate venue, you can have real conversations with your audience, take risks, and stay current. You can also…

— Jason Mraz

You know, I play in small, intimate venues; I'm not an arena performer.

— Sondre Lerche

As much as we love playing the small clubs, we'd really like to get ourselves in front of a larger audience. I'm not talking…

— Chris Frantz

I feel like it's harder to perform in front of a smaller crowd sometimes still than it is a larger crowd.

— Alexa Bliss

Of course, I love the arenas; there's a great deal of energy and excitement playing those kind of shows. But there's something that's very…

— Lari White

I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would shy away…

— David Sanborn

You can't manufacture the feeling of being in a small crowd and connecting on every single level to the very last person in the…

— Jay DeMarcus

I'm pretty sure my audience could be bigger, if I could get it out a lot more different places, but that's what we're working…

— The Jacka

When you play arenas you can create whatever you want. At a theater the height of the stage and the limitations of the theater…

— Sade Adu