BUSH: Gavin Rossdale Enjoys Playing Small Venues

Bush are back on the road supporting their new album, ‘The Sea of Memories,’ and the trek is touching down in smaller venues, a marked contrast to the big arenas they’ve played in the past. Some bands might be disappointed by the downgrade, but Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale thinks it gives fans a better experience — and the chance for the band to prove that it deserves an upgrade.“It’s always better for a fan,” Gavin tells WGRD 97.9 in Grand Rapids, Mich. “I prefer to go see a gig by a band I like in [a smaller venue] versus the Staples Center [in Los Angeles]. Those arenas can be cavernous and impersonal. It’s very hard to put on a great show and an intimate show.”

He also sees the small gigs as an opportunity to grow. “I also would like to stress that coming back with Bush, I’m not expecting right away to play huge venues where we are like gorillas pounding our chests in the jungle, like, ‘We’re back, were great and you gotta come see or else you suck.’”

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