{"id":3561,"date":"2024-08-17T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2024-08-15T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:42:13","slug":"rooftop-venues-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/rooftop-venues-2024","title":{"rendered":"Our fave rooftop venues around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoying the view? We are too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This list of remarkable rooftop venues from Sofars all over the world is quite the spectacle. Here you\u2019ll find panoramic sights and Sofar Sounds from London to Lahore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rooftop venues in North America<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston, MA<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brickyard VFX<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brickyardvfx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brickyard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Boston-based female-owned digital production studio skilled in high-end visual effects, animation, design, and creative development for advertising, feature films, and emerging media. They\u2019ve made ads for Progressive, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Snickers, to name just a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C9VWZzvuCvB\/?igsh=M20zN2xvbmZ3em4y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their stunning rooftop space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> played host to a few Sofar shows, including a pair this year that featured artists such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/5-artists-2024-radar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sneaky Miles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ayshaluziamusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aysha Luzia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/ben-cosgrove\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Cosgrove<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3570\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3570 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Kai Wilson performs on the Brickyard rooftop for Sofar Sounds\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=200&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1366&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kai-Wilson_Brickyard-VFX-Rooftop_boston_Brandon-Johnson_05_29_2024_5.jpeg-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kai Wilson performs on the Brickyard rooftop for Sofar Sounds. Photographed by Brandon Johnson for Sofar Sounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopservatory at Dorchester Brewery<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorchesterbrewing.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dorchester Brewery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a community hub in Boston, serving up pints of cider and beer for locals and supplying restaurants with brews. It started as a brewing facility to support smaller local craft breweries, to meet production demands for the burgeoning craft beer industry. In 2020, they added a glass-walled conservatory, aptly named the \u201cHopservatory\u201d, where you can catch the occasional Sofar show: like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/57214\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the show coming up on August 22<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, featuring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandthepeople.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex & the People<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/jill-mccracken\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jill McCracken<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3573\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3573 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=623&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"The Hopservatory in Boston, photo courtesy of Dorchester Brewing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=182&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=623&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=467&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=934&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1246&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/https___s3.amazonaws.com_uploads.thevendry.co_24989_1664806037690_DBC-57-2048x1246-1-scaled.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hopservatory in Boston, photo courtesy of Dorchester Brewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington D.C Area<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thompson Hotel<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyatt.com\/thompson-hotels\/en-US\/iadth-thompson-washington-dc\/dining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rooftop at the Thompson Hotel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers a 360-degree view of the Navy Yard waterfront. It\u2019s got floor-to-ceiling windows so you can take in the city (including nearby Nationals Park) from the comfort of a trendy bar, and when the sun\u2019s out, you can hang out on the terrace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve hosted shows here for the last couple of years, with the most recent show in April. This one featured <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/do-d-a-t\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do D.A.T.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinabethel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justina Beth-El<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/ryan-burns\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Burns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3574\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3574\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Sunset at the rooftop of the Thompson Hotel in D.C..\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=225&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thompson-DC-the-Yards-P039-Anchovy-Social-Terrace.4x3.webp?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at the rooftop of the Thompson Hotel in D.C., courtesy of the Hyatt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arlington Tower<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An office building with breathtaking views of the city, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.vts.com\/building\/arlington-tower-1300-north-17th-street-arlington-va\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arlington Tower<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located in Arlington, Virginia, just across the river from Washington. Get to the rooftop and see Georgetown, or get to a Sofar show and see artists like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/almira-zaky\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almira Zaky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockcreekkings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock Creek Kings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3575\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3575\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"An artist perfoms a Sofar show on the roof of the Arlington hotel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=169&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=432&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=864&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_01222.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist perfoms a Sofar show on the roof of the Arlington hotel, photographed by @UNKH for Sofar Sounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Square Ventures\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Square Ventures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a small team who make investments \u201cat the edge of large markets being transformed by technological and societal pressures\u201d. The rooftop offers sweeping views of the City, and just a few weeks ago we hosted a show with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/36Dm9RJTDOyMIbLOUeUSE8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountain Laurel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/margot-macdonald\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margot MacDonald<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/kerry-blu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerry Blu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3576\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3576\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"The rooftop at Union Square Ventures\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/union-square-ventures.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rooftop at Union Square Ventures, image courtesy of the USV website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vancouver, BC<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pavilion\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A coworking space in Vancouver\u2019s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwi74LewhdeHAxUpQ_8BHbc8AvAYABAAGgJtZA&co=1&ase=2&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh7K1BhCZARIsAKOrVqE9BlzVdXdWtGlT2Upg2FH1SDJMHwmXVR1tQTRyNgM6l4_oI7g3ul8aArSiEALw_wcB&sig=AOD64_0qe-od3OFgP7RFiVHJYiNw_OLFbA&q&nis=4&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwil_7CwhdeHAxUCkokEHRv3OxgQ0Qx6BAgKEAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pavilion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a favorite amongst the Sofar crowd. And with plenty of office and member perks, it\u2019s a favorite amongst Vancouver emerging industry leaders, too. We hosted a Sofar on the Pavilion patio in July, featuring loserbirds, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/connor-roff\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connor Roff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7MZH93h3lQvbdN2kSZwhs3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MANYENYA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/5-seattle-artists-to-listen-to\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelby Natasha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and we have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/55925\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">another show coming up on August 24<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3577\" style=\"width: 874px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3577\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=874&wpsize=large\" alt=\"The rooftop patio at Pavilion in Vancouver, BC.\" width=\"874\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=256&wpsize=medium 256w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=874&wpsize=large 874w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=900&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1311&wpsize=1536x1536 1311w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1748&wpsize=2048x2048 1748w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patio.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rooftop patio at Pavilion in Vancouver, BC. Image taken from the Pavilion website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rooftop venues in Europe<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London, UK<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prince of Wales Pub<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in Brixton, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pow-london.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prince of Wales pub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers a two-tier outdoor roof terrace that Time Out called \u201cthe best in London\u201d. The pub hosts regular DJ House Parties, quizzes, and, of course, Sofar shows. Artists such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/nuala\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuala<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-fr\/artist\/4iUiYl1QOuycFCnS0cTJ3X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sols & The Nominees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have played Sofar shows on this special rooftop.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3578\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3578\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=614&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"The Prince of Wales pub rooftop, with the sun setting in the background\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=180&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=461&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=614&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=922&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1229&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/prince-of-wales-brix.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Prince of Wales pub rooftop, image taken from the Prince of Wales website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vienna, Austria<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoku Hotel<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livezoku.com\/vienna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award-winning hotel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a stunning rooftop with views of the infamous Prater (the second-oldest amusement park in the world) and its Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel. We hosted an unforgettable Sofar here in 2022, which featured <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2yeP22qEwfLcdgReQZyHYO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hikee Bikini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/philiamshakesbeat.bandcamp.com\/album\/philiam-shakesbeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philiam Shakesbeat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christohmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christoh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christoh - Your Stage | Sofar Vienna\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nraCHrYUtcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisbon, Portugal<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunset Destination Hostel<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rooftop of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationhostels.com\/accomodation\/lisbon-destination-hostel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destination Hostel in Lisbon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features a small swimming pool and the Lisbon bridge in the background. We hosted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0nqn03Az9YNpCwmGbeZLLY?si=_cX4R7NaT_Wdx6gzVNwQiw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mt. Roshi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/safari-zone\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safari Zone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0SWnKKtr87ZnJwKclUwuM7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melquiades<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here back in June.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3579\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3579\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"The Sofar Lisbon crowd on the Destination Hotel rooftop \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=200&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1366&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SofarSoundsLisbon_08102023_38-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sofar Lisbon crowd on the Destination Hotel rooftop, image from Ludivine Pellissier (@ludpellissier_musicphoto) for Sofar Sounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rooftop venues in Asia<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lahore, Pakistan<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Brick Studio<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rbmusicstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Brick Studio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a local musician\u2019s studio in Lahore, Pakistan, which recently held a Sofar show on its rooftop to celebrate the New Year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hosted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asfand157\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asfandyar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annasalmandar\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Salman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mohsinzaman\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohsin Zama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mughalefunk\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mughal e Funk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here, for a night to remember.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3580\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3580\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"The rooftop of Red Brick Studio in Lahore, Pakistan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=200&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1366&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1X1A5604-copy-1-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Brick Studio, image courtesy of Omar Rehman (@omarfrehman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see a Sofar show on a rooftop near you? Check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upcoming shows in your city<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoying the view? We are too.\u00a0 This list of remarkable rooftop venues from Sofars all over the world is quite the spectacle. Here you\u2019ll find panoramic sights and Sofar Sounds from London to Lahore.\u00a0 Rooftop venues in North America Boston, MA Brickyard VFX Brickyard is a Boston-based female-owned digital production studio skilled in high-end visual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":3581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[710,707,708,712,713,716,715,709,711,714],"class_list":["post-3561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spaces","category-community","tag-arlington-tower","tag-brickyard-vfx","tag-hopservatory","tag-pavilion","tag-prince-of-wales-pub","tag-red-brick-studio","tag-sunset-destination-hostel","tag-the-thompson-hotel","tag-union-square-ventures","tag-zoku-hotel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}