ðə vˈɛnjuː hɐz hˈoʊstᵻd ɐ hjˈuːdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv nˈaʊfˈeɪməs ˈɑːɹɾɪsts wɛn ðeɪ wɜː stˈɪl ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ʌnnˈoʊn, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɑːɹkˈeɪd fˈaɪɚ, ɐvˈeɪl, bˈæd ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, bˈiːsti bˈɔɪz, blˈæk ɹˈɛbəl mˈoʊɾɚsˌaɪkəl klˈʌb, blˈɪŋk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, bɹˈaɪt ˈaɪz, kˈeɪk, kˈæt pˈaʊɚ, dˈɛθ kˈæb fɔːɹ kjˈuːɾi, ˈɛlɪət smˈɪθ, fˈuː mˈæntʃuː, fˈʌn., ɡɹˈiːn dˈeɪ, kˈɪd ɹˈɑːk, lˈʌʃ, mˈæɹəlɪn mˈænsən, ɐlˈæniz mˌɔːɹɪsˈɛt, nˈæʃvɪl pˈʊsi, nˈuːtɹəl mˈɪlk hoʊtˈɛl, oʊˈeɪsɪs, kwˈiːnz ʌvðə stˈoʊn ˈeɪdʒ,  ðə dˈɑːnəz,  ðə flˈeɪmɪŋ lˈɪps, ðə mˈaɪɾi mˈaɪɾi bˈɔstoʊnz, ðə stɹˈoʊks,  ænd ðə wˈaɪt stɹˈaɪps, ɐmˌʌŋ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz.
The venue has hosted a huge number of now-famous artists when they were still relatively unknown, including Arcade Fire, Avail, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blink 182, Bright Eyes, Cake, Cat Power, Death Cab for Cutie, Elliott Smith, Fu Manchu, fun., Green Day, Kid Rock, Lush, Marilyn Manson, Alanis Morissette, Nashville Pussy, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, Queens of the Stone Age,  The Donnas,  The Flaming Lips, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Strokes,  and The White Stripes, among many others.