Korova in Liverpool, was about 50-100 people there max. I know my girlfriend saw Jamie T in a Barfly and was one of only 2 people there.

At The Drive-In at the 13th Note Cafe in Glasgow. Lucky if there were about 20 or 30 people there!

at covent garden rough trade, just before Take Me Out was released.

the parsonage. theres like 30 of them.
OH WAIT, IS THAT NOT WOT YOU MEANT???

the shins at leeds cockpit, 50 people
fugazi at leeds met - 100-150
iggy at atp - little enough to get right to the front with ease
biffy in preston - 17 people!

not long before hot fuss came out

in 2000/01, well my first year at uni anyway, in aberdeen, i saw sigur ros and godspeed play together at the lemon tree in aberdeen.

i saw red hot chili peppers in some small club in kings cross once. about 100 people there? not sure. but that's a HUGE band in a small, small place.

they were pretty good i thought.

at 13th note, glasgow. about 15 people there or something. 2003/4ish

in Katwijk, Netherlands, really small capacity. I saw The Hidden Cameras play there once, and a couple of years later Apples in Stereo.

I've been to a few house shows too, although they aren't huge artists. I've seen Jessica Bailiff play in someones living room, with about 15 other people present. Same story with Viking Moses, Ramona Cordova, Machinefabriek (although I missed his set :( ).

Also Rivulets just played at a squat in my town - http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v203/36/0/513259582/n513259582_305664_1482.jpg

Coldplay at the Barfly.

at southampton joiners arms, each time about 50-100 people there max.

at the old Zodiac in Oxford. About 400 people, and only a fiver to get in. I have also seen Anthrax at the same venue.

Subway Cowgate, Edinburgh. £4.00

felt old then, feel even older now.

i saw lostprophets at the garage in glasgow fairly recently

james blunt in hillsborough park in sheffield

my band supporting the feeling at the fez club. our first gig as well. i had no idea who they were and why we were booked.

in Aberdeen Tunnels, literally an underground tunnel, with about 100 people. This is back when they had credibility and were very good (i.e pre-orchestra of wolves re-release)

in Evershot village hall.
Remains my best gig ever.

Bloc Party supporting Span at Tunbridge Wells Forum.
Mclusky with Jarcrew in support at the Freebutt. Also Maccabees at the same venue.

The Twilight Sad big then?

Do you mean seeing big bands in small venues now, or before they were big? If it's the latter then there's loads...

Explosions In The Sky at the Arts Cafe in Aldgate was a good one, I think it was their 1st UK gig and was put on by some mates. Bloc Party also played there in their early days, well the Angel Range did. And Ship's A Going Down, they were huge!

I miss the Arts Cafe, it was fantastic for gigs!

in front of about 100people.

interpol at the social in nottingham.

support Zoot Woman at the Brum Academy 3, playing to like 20 people.

Prince Albert, about 30 people were there, one of their last gigsl

Pigeon Detectives (friends bday)
Audio

in Cambridge.

john renbourn in the palace loft in athlone with 6 other pensioners, i was on my own none of my friends wanted to go.he played for two hours and there was a raffle half way which i found hilarious

Yes yes yes yes yes.

on different nights at the indie night in one of the bars at university (reds at northumbria uni).
other bands that play were usually stuff like golden virgins and a black sabbath tribute band for halloween

kaiser chiefs at Joseph's Well I think

or the Arcade fire at Liverpool Academy

it really count if it was before they got anywhere?

cos in that case. I saw We Are Scientists in a small pub. And Guillemots in a small Fopp store.

The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs in a tiny venue on the NME tour a few years back also.

At the botanique in Brussels, About 50 people there maybe. It was before they released I bet you look good on the dancefloor.