The Orange Peel is a music venue located in downtown

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. It has a capacity of 1,050 people and has hosted many well known acts, including

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(in '08, '09 x2 & '11),

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, Tegan and Sara, Black Label Society, Umphrey's McGee in '03,

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in '04, Chevelle in '05,

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(residency in '07), the

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in '09, The Black Keys, Lauryn Hill in '17,

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, Skrillex, Deadmau5, Bassnectar,

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in '07,

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in '11,

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in '17,

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(from VA),

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(from VA), Decapitated, Silversun Pickups in '16, The Dirty Heads in '18, and

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(from the UK) in '18. It was also a host venue for the annual

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festival, which showcases the latest and greatest in electronic music. The Orange Peel has also hosted Asheville's Warren Haynes in '13 for the Christmas Pre-Jam, Asheville's Chase Rice in '17, Rainbow Kitten Surprise (from Boone) in '18,

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(from Winston-Salem/Chapel Hill) in '09, Daughtry (from NC) in '08, Southern Culture on the Skids in '02, Ben Taylor (son of James Taylor) Band in '03, Avett Brothers (from the Charlotte area) in '08,

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(an old time string band from Durham) in '12, Kellie Pickler in '11, Greenville's Edwin McCain in '03, Knoxville's

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in '08, Nashville's Kings of Leon in '07,

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in '16,

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in '18, Columbia's Hootie & the Blowfish in '03, Toro y Moi in '18, Charleston's

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in '03,

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in '09, Duncan Sheik in '03,

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(from SC) in '06, Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra in '14,

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in '02,

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood was an American blues rock band formed in 2011 by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson while the Crowes were on hiatus. The original lineup consisted of Robinson (vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (lead guitar, backing vocal ...

(Black Crowes singer) in '15,

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in '17, and Virginia's Jason Mraz in '05. It was opened in 2002 and, in April 2008, was named one of the top five music venues in America by ''

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'' magazine. At the end of 2009, the venue opened Pulp, a downstairs members-only liquor bar. Pulp is open every night there is a show, and a live feed is piped in to allow patrons to view and listen to the show occurring upstairs. Pulp is also open various other nights for events featuring local artists and "Slice of Life" open-mic comedy nights.

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