I think the venue makes a hude difference to how enjoyable the show is.
I have heard interpol 3 times live, every time at a larger venue, but my favorite time will always be the first one at the 400 people club, even though i heard most of the songs for the first time.
telefon tel aviv is the best band i have ever heard without hearing any of their music beforehand. I hadn't heard anything of theirs before, and i left feeling like i was on drugs. bought the CD the next day and was dissapointed.
postal service was amazing live, i was unsure about how well they could do, but they surpassed it beyon all hopes i had for that show.
caribou is an amazing show to see live. only time i have seen two drummers and thought that they are each doing different things and it adRAB to the show, rather than seeing two guys play the same basic drumbeat, what they were doing was very far from basic. And every song had amazing videos projected on screen behind then which they played with flawlessly.