In spite of its host's course leanings, it attracted "A" list guests – Barack Obama has been on and the Democrat senator Christopher Dodd chose it as the forum to declare he was running for president.
Along the post-Woodstock-era East Coast, the Capitol wasn't alone among midsize stages attracting A-list rock talent.
20 inauguration started shaping up this week amid reports the event committee is having trouble attracting A-list talent.
It's no surprise that her stage has been huge for the virtual reality over the past few years, attracting A-list creators like Björk, Lucasfilm, Ridley Scott, and Funny or Die at the 2016 festival.
He had a global bestseller and two lead characters likely to attract A-list actors.
Perhaps not surprisingly its luxurious interior has attracted A-list owners and is particularly popular with customers in Formula One.
Filmed by his own production company, Green Inc, in Belfast to create a special atmosphere, Patrick Kielty Almost Live has attracted A-list guests such as Naomi Campbell (who asked for RUC protection but was refused) and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Some of the biggest shows are still to come with Chanel and Louis Vuitton taking place later in this week, the event is certain to attract A-list names - and more Kimye appearances of course.
While the festival has repeatedly drawn hundreds of thousands of people and attracted A-list performers like Beyoncé, Essence, the magazine, has faced increasing competition from Web sites aimed at African-Americans.
The White House Correspondents Associationn dinner is ostensibly a ceremony for honouring the press corps, but attracts A-list stars and has become a fixture for presidents to show a comic turn.
It's already signed up Stephen Fry, Alexander Armstrong and Kevin Eldon, and now the revival of Danger Mouse continues to attract A-list British talent: Game of Thrones star Lena Headey and talk show host John Oliver have both been added to the cast.
