North Mill Ave, Tempe

The Marquee Theatre sits on a big patch of land right on the canal off N Mill Ave. It's one of the best venues in the Phoenix area to see live bands, hip hop, comedy, and other cool stuff. The security guys will try and charge you $5 to $10 to park at the venue, but get there early and you can park inside the venue for free. If not head a little further down E Curry Road and park at Moeur park. If there's no concert on you can chill out on the lake, watch rowers from ASU or even walk across the bridge into Tempe.