The Orange Peel
| Address | 101 Biltmore Avenue |
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| Location | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°35′29″N 82°33′04″W / 35.5913°N 82.5511°WCoordinates: 35°35′29″N 82°33′04″W / 35.5913°N 82.5511°W |
| Type | music venue |
| Capacity | 1,050 |
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| Renovated | 2002 |
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The Orange Peel is a music venue located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. It has a capacity of 1,050 people and has hosted many well known acts, including 311, Tegan and Sara, Black Label Society, GWAR, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, Chevelle, Silversun Pickups, Deadmau5, the Beastie Boys, The Black Keys, Lauryn Hill, Ice Cube, Megadeth, Modest Mouse, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, The Glitch Mob, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Wax Tailor, Decapitated, Umphrey's McGee and Skrillex. It was also a host venue for the annual Moogfest electronic music festival, which showcases the latest and greatest in electronic music.
It was opened in 2002 and, in April 2008, was named one of the top five music venues in America by Rolling Stone 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.