Imagine carting a picnic into Neurolux or Knitting Factory, spreading your quilted blanket onto the sticky floor, unpacking a few wedges of nice cheese and a soft hunk of bread, and then having them promptly pancaked under a stumbling dude's sneaker. That won't happen at Idaho Botanical Garden during the Knitting Factory's Outlaw Field Concert Series. Framed by the majestic Foothills, our readers enjoy rock 'n' roll while reclining and relishing their favorite Roquefort. 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org

Second Place: Knitting Factory Concert House, bo.knittingfactory.com

Third Place: Neurolux, neurolux.com