Rock Band 2

Rock Band 2

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Road Dog

Road Dog

Played in every venue in the world

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How to unlock the Road Dog achievement in Rock Band 2 - Definitive Guide

This is pretty easy to get, honestly.

For Road Dog, you have to play at least one song in every venue. Each city tends to have 3 venues, but there are some cities that only have one venue, making them easier to go through.
Sometimes, you will need to unlock a certain number of things before getting access to certain venues (x amount of fans, x amount of total stars, x amount of stars in a city, x hired employee, and x method of transportation). I would suggest waiting until after getting the achievment for gaining world access before attempting this achievement. By this point, you'll have plenty of stars, fans, and everything else. Then all it comes down to is playing a shit load of songs. Take everything one city at a time so it's easier for you to keep track of how you're progressing. The first venues tend to give you a certain number of single songs, a short make-a-playlist, and a short mystery setlist. The third venues tend to be all set lists of a mininum of 4 songs.
To keep getting stars for unlocking venues in a city, just make set lists and play songs that you know you will get 5 stars on. It also helps to hire certain people for certain areas of the world. Some people have abilites that allow you to play venues before you really should. So, if you need venues in San Fransisco, hire the West Coast Promoter.

Of course, there is also a very easy way to do this. If you happen to be a part of a band that is pretty far along (or is further ahead in getting the achievement than you are), go ahead and play with them. Some friends invited me into their game and after two songs, they completed their last venue and all of us got this achievement. If I had been playing on my own band, I would still have to go through a number of other venues.

To summarize:
Method 1) After getting access to everywhere in the world, just start taking things one city at a time. For getting stars in cities, make setlists of songs you know you can five star.
Method 2) If some friends invite you to their game and they are closer to getting Road Dog than you are, feel free to join. If the band finishes every venue, everyone gets the achievement, even if certain individuals didn't play at every venue themselves.

EDIT Feb. 2nd: It's come to my attention that Method 2 doesn't work. You are still free to try that method, but be warned that the achievement may not unlock. Sorry :(

DOUBLE EDIT: Feb. 15th: Okay, so Method 2 still works, apparently. Feel free to try it with your friends. :D
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Great job, it's very indepth, and you even give an easier way to get it
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By EF Rice Ez on 23 Jan 2009 04:34
Method 2 didn't work for my band. I was close to getting the achievement, and I had 3 friends over. When I got the achievement they didn't. I got mine on January 5th, so maybe a recent update negated this method.
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By SwamiMacGyver on 09 Feb 2009 20:35
Strange - method 2 worked for us last night. I had every venue except one, and I invited a friend of mine into my band over LIVE. We played the venue, and both of us got the achievement. This was February 14th. I'm not sure why it worked for me and now Swami.
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By Botafogo007 on 15 Feb 2009 17:32
not* Swami
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By Botafogo007 on 15 Feb 2009 17:32
I will also confirm that method 2 does in fact work. Maybe it makes a difference it being on LIVE instead of local.
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By CKinAL on 08 Mar 2009 14:54
Okay, any hints for how to figure out which one I missed? (My band doesn't always play with all the band members)
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By UniformWinter on 21 Mar 2009 03:55
You could just select a city and then highlight a venue and see what your stars count is. If it's zero, then you need to play that venue.

I also will confirm that Method 2 works, because I just did it locally.
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By jposey2 on 27 Apr 2009 17:12
I've played in every single venue (checked against a list of venues on the Rock Band forums), and the achievement hasn't popped. My suspicion is that you need to play in every venue *with the same character*. It's frustrating, because now I have no option but to go through one-by-one again.
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By Spiffing WotWot on 19 May 2009 18:14
Spiffing WotWot: Make sure that you have stars in every "venue", not city. Go into every city and check all the venues to see if you have any 0's. then just play a song/setlist in there and it should work.
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By bcmain25 on 20 Jun 2010 20:50
@ BS2594 - I have. I have stars in every single venue. No achievement.
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By Spiffing WotWot on 07 Sep 2010 21:12
I have the same problem as Spiffing WotWot. Me and my girlfriend played through the game together and her achievement unlocked but mine didn't... I don't know why, but I guess I'll just play the game again. *shrugs*
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By MissFuchsiaFire on 28 Sep 2010 08:21
This didn't pop for me first time after playing every venue so I played every venue/city AGAIN with the same character, guitar, no changes and it still hasn't popped. VERY annoying.

I have 2100+ stars. It's not possible to get that many unless I've played every venue but someone it manages to be.

GRR
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By DrAllsopp on 24 Jan 2011 19:04
wow this sucks, i'm nervous that after all this work i won't get it, anyone know if method 2 still works?
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By BiG PaPa ChIlL on 26 May 2011 23:45
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complete at least one gig in each of the following venues:
Montreal
-Cheap Shot Records
-Chronos Club
-Le Maison Scramme
Boston
-Charles Pub
-The Establishment
-Hancock Theater
New York
-Heebie Jeebie’s
-Ramp Arts
-Empire Square Garden
Chicago
-The Rails
-The Salt House
-Palace Hotel Ballroom
Austin
-Sweaty’s BBQ
-The Bison Room
-Echo Hangar
Tijuana
-Gasolina
Los Angeles
-El Ocho
-The Snake Pit
-Wilshire Forum
San Francisco
-Alice’s Free Love Café
-The Quarter Hole
-Bay City Theater
Seattle
-Jimmy Astros
-Gas Works Tavern
-The Sealth Theater
Sydney
-Bennelong Opera House
Tokyo
-Gorilla Dome
Shanghai
-Sheng Li Stadium
Moscow
-Dynamite Palace
Istanbul
-Abazan Arena
Berlin
-The Wall
-Klub Weisbrot
-Das Krapfentheater
Stockholm
-Stockholm Syndrome
-Mjolnir Lodge
-Swedisphere Theater
Amsterdam
-De Magische Tuin
-Orion Lounge
-Ranstad Theater
Rome
-Il Blue Dive
-Discoteca Di Luce
-Il Grande Teatro Della Roccia
Paris
-Bibliothèque Morte
-Roche de Planète
-La Salle de Bal Royale
Madrid
-Catedral 22
-Teatro Fantasma
-Circo de Musica
London
-The Underground
-Saville Row
-Penfold Dome
Dublin
-504 Cypress
-Sullivan Square
-The Manor
Reykjavik
-Klauragdalshöll
Rio de Janeiro
-The Rockacabana
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27 Jan 2011 19:53

You first have to unlock each venue, then just play at least one set in every venue. Each city has venues where you can play and at those venues you have a setlist of songs to play. One you get access to each venue, just go to each city and scroll over each venue. Make sure each venue has some stars at the bottom right of the screen, meaning you have played a song there.

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