Low Show Attendance

callat703 wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Stellastarr*/The Killers/Ambulance Ltd @ Alley Katz - <25 people

Hmmm…I was at this show with two other people, and I don't remember it being that sparsely attended.  Funny that we made up that much of the crowd, in that case.

You were at the Richmond show, not the Black Cat one? I know my friend and I went out to smoke (he smoked, I don't) and walked back in before stellastarr* and walked right up to the rail. There might have been more than 25, but I'd stake alot of money on there being less than 40.

Julian, wrote:
You were at the Richmond show, not the Black Cat one? I know my friend and I went out to smoke (he smoked, I don't) and walked back in before stellastarr* and walked right up to the rail. There might have been more than 25, but I'd stake alot of money on there being less than 40.

Yeah, I was at the Richmond show.  I ate around the corner and missed the Killers.  I think we stood toward the middle of the floor, but it was awhile back.  To be totally honest with you I just don't remember that well.

Alley Katz is a terrible venue.

callat703 wrote:
To be totally honest with you I just don't remember that well.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, that's just how we remember it. I know we laughed at the attendance at the time, and now that The Killers have blown up it's even more of a LOL to us. But I'm sure the actual count is somewhere between my guess and yours, as is usually the case.

RatBastard wrote:
Alley Katz is a terrible venue.

An absolute shithole. Viva The National and RIP Toad's Place and 929/Nanci Raygun.

The Triple is actually a nice small venue… for Richmond.

Julian, wrote:

callat703 wrote:
To be totally honest with you I just don't remember that well.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, that's just how we remember it. I know we laughed at the attendance at the time, and now that The Killers have blown up it's even more of a LOL to us. But I'm sure the actual count is somewhere between my guess and yours, as is usually the case.

RatBastard wrote:
Alley Katz is a terrible venue.

An absolute shithole. Viva The National and RIP Toad's Place and 929/Nanci Raygun.

The Triple is actually a nice small venue… for Richmond.

I actually like Alley Katz.  It is a dive, for sure, but they have good sound.

The worse I remember is this semi-legendary Argentine band Los Ratones Paranoicos about two years ago at the State Theatre… These guys come all the way from Argentina and 20 people showed up.. It was embarassing….I think part of the problem was the promoter (whom I know) did not do his work.

They took it in stride and tore the roof off the place..But imagine being a band that has been filling up arenas and opened up for the Rolling Stones at stadiums a whole bunch of times and then you're playing in front of 20 people after traveling so far!

worked out well for me.. I even got to hang out with them backstage and talk with the guitarist (Sarcofago) about Chuck Berry.

When I lived in Ohio I saw some shows with very few people, not really the case since i moved here.

The lowest here was probably Hayden at Iota, but that had to be 80-100 people.

In Ohio i saw:
The Comas - 30 or so people (Little Brothers)
Kevin Devine - <30 people
The Black Keys - <75 people(though the 'venue' was packed)

and my all time favorite

Afro Man - < 15 people

Oooh, I saw Hayden at Jammin Java (couple months later) and it was about 30 people!

Smylie wrote:

The lowest here was probably Hayden at Iota, but that had to be 80-100 people.

callat703 wrote:

I actually like Alley Katz.&nbsp; It is a dive, for sure, but they have good sound.

Alley Katz is an ok venue, they just normally book really terrible stuff.

The Triple is pretty cool. I saw Windy & Carl there last week. And it's about a 5 minute walk from my apartment in the fan.

I never realized you lived in Richmond, betao.

The Midnight Juggernauts show at the club last year was pretty sparsely attended 

I remember seeing Electafixion in 1996 and there were maybe 30 or 40 people there. Will Sergeant and Ian Mcculloch were doing a bunch of Echo & the Bunnymen songs and it was a real treat. The people that showed up were going wild. Great show, they treated those of us that showed up REALLY well!

Does the BRMC show the night of Hurricane Isabel count?

i think the most sparsely attended show i've been to @ 930 was probably hank III in 2001 (june sometime?).

overall, though..
i saw mono in charlottesville back in 07 shortly after UVA had let out for the summer and there were maybe 30 people there.  in the middle of mono's set i was able to walk up to the edge of the stage.

back in 2002 i saw explosions in the sky (with opening act coheed & cambria) @ hole in the wall in richmond.  there were about 25 total people at the show.  it was a very small room and it wasn't even close to crowded.

other than those three shows, i can't really think of anything i've been to that's been particularly empty. claypool @ the norva in 2001 right after it opened was not very crowded, but it was at least half full.. which is still ~500 or something?

ggw wrote:
Does the BRMC show the night of Hurricane Isabel count?

I was at that (Warlocks opened?) and remember that it wasn't packed but was still acceptably attended. But that was a long time ago.

Julian, wrote:
I never realized you lived in Richmond, betao.

I've lived here all my life, currently a sophomore at VCU.

Julian, wrote:

callat703 wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Stellastarr*/The Killers/Ambulance Ltd @ Alley Katz - &lt;25 people

Hmmm…I was at this show with two other people, and I don&#039;t remember it being that sparsely attended.&nbsp; Funny that we made up that much of the crowd, in that case.

You were at the Richmond show, not the Black Cat one? I know my friend and I went out to smoke (he smoked, I don&#039;t) and walked back in before stellastarr* and walked right up to the rail. There might have been more than 25, but I&#039;d stake alot of money on there being less than 40.

I was one of the <25 at this show.  I agree, it was criminally under-attended.  Certainly no more than 40 people there.

As for Richmond Venues.. agreed, thank god for the National.  I remember the flood zone was good for an occasional show years ago, but it folded and became umm.. Have a Nice Day?  maybe, not sure.. has a giant smiley face on the side now instead of the flood zone logo.  Also twisters.. well, I thought it was great.. for hardcore/punk/metal shows.. but once it became 929/Nanci Raygun it was complete crap.  I quite enjoy Alley Katz though, even if it is a hole.. I have hearing damage to this day from seeing Jay Mascis and the Fog there a few years back, with Mike Watt on bass… absolutely ridiculous and under-attended.

I was at that J Mascis & The Fog show at Alley Katz and still have a poster for it!! I don't remember it being crazy under-attended… we had to stay upstairs since under 21 and it looked pretty packed. AMAZING SHOW!!

Julian, wrote:
I was at that J Mascis &amp; The Fog show at Alley Katz and still have a poster for it!! I don&#039;t remember it being crazy under-attended… we had to stay upstairs since under 21 and it looked pretty packed. AMAZING SHOW!!

Yeah, it wasn't empty by any means, I just expected it to be packed and it wasn't.  Dino Jr hadn't been active for quite a while at the time, and his other projects hadn't been around for a while. 

In 2004 I saw Tackhead at the Black Cat.
There were maybe 25 people there.
I got to talk to Adrian Sherwood for 10 minutes.