Just Announced Commentary - 2011 Edition

im officially over this whole . . . "the beatles thing"

fuck paul, even though his new album is very good.  fuck ringo and his "peace and love"  fuck the other two dead ones, too.

atomic wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

atomic wrote:MPP is easier to get to for probably most people in the area. 

MPP is the most horribly located venue only second to the Lube

No compairison between the two.  MPP is perfectly located. It is between Washington and Baltimore.  That is why it does so well. 

MPP is not at all convenient to get to.  for one, there is no public transpo.  for sold out shows the traffic can get stupid.  it can easily take over an hour to get out there from downtown DC (for a friday show, fuhgetaboutit).  there is little to do around MPP in terms of pre- and post-gaming (yes there are a few options… emphasis on "a few").

that being said, i love MPP.  it has tons of great things about it.  but being conveniently located isn't one of them.

sweetcell wrote:

atomic wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

atomic wrote:MPP is easier to get to for probably most people in the area. 

MPP is the most horribly located venue only second to the Lube

No compairison between the two.  MPP is perfectly located. It is between Washington and Baltimore.  That is why it does so well. 

MPP is not at all convenient to get to.  for one, there is no public transpo.  for sold out shows the traffic can get stupid.  it can easily take over an hour to get out there from downtown DC (for a friday show, fuhgetaboutit).  there is little to do around MPP in terms of pre- and post-gaming (yes there are a few options… emphasis on "a few").

that being said, i love MPP.  it has tons of great things about it.  but being conveniently located isn't one of them.

Well… fortunately or unfortunately, outdoor venues don't tend to be in the middle of a city center unless it's a stadium. I'd take MPP any day over Nissan.

sweetcell wrote:

atomic wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

atomic wrote:MPP is easier to get to for probably most people in the area. 

MPP is the most horribly located venue only second to the Lube

No compairison between the two.  MPP is perfectly located. It is between Washington and Baltimore.  That is why it does so well. 

MPP is not at all convenient to get to.  for one, there is no public transpo.  for sold out shows the traffic can get stupid.  it can easily take over an hour to get out there from downtown DC (for a friday show, fuhgetaboutit).  there is little to do around MPP in terms of pre- and post-gaming (yes there are a few options… emphasis on "a few").

that being said, i love MPP.  it has tons of great things about it.  but being conveniently located isn't one of them.

It is very easy to get to.  I have never had any problem getting to it no matter how crowded the show I Have never run into traffic in 30 years of attending shows.

It takes an hour from downtown DC?  Well big deal.  How long do you think it takes me to get to downtown DC from my house.  It is the best location for people in the Metro Area.  I have never been to the Strathmore as that is a horrible drive.   You are just looking it from your point of view.  MPP is the most convient location for the Baltimore Washington Metro Area.  If you can't see that you have tunnel vision.

Yada wrote:
I'd take MPP any day over Nissan.

that goes without saying.  MPP is closer, among a million other reasons why it's better.

atomic wrote:
You are just looking it from your point of view.

LOL

Relaxer wrote:

atomic wrote:
You are just looking it from your point of view.

LOL

wait, did atomic just accuse someone of only seeing something from their point of view?

the irony… it's… suffocating…

The way this Nick Cave announcement is unfolding is unusual.  I half wonder if the first letter of the venue where he is playing will come out next.

nick cave probably playing lollapalooza?

As long as it isn't RNR I don't care where it is!  That concert was something else.  Thanks for brightening my Monday!

Sidehatch wrote:

atomic wrote:MPP is easier to get to for probably most people in the area. 

MPP is the most horribly located venue only second to the Lube

NOT FOR ME.  I can walk to it.  And it's easy to get to….not like Nissan.

atomic wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

atomic wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

atomic wrote:MPP is easier to get to for probably most people in the area. 

MPP is the most horribly located venue only second to the Lube

No compairison between the two.  MPP is perfectly located. It is between Washington and Baltimore.  That is why it does so well. 

MPP is not at all convenient to get to.  for one, there is no public transpo.  for sold out shows the traffic can get stupid.  it can easily take over an hour to get out there from downtown DC (for a friday show, fuhgetaboutit).  there is little to do around MPP in terms of pre- and post-gaming (yes there are a few options… emphasis on "a few").

that being said, i love MPP.  it has tons of great things about it.  but being conveniently located isn't one of them.

It is very easy to get to.  I have never had any problem getting to it no matter how crowded the show I Have never run into traffic in 30 years of attending shows.

It takes an hour from downtown DC?  Well big deal.  How long do you think it takes me to get to downtown DC from my house.  It is the best location for people in the Metro Area.  I have never been to the Strathmore as that is a horrible drive.   You are just looking it from your point of view.  MPP is the most convient location for the Baltimore Washington Metro Area.  If you can't see that you have tunnel vision.

HEY!  We agree again.

Vas wrote:
Nick Cave ticket prices for DAR
US $53.00 Ticket + US $17.35 Fees = US $70.35

Grr that is pricey.  I do love Nick live and was bummed didn't make the Strathmore show
May have to plunk down some coin for this show

That's okay with me.  I think we paid around 80 a ticket for Strathmore and it was worth every penny.

K8teebug wrote:
That's okay with me.  I think we paid around 80 a ticket for Strathmore and it was worth every penny.

I second that…

its just an indication of how much concert prices have risen… when we think that for the 930 he was charging $45 or so I think..which was already a lot…

I think my philosophy on this is that if I manage to get really great seats I'll go…otherwise I probably will not go…thats my philosophy in general these days about shows which require that much outlay…

not that anyone cares about my philosophy of course…

It's going to be really difficult to top getting second row and having him sing basically over us the entire time so it felt like he was in our living room…but that's okay.

K8teebug wrote:
It's going to be really difficult to top getting second row and having him sing basically over us the entire time so it felt like he was in our living room…but that's okay.

I went first row at the Montreal show this year (reluctantly, since my friends waited outside for hours and I made my way to see them). This was actually fun, because Nick Cave was basically 1 meter from me all night, and the sound was OK, for a front row. But if it was just me, anywhere in the room is fine, as long as people are not chatting.

hutch wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
That's okay with me.  I think we paid around 80 a ticket for Strathmore and it was worth every penny.

I think my philosophy on this is that if I manage to get really great seats I'll go…otherwise I probably will not go…thats my philosophy in general these days about shows which require that much outlay…

This is where I am on the Bad Seeds show as well.  Pretty disappointed about the venue. 

I don't really mind DAR.  I've seen some of my favorite shows there.  Tori Amos always sounds good there.  Belle and Sebastian and Sleater-Kinney were great.  And the Pixies were awesome.  And it was my favorite Morrissey show.  I will say that I've always sat either near the front or in one of the boxes.  (The exception being Kids in the Hall in the early 00).  It's easy to find parking nearby and I can go to Blue Duck Tavern for dinner. 

K8teebug wrote:
I don't really mind DAR.  I've seen some of my favorite shows there.  Tori Amos always sounds good there.  Belle and Sebastian and Sleater-Kinney were great.  And the Pixies were awesome.  And it was my favorite Morrissey show.  I will say that I've always sat either near the front or in one of the boxes.  (The exception being Kids in the Hall in the early 00).  It's easy to find parking nearby and I can go to Blue Duck Tavern for dinner. 

I've only been to a couple of shows there but I've always found the sound horrible.  I did just buy a Nick Cave ticket though.  I do hate that the fan club tickets have $10 shipping attached to them!