Fillmore SS Shows

grateful wrote:
Backstory behind TC's Kastle date:

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/artsfun/afterhours/20448.html

lol - i beat you by 5 seconds: http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=22290.0

When will this place ever sell out a show?  It looks as though they are pricing the ticket at the level scalpers would for 9:30 shows, even w/o any openers announced for a lot of their major acts. MJB for $100+ (no opener), John Legend for $80 (no opener), Bush+Chevelle (lol) for $50. There just is no appeal to me whatsoever.

I cant see this place succeeding in the short term, but I fear for the time when big acts are pulled every now and then from venues like 9:30 to FSS for a higher payout. 

they have sold out mjb, louis black and the dude from phish. hopefully the nitrous mafia will welcome the fillmore to dc.

stevewizzle wrote:
When will this place ever sell out a show?  It looks as though they are pricing the ticket at the level scalpers would for 9:30 shows, even w/o any openers announced for a lot of their major acts. MJB for $100+ (no opener), John Legend for $80 (no opener), Bush+Chevelle (lol) for $50. There just is no appeal to me whatsoever.

I cant see this place succeeding in the short term, but I fear for the time when big acts are pulled every now and then from venues like 9:30 to FSS for a higher payout. 

Until they have relevant acts that aren't crappy alternative bands from the 90's or washed up R+B acts, the place will never sell out.

It's going to take some indie darling act that gets sucked away from DAR to the Fillmore to sell it out.

notme wrote:
they have sold out mjb, louis black and the dude from phish. hopefully the nitrous mafia will welcome the fillmore to dc.

didn't realize they sold out. they dont list the shows as sold out on their site. 

for the opening night MJB show i'm wondering what percentage of the crowd is the paying public, vs. friends of Leggett, members of MoCo council, LN croonies, etc.

stevewizzle wrote:

notme wrote:
they have sold out mjb, louis black and the dude from phish. hopefully the nitrous mafia will welcome the fillmore to dc.

didn't realize they sold out. they dont list the shows as sold out on their site. 

Quite surprised Trey sold out, but that's good news. Didn't sell out the 930 the last time he was there until a day or two before the show and then the place was empty due to the blizzard.

stevewizzle wrote:

notme wrote:
they have sold out mjb, louis black and the dude from phish. hopefully the nitrous mafia will welcome the fillmore to dc.

didn't realize they sold out. they dont list the shows as sold out on their site. 

Because you probably can still get tickets via their "secondary market".

stevewizzle wrote:
I cant see this place succeeding in the short term

they got a $4.5 million dollar hand-out from the county.  they don't have to worry about filling the place. 

"What bottom line?!?"
- LN spokeperson, when asked about the FSS's profitability

the prices they are charging for tickets are very high but evidently its not keeping people away.. trey sold out and his price was about what phish charges..Trey's price was high. I'm still wondering how many tickets are they selling.. is it 1200 or 2000?

i think the Fillmore is tapping into a new market out there in MOntgomery County.. people who don't want to come into DC and are looking forward to what they see as a "low hassle/no danger" opportunity to see concerts in a small venue… other than the Fillmore what do they have? Merriwether is far, the Strathmore is for classical music or something…

Not really a big fan of TC's music but kudos to them for going about that the way they did.

Yada wrote:
Quite surprised Trey sold out, but that's good news. Didn't sell out the 930 the last time he was there until a day or two before the show and then the place was empty due to the blizzard.

I remember it being quite crowded on the floor.  And no, I wasn't in an altered state.

hemisphire wrote:

Yada wrote:
Quite surprised Trey sold out, but that's good news. Didn't sell out the 930 the last time he was there until a day or two before the show and then the place was empty due to the blizzard.

I remember it being quite crowded on the floor.  And no, I wasn't in an altered state.

Yeah, I was shocked how crowded that show was despite the blizzard.  I was expecting it to be empty but it didn't look like the snow deterred too many people.

hemisphire wrote:

Yada wrote:
Quite surprised Trey sold out, but that's good news. Didn't sell out the 930 the last time he was there until a day or two before the show and then the place was empty due to the blizzard.

I remember it being quite crowded on the floor.  And no, I wasn't in an altered state.

Maybe I was too altered to care as packed 930 shows usually annoy the hell out of me.  ::)

hutch wrote:
people who don't want to come into DC and are looking forward to what they see as a "low hassle/no danger" opportunity to see concerts in a small venue…

You mean all the old fogies for Bush, Filter and Chavelle?  :D :D :D

I think you have a point, but this show makes me say maybe not. Maybe LN will go 9 old fogie shows and one bizarre show mixed in.

A Bush/Chevelle/Filter show is as cutting edge as some folks are going to get.  Let 'em stay in Montgomery County.

Is the Filmore like the state fair with the shows they are booking?  ;D

so this is what this boils down to?  people's perception of what is "good music" and what is not?  and if said person doesn't like said music, then the venue sucks dick?  pathetic.  shut the fuck up and listen to what you like and stop caring what others think.    

great, just great

walkonby wrote:
so this is what this boils down to?  people's perception of what is "good music" and what is not?  and if said person doesn't like said music, then the venue sucks dick?  pathetic.  shut the fuck up and listen to what you like and stop caring what others think.    

Good morning, kind sir.