gavroche
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 01:59 PM UTC
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bearman🐻 wrote:
Have to say a colossal thank you to the Director for hooking me up with a ticket. Such a thoughtful gesture, and I am so grateful. Sorry we didn't cross paths last night, but we will in the future. I owe you.
My thoughts:
1) The venue: pretty stunning. It has the stature of something like the Aragon in Chicago, but a 21st Century version with much better sound and more comfortable. It's so funny how it feels like a club and a small arena at the same time. It just depends on what's going on. With the Foos on stage, they make it feel like one big party. But it's going to be interesting to see how the feel of the venue changes depending upon who is on stage. And that stage is huge. I didn't have any issues getting in, and I'm grateful that the capacity was capped. It was easy to move around and check things out. Though I didn't buy any drinks or eat anything, it looked like there were a lot of options. I recognized some staff (didn't see Hutch though) and everyone working there seemed pretty cool.
2) The Foos: not my favorite show of theirs, but very fun. Dave was talking to Seth during the set, who was right above me and beaming down like a proud papa admiring his new baby. The set was actually a solid 2 hours…they wrapped up just before 11pm. Pretty impressive that they gave us a full show. I am sure tonight will be more grand, I was wondering if maybe they'd bring in some special guests or something.
3) Overall: we needed a venue of this size, and we got it. The face of music has definitely changed, and unfortunately most of the bands that I want to see aren't playing the 9:30 Club anymore. Most are either of a more specific taste, so they grace smaller stages. Others will be at the Anthem. So in a lot of ways, this is the venue that we'll likely be spending more and more time at. It'll be interesting to see how easy it is to get there and leave, especially using ride shares, because I don't see the Metro as being the most convenient option. That whole part of the city is now changed for good. I can't believe walking around there how much they put there. If it's true Millennials are starting to leave DC, then we'll see if all the growth in the city is sustainable. I wish Seth and all the other business owners great success. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to attend shows, weekends are safer bets for me. I'll just assume most nights the headliner will go on in the 8:30 to 9:15 range. Hutch, if you are able to get any intel, please share with us whatever you find out. We'll make it worth your efforts, I promise.
I am up for a bit of a walk, but I've used metro twice from there and had no problems. Last night I made it to L'Enfant by 11:00 easily and home to the hill by 11:20. On Tuesday I took the train back to Bethesda without a problem.
bags
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:04 PM UTC
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kosmo wrote:
I was hanging out in back and meet Bags briefly last night. How long did they end up playing? I lost steam around 10 and with the 15 minute walk back to L'efant slipped out.. Venue is indeed top notch!
They played until 10:55.
They didn't lock up cell phones last night, which has me wondering if they really are going to bother tonight, with 6000 attendees going in and coming out.
wml7
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:10 PM UTC
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Yeah the cell phone lock up bags aren't bad. They did it for the Chappelle show at Warner. I guess that is way less then 6000 but it's doable. Did they mention they would do this? I will bring my camcorder instead
;D
bags
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:19 PM UTC
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Great post, Bearman. Missed you last night, I was over on the other side of the stage. Agree with all you said. I will have been at The Anthem 5 times in less than 2 weeks. Like the old days for me at 9:30. ;)
ggw
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:21 PM UTC
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Are you allowed to kneel at the Anthem?
bags
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:21 PM UTC
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Is it true that there is an 11:00 "curfew" for all shows at The Anthem?
bags
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:22 PM UTC
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ggw wrote:
Are you allowed to kneel at the Anthem?
Ha, you come in at just the right time, GGW.
hutch
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:23 PM UTC
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For a long stretch i was where you were bearman
I was at show thanks to fwb…enjoyed the hell out of it..
Thankfully the sound was real good…
grateful
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:30 PM UTC
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Bags wrote:
Is it true that there is an 11:00 "curfew" for all shows at The Anthem?
I think this crosses the line into "set time" information.
But seriously, I almost always ask the staph when the show is going to end. A rare occasion that they don't know…
bags
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 03:32 PM UTC
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excontradiction wrote:
Bags wrote:
Is it true that there is an 11:00 "curfew" for all shows at The Anthem?
I think this crosses the line into "set time" information.
But seriously, I almost always ask the staph when the show is going to end. A rare occasion that they don't know…
It'll make things easy if we find out all shows must be over by 11!
ggw
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:09 PM UTC
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shemptiness wrote:
His Sethness was on the radio this morning. He said you can stand on top of the marquee for some sweet views. Did anyone try that during the soft openings?
Yada
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:10 PM UTC
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ggw wrote:
shemptiness wrote:
His Sethness was on the radio this morning. He said you can stand on top of the marquee for some sweet views. Did anyone try that during the soft openings?
Indeed.
kbone
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:21 PM UTC
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ggw wrote:
shemptiness wrote:
His Sethness was on the radio this morning. He said you can stand on top of the marquee for some sweet views. Did anyone try that during the soft openings?
StoneTheCrow
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:24 PM UTC
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The view towards Shake Shack is nice. No idea how to upload an image so you'll have to take my word on it. Or wait for someone smarter to do it.
Yada
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:28 PM UTC
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StoneTheCrow wrote:
The view towards Shake Shack is nice. No idea how to upload an image so you'll have to take my word on it. Or wait for someone smarter to do it.
You need the gold level status account for direct photo postings or you can simply upload the photo to a photo sharing site and copy/paste the url.
grateful
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:35 PM UTC
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The first rule of the gold level is don't talk about the gold level!
kmdobrz
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:42 PM UTC
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StoneTheCrow
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 04:56 PM UTC
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excontradiction wrote:
The first rule of the gold level is don't talk about the gold level!
That's what we say on the Platinum level, too.
gavroche
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 05:12 PM UTC
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StoneTheCrow wrote:
excontradiction wrote:
The first rule of the gold level is don't talk about the gold level!
That's what we say on the Platinum level, too.
Can we move the NPR birthday party to the Anthem? I never thought there were quite so many NPR lovers in this town (or that they were so quick on the ticket trigger).
Space Freely
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Re: The Anthem
October 12, 2017 at 05:54 PM UTC
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gavroche wrote:
StoneTheCrow wrote:
excontradiction wrote:
The first rule of the gold level is don't talk about the gold level!
That's what we say on the Platinum level, too.
Can we move the NPR birthday party to the Anthem? I never thought there were quite so many NPR lovers in this town (or that they were so quick on the ticket trigger).
Who is playing that show?
