Got a Live Nation email regarding Silver Spring Fillmore

This is the body of the email: Did anyone else get this? And ew, Silver Spring really stinks.

Email the County Council TODAY
to urge approval of Fillmore in Silver Spring
Everything is in place for a Fillmore Music Hall to open on Colesville Road (on the former J.C. Penneyâ??s site). The State and County have agreed to build the $8 million building and Lee Development Group has agreed to donate $3.5 million of land in exchange for the right to develop the rest of its adjoining lot.

Before the County Council takes its final vote in October, they need to hear your support at
county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov

Thanks. As a fan of competition, I will absolutely email them in support of the end of the de facto IMP monopoly in the metro DC area.

I agree 100% with Julian.

I don't get why Seth doesnt build a mid size venue in DC???
I posted a rant on that on some other thread so i will leave it at that..

For a while there was talk of re-engineering Merriweather so that the seated part could be closed off and indoors in the winter. Has that idea died? I think that is a fantastic solution to DC's lack of good a mid-sized venue.

Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Thanks. As a fan of competition, I will absolutely email them in support of the end of the de facto IMP monopoly in the metro DC area.

i take it you're also a fan of using public money for private ventures? seth is on record as saying that he welcomes competition, but he - along with a lot of other people - object to how the LiveNation deal was negotiated in the dark, using public funds, and without a call for competitive (!) bids.

Originally posted by Itouchmyself:
For a while there was talk of re-engineering Merriweather so that the seated part could be closed off and indoors in the winter. Has that idea died? I think that is a fantastic solution to DC's lack of good a mid-sized venue.

MPP isn't exactly in DC. i love that venue but it's a bit of a hike. DC needs something that's accessible by metro, which silver spring qualifies as.

Originally posted by mdh9857:
…"Before the County Council takes its final vote in October, they need to hear your support at
county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov"

Sounds like an interesting session to sit in on, voting on what seems like a done deal.

well put sweetcell and Seth is on the record as to offering a alternate development plan for that Silver Spring site.

A cheaper one at that.

I fucking hate having to go to Silver Spring to see movies at AFI Silver, and I'd fucking hate to have to go there to see shows at some shitty Live Nation venue. If its a cool 3,000 - 5,000 seat venue, then at least it would serve a purpose in this area. Otherwise what? Just to have a venue more convenient to Red Lobster?

And yeah, the politics behind this venture is completely rotten.

Originally posted by Mobius:
And yeah, the politics behind this venture is completely rotten.

I'll be voting against Leggett from here on out. Yes, even if it means having to vote Republican.

Originally posted by mdh9857:
Before the County Council takes its final vote in October, they need to hear your support at
county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov

or, alternately, the same people need to hear your disgust and just how much you disapprove of this deal. i've sent an e-mail stating that i think this arrangement is ill-advised.

Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Thanks. As a fan of competition, I will absolutely email them in support of the end of the de facto IMP monopoly in the metro DC area.

You are clearly not a Montgomery Co. resident or this insane amount of tax payer money going to line the pockets of a company that is ALREADY a nationwide monopoly would piss you off to no end. 9:30 didn't run Nation out of business, they sold out to make room for the new stadium. Monopoly? I don't think so.

Originally posted by Itouchmyself:
For a while there was talk of re-engineering Merriweather so that the seated part could be closed off and indoors in the winter. Has that idea died? I think that is a fantastic solution to DC's lack of good a mid-sized venue.

I was told at the beginning of the season that this was a go for this year, however, thats the last i ever heard of it.

What happened with the Armory?

Originally posted by Shadrach:
Monopoly? I don't think so.

Right. Because if a band is playing a tour and draws around 1500-2000 people a night, they have so many options in DC. For example they could play the 9:30 Club or 4 nights at Rock N Roll Hotel. What was I thinking? I retract all my comments.

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
What happened with the Armory?

i have no clue what exactly happened with the armory as far as shows go .. but i do know when i went there last year for a dcrg bout it was run terribly as the place has exclusive deals with ticketmaster (causing $12 tickets to have an $8 fee) and bud (even running out of beer before halftime).

it's my understanding things were eventually cleared up on the side of the armory at future bouts, but if the armory can't handle a 1,500 person roller derby bout well…

i'll be there this saturday, we'll see what happens.

it's just soo damn convenient though. i'd like to see shows there, personally.

There were talks of Seth leasing it a few months ago. Ch. 4 even did a piece on it.

When the project is being funded largely by the city, that is not competition. They need to hold a full competitive RFP and judge all bids based on the same set of criteria. Regardless of the way you think IMP handles their strength in DC, LiveNation is a national company with far more market power than a regional entity like IMP.

hopefully seth will stop keeping the huge multibillion dollar companies companies down. lets give them government handouts to make sure

all of you, quit your capitalistic whining!!!