Police to open Grammys

Mobius

Joined: March 28, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 04:10 PM UTC #

FedEx field is useless as a concert venue.

sweetcell

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 04:48 PM UTC #

and M&T is any better?

actually, i'm wondering if gore's Live Earth thingy might prevent them from playing DC (either contractually or economically).

set1914

Joined: October 06, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 05:42 PM UTC #

The Ravens are all for concerts at M&T Bank, since they make money off of them. The thing is Ravens football comes first there. I know this because I use to work there. Hopefully something can be worked out there. Fedex is not a good option, due to working with â??themâ? is a pain and more trouble then it is worth.

jaguar

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 06:14 PM UTC #

The locals are pissed off about this. Apparently, there is some kind of meeting tomorrow night (I think) in Federal Hill (no idea where) regarding petitioning some big wig about making this happen at M&T.

I'm hoping that even if they can't get The Police gig going, that this makes it very evident to those in power and with the money that Baltimore wants some big concerts too. This could all work out as a plus in the long run regardless of the outcome for this particular show.

Funny thing is, I can't stand arena/stadium shows but as a music lover who is so keenly aware of how often Baltimore is skipped over, I can fully support everyone's efforts in this cause.

beetsnotbeats

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 06:49 PM UTC #

I don't even want to begin wondering what Danny Boy would charge to use Fed Ex.

Mobius

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 07:34 PM UTC #

FedEx is just too big. Its much more of a monstrosity than M&T or any other stadium I've ever been to. RFK on the other hand used to be a decent venue for huge shows (if you had decent seats).

K8teebug

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 19, 2007 at 08:15 PM UTC #

F*&$ the police!

Sorry, that one was too easy to skip…

grateful

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 03, 2025 at 12:24 AM UTC #

Does anyone care about the Grammys anymore (2025 edition)

grateful

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 03, 2025 at 01:05 AM UTC #

This isn’t any Doors song I’ve ever heard before…

Hutch

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 04, 2025 at 10:06 PM UTC #

grateful wrote:
Does anyone care about the Grammys anymore (2025 edition)

15 million watched….total US population 347 million…so about 6% watched

In 1984 51 million watched. Total US population 235 million so about 16% watched

Space Freely

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 05, 2025 at 12:11 AM UTC #

hutch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Does anyone care about the Grammys anymore (2025 edition)

Those numbers actually compute to 4.3% and 21.7%, respectively.

15 million watched….total US population 347 million…so about 6% watched

In 1984 51 million watched. Total US population 235 million so about 16% watched

Hutch

Joined: February 23, 2023 at 09:34 PM UTC

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Re: Police to open Grammys February 05, 2025 at 12:21 AM UTC #

I thought I messed up!

Even better..makes the point even more strikingly