damn interpol

[distance]

playing in norfolk the same night as slint in dc.
 i suppose there's no decision to be made here, but i'm still annoyed.

[LRHippo]

Where'd you see that? Nothing listed in ther site

[lily1]

if there is a norfolk date, there must be a dc date posted soon.

[distance]

Originally posted by LRHippo:
  Where'd you see that? Nothing listed in ther site

i saw it on the norva's website.
 but it's also listed on ticketmaster.

[vansmack]

These are the only confirmed new dates I have, although Distance is correct about Ticketmaster and there's a hefty gap between KY and Europe:
 
 MARCH  02 Radio City Music Hall New York, NY
 MARCH  09 Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
 MARCH  10 The Dome Theatre Niagara Falls, NY
 MARCH  11 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
 MARCH  12 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
 MARCH  13 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
 MARCH  15 Pageant St. Louis, MO
 MARCH  16 WL Lyons Browne Theatre Louisville, KY
 APRIL  06 Olympia Dublin, IRE
 APRIL  08 Brixton Academy London, ENG
 APRIL  09 Brixton Academy London, ENG
 APRIL  11 Grosse Freiheit Hamburg, GER
 APRIL  12 E-Werk Koln, GER
 APRIL  13 Columbiahalle Berlin, GER
 APRIL  15 New Age Treviso, ITA
 APRIL  16 Sasch Hall Firenze, ITA
 APRIL  17 Vox Modena, ITA
 APRIL  19 Le Krakatoa Bordeaux, FRA
 APRIL  20 Halle de la Trocardiere Nantes, FRA
 APRIL  21 Le Zenith Paris, FRA
 APRIL  24 Razzmatazz Barcelona, ESP
 APRIL  25 La Riviera Madrid, ESP

[distance]

Originally posted by lily1:
  if there is a norfolk date, there must be a dc date posted soon.

i hope?  but they just played dc in november.  i think they played philly in november too, but they're still playing there again in feb.  i hope it's not somewhere else if there is a dc date.  i don't think i'd go see them at dar.

[Bags]

Has anyone else been troubled over the past year or so that Phillie seems to be eclipsing DC for shows?  it's kinda buggin' me -- is it just about being only half as far from NYC?

[Random Citizen]

Originally posted by Bags:
  Has anyone else been troubled over the past year or so that Phillie seems to be eclipsing DC for shows?

How so?

[andyrichter]

Originally posted by Bags:
  Has anyone else been troubled over the past year or so that Phillie seems to be eclipsing DC for shows?  it's kinda buggin' me -- is it just about being only half as far from NYC?

I totally agree.  Philly gets every single show, big or small.  D.C. gets a good chunk of shows but still gets bypassed too much for my liking for Philly and Richmond.

[Random Citizen]

Originally posted by andyrichter:
  I totally agree.  Philly gets every single show, big or small.  D.C. gets a good chunk of shows but still gets bypassed too much for my liking for Philly and Richmond.

Are there specific shows you're referring to? Also, Philly has a lot of venues of various sizes. When you think about DC, without including Baltimore, it doesn't compare...and it shouldn't since Philly is a larger city. When bands look at DC, it's usually the 9:30, Black Cat, Velvet Lounge or Iota if it's not a big arena show. While Philly has the Khyber, Electric Factory, World Cafe Live, North Star Bar and many others.

[distance]

Originally posted by andyrichter:
   

Originally posted by Bags:
  Has anyone else been troubled over the past year or so that Phillie seems to be eclipsing DC for shows?  it's kinda buggin' me -- is it just about being only half as far from NYC?

I totally agree.  Philly gets every single show, big or small.  D.C. gets a good chunk of shows but still gets bypassed too much for my liking for Philly and Richmond. [/b]

jesus. i don't know what you're talking about.  i live in richmond and NOTHING i want to see ever comes here.  i've been to 4 or 5 local shows total (one of them a comedy show and 2 of them had 20-30 people show up).
 maybe dc gets passed up, but richmond gets passed up way more considering there are places to play in chapel hill, norfolk and dc.  why stop in richmond?  especially after places like the flood zone closed.

[Bags]

For instance, Philly's getting multiple U2 dates during both legs -- DC only gets two dates during the Fall leg.  Interpol -- they played Philly last fall as well, but may be passing DC.  There have been others of note -- can't think of them off the top of my head, but I know I've thought again and again, "why Philly and no DC?"
 
 Richmond is another matter -- Philly and DC are very similarly sized, major east coast cities.  I don't think Richmond is quite the same.
 
 Maybe it's the venue issue.  Odd, still.

[Seth Hurwitz]

3/25-26

[chaz]

Originally posted by distance:
  jesus. i don't know what you're talking about.  i live in richmond and NOTHING i want to see ever comes here.  i've been to 4 or 5 local shows total (one of them a comedy show and 2 of them had 20-30 people show up).
 maybe dc gets passed up, but richmond gets passed up way more considering there are places to play in chapel hill, norfolk and dc.  why stop in richmond?  especially after places like the flood zone closed.

Richmond used to do ok....I lived there in late 80's early 90's.  Flood Zone, Rockets/Metro, Jade Elephant, Twisters....but seems like now It's just Alley Katz.  I've never been to that place, but have not heard good things about it.  Christ, even Twisters closed, and it was starting to seem to me like that place would never go out of business.  
 
 Oh well, at least you can still go drown you sorrows in a pitcher over at the Village!

[eltee]

I don't get it. Interpol was one of my least fave shows in 2004. I'd say don't sweat it. But that's me.