Got a Live Nation email regarding Silver Spring Fillmore

[mdh9857]

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

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

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.

[hutch]

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..

[Mr.Whippy]

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.

[sweetcell]

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.

[6949]

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.

[kosmo vinyl]

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

[azaghal1981]

A cheaper one at that.

[Mobius]

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.

[azaghal1981]

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.

[sweetcell]

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.

[Shadrach]

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.

[sonickteam2]

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.

[azaghal1981]

What happened with the Armory?

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

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.