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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Lamb007 on August 09, 2004, 05:00:00 pm
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Rumored for October 8. Please god say it ain't so. There is no worse play to see a show. Merriweather would be amazing. MCI would be tolerable. Patriot Center = I'd rather skip it.
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Merriweather in October? Have things changed in the DC climate since I left?
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October is still pleasant. Incubus is there Oct. 11th. Nissan has shows as late as Oct 17th. The Jane's Addiction show in 2001 was in October. It was chilly but still memorable. Personally, I'd rather be at Merriweather on a cold early autumn night than a sultry, steam bath July evening.
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skip the beastie boys? what is wrong with you?
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If you've ever seen a show at Pat Center, you understand.
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Originally posted by Lamb007:
Patriot Center = I'd rather skip it.
Yeah...we all pretty much guessed this would happen...I'll skip.
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i've only been to 1 show at each of these places i'm going to mention, but i'd much rather go to a show at the patroit center than at merriweather, constitution hall or the mci center. i only had bad experiences at all of those places.
i don't live in dc, though.
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where did you hear that the beasties are coming to the patriot center?
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yeah, where was this announced? I haven't heard anything yet.
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i'd rather see a show at the pat center than at merriweather. i saw some really great shows there, like oasis and the cure, and definitely prefer it to an outdoor venue in maryland. but hey, i live in virginia.
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I friggin' HATE the Patriot Center. They should do the MCI at that point. I'm really not a fan of concerts at either place, but getting to the PC is a pain in the ass. We need a venue on a Metro stop that is roughly that size. Too bad we don't have a venue like the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Now THAT would be cool.
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Anybody who says they don't like Merriweather obviously wasn't in attendance on Friday for Curiosa. It's an outstanding place to see a "big show." Arenas are for sports and tractor pulls.
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I would agree there...Merriweather was AWESOME, I think it has become my favorite outdoor venue as far as big outdoor places go. My sister, who has been to many of these places (among them Nissan, Hi-Fi Buys in Atlanta, Tweeter Center in Chicago, etc.), says that it was by far the coolest place to see a show of that size and capacity. I would rather see the Beasties play there.
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Ditto to the positive comments on Merriweather; I wish there were more bands playing there I want to see this summer/Fall.
I, too, hate Patriot Center. Pretty amazing that the Beasties wouldn't sell out MCI, though R.E.M. didn't, did they....I swear, I don't get this whole concert thing.
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Originally posted by Lamb007:
Anybody who says they don't like Merriweather obviously wasn't in attendance on Friday for Curiosa. It's an outstanding place to see a "big show." Arenas are for sports and tractor pulls.
i was actually at curiosa. i had a much better time than my previous merriweather gigs (radiohead and the black crowes/oasis), but i still prefer the patriot center. but again, it's a geographical thing. does anyone really want to get stuck in maryland traffic for hours?
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To tell the truth, megs, I'd take Maryland traffic over VA traffic any day. I've never been caught as badly in MD and I have in VA (not including the beltway, which is just yuckola all around, and why I never get on it...)
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
I would agree there...Merriweather was AWESOME, I think it has become my favorite outdoor venue as far as big outdoor places go. My sister, who has been to many of these places (among them Nissan, Hi-Fi Buys in Atlanta, Tweeter Center in Chicago, etc.), says that it was by far the coolest place to see a show of that size and capacity. I would rather see the Beasties play there.
i've been to hifi in atlanta,pnc in holmdel, tweeter in camden, pine knob outside detroit, blockbuster in charlotte, jones beach on long island, montage mountain in scranton, hershey amphitheater in hershey, parc jean drapeau in montreal, etc. and the only place i'd rather go less than merriweather is camden.
tops for me on that list were montreal and holmdel, probably. atlanta's not too bad.
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Originally posted by distance:
and the only place i'd rather go less than merriweather is camden.
theres no place like jersey, theres no place like jersey.....
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by distance:
and the only place i'd rather go less than merriweather is camden.
theres no place like jersey, theres no place like jersey..... [/b]
hey.. holmdel's in jersey and it's not too bad at all. hop off the garden state parkway and you're lead straight into the lot. lot exits right onto the GSP.
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Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
To tell the truth, megs, I'd take Maryland traffic over VA traffic any day. I've never been caught as badly in MD and I have in VA (not including the beltway, which is just yuckola all around, and why I never get on it...)
no way!! everytime i drive to/through maryland, i get stuck in something. it's like people can't figure out the lane shift or something. kurosawa and i were inexplicably stuck in traffic for over an hour on the way back from the gig. va traffic might be heavy, but it is not nearly as hellacious as maryland traffic. *shudder*
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as far as VA traffic goes, i NEVER have a problem getting in to dc (to 930) unless there's an accident or something. i've done the drive from richmond in 1.5 hours before (to the club, not just to dc) and i don't speed ridiculously.
i have no complaints about va traffic. i've run into much worse traffic in maryland than va.
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Originally posted by distance:
as far as VA traffic goes, i NEVER have a problem getting in to dc (to 930) unless there's an accident or something. i've done the drive from richmond in 1.5 hours before (to the club, not just to dc) and i don't speed ridiculously.
i have no complaints about va traffic. i've run into much worse traffic in maryland than va.
what time do you leave?
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Living in the Baltimore area and doing way more than my share of driving between DC and Baltimore I can say that more often than not, I end up in major traffic jams going into DC way more than coming home. Then again, I'm going in usually for a show so it's earlier.
After the show on Friday at Merriweather, I encountered almost no traffic at all coming back to Baltimore. It was a breeze!
Having done plenty of driving in the MD/DC/VA area, I'd have to say that they all suck equally when you are in it at the wrong time. It can be especially nerve racking when you aren't familiar with an area because you don't know their patterns and they aren't always consistant between states. However I have found that if there is a very large degree of traffic very late at night, it's more often than not somewhere in the DC area, specifically the Capital Beltway. I can only assume that Rt. 66 might get like that too.
For what it's worth, I'm totally blown away by how drastically Merriweather has changed. It's still a hike for me but one I've learned to take if I'm going to have a life that just isn't happening in Baltimore. Also, I don't care who plays at the Patriot Center, I'm NOT going!
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What is it about Oct. 8th? Q and Not U are at Black Cat. Hope of the States are at 9:30 Club. And now it is possible that the Beasties are at Patriot Center. I will miss it all because I will be in Tampa seeing the Pixies. A popular night for concerts. I recommend Hope of the States out of all of them, by the way. Q and Not U will be around again, and the Beasties are at that arena. (I agree that I would rather see BB at Merriweather. I'm not completely anti-Patriot, but Merriweather has better sound + atmosphere.)
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Kurosawa, personally I'll take your Pixies ticket and get my ass down to Tampa if you're really that torn! :) I was just listening to my Coachella CD last night and I just cannot wait until I see the Pixies in CHicago in November. I am halfway thinking about going to Bumbershoot so I can see them then.
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anyway, i don't really care where the beasties play, as long as i get to see them. and as long as whfs aren't the only people with tickets.
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That sounds good for me, I'm a senior at GMU and what better way to spend the last year of college than saying you saw the Beastie Boys on-campus
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Oh yeah, its always been one hell of a time getting to Merriweather through that MD traffic no matter what concert it is there. Dang that Incubus is playing at Merriweather on a weekday in October, I sure can't go. And then they play at the Richmond Coliseum a day or two later, should've just played east coast first but ah whatever
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
Kurosawa, personally I'll take your Pixies ticket and get my ass down to Tampa if you're really that torn! :)
Oh no, I'm not torn. Just commenting on the popularity of the night. The Pixies win hands down!
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Holmdel SUCKS. WOrst amphitheater I have ever been to. the whle damn thing is on such an incline even the sober folks have a hard time standing up. Then they run big ass power cables down all the aisle by the boat load. Lets not even talk about the piss quality of the sound system.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Holmdel SUCKS. WOrst amphitheater I have ever been to. the whle damn thing is on such an incline even the sober folks have a hard time standing up. Then they run big ass power cables down all the aisle by the boat load. Lets not even talk about the piss quality of the sound system.
i've been very close to the stage every time i've gone. i didn't find the sound to be that bad where i was sitting. i have no sympathy for someone that drinks so much they can't stand, even if it is on an incline.
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Originally posted by imaginarycolors:
Oh yeah, its always been one hell of a time getting to Merriweather through that MD traffic no matter what concert it is there. Dang that Incubus is playing at Merriweather on a weekday in October, I sure can't go. And then they play at the Richmond Coliseum a day or two later, should've just played east coast first but ah whatever
Except for getting through downtown Baltimore traffic on a Friday afternoon, I didn't have any traffic problems going to Merriweather either. Never left the state of Maryland and still had a long drive. Seems to me that the mess was in the DC area or NOVA.
Guess I'm one of the lucky ones for Oct. 8th as I don't really like Q And Not U, can't stand the Beastie Boys and won't be in Tampa. It's Hope Of The States all the way for me! :D Just heard from a friend of mine in Australia that the HOTS show the other day was fantastic and his best show of the year to date.
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I still haven't seen anything concerning a press release or anything on this show. Does anyone have a link? Or a date for when tix go on sale?
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Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
What is it about Oct. 8th? Q and Not U are at Black Cat. Hope of the States are at 9:30 Club. And now it is possible that the Beasties are at Patriot Center. I will miss it all because I will be in Tampa seeing the Pixies. A popular night for concerts. I recommend Hope of the States out of all of them, by the way. Q and Not U will be around again, and the Beasties are at that arena. (I agree that I would rather see BB at Merriweather. I'm not completely anti-Patriot, but Merriweather has better sound + atmosphere.)
>>> I will of course be at the Pixies show in New Orleans at the Voodoo Music Fest. For the life of me I can't figure out why people are going to see the Pixies in Tampa at the godawful Suncoast Dome instead of the friendly confines of "Hard Rock Live" in Orlando.......please freaking enlighten me!
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Originally posted by The O' Rotten Factor:
Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
What is it about Oct. 8th? Q and Not U are at Black Cat. Hope of the States are at 9:30 Club. And now it is possible that the Beasties are at Patriot Center. I will miss it all because I will be in Tampa seeing the Pixies. A popular night for concerts. I recommend Hope of the States out of all of them, by the way. Q and Not U will be around again, and the Beasties are at that arena. (I agree that I would rather see BB at Merriweather. I'm not completely anti-Patriot, but Merriweather has better sound + atmosphere.)
>>> I will of course be at the Pixies show in New Orleans at the Voodoo Music Fest. For the life of me I can't figure out why people are going to see the Pixies in Tampa at the godawful Suncoast Dome instead of the friendly confines of "Hard Rock Live" in Orlando.......please freaking enlighten me! [/b]
haha. yeah, they're acting like the band hasn't toured in 12 years or something.
bunch of freaks!
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Tix on sale Saturday (8/28)
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Both the 9:30 and WHFS are doing pre-sales. Both will begin at 10am on Thursday and end at 6pm on Friday. The 'HFS e-mail mentions that tickets are $42. :eek:
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No one will go with me....probably not a huge loss, but I'd go....
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Does anyone know if this is general admission or not?
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Originally posted by hitman:
Does anyone know if this is general admission or not?
according to patriocenter.com website
"Floor is General Admission and Stands are Reserved Seating."
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Originally posted by Bags:
No one will go with me....probably not a huge loss, but I'd go....
i'm interested in this show, but it's also the same weekend as Sparklefest in NC. kosmette is headed to nyc for a girlie weekend so i would dateless for the beastie boys as well...
fyi sparklefest could be a bags approved event... especially saturday night with the shazam, cliff hillis for starters. the mockers rock as well
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Okay, here's a sparklefest link (http://home.nc.rr.com/mnick/sparklefestmain.html)
Looks really fun...I may go to NYC, though, for the Beastie Boys at Madison Square Garden, and friends who'll be going up there.
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what a dope i was going to post a link... must have been the pre caffinated soda haze
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Uh, 105 bucks for 2 tickets? I don't like my friend THAT much. Back to the drawing board for a new birthday present.
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Yeah, that's expensive. Tickets were probably half that when I saw them in 95 at the Patriot Center. Inflation!
I bought a ticket (Iâ??m trying to relive my youth)
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i forgot about the presale and since i didn't get a ga floor ticket decided to pass...
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There will be GA floor seats available on Saturday too, and in regards to the price it does include parking and a $1 is also donated to charity
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Good call. So that means the actual ticket is only $48.50, which is still way too much to spend.
Originally posted by notyou:
There will be GA floor seats available on Saturday too, and in regards to the price it does include parking and a $1 is also donated to charity
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I hopped on 20 minutes past 10 and couldn't get GA seats, so forget that. I really am not a fan of assigned seats for the Patriot Center. I love the Beasties, but it's just not worth the aggravation to be stuck in the nosebleed section.
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Ihave four GA floor and four row A just beside the satge. Then my friend called and told me not to bother to get the "2nd four" since he wont be able to go!