Hey Seth

[stevewizzle]

Strathmore has a capacity of around 800 more people than the 930 Club (I found out after doing a quick internet search).  With tickets around $55, that is over $40,000 more money. 

I had a feeling that Strathmore wouldn't be the best place to see Pixies (I figured driving a few hours round-trip would be worth it for the experience of seeing them in a rock club, and am glad I did).

Anyways, Slowdive!   

couldn't that $40,000 easily be covered by the soda beverage markup at 9:30?

[travelinbeat]

Strathmore has a capacity of around 800 more people than the 930 Club (I found out after doing a quick internet search).  With tickets around $55, that is over $40,000 more money. 

I had a feeling that Strathmore wouldn't be the best place to see Pixies (I figured driving a few hours round-trip would be worth it for the experience of seeing them in a rock club, and am glad I did).

Anyways, Slowdive!   

couldn't that $40,000 easily be covered by the soda beverage markup at 9:30?

Yeah I guess 1,200 (930) vs 1,976 (Strthmore) is more than the "couple hundred" difference I mentioned, but 2,400 of two 930 Club shows is more than 1,976, and as Wizzle says, the F&B at 930 is WAY higher than Strathmore (who doesn't allow food / drink in the concert hall).

Barring that, while I don't enjoy DAR very much, that venue hosts 3,702 patrons, and has housed The Pixies before.

In a perfect world, I'd see The Pixies twice in one night at the 930 Club, and IMP would sell more tickets and WAY more F&B than one show at Strathmore. 

So Seth the question stands, why book Pixies at Strathmore?  IMP doesn't get a ton of shows up there (indeed this is the first one I've seen), and this was such an odd fit.  Seems to me that if you were going to book someone at Strathmore, just about any of your Lincoln Theatre shows would be a better match for that venue.  Why not bring The Pixies into the city, ideally 930?

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

Don't you think Seth's booking cost would double as well in a hypothetical 2 Pixies shows @ 930 in one night scenario. That throws your numbers all off. Bands aren't high-class escorts you pay by the night; they're per performance like your local prostitutes. Otherwise every band scheduled at 930 would play four concerts per day.

[Seth Hurwitz]

Strathmore holds 600 more than 930

and because it's such a highbrow place, people aren't as offended at high tickets there

all adds up to a lot more money for the band

[hutch]

Seth if you're reading I will take Strathmore over DAR any day of the week..even if it costs more.

the sound is excellent at Strathmore and awful at DAR..the sight lines are excellent at Strathmore and awful at DAR

I realize DAR is much bigger but if you guys are ever on the fence..if its dead even about which one..think of Hutch for a sec and go with Strathmore!


btw I saw the Pixies at DAR on their first DC show and the sound was, wait for it, substandard... i feel like we got jipped at that show...and so does one other person in the world who was with me whose name i will not divulge.

anyhow, thank for all the great show you guy book..it is very much appreciated.

[i am gay and i like cats]

suck up.

[travelinbeat]

Yeah all said I agree with hutch, hands down.  If the choice is dead-set DAR vs. Strath, I take Strath 100 times out of 100. 

I haven't meant for this question to come across as a complaint, I was just curious what factors drove the decision 

[Brian_Wallace]

Why not bring The Pixies into the city, ideally 930?

Because Black Francis can't fix through the doors anymore?

I don't understand all the D.A.R. hate.  Am I the only one who has had perfectly acceptable concert experiences there?  I guess I'm not an audiophile when it comes to concert sound.   As long as the beer is cheap and the girls are raising their tops and I can slamdance....

Brian

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

Am I the only one who has had perfectly acceptable concert experiences there? 

No, you're not.

[i am gay and i like cats]

brian is having motley crue, nineteen eighty five, flashbacks again.

[grateful]

Seth if you're reading I will take Strathmore over DAR any day of the week..even if it costs more.

the sound is excellent at Strathmore and awful at DAR..the sight lines are excellent at Strathmore and awful at DAR


anyhow, thank for all the great show you guy book..it is very much appreciated.

I'll start with echoing the thanks.  Feel lucky to live in the area and have IMP / 930 so close

The DAR vs Strathmore booking likely would have made a difference for me with John Fogerty. (I chose not to go because of the venue!)  I generally don't even consider shows at DAR - Neutral Milk Hotel being the only exception in probably a decade.

Oddly, I have seen Joan Baez from the front row in both venues (Strathmore 2010, CH 1988?).  Strathmore wins by a million miles.

[sweetcell]

Am I the only one who has had perfectly acceptable concert experiences there? 

DAR is a decent venue if you're sitting in the front half of the venue and the sound guys know what they're doing.  so if your seats & the techs align, as they have for me 90% of the time at DAR, i've had enjoyable experiences there.  it's an indictment of the venue that you need to put conditions on having a good experience there, but i just roll with the punches.

[Vas Deferens]

DAR is better for rock shows than Strathmore.

[kosmo vinyl]

How about a screening of Stuart Murdoch new movie "God Help The Girl" along with a little dance party.

[Brian_Wallace]

How about a screening of Stuart Murdoch new movie "God Help The Girl" along with a little dance party.

Stuart Murdoch??!?!   Do you piss sitting down as well?

Brian