catching Metro from Stathmore

[frippy]

if you can afford the prices for this show you can afford to take a cab home if you miss the metro.

True.  However, since I have only been to Strathmore once and haven't caught Metro from there I just wanted to make sure my transportation plans were okay.  Thanks everyone for the info; can't wait for tonight.

[chaz]

Prices on stubhub now down to under $20...even orchestra center seats are $35.

[StoneTheCrow]

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap   

I forgot this was tonite so I made plans. Would have bought off stubhub. 

[i am gay and i like cats]

hey atomicfront . . . just curious, if said person would have bought his ticket off of stubhubb for thirty five dollars, like these other fine peoples are suggesting, does the same "ride in a cab you bum" rule still apply? 

[hutch]

at this point you could afford the ticket but not the cab!

[chaz]

show was incredible

[K8teebug]

One of the best shows I've ever seen ever.

[gavroche]

I thought they were great.  Still not crazy about the new album.  Strathmore is still a weird venue for a show like that, it helped a lot that Nick invited everyone down to the front.

[K8teebug]

That did really help.  There was only one other person in front of me and it was very intimidating when he came to the middle and sang right to my face.  I was happy to have other people in front!!!

Drunk/on x girl next to us was incredibly annoying, but whatever.

[hutch]

That was one of the best shows I can recall seeing.... to me superior to the 2008 show at the 930...I think the bad seeds benefited from the venue's larger stage and from being able to play to a bigger crowd

I wasn't entirely sure until I got home and checked but that was Barry Adamson and Ed Kuepper up there... Adamson recently rejoined the Bad Seeds and Kuepper tours with them (he was in the Saints which put out a couple of killer punk records in the late 70s)

I thought Jubilee Street was a high point in a night of high points...I though the new stuff worked really well...Higgs Boson Blues is great.

Warren Ellis was thankfully much more subdued than at the 2008 show where he'd almost shared the focus with Nick... at this show he was still the band leader but he didn't really get up front too much and didn't take too many solos etc.

[Vas Deferens]

but not as incredible as Thao with the get down stay down  

[K8teebug]

but not as incredible as Thao with the get down stay down  

Sorry, Nick Cave was better.  Definitely top 5 shows ever.

I love Warren Ellis.  Have seen him in all his bands now!

I just have no words for how amazing that was last night. 

Jubilee Street sounds SO GOOD live.  Stagger Lee, Into My Arms....just all of it.  Incredible.

[frippy]

Show was great and the commute to and from worked out nicely.  Thanks again everyone for the info.

[chaz]

Venue was very easy to get to and from coming from falls church.  Parking no prob, getting in and out no prob.

Not my first choice of places to see him but didn't really matter...my seats were middle orchestra and once it became the thing to do I just went up front and spent most of the show there.

I've seen Nick maybe 6 times now between Bad Seeds and Grinderman.  I was prepared to see a good show but I don't think I've ever seen him work that hard on stage.  Amazing set.  Probably the best I've seen from him.  My friend was seeing him for the first time, and was barely familiar with his music.  He was completely blown away.  From Her to Eternity was maybe the high point for me, but hard to say because the set was so fucking solid.

[K8teebug]

Where were you?  I was right next to the drunk girl in the center...