Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread [ARCHIVED] Tour • Page 536

Also, anybody wants to post about Bay Area venues I'd be unreasonably interested at well.

 

Last post of the night, I promise, but Oregon folks: is Eugene coming up in the world or something?

I know I'd occasionally see bands do one off dates in Bend or Salem, but it seems to me in the last couple months that I'm seeing a lot of smaller bands doing dates in Eugene, at venues I've never heard of before. Is that the case, or have I just not noticed?

Only I went down there was to see Deftones at Cuthbert Amphitheater, which was quite nice.

 

Let’s give it a try!

Valley View: My least favorite venue in San Diego. $20 parking, awful acoustics

Viejas: another arena that has a somewhat intimate vibe for the size. $15 parking is pretty lame

Mattress Firm Ampitheater: free parking which is cool and it’s the closest venue to my house. It’s okay I guess. Draws a lot of crowds that don’t care about anything other than drinking, though

Che Cafe: only time I’ve been there is when I played there! It’s a neat little DIY spot. Always on the verge of shutting down for some reason

House of Blues (main stage): I’ve had some of my best concert experiences here. I’ve played it before so I know where musicians load their stuff and I’ve met artists pretty much anytime I’ve gone. Pretty great sound.

House of Blues (side stage): Goddamn this stage is tiny. I think like 200 people can fit there, but for some reason even if you’re like 3rd row you’ll have trouble seeing the performers. Idk why, maybe the stage is too low

Observatory: this is the current hip venue. I really like this place since we don’t really have many mid-sized venues, acts that would typically play much larger places are forced to play this 1k cap place. It’s a beautiful venue, the only problem is the security guards are assholes. I’m 21, and this dude in front of me was very clearly older than me but security was bending his ID pretty severely to see if it was real

Cal Coast: Beautiful venue. 5k cap I believe but you have an amazing view even from the nosebleeds

 

Eugene is the usual B-market I see on tours. I've been to Matthew Knight for some arena shows, McDonald Theater once a few years back (basically the Eugene version of the Hawthorne but with a barricade I think, idk it's been a while), and I know a few bands have been to Hi-Fi Music Hall a couple times.

 

I love the Loft, really nice little space

 

Oh yeah I can imagine that place is bad for rock shows, I've only been to rap shows there

 

here's a list of venues i've been to..

raleigh, nc
lincoln theater
the ritz
southland ballroom (rip)

charlotte, nc
amos southend (rip)

greensboro, nc
greene street (rip)

norfolk, va
the norva

virginia beach, va
shakas
farm bureau live

richmond, va
canal club
hat factory (rip)
the national
nascar stadium(?) lol

springfield, va
empire (rip)

philadelphia, pa
theater of living arts

 

Toronto/Hamilton

Air Canada Centre - 19000+, standard arena, can be hell to get into with a popular show, has decent but expensive food options and multiple merch setups that are almost always busy. Sound is decent but can be subpar and dampened depending on artist playing

Annex Wreckroom - 200 ish, upstairs venue, right in front of subway station. Merch in one corner, bar in another, stage right in front when you walk in, decent food right beside or around the corners. Basically a nightclub now

Budweiser Stage (Molson Ampitheater) - 16000, big outdoor ampitheater, right on Lake Shore Blvd so always busy as hell, extremely difficult to get out of if you leave when the show ends instead of a few songs early, go early if you have GA or lawn to find good spots. Multiple merch booths, stupid expensive beer, standard food options (burgers/pizza/chicken), right on the lake so venue can get sorta chilled, which is perfect if it's a hot summer show

Club Absinthe - 200 ish (give or take), downtown in the main busy area, extremely cramped venue and gets hot fast especially for punk/metal shows there. The second level is usually dedicated to merch but sometimes it's in the very back corner on the first floor and the upper level is a chill place to hang in between sets. Awesome fish and chips place or burger place right across from venue, and cheap parking lot/easy to get to from bus terminal (5 minute walk at most)

Copps Coliseum (FirstOntario Centre) - 17000+, big arena downtown, usually hosts country shows or big pop acts but gets big-name rock bands on occasion. Setup is either half bowl (vertical or horizontal) or full bowl, with GA for newer bands and seats for legacy acts. Good food options inside, including sponsored restaurant, expensive drinks, right between Jackson Square and other food places (Tim Hortons/Swiss Chalet)

Danforth Music Hall - 1500, one of my favourite venues, in the heart of Greektown so lots of local restaurants (and a handful of chains) and a restaurant inside the venue too. Can be GA or fully seated, but balcony/mezz seats are perfect if you don't wanna stand for hours. Merch is to the right when you get in, but can get so hectic you have to line up against the stairs to the balcony (sometimes bands set up in a back corner on the floor), sound is usually pretty good, and the floor is easy to move around to get closer but can get wild for some shows when everything kicks off

Downsview Park - biggest venue in Toronto, usually hosts festivals or big names (AC/DC, Radiohead). Either dry as hell or muddy as hell, and accessible right from the subway (granted only recently so getting there was a huge hassle before).

Echo Beach - 5000, GA venue to the right of Budweiser Stage, right on the lake. I love this venue if it's not too busy as the whole beach vibe in the summer is so nice and the sound can pretty good too

Fort York - 10,000 ish - around the corner from Exhibition Place, hosts festivals, easy to get around and hosts some kick-ass food trucks. Also can be easy to maneuver around people to be up close

Hamilton Place (FirstOntario Concert Hall) - 2000+, all seated, good sound, expensive snack options, right around the corner from Jackson Square/bus terminal. Cheap-ish parking lot by the venue but even better to park behind city hall and walk to venue

Hard Luck Bar - 200 ish, extremely tiny and sweaty, on Dundas St W (in Chinatown area) so lots of food options again after the show. One of my least faves to go to with muffled sound and cramped floor, not to mention fitting everyone in such a small space is brutal in the worst way

Kool Haus - 2500, torn down for a while now but decent GA venue, though it used to be tough to find a good standing spot. Got pretty hot inside too (passed out at first ever show here oops)

Lee's Palace - 550, if you don't show up early you aren't going to find a good place to stand. Having said that once you find a decent area to stand it's a cool venue to be in. Merch either right at the back or on the second level. On Bathurst St so more food options (poutine/starbucks/fast food chains)

Massey Hall - 2700+, old school legendary venue, great sound, basically any section you end up in (main floor/balcony/gallery) is perfectly fine, although seats can be pretty cramped (they plan to renovate them starting either this year or next), merch in the basement level

Mod Club - 600+, another favourite, although pretty cramped on the floor (balcony view much better). Merch at the back of the floor or to the right on a platform with some seating. On College St so lots of local restaurants/chains again, decent sound and best to access from public transit

Opera House - 950, always prefer when the balcony is open for this place, tough as hell to find decent standing spots on the main floor otherwise. Right on Queen St with a parking lot beside the venue that's always full so people park on side streets, merch on the left side after getting past security, decent sound

Phoenix Concert Theatre - 1350, kinda tough to get to (at least if you're doing public transit) but pretty cool setup when you're inside, generally a decent amount of standing room unless sold out and comfortable balcony/side boxes too, good sound as well, lounge area inside that hosts merch

REBEL (Sound Academy) - 3200+, super out of the way, always busy and almost always hectic at doors, used to be pretty bad sound and super uncomfortable on the floor but with renovations it's gotten better.

Rogers Centre - 53,000+, nosebleeds are the worst for this place, everything just echos constantly and you never get a clear sounding performance when you're up top. Floor sections generally divided up into GA pits and VIP pits, lots of food options inside the building (so good for Jays games), merch found outside and all around the place on each level

Smiling Buddha - 100 ish, it's just a tiny room, which is really the only way to describe it. Gets super hot inside and incredibly loud

Sneaky Dee's - 200+, similar to Smiling Buddha but slightly bigger, and the actual restaurant downstairs is so goddamn good

Sony Centre for the Performing Arts - 3000+, really cool sit-down venue (although doesn't compare to Massey Hall for me), good sound and comfortable seating, merch usually to the left of doors

also seen shows at:

Toronto

BMO Field
CIBC Pan Am Park
CNE Bandshell
Distillery District
International Centre (FKA Arrow Hall)
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Ricoh Coliseum

Hamilton

The Arnie (Mohawk College)
The Casbah
Gage Park
James St (Supercrawl)
McMaster University
The Studio
The Underground

Surrounding Areas/other

Ancaster Fairgrounds, Ancaster ON
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Buffalo NY
Guelph Concert Theatre, Guelph ON
Isaac's Bar and Grill, St. Catharines ON
London Music Hall, London ON
Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal QC
Spencer Smith Park, Burlington ON

 

cool cool. yeah if i do and thats a big if, go to shows there they have to be outdoors. The sound inside is so bad.

 

A few of my favorites:

Rumba Cafe-Columbus, OH
Donatos Basement-Columbus, OH
The Hoosier Dome-Indianapolis,IN
Southgate House-Newport, KY
Masquerade-Atlanta, GA

 

Boston has some good venues. I've only been to blue hills pavilion and Fenway tho

 

A general thought about this venue discussion - could we possibly move it to its own thread going forward? I know I contributed to it yesterday in this particular thread, but I didn't think it would change the shift of the thread over the last few pages...it's starting to clutter things up a bit here. Plus, it would be a better resource going forward if it were actually labeled in its own unique thread as opposed to being on page X of the Tour Prediction and Speculation thread.

 

Created concert venue discussion thread.

 

but wasn't it nice having actual informative discussion here for once??????

 

yo baseless tour speculation from 17 year olds whose friend's friend's friend knows a local promoter ONLY, get this blog shit outta here

 

i missed the days of yore where we just lambasted pop punk bands and bros. sorry casey.

 

we still have the warped tour thread for that

 

Warped thread goes to shit around the afternoons

 

exactly

 

I'm responding to your snarky comment with a serious post because makes my thinking go in two directions as a result:

1) I can't speak to what other posters have done, but everything I've ever posted in here has been straight from news sites and/or Facebook show postings that have popped up. I've never posted anything about, "I talked to member from X band, and they said they're opening for Y band with Z band on a small club run." That type of discourse, while occasionally fun, aren't productive at all. Look at the Warped Tour speculation thread for Exhibit A.

2) All of this discussion has been productive. I'm not taking away from that at all. Burying it on page 538 (my settings) of a Tour Prediction and Speculation thread is silly though. Put it in its own location so people can actually utilize it as a resource and have productive conversations about it. Sorry my desire for organizing things kicked in. >_<

 

I might do a deep dive of the Montreal area venues over in the Concert Venue Discussion Thread. For now, here's a list of venues I've seen shows at, not counting several of the really small, DIY type, local ones I've played myself.


Bar Le Ritz Montreal, QC 1 time
Bell Centre Montreal, QC 23 times
Cabaret Underworld Montreal, QC 1 time
Cafe Campus Montreal, QC 1 time
Café de la Danse Paris, FR 1 time
CEPSUM Montreal, QC 3 times
Club Soda Montreal, QC 11 times
Divan Orange Montreal, QC 1 time
Eglise Ste-Therese d'Avila Sainte-Thérèse, QC 1 time
Il Motore Montreal, QC 1 time
La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC 5 times
L'Astral Montreal, QC 1 time
La Tulipe Montreal, QC 12 times
La Vitrola Montreal, QC 1 time
Le Belmont Montreal, QC 1 time
Le National Montreal, QC 8 times
Les Foufounes Électriques Montreal, QC 4 times
L'Esplanade Financière Sun Life (Parc Olympique) Montreal, QC 1 time
L'Olympia Montreal, QC 4 times
Madison Square Garden New York, NY 1 time
Métropolis Montreal, QC 22 times
Montebello Marina Montebello, QC 2 times
MTELUS Montreal, QC 7 times
Nassau Coliseum Parking Lot Uniondale, NY 1 time
O Patro Vys Montreal, QC 1 time
Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, QC 11 times
Parterre du Quartier des spectacles Montreal, QC 1 time
Petit Campus Montreal, QC 1 time
Piranha Bar Montreal, QC 1 time
Place Bell Laval, QC 1 time
Place des Arts Montreal, QC 1 time
Place Des Festivals Montreal, QC 1 time
PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ 1 time
Stade Uniprix Montreal, QC 1 time
Terminal 5 New York, NY 1 time
Théâtre Corona Virgin Mobile Montreal, QC 4 times
Théâtre Fairmount Montreal, QC 5 times
Théâtre St-Denis Montreal, QC 1 time
The Flats at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto, ON 1 time
The O2 Arena London, UK 1 time
The Studio at Webster Hall New York, NY 1 time
Turbo Haüs Montreal, QC 1 time
Van Horne Underpass Montreal, QC 1 time
Xfinity Theatre Hartford, CT 1 time

 

touche added a baltimore off date from the turnstile tour

 

Both the wreckroom and the Kool Haus don't exist anymore

 

And Turnstile added a record release show in DC:

 

I know the Kool Haus is condos now or a parking lot or whatever but isn't the wreckroom just under a new name like CODA or something or is it totally gone?