Irving Plaza sounds alot like the Fillmore (physically) sans the history

Goldsmith Wrote:
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> Irving Plaza - NYC

was thinking of seeing Ray Davies here this weekend, never been , anyone else like this venue?




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T&A Wrote:
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> Irving Plaza sounds alot like the Fillmore
> (physically) sans the history


Exactly. Very similar to Fillmore in the "small ballroom" format. And what could possibly compare to that hall for legendary performances?

Where I think Irving Plaza has the edge, though, is the neighborhood. Irving Place is a very cool little street that runs from Gramercy Park South and dead-ends into Fourteenth Street. Great burgers/pub food at Pete's (one of the oldest saloons in Manhattan, coffee at 71 Irving, sushi at Yama and so on...and Union Square is only a block away. As cool as John Lee's Boom Boom Room is, I'd have to give NYC the edge on this one.

Jones Beach Long Island !!

Anybody been to Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, RI? I have many a good memory from that place . . .

Irving is cool.....been there plenty.....plus great area...union sq

Greek Theatre, Berkeley Ca.

....BUT, you really can't beat Madison Square Garden for raw energy. When the band and crowd gel, it's the best place on earth.

Cirkus Krone
MSG ? (never been there)
Waldbühne
Olympiastadion Munich (I dig the design)

El Mocambo, Toronto
Olympia, Paris
Massey Hall, Toronto
Kool Haus, Toronto
The Big Bop, Toronto

My Backyard...can someone talk to the band about it (I'll even let them do a Pay Per View from it).....

Ahoy and the Paradiso.

santa monica civic for the TAMI show ;-)

T&A Wrote:
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> i like a place with a sense of history - i don't
> think there's another still-active venue that
> comes close in that regard. beyond that, it's
> intimate with decent acoustics and a couple of
> nice bars - what more could you want?


Sir, ever get to the Beacon Theater or Radio City or Irving Plaza?

Btw--in that order.

Also, this sounds, on the surface silly cause it is an areana (thought the acoustics are far better then you might guess) but there is something about MSG that, especially with this band, makes it such an.........event.

Yes, I am a provincial NYer of the very worst kind.

Best Acoustics -- Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas

Best Memories --- Louisiana Superdome (pre-Katrina)

#......Go ahead....Bite the Big Apple....Don't mind the Maggots.....Uh Huh...#

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> Best Memories --- Louisiana Superdome
> (pre-Katrina)
>

yeah, a lot of people have some of their WORST memories in the superdome, me thinks.

Me thinks too.

But it has been the site of some great Stones concerts....I try to think about the good times as well as bad.

Paradiso, Amsterdam.

René

What about Cirkus Stockholm?
I mean that was when the boys placed 20 songs and did an outstanding version of Sympathy and Ronnie asked Mick for another encore which Mick denied.
You saw clearly the fire on stage and the fun they had to play.
Stockholm seems to be a very special place for the Stones.

Fillmore East (NY),
Madison Square Garden,
Olympia (Paris)

Shepherds Bush (London)

I once went to a little gig in upper state New York...1969 I believe it was...great line up (but no Stones) rained a little and not enough porti-johns. I heard there was some bad brown acid going around. Jimi was good....

I don't think there is such a thing as a "best concert venue". There are great venues, good venues and bad venues, but I truly don't believe that there is one that is truly superior to anywhere else half decent. UI guess it's reasonable to have a favourite venue though. Wit that in mind, I'd plug for somewhere like The Shepard’s Bush Empire or the London Forum in Kentish Town. Reason being, because I've seen many wonderful gigs at these places.

I've always wanted to go to Red Rocks but DTE Energy Theater (formerly Pine Knob) north of Detroit is a great place.

Glass Slide Wrote:
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> T&A Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > i like a place with a sense of history - i
> don't
> > think there's another still-active venue
> that
> > comes close in that regard. beyond that,
> it's
> > intimate with decent acoustics and a couple
> of
> > nice bars - what more could you want?
>
>
> Sir, ever get to the Beacon Theater or Radio City
> or Irving Plaza?
>
> Btw--in that order.
>
> Also, this sounds, on the surface silly cause it
> is an areana (thought the acoustics are far better
> then you might guess) but there is something about
> MSG that, especially with this band, makes it such
> an.........event.
>
> Yes, I am a provincial NYer of the very worst
> kind.


My city can beat the shit out of your city any day, dude.

And what about Stade de France ?

msg - the acoustics in this concrete hall are so good its almost bizarre

I live near NYC and i have seen about 100 concerts here, about 80% of all. msg is my concert venue of choice. 6 stones concerts there.

Atlanta's Fox Theatre is a great, historic building with super sound.

The Crawdaddy Club and The Cavern Club would have been a lot of fun in their day!

Barrowland ballroom in Glasgow.

stonedmike Wrote:
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> >
>
> msg - the acoustics in this concrete hall are so
> good its almost bizarre
>
> I live near NYC and i have seen about 100
> concerts here, about 80% of all. msg is my concert
> venue of choice. 6 stones concerts there.


msg is great i have been to 10 shoes there.funny evry time i go to a ranger game i wish the stones where playing!!
...but red rocks is still so cool...i wish i could figure out how to put a picture up.....

StonesTod Wrote:
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> My city can beat the shit out of your city any
> day, dude.


I remember those buttons!!

Uh, dude, I have been to your city on a number of occassions--very beautiful, very cosmopolitan (well, for Cali) but as I said, having seen your city--you REALLY must be joking!

Red Rocks really looks cool. Maybe I'll get there someday.