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NFF may sell out right away, but it's a bad look when ticketholders start reselling them because they can see acts on the lineup elsewhere.
And on a sidenote: the Route 128 beltway isn't entitled to artists playing in their corridor.
Entitled, no, but most touring acts do play the biggest cities/concert markets in the U.S. on most of their tours. It would be ridiculous to live in Des Moines, IA and complain about bands not playing your city every year, but Boston is not Des Moines.
Venues such as Xfinity Center fall under the greater Boston region... it's another story if acts were to skip Massachusetts/New England all together.
*Really hoping for no conflicts on Friday early in the day between Perfume Genius,(Sandy) Alex G, Big Thief, and Charly Bliss. Would love to see them booked as the first four acts of the day on Blue.
*Inevitable conflict between Tyler, the Creator and QotSA. I'd like to see both, but will probably opt for QotSA if Tyler overlaps with Jack White, at all.
*Except for that great Fleet Foxes/The Decemberists one-two punch, Sunday's the weakest day for me, personally. While I'd like to see Westside Gunn & Conway (Gunn's got such a unique voice, and it'll be fun watching #BillsMafia representing in the heart of Patriots country), Sunday looks like a sleep-in morning for me. If I get there in time for The Decemberists, I'm fine.
Entitled, no, but most touring acts do play the biggest cities/concert markets in the U.S. on most of their tours. It would be ridiculous to live in Des Moines, IA and complain about bands not playing your city every year, but Boston is not Des Moines.
Venues such as Xfinity Center fall under the greater Boston region... it's another story if acts were to skip Massachusetts/New England all together.
Technically, yes, but if you're playing between Sept - May, why book a venue that thousands of car-free students can't get to? And lumping all of New England and Boston together as a single market is ridiculous. Even Boston/Cambridge area residents with cars aren't likely to attend a lot of shows in Portland, ME, Burlington, VT, New Haven, CT. (Fleet Foxes just booked at show in VT that's taking place around the same time as Boston Calling, so it's clear that all business parties concerned don't consider it to be the same market.)
Importantly, there are a lot of people in the immediate Boston area who, like many New Yorkers and Chicagoans, don't own cars and work & play close to the city. At the very least, touring acts should alternate venues in this market over time, since there are people in the burbs who hate going into the city and people in the city for whom it's easier to hop a train or plane to New York or Montreal than it is to get to Mansfield.
Venues such as Xfinity Center fall under the greater Boston region... it's another story if acts were to skip Massachusetts/New England all together.
Technically, yes, but if you're playing between Sept - May, why book a venue that thousands of car-free students can't get to? And lumping all of New England and Boston together as a single market is ridiculous. Even Boston/Cambridge area residents with cars aren't likely to attend a lot of shows in Portland, ME, Burlington, VT, New Haven, CT. (Fleet Foxes just booked at show in VT that's taking place around the same time as Boston Calling, so it's clear that all business parties concerned don't consider it to be the same market.)
Importantly, there are a lot of people in the immediate Boston area who, like many New Yorkers and Chicagoans, don't own cars and work & play close to the city. At the very least, touring acts should alternate venues in this market over time, since there are people in the burbs who hate going into the city and people in the city for whom it's easier to hop a train or plane to New York or Montreal than it is to get to Mansfield.
I think every act wants to play inside Boston [or insert other major city], given that it's the cool thing to do. That said, tour economics and venue availability, plus Live Nation's power and vested interest in maintaining their shitty suburban amphitheaters, won't always make that possible.
But if you get creative, there are ample ways to get to Foxborough/Worcester/Mansfield as a Boston resident. Just gotta make it work somehow.
Technically, yes, but if you're playing between Sept - May, why book a venue that thousands of car-free students can't get to? And lumping all of New England and Boston together as a single market is ridiculous. Even Boston/Cambridge area residents with cars aren't likely to attend a lot of shows in Portland, ME, Burlington, VT, New Haven, CT. (Fleet Foxes just booked at show in VT that's taking place around the same time as Boston Calling, so it's clear that all business parties concerned don't consider it to be the same market.)
Importantly, there are a lot of people in the immediate Boston area who, like many New Yorkers and Chicagoans, don't own cars and work & play close to the city. At the very least, touring acts should alternate venues in this market over time, since there are people in the burbs who hate going into the city and people in the city for whom it's easier to hop a train or plane to New York or Montreal than it is to get to Mansfield.
I think every act wants to play inside Boston [or insert other major city], given that it's the cool thing to do. That said, tour economics and venue availability, plus Live Nation's power and vested interest in maintaining their shitty suburban amphitheaters, won't always make that possible.
But if you get creative, there are ample ways to get to Foxborough/Worcester/Mansfield as a Boston resident. Just gotta make it work somehow.
Worcester is doable on a weeknight, but last train back to Boston goes out at 11 pm on a weekend, so that's a great big maybe. Last Peter Pan bus heads back to Boston earlier than that on a Saturday night.
Lowell's a problem, since the last commuter rail heads back to Boston around 9 pm on the weekends, 11:05 on weeknights.
They do run special Foxboro commuter rail trains for events at the stadium.
Mansfield? Forget about it. Last week night train back at 10:59, but it's over 3 miles between locations. Staying for a headliner's full set and getting a cab or Uber in/near that lot and back to the commuter rail station on time, given what traffic around the venue is like? That's not going to happen.
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I think every act wants to play inside Boston [or insert other major city], given that it's the cool thing to do. That said, tour economics and venue availability, plus Live Nation's power and vested interest in maintaining their shitty suburban amphitheaters, won't always make that possible.
But if you get creative, there are ample ways to get to Foxborough/Worcester/Mansfield as a Boston resident. Just gotta make it work somehow.
Worcester is doable on a weeknight, but last train back to Boston goes out at 11 pm on a weekend, so that's a great big maybe. Last Peter Pan bus heads back to Boston earlier than that on a Saturday night.
Lowell's a problem, since the last commuter rail heads back to Boston around 9 pm on the weekends, 11:05 on weeknights.
They do run special Foxboro commuter rail trains for events at the stadium.
Mansfield? Forget about it. Last week night train back at 10:59, but it's over 3 miles between locations. Staying for a headliner's full set and getting a cab or Uber lot and back to the commuter rail station on time, given what traffic around the venue is like? That's not going to happen.
That's why I said to get creative... such as, hooking up with other people who are also attending by car through a forum like this. For example.
Worcester is doable on a weeknight, but last train back to Boston goes out at 11 pm on a weekend, so that's a great big maybe. Last Peter Pan bus heads back to Boston earlier than that on a Saturday night.
Lowell's a problem, since the last commuter rail heads back to Boston around 9 pm on the weekends, 11:05 on weeknights.
They do run special Foxboro commuter rail trains for events at the stadium.
Mansfield? Forget about it. Last week night train back at 10:59, but it's over 3 miles between locations. Staying for a headliner's full set and getting a cab or Uber lot and back to the commuter rail station on time, given what traffic around the venue is like? That's not going to happen.
That's why I said to get creative... such as, hooking up with other people who are also attending by car through a forum like this. For example.
If he did that then what would he have to complain about???
Man, being a grown ass adult complaining that bands don’t cater to your specific vehicular disadvantage is hilarious. Jesus man, use a zipcar if it’s that big a deal.
Man, being a grown ass adult complaining that bands don’t cater to your specific vehicular disadvantage is hilarious. Jesus man, use a zipcar if it’s that big a deal.
Also aren't there only like... 5 good shows per year in Worcester and Mansfield combined?
Man, being a grown ass adult complaining that bands don’t cater to your specific vehicular disadvantage is hilarious. Jesus man, use a zipcar if it’s that big a deal.
Also aren't there only like... 5 good shows per year in Worcester and Mansfield combined?
In the near 32 years I've lived in Massachusetts, all of which has either been in a suburb of Worcester or my current location, I have seen 1 concert in Worcester and none in Mansfield.
Man, being a grown ass adult complaining that bands don’t cater to your specific vehicular disadvantage is hilarious. Jesus man, use a zipcar if it’s that big a deal.
Also aren't there only like... 5 good shows per year in Worcester and Mansfield combined?
Depends on what you like
Palladium is trying to diversify their lineup, to not have so much punk, hardcore, and metal. Mansfield is hit or miss. I didn't go last year, probably will a few times this year.
Post by The Foot Fuckin' Master on Jan 18, 2018 17:13:45 GMT -5
Mansfield is really depended on what exclusive tours Live Nation deals with, but they cater to every genre so there's always at least one good show per year.
Also aren't there only like... 5 good shows per year in Worcester and Mansfield combined?
Depends on what you like
Palladium is trying to diversify their lineup, to not have so much punk, hardcore, and metal. Mansfield is hit or miss. I didn't go last year, probably will a few times this year.
Oh I didn't even think about Palladium shows. I saw bunches of shows there in the early 2000s, mostly hardcore shows and stuff like The Locust though.
Just when i was starting to consider other festivals, they have to go and put Jack White, Qotsa, Tyler, St. Vincent, Brockhampton, Thee Oh Sees, Royal Blood, and Mount Kimbie the fucking same day. Incredible.
Just when i was starting to consider other festivals, they have to go and put Jack White, Qotsa, Tyler, St. Vincent, Brockhampton, Thee Oh Sees, Royal Blood, and Mount Kimbie the fucking same day. Incredible.
Tyler and Brockhampton are gonna probably be on Blue, opposite all the big rock names. It's gonna suck.
Entitled, no, but most touring acts do play the biggest cities/concert markets in the U.S. on most of their tours. It would be ridiculous to live in Des Moines, IA and complain about bands not playing your city every year, but Boston is not Des Moines.
Venues such as Xfinity Center fall under the greater Boston region... it's another story if acts were to skip Massachusetts/New England all together.
Sadly, yes. The Xfinity Center is considered the 10K - 18K amphitheater for the Boston market. For acts touring with staging designed for large amphitheaters, that's where they play.
That's why I said to get creative... such as, hooking up with other people who are also attending by car through a forum like this. For example.
If he did that then what would he have to complain about???
Uh...the sketchy list member who, at worst, leaves me dying in a ditch by the side of the road or, at best, strands me at the venue for shiz and giggles, perhaps?
Man, being a grown ass adult complaining that bands don’t cater to your specific vehicular disadvantage is hilarious. Jesus man, use a zipcar if it’s that big a deal.
I drove between the ages of 16-32 and hit around a dozen cars during that time, mainly while pulling in or out of parking spaces. I've got really bad hand-eye coordination, as evidenced by my one year in Little League where I not only didn't get a hit, but didn't even get a foul tip (or catch a ball in right field).
My gift to society is not driving anymore.
Again, it's not about me...it's about the business advantage in catering to thousands of car-free college students in the Boston area.
Also aren't there only like... 5 good shows per year in Worcester and Mansfield combined?
In the near 32 years I've lived in Massachusetts, all of which has either been in a suburb of Worcester or my current location, I have seen 1 concert in Worcester and none in Mansfield.
For years, Don Law/LiveNation would always book touring metal bands at the Worcester Centrum/DCU instead of the Garden. Metal or not, there are some bands which always seem to opt of Worcester, Lowell, or Mansfield and almost never play Boston -- Judas Priest, Depeche Mode, and System of a Down all come to mind (not that any of them have played anywhere in Massachusetts in years).
I walk through SNOW to get to LCD. I don't want to hear any more complaining.
Walking through snow's a big deal? Not if you're from the northeast or midwest. (I'll take blizzards over the wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes they get in other parts of the county. Plus, springtime is so sweet when it's coming on the heels of a rough winter.)
