YAY.

soupsoup:

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jeffbaum:

fek:

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Sorry, but BOO. I’m all for a new National record, but christ, this is not a band that should be playing Radio City Music Hall. No band should! Rock bands were meant for Rock Venues. The National did a five night run at the Bowery in 2007; why don’t they do it again? Not the worst idea.

Yeah, that seems fair. They should basically double the length of their tour (1 night at RCMH = 10 Bowery shows, ticket sales-wise,) so that New Yorkers, who have had the opportunity to see them play sub-1000 cap venues more than a dozen times over the last several years, can see them play Bowery again. I’m sure doing 10 times the work for the same pay sounds pretty close to the worst idea for the band.

I’m pretty sure I don’t give a fuck about fair. The larger the venue, the shittier the show, the less likely I am to pay. If other people want to hear them be a mediocre experience, by all means! But sorry, I’d rather go infringe on Philly’s space than see them here.

I’m fairly sure that your logic doesn’t prevail for most, otherwise they wouldn’t have booked Radio City (tho it should be noted it’s only about 6 nights at the Bowery). Hell, your logic doesn’t even prevail for you — didn’t you go to a Phoenix show at Terminal 5? That’s a 3,000 seat venue. Unforch for bands with concerns about quality of sound, all the mid-sized Manhattan venues — Roseland, Term 5, Hammerstein, Irving Plaza — are less than stellar. Since I’m betting the direction their music goes more in the Boxer direction and less Alligator , expect to see more theater venues over the years. The Beacon might have been a better choice for intimacy, but hell, if you were a band, wouldn’t you take the chance to play Radio City if it was presented?

Terminal 5 is the worst music venue in New York City. There are columns all over the floor blocking your view, so unless you score a great spot a few feet in front of the stage or along the railing on the catwalks above, you’re fucked. The sight lines in that place are awful. I’d gladly see a show at Radio City before stepping foot back in T5 which has more obstacles between you and the band than any concert hall I’ve ever been to.

My two cents - I saw Keane at Radio City Music Hall, and while admittedly more pop than alternative, it was a really great show at a really great venue.  I agree with Soup - T5 really sucks for shows.  I saw Ben Folds there last year, and loved him, but hated every minute in the venue.

And if the price of people “liking your band too” is moving to a larger venue, all that guarantees is that they’ll still have the will, money and exposure to make music that you’ll want to hear.  Isn’t that a good thing?