Sold out sylvee sucks, but overall I like the sylvee more than I thought i would
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Never been to the Sylvee but I saw Lotus at the Orpheum on my birthday in 2015 and that place wasn’t anything special. I did meet @RailroadEarther at the rail and they played my request that night (Behind Midwest Storefronts.) So I guess I had a good time there. Hopefully I can check out the Sylvee this year!
I like the Sylvee. It’s new, clean, and the two shows I’ve seen there I had no problems moving around to bar/bathroom or seeing the band preform from anywhere on the floor. Easy parking too.
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Only been once and remember loving it. Was brand new at the time. I think it was like the second show ever there
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It’s just a boring corporate venue with mediocre sound & overpriced drinks. The balcony has the most lifeless energy of any venue that I have been to. So it’s either that or the non-tiered concrete floor.
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I mean, there is one tier
The Orpheum is a nice old theater with a lot of character while the Sylvee is a boxy, ugly club with zero character. I will say there’s really easy access to bars and bathrooms at the Sylvee, I just hate new Live Nation clubs taking away from nice old rooms like The Orpheum. There is a decent capacity difference so it makes sense from UM’s perspective
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My understanding is the Sylvee is owned by a local Madison production company? Didn’t know there was any live nation connection.
Pretty sure live nation is a partial owner of Frank Productions. 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids has a similar deal, live nation does the ticketing and co promotes shows.
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Gotcha, didn’t know they had any sort of equity stake in these “local” venues. I thought they just had the contracts for ticket sales, sorta like AXS has with First Ave. It’s definitely deliberate by Live Nation to try and mask their live music monopoly.
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Live Nation has their dick in all the mashed potatoes.
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first ave tickets secured
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Let me, any of the other locals know if you have any questions. I put this info together last year:
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that last sentence cracked me the fuck up
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Completely in jest. I was born in Des Moines lol.
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thanks!
and, as always, Minnesota Pinball Map
staying with one of my high school friends who lives in st paul. long overdue trip to visit him, considering he’s come out my way 5 or 6 times in the last decade. i’m a terrible friend who needs UM as an excuse to visit
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Oh nice. Can’t beat free lodging.
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same. I mentioned UM to a buddy who lived in Birmingham and his wife hit me with the “you could also just visit whenever there isn’t a concert”
fucken zing
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I’ve seen Umphreys in Birmingham and they’d need to be playing two nights to get me to go back there. Now Huntsville is a different story haven’t been there since I was a kid at Space Camp. Heard it’s developed nicely.
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Tell her to move to a place worth visiting w/o music or to mind her business.
I would never expect anyone to come to St. Louis to visit me unless there was a concert they wanted to hit or they were going to a sporting event.
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