Leaving Molson Ampitheatre in TO

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  • mikesbri
    mikesbri Toronto Posts: 1,011
    I stayed around by my car after the show in 2003 and was lucky enough to meet Eddie and his bodyguard riding there bikes in the parking lot. You know there bus is not going to get out of there before the cars.
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  • pearljamdude420
    pearljamdude420 Posts: 1,380
    benjs wrote:
    RD171825 wrote:
    pearljamdude420 wrote:
    i went there last time PJ played this venue. the venue sucks imo, not only is it very hard to get out of, there is not much for hotels within walking distance either. we had to walk for what seemed like 2 miles to catch a cab, cause there was none in sight at the venue.

    pj should not play this venue, i even think the acoustics inside the venue are not very good, and the rampways they have it set up and the food tents and shit in the amp, suck real bad, i remember long long lines for drinks, and its one of the worst amp i have ever been in. usualy i like most outdoor venues like alpine valley, riverbend in cincy etc. but toronto amp sucks imo.

    why they dont choose to play the hockey arena downtown instead , air canada center? that venue is mmuch better, and is easy to get around by subway as well. and close to hotels etc.

    Waaa Waaa Waaa... want a tissue.
    He gave a legitimate argument with good facts based on personal experience to back it up - I don't think your response was called for. The ACC DOES have better acoustics, better location, great proximity to public transit. Having been to both venues many times, would by no means call myself an audiophile, but I don't think it's debatable which venue, if outdoors vs. indoors isn't an issue, is superior.


    ya i wasnt bitching, just trying to help otherp eople out. so how was the traffic after the show this time? im not in canada no more so i didnt go to the show there this year or else i would of. instead im going to LA shows. saw the setlist looked really good. that venue does suck though , if they go back to toronto next year guessing they will along with montreal, my guess is they play air canada next time.
  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    I wasn't too bad......the worst part was getting back to the gates and through the CNE. It was like march of the penguins.

    After that.....well I was drunk and walked back to my hotel....took me about 2 hours to hike that one.
  • nevmiles
    nevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    pearljamdude420 wrote:
    why they dont choose to play the hockey arena downtown instead , air canada center? that venue is mmuch better, and is easy to get around by subway as well. and close to hotels etc.

    'Cause outdoor venues are way better than arena shows, in my opinion . . . I LOVED the atmosphere/weather/venue on Friday . . . made the show WAY better than it would have been at the ACC . . . . I would go to another show at the amphitheatre in a heartbeat . . . yes, getting there and getting out sucks, but just get down there early enough and you'll be fine . . .
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  • milarso
    milarso Posts: 1,280
    BC18033 wrote:
    I seem to recall from the last time I saw PJ in at the Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto, it was a hassle to get out there -- impossible to catch a cab, long lines, traffic jam, etc. We walked back almost all the way back to our hotel, before getting a taxi. Is that right? Anyone have any suggestions for getting out there in a somewhat timely fashion? Places to stay that are really close?
    I'm driving from Detroit to go to the show next month with my wife who will be 5 months pregnant and would like to avoid a really late night and long wait/walk back to the hotel. Closest place I could find looks like it's about 2 mile walk. not bad usually, but a haul at midnight when you're pregnant.
    Thanks.

    If you walk through the CNE grounds, you can hop on a street car and be at Union Station within 15 minutes. We stayed at the Sutton Place on Bay and Wellsley. We were back within a half hour.
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  • pearljamdude420
    pearljamdude420 Posts: 1,380
    nevmiles wrote:
    pearljamdude420 wrote:
    why they dont choose to play the hockey arena downtown instead , air canada center? that venue is mmuch better, and is easy to get around by subway as well. and close to hotels etc.

    'Cause outdoor venues are way better than arena shows, in my opinion . . . I LOVED the atmosphere/weather/venue on Friday . . . made the show WAY better than it would have been at the ACC . . . . I would go to another show at the amphitheatre in a heartbeat . . . yes, getting there and getting out sucks, but just get down there early enough and you'll be fine . . .

    i agree i like more outdoor venues too than indoor, but out of all the outdoor venues i have been to toronto amp is probably the worst outdoor venue i have ever been to. its just the design and location of where it is, its not in a good spot imo, and the design inside is built poorly, i saw 2 shows there pj time before this time they played there which was what 2003? and i saw stp rhcp in 2000, and both times there was huge ass lines for beer, worse than any other venue, and the walkways are narrow and it easy to get crowded. it still a nice venue, but if you compare it to other outdoor venues it is not a good venue. i mean i saw pj outdoors in cincy, columbus, alpine valley, saratoga springs, camden, holmdel just to name a few and all those venues are 10x better than molson amp in toronto
  • SM10080
    SM10080 Posts: 239
    I just read this thread. I want 2 minutes of my life back. I can honestly say that I am dumber for reading this.

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