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Columbus 5/6/2010 trivia time!

Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,184
edited July 2011 in The Porch
During the intro to Faithful, Ed mentioned how the first time they played Columbus was in 1992, at the Newport Music Hall, which bills itself to be the country's longest, continually-running concert hall, although it opened under a different name, but that's another story.

Anyway, I always thought they played the Newport in 1992, played at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum (Vet's) just a couple months later. After that, they didn't come back until 2000 and 2003.
I was wrong. We were all wrong.

http://www.twofeetthick.com/2011/07/sum ... -u-s-tour/
07/19/91 – Staches, Columbus, OH New addition!
Capacity: 350 – The only known info on this concert is from the tour listing above. If you were there or have other info, please contact us!


http://www.twofeetthick.com/concert-chronology/pj1991/
11/18/91 – Veterans Coliseum: Columbus, OH
supporting: Smashing Pumpkins
set: Even Flow, Once, Alive, Deep, Why Go, Porch


03/31/92 – Newport Music Hall: Columbus, OH
support act: Eleven




The More You Know...



PS -- How the hell did I overlook this in Deep?
PS 2 - I have a copy of that 11/18/1991 show. Talk about shitty quality.
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    Ahhh...the Newport. What a loveable shithole. I was interviewing Metric in there once and the soundcheck kept popping the breakers and wiping out half the lights in the building. Happened like 3 times in a row. There is a room upstairs that I don't think has been cleaned out since the days when it was The Agora but I still love the place despit the fact that it should probably be condemned. :)

    I can't imagine seeing PJ in Stache's, that place is tiny.
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,184
    Heisenberg wrote:
    Ahhh...the Newport. What a loveable shithole. I was interviewing Metric in there once and the soundcheck kept popping the breakers and wiping out half the lights in the building. Happened like 3 times in a row. There is a room upstairs that I don't think has been cleaned out since the days when it was The Agora but I still love the place despit the fact that it should probably be condemned. :)

    I can't imagine seeing PJ in Stache's, that place is tiny.

    I must be younger than I think.. yay me! I have NO memory of Stache's what-so-ever. Hell, I didn't realize that place existed until I found the article.

    But yeah, I was in the Newport circa 1994-1995. The place reeked so bad of smoke, upon exiting, we inhaled the fresh air like it was going out of style. No doors on the toilet stalls, and the urinals were all clogged up.

    Seeing as I was in 5th grade and it was for a high school "battle of the bands" thing, the people in the pit were cool when we wanted to go in it, and toned things down for us little ones.

    Not to mention, the guy running the sound that night let me enter his fenced-off area for an "up close" look at the board. Something like 40 channels.

    And don't even try to mooch off a concert by buying a burrito at Chipotle. Those walls are soundproof! I do think those doors would make a pretty pimpin' bedroom door though... you could "rock the Casbah" and no one would know! :D
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  • DURPDURP OhighO Posts: 2,180
    The best line i heard in the Newport was from Henry Rollins

    "If you're concerned about the smell don't worry about it. It has smelled this way since 1982 when i first came here"

    It's funny but true. Everytime i have been the thing that remains the same is the smell of piss, vomit and flat beer all rolled into one. But it is a awesome place to see up and coming acts.
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    Yes Lost...you are "younger than you think". That Chipotle used to be a bad ass little coffee shop and Magnolia's used to be like a block south of The Newport. I saw Mike Watt at Staches once (on the Balhog or Tugboat tour). It's smaller than that little hellhole bar in the basement next to the LC but maybe a wee bit bigger than the Ravari Room from what I remember.

    I've seen some crazy shit happen at The Newport and yes...they could seriously use an investment in Febreeze.
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,184
    DURP wrote:
    But it is a awesome place to see up and coming acts.

    Or bands that have been around a while like sevendust, or reel big fish, both of whom are playing there soon. If the guy's bathroom is horrible, i'd hate to think what the ladies bathroom is like. :shock:

    I know we don't speak too fondly of them around these parts, but there's a certain band known as C____, where the lead singer has been called a ripoff of Eddie. Anyway, the first time they came to the Newport, tickets were something like $5. The second time, tickets were about $30 or $40 above that.

    It's always funny to drive past there when there's a big show. Those people start lining up around 2 or so. It's even more funny and/or weird, especially weird to see the line for an ICP or Twiztid show there with all the juggalos and their Faygo. :lol:


    Speaking of dirty-ass bars, a couple years ago, the basement of Ruby Tuesday (near 19th and Summit) was cleaned up, but i'm sure it's back to its old way. It's funny to go to their website and see people bitch about the salad bar.

    http://www.rubytuesdaylive.com/bloglog.html
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  • DURPDURP OhighO Posts: 2,180
    Since Polaris is shut down i refused to call it Germain. Why can't we get a PJ show at Crew Stadium. If Rock on the Range can survive there why not a PJ show? I think it would be an awesome place could be wrong though don't really go there for anything not a soccer guy and let's face it i'm not into the death metal that is played at ROTR.
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    My favorite is still the al rosa villa. That place is the creme de la creme of shitholes. I saw an ad for their upcoming anniversary show featuring Mr.Big and Lynch Mob with the tagline "This show WILL sell out!" I nearly fell out of my chair laughing, then I realized...actually in Columbus, it probably will sell out. :lol:
  • silver39silver39 Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,346
    Speaking of dirty-ass bars, a couple years ago, the basement of Ruby Tuesday (near 19th and Summit) was cleaned up, but i'm sure it's back to its old way. It's funny to go to their website and see people bitch about the salad bar.

    http://www.rubytuesdaylive.com/bloglog.html[/quote]


    hahahahaha! A friend of mine lived on 16th we visited Ruby Tuesday's often :-) newport rocks! Polaris sucked but was decent til the Westerville public hated it, the LC is pretty cool to see a show at, Alrosa is small but cool as well :-) Play anywere near or in Columbus & I will be happy!!!!!!
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  • GD274660GD274660 Posts: 514
    Saw the Smashing Pumpkins there last year.

    My ears still hurt.
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  • DURPDURP OhighO Posts: 2,180
    silver39 wrote:
    Speaking of dirty-ass bars, a couple years ago, the basement of Ruby Tuesday (near 19th and Summit) was cleaned up, but i'm sure it's back to its old way. It's funny to go to their website and see people bitch about the salad bar.

    http://www.rubytuesdaylive.com/bloglog.html


    hahahahaha! A friend of mine lived on 16th we visited Ruby Tuesday's often :-) newport rocks! Polaris sucked but was decent til the Westerville public hated it, the LC is pretty cool to see a show at, Alrosa is small but cool as well :-) Play anywere near or in Columbus & I will be happy!!!!!![/quote]

    This i never understood. When Polaris opened there were maybe a handful of houses in the area. Then with the mall and everything else people thought hey let's build houses around a outdoor concert venue. Let's live in the houses and then complain about the noise and people.

    Dumbasses you built your house near an ampitheater of course you're going to have crowds and noise. But good ol money rules the world and it was shut down because some snobs got sand in thier vagina. Yeah Polaris wasn't awesome or anything but it was nice to have an actual outdoor arena for concerts here. It still annoys me that people who built thier houses in the area bitched and moaned till they got thier way.
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  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,184
    I don't live anywhere near Westerville, but I think the noise issue was only part of the whole thing. Whoever owns Polaris (Clear Channel?) realized they could make more money off it by selling the land to someone else.

    Of course, everyone wants their 2-3 acres of land in the country with no parking hassle, where they can keep their garage door open at night, and let the kids play in the backyard with no supervision. For a while, that area was Westerville.

    Throw Nationwide Arena and the Schottenstein Center into the mix, and all of a sudden, you're dealing with much more competition.

    (Keep in mind Crew Stadium's stage didn't go in until after Polaris closed.) That might be a good place for a show. Paved parking lots to tailgate in would be great for the Wishlist Foundation preparty. The port-a-potties could get gross though.

    All in all, I don't think it's fair to blame the residents 100% for the closure of Polaris. But it's still damn stupid to build a house near an outdoor concert venue.
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