Why dont they play arenas in Boston + Philly??

CorduroyG
CorduroyG Posts: 23
edited July 2008 in The Porch
I dont get it, large cities on the east coast, why do they play these sheds outside the city?? When bands of Pearl Jam's status play Boston, they play the Fleet Center/Garden, when they play Philly they play the Spectrum or Wachovia.

Id be much more inclinded to travel to Boston to see them at the Garden than Mansfield, same with Philly instead of Camden. This aint 1995 anymore!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    They have....I can only guess its because its outdoors and the summer time..I might be wrong but I believe the Camden Ampitheater holds more than the Wachovia Center
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    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • Ryan_WFC
    Ryan_WFC Posts: 1,353
    I prefer the energy of arena shows, but when you consider that the sheds hold more people, offer cheaper lawn tickets, and present tailgating opportunities, I'm down.

    For me, the Camden --- MSG --- Mansfield run was the best of both worlds.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,025
    Camden S-Center - 25,000 seats
    Wachovia center - approximately 20,000
    Spectrum - approximately 18,000 (and to be possibily torn down next year).

    do the math - over 2 nights that's 10,000 at $75.00 a pop for a cool $750,000 in tickets alone. now granted the band doesn't see all of that but it is still a huge difference with that extra 5,000 per night.
  • foxymophandlemomma
    foxymophandlemomma Posts: 103
    Hm, I have seen them at the Boston Garden & Mansfield & prefer the sound in Mansfield FAR more. MSG, however, rules.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,599
    the center in camden's not bad while the one in mansfield is horrendous...i'd rather do camden in philly (if that makes sense) over mansfield in boston....camden has a sweet tailgate and the venue isn't that bad..plus its literally a stone's throw (pun intended) away from philly...while mansfield is 40 minutes south of boston and not integrated with anything else to do in boston
  • Ryan_WFC
    Ryan_WFC Posts: 1,353
    I loved the Boston fans/crowd, but that Comcast Center is horrible. Way too small (eg, bathrooms, beer lines) of a venue that takes forever to get in and out of.
    "They said ... timing was everything
    made him ... want to be everywhere
    there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
  • Lostdoggie
    Lostdoggie Posts: 257
    I'm hoping that was the last of Pearl Jam and Mansfield. I liked the Garden and like Eddie said, maybe they'll have to play Fenway.
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    8/20/98 - Montreal
    8/29/00, 8/30/00 - Mansfield
    7/02/03, 7/03/03, 7/11/03 - Mansfield
    9/28/04, 9/29/04 - Boston
    5/24/06, 5/25/06 - Boston
    6/28/08, 6/30/08 - Mansfield
  • pearljam_addiction
    pearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    They have only played Philly proper four times in their history,

    1991-jc dobbs
    1992-trocadero
    2003-spectrum
    2005-wachovia center

    STOP PLAYING CAMDEN
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,014
    pearljam_addiction wrote:
    They have only played Philly proper four times in their history,

    1991-jc dobbs
    1992-trocadero
    2003-spectrum
    2005-wachovia center

    STOP PLAYING CAMDEN

    I've seen 5 shows at Camden. all were great but those Spectrum and Wachovia shows were the two best I ever saw. hey, it's not called arena rock for nothing.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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