Dodge Music Center vs. XL Center?
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If PJ tours and hits Hartford, which arena would you rather have it at? They're both nice...XL is very intimate while Dodge is outdoors.
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Dodge minus the douche cops would be sweet
Xl was cool cause I was at the hotel connected to the venue
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Random question, but since I'm an expert at traveling long distances to shows, I'll throw in my opinion - I much preferred the XL Center over Dodge. Great location, lots of restaurants and bars within walking distance, close parking, and the venue itself is far better than Dodge."Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." - Thoreau
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Duly noted.0
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Since my only two PJ shows have been there, I kind of preferred the Civic Center. I love the Meadows, but with the Meadows, you don't know how the weather will be, if it's hot/humid (2006) or cold and rainy (2006); the weather at the Meadows can make or break the show. The Civic Center was awesome last year, the whole place was buzzing before the band came on stage, and some of the sing-a-longs were great with the crowd. Hope for Better Man next time they play the Civic Center just to hear the crowd do the first verse and chorus.
If they play at either place, I'll be there.
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I definitely choose the XL Center.
It's all about location location location and the location for the Dodge Music Center just plain sucks. There really isn't anything in walking distance from the venue and I remember the parking lots being far away.
The XL Center is in the middle of downtown Hartford and while it may not be NYC or Chicago, Hartford has some solid restaurants and bars that are really close to the venue.Madison Square Garden - Jul 08, 2003
New England Dodge Music Arena - May 13, 2006
Susquehanna Bank Center - Jun 20, 2008
Wachovia Spectrum Arena - Oct 30, 2009
Wachovia Spectrum Arena - Oct 31, 2009
XL Arena - May 15, 2010
Madison Square Garden - May 20, 2010
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Both in my neighborhood. The dodge is great on a perfect summer day. When it's cold and raining (like in 06), it sucks.
xl is dingy and old but the band seemed to love it.
I personally would love to see them play rentchelor field.0 -
Both are only 4-5 songs away.
On a nice summer Saturday, Dodge. Any other time, XL center. XL seemed more intimate, less assholes wondering around, louder. 08 and 10 were both awesome shows. 06 weather kind of sucked.
I guess I'd choose XL
The Rent would be interesting and could be great depending on your seat.If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?0 -
Agreed, but also, would they be able to sell out the Rent?PatrickBateman wrote:Both are only 4-5 songs away.
On a nice summer Saturday, Dodge. Any other time, XL center. XL seemed more intimate, less assholes wondering around, louder. 08 and 10 were both awesome shows. 06 weather kind of sucked.
I guess I'd choose XL
The Rent would be interesting and could be great depending on your seat.Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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I went to the 08 and the 10 shows. I would return to Hartford in 2012 for a show at the XL, but would skip a show at the Dodge.1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC0
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Newch91 wrote:
Agreed, but also, would they be able to sell out the Rent?PatrickBateman wrote:Both are only 4-5 songs away.
On a nice summer Saturday, Dodge. Any other time, XL center. XL seemed more intimate, less assholes wondering around, louder. 08 and 10 were both awesome shows. 06 weather kind of sucked.
I guess I'd choose XL
The Rent would be interesting and could be great depending on your seat.
I would love to find outIf a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?0 -
They probably could, if 10 Club gets a good amount of tickets. People from all over the northeast would go.PatrickBateman wrote:Newch91 wrote:
Agreed, but also, would they be able to sell out the Rent?PatrickBateman wrote:Both are only 4-5 songs away.
On a nice summer Saturday, Dodge. Any other time, XL center. XL seemed more intimate, less assholes wondering around, louder. 08 and 10 were both awesome shows. 06 weather kind of sucked.
I guess I'd choose XL
The Rent would be interesting and could be great depending on your seat.
I would love to find outShows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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Capacity for The Rent is 40,000. Bruce Springsteen was the first artist to play The Rent, and the Stones and Police also played there.Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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XL Center! Can stay for the whole show and be on 91 north in 5 minutes! :thumbup:0
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This is true. I got home in 13 minutes after the show.AmherstJammer wrote:XL Center! Can stay for the whole show and be on 91 north in 5 minutes! :thumbup:0 -
Got home in 17 minutes after the show; it normally takes 20-30 minutes to get there.BabaBooey1979 wrote:
This is true. I got home in 13 minutes after the show.AmherstJammer wrote:XL Center! Can stay for the whole show and be on 91 north in 5 minutes! :thumbup:Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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I usually hate Xl center (recent UCONN grad, games are so much better at gampel!) but for PJ's sake, I'd say XL any day over the dodge music center.0
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Unless they play a bigger team at XL, then it's really exciting there.Mawky1103 wrote:I usually hate Xl center (recent UCONN grad, games are so much better at gampel!) but for PJ's sake, I'd say XL any day over the dodge music center.Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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Not even close. The XL Center. I hope I never have to go to that other dump again. The energy at the XL center in 2010 was crazy. I know they had a great time as they were laughing w/ each other all night. And Stone even played guitar on his back!!! They will remember that.
Now how about Bridgeport!! Much closer to me!!!04/06/94 Springfield, 04/17/94 NYC, 10/02/96 Hartford, 11/14/97 Oakland, 09/08/98 NJ, 09/10/98 MSG, 09/11/98 MSG, 09/13/98 Hartford, 08/24/00 Jones Beach, 08/25/00 Jones Beach 04/30/03 Uniondale, 07/08/03 MSG, 07/09/03 MSG, 09/28/04 Boston, 10/01/05 Borgata, 10/03/05 Philly, 05/13/06 Hartford 05/25/06 Boston, 06/01/06 NJ, 06/03/06 NJ, 08/05/07 Chicago, 06/24/08 MSG, 06/25/08 MSG, 06/27/08 Hartford, 06/30/08 Mansfield, 07/01/08 The Beacon, 08/21/09 Toronto, 10/27/09 Philly, 10/28/09 Philly, 10/30/09 Philly, 10/31/09 Philly, 05/15/2010 Hartford, 05/17/2010 Boston, 05/20/2010 MSG, 05/21/2010 MSG, Montreal 09/07/2011, Philly 09/01/2012, Wrigley 07/19-20,2013, Worcester 10/16/13, Brooklyn 10/18, Brooklyn 10/19/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Ed Sullivan 09/23/2015, Central Park 09/26/2015 Philly 04/29/2016. MSG 05/01/2016, MSG 05/02/2016, Fenway 08/05/2016, Fenway 08/07/2016, Brooklyn 04/07/2017, Seattle 08/08/2018, Seattle 08/10/2018, Chicago 08/20/2018, Fenway 09/02/2018, Fenway 09/04/2018, Asbury Park 09/18/2021, Apollo Theater 09/10/2022, MSG 09/11/2022, Camden 09/14/2022, St. Paul 8/31/2023, St. Paul 9/2/2023, Seattle 05/30/2024, Missoula 08/22/2024, MSG 09/03/2024, 09/04/2024, Philly 09/07/2024, Fenway 09/15/2024, Fenway 09/17/2024, Hollywood 04/26/2025, Pittsburgh 05/16/2025, Pittsburgh 05/18/20250 -
Im a meadows(dodge) fan, but if i was traveling and staing over night, id be a civic center guy due to the proximity of everything pre and post show. Bridgeport would be good, the west haven beach would be better.
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Damn, Waterbury is far from all these places; Bridgeport also isn't a fun drive.Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful0
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