Outdoor or Indoor Venues???

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  • Comatose Pilate
    Comatose Pilate Maine Posts: 359
    Indoor has superior sound, crowd noise and rain is not a concern. On the other hand when you're outside it's easier to enjoy the greener (wink) things in life. I enjoy both types of venues.
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    Indoors every time.
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,332
    Indoors all the way!! Though the only outdoor venue I would like would be reserved seating theater settings. Like so ..

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    Standing for hours in the wet grass / mud on the floor under the sun / rain, BLOWS!!!
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    I have lawn seats for a show in June by a band I have wanted to see for years and am already regretting the purchase. If it was indoors I would be nothing but excited.
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    It depends. I've had good and bad.

    What I will say is that I can't stand the half in, half out type of venues like Camden and Hartford. They are the worst of both worlds.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    I did enjoy the Toronto 2009 show at this place:

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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    JimmyV wrote:
    I did enjoy the Toronto 2009 show at this place:

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    Fuck man, I love Toronto.
  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    The answer is very easy for the ones saw Pearl Jam Live at Wuhlheide Berlin.

    Every time, this venue alone wins the argument... :D
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  • JG215570
    JG215570 Arvada, Colorado Posts: 57
    Two words...Red Rocks
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    If the weather is nice, I love a good outdoor concert. Then again, hard to be the intimacy of a small indoor concert. Hmm... I can't decide. :oops:
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  • letim
    letim Posts: 60
    Ive only seen them indoor, it was amazing!! However seeing PJ at Wrigley this Summer is on the list, cant wait to experience it outdoors...with some amazing PJ Fans and the PJ FAM!!!! :lol::D
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    Indoor, without question. Sounds better, better vibe usually, and in the summer, I find it too fucking hot outdoors to be in a tight crowd of people. Yuck (still looking forward to Wrigley though :lol: ).
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,003
    Indoor. All I care about is the sound so this isn't even close.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    Indoor and a good part of that is because being from the Philly area our outdoor experience (other than MIA last year) is in freaking Camden. just dislike that venue (sound on the sides suck), parking lot and area in general. hope I never go there again
  • primussucks
    primussucks Posts: 2,365
    Definitely prefer the outdoor experience more. Wish pj toured every summer like dmb and phish and play all the amphitheaters.
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  • vedderman72
    vedderman72 Posts: 387
    Outdoor hands down inside doesnt even compare
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    enough said...
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  • NAUjackfan
    NAUjackfan Phoenix Posts: 2,340
    Indoor if they ever come back to AZ!
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  • JBii
    JBii Lake Spivey Posts: 354
    Indoor for sure best memories are there
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
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    How dare you start a whole thread about the topic and not include all the facts! :P

    For the record, I'm the individual he's arguing with about venues in Houston. and for the record, I love both indoor and outdoor venues, however the outdoor ampitheater in Houston, called The Woodlands pavilion is an exception to that rule.

    The venue is located 40 minutes outside of the city (if no traffic, I've had it take over 3 hours to drive there in traffic), and has some of the worst acoustics I've ever heard. I blame it on the oddly shaped tent they chose to install:

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    if you're not sitting in the lower bowl seats the sound is terrible... forget about the lawn.

    In Houston I'm an advocate of our indoor venue: the Toyota Center. The sound is much, much better, and the location is actually centralized in downtown, instead of being way out in a suburb...

    JimmyV wrote:
    I did enjoy the Toronto 2009 show at this place:

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    If this was the outdoor theater in Houston, I'd be all over. Such an awesome venue. The sound there is absolutely impeccable, and guess what - the venues located in civilization! I love the amp... I've seen so many shows there... tool, PJ, edgefests, etc... my bro and one of my best friends actually worked there during the 09 show... the friend actually got to meet Ed and the whole band backstage while he was working...

    Anyway, to conclude my rant.... outdoor venues everywhere but Houston, :thumbup:... outdoor venue in Houston.... :thumbdown:...

    and for the record the only reason he's repping the woodlands, is cause the venue's in his backyard!
    Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.

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