Better crowd: philly or new york city

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  • Agg
    Agg Posts: 462
    Philly
    I'm biased towards Philly with it being my home town, but both crowds are great. Hoping they both get shows this spring. :D
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,667
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,911
    eddiec said:

    Crowd noise? I'd say they are about equal.
    But the pre show buzz of walking into MSG in the heart of Manhattan absolutely destroys walking into an arena in the middle of a huge parking lot in the middle of nowhere any day.

    from Philly here and never been to a concert at MSG but have seen a bunch of hoops games there and I do agree with this. there is something about that building and location that creates an excitement in of itself.

    I guess what i'm saying in a roundabout way though is Philly is better because we have to bring the excitement and buzz ourselves and we clearly do for PJ.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    New York City
    eddiec said:

    Crowd noise? I'd say they are about equal.
    But the pre show buzz of walking into MSG in the heart of Manhattan absolutely destroys walking into an arena in the middle of a huge parking lot in the middle of nowhere any day.

    100% agree. I didn't feel that same Pre show buzz at Barclays.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,182
    Philly
    not that i'm being biased or anything :whistle:
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    eddiec said:

    Crowd noise? I'd say they are about equal.
    But the pre show buzz of walking into MSG in the heart of Manhattan absolutely destroys walking into an arena in the middle of a huge parking lot in the middle of nowhere any day.

    Yeah, but at least you can Tailgate in Philly. Can that be done in NY(MSG)?

    No difference in the crowd IMO.

  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,218
    New York City
    I'm definitely biased but honestly it doesn't make a difference. The band ALWAYS puts on classic shows in both cities. Best bet, GO TO BoTH!
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,002
    cutz said:

    eddiec said:

    Crowd noise? I'd say they are about equal.
    But the pre show buzz of walking into MSG in the heart of Manhattan absolutely destroys walking into an arena in the middle of a huge parking lot in the middle of nowhere any day.

    Yeah, but at least you can Tailgate in Philly. Can that be done in NY(MSG)?

    No difference in the crowd IMO.

    You can drink on the streets of manhattan haha
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
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  • parintachin73
    parintachin73 Posts: 742
    Boston. And I live in NY
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,588
    Fuck the crowds , the ? should be which venue has the better sound i don't attend shows hoping the crowd is great i prefer great sound and there have been a couple of MSG shows when the sound sucked ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,120
    New York City
    josevolution said:

    Fuck the crowds , the ? should be which venue has the better sound i don't attend shows hoping the crowd is great i prefer great sound and there have been a couple of MSG shows when the sound sucked ....

    The old spectrum had MUCH better sound than MSG.
    Agree that the old MSG sound was terrible at times. I think it was the 08 shows at MSG where the sound was just awful.
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Philly
    Philly.....shows and crowds.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,588
    Get_Right said:

    josevolution said:

    Fuck the crowds , the ? should be which venue has the better sound i don't attend shows hoping the crowd is great i prefer great sound and there have been a couple of MSG shows when the sound sucked ....

    The old spectrum had MUCH better sound than MSG.
    Agree that the old MSG sound was terrible at times. I think it was the 08 shows at MSG where the sound was just awful.
    Agreed ...The 3rd night of 09 in Philly comes to mind sounded great ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Philly
    Been to MSG. Been to the Spectrum. Spectrum had better acoustics. That 03 crowd is the closest i'll get to a south american PJ crowd
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Philly
    The 2 best crowds i've ever been apart of. #1 Philly 09 Night 3 and Msg 10 Night 2
    Go Birds!!!!
  • Bubba
    Bubba Posts: 635
    Philly
    cp3iverson said:

    Been to MSG. Been to the Spectrum. Spectrum had better acoustics. That 03 crowd is the closest i'll get to a south american PJ crowd

    This 100%
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,002
    jamminpearls said:

    The 2 best crowds i've ever been apart of. #1 Philly 09 Night 3 and Msg 10 Night 2

    I agree and those setlists were insanely good
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,218
    New York City
    philly 3 might be one of EVs best setlists. Ever
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    New York City
    josevolution said:

    Fuck the crowds , the ? should be which venue has the better sound i don't attend shows hoping the crowd is great i prefer great sound and there have been a couple of MSG shows when the sound sucked ....

    The crowd makes a huge part of the show. Name a classic pj show that had a crappy crowd. I.e. Newark 2010. Killer sound and one of the greatest sets ever but probably the worst crowd I've experience in the 53 times I ve seen pj. The majority thought it was a pretty shitty show overall. If that show was at MSG or philly you d have one of the greatest pj shows ever.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    edited October 2015
    Philly
    Spectrum > MSG

    RIP
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