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Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI to Close in 2017

jg341jg341 Detroit, MI Posts: 20
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The last time the guys played here, they mentioned how good the acoustics were. How about a farewell show, spring of 2017?
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    it was the crowd :wink:
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Yes please x1000000000

    I really really really hope this happens.
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,099
    Be kind of cool if they did it during hockey season. I'm trying to figure out a way to see a Wings game at the Joe before it gets shut down.
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    a5pja5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,847
    Zod said:

    Be kind of cool if they did it during hockey season. I'm trying to figure out a way to see a Wings game at the Joe before it gets shut down.

    My brother in law and I just planned a trip out cuz we had to see it before the end, going in Feb, it's gonna be awesome!
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    FoxyRedLaFoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    All those banners hanging up there are the reasons why the acoustics are so good :wink:
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,099
    a5pj said:

    Zod said:

    Be kind of cool if they did it during hockey season. I'm trying to figure out a way to see a Wings game at the Joe before it gets shut down.

    My brother in law and I just planned a trip out cuz we had to see it before the end, going in Feb, it's gonna be awesome!
    Yah its a huge trip for me because I live in Victoria (which is sort of the birth place of the red wings). I have a friend that lives in Chicago and it's a 4hr drive (or 5.5 hour train ride) to Detroit from there. My plan was to go next October for the beginning of the season, but then Pearl Jam announced shows at Wrigley on my Birthday, so that seemed like a better time to go. Now I'm thinking two trips to Chicago. Once for the PJ shows, and hopefully the following April/May to drag my friend across four states to the Joe.
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Hockeytown
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,711
    Great venue. Great city. Absolute classic show. So worth the drive from Brooklyn. An experience I'll never forget
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    whitepantswhitepants Posts: 719
    jg341 said:

    The last time the guys played here, they mentioned how good the acoustics were. How about a farewell show, spring of 2017?

    Wow, the Joe Louis will have been built and razed during my lifetime. :(
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    BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,030
    PJ, please close out the Joe!!! Three night stand!
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    FrankY59FrankY59 Posts: 1,048
    I'm happy to see the Joe close...as long as it closes in style! Go Wings.
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    on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,419
    Teh Joe!
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    BV84003BV84003 Holt, MI Posts: 360
    edited January 2016
    Was just at the Joe a couple weeks ago for Muse and I have to say that arena has seen better days. A final PJ show there would be great, though. Hopefully they'll play the new arena on future tours, too.
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    jonsey30jonsey30 Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 998
    Yes, please! That was an incredible show in 2014.
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    brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    Is it in real bad shape? I'm assuming they are replacing with new arena?
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    jonsey30jonsey30 Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 998
    New stadium under construction already, and it's gonna be sweet. I have no emotional ties to the Joe, so I can't wait for the new complex
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    thefixer420thefixer420 Toronto, ON Posts: 54
    It was a great show in 2014. I sure hope they close out the venue!
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    whitepantswhitepants Posts: 719
    Will the new stadium be renamed Joe Louis, or will it be a cursed corporation named venue?
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    BV84003BV84003 Holt, MI Posts: 360
    Pretty sure the Joe Louis name won't transfer. Hopefully not a crappy corporation name but very likely to be that with Comerica Park and Ford Field nearby. For the moment it's still unnamed and just dubbed the Detroit Events Center.
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    FrankY59FrankY59 Posts: 1,048
    http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151104/NEWS/151109915/ilitches-add-95-million-worth-of-features-to-new-red-wings-arena
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Do it again
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    BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,030
    Come back to Motown!!!!
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    AceCoolAceCool Texas Posts: 455
    edited October 2016
    Damn! That place looks like it is going to be SWANK! Pants, no way in hell those guys build a $650MM building without recouping some of the costs through corporate sponsorships. I would be beyond shocked if they call it Joe Louis.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,295
    They could what MSG does with Chase. They have a sponsorship deal. But other than Chase bridge. It's still called MSG. And not Chase Garden
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    AceCoolAceCool Texas Posts: 455
    I said this in the 2017 rumors thread, if they book a show(s) at The Joe for it's final sendoff I'll definitely be there. The acoustics really are amazing in there due to all those banners hanging from the ceiling.
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    AceCoolAceCool Texas Posts: 455
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Caesars_Arena
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    jason_94jason_94 Toledo, OH Posts: 1,872
    Great show in 2014!
    So glad I was there.
    Band was on fire. The energy back & forth was incredible.

    3-4 shows to close it similar to the spectrum would be fantastic!

    Might as well play a couple shows at The Fox Theatre while they're there. Right? :rock_on:
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    jason_94jason_94 Toledo, OH Posts: 1,872
    nicknyr15 said:

    Great venue. Great city. Absolute classic show. So worth the drive from Brooklyn. An experience I'll never forget


    "Great venue"?

    No offense to anyone out there, but that place is a dump. Yes, it is old & run down. The design & setup is horrible. One concourse for both the upper & lower level is a nightmare. Lines for food & beverages are ridiculous & the ones for the restrooms are worse. Then, you have the lines running into each other with people trying to just get through on top of all that.

    Plus, it doesn't really have any mystic or nostalgia like the old Chicago Stadium, Maple Leaf Garden, Wrigley Field, or maybe even Fenway Park.

    Of course this is just my opinion & I'm sure I'll take a beating from some of the Detroit faithful for it. Lol


    Back to the point at hand...

    Please play a handful of shows to close it out! :rock_on:
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,840
    only the red wings play at the joe, correct? pistons play somewhere else but in the same part of town?
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    JmcgogreenJmcgogreen Posts: 21
    It will be called little ceasars arena. Tom Wilson the Red Wings president was on a local Morning Show here in Detroit and he said some bands have contacted the wings organization about possibly playing a show(s) to close out the Joe. He did not give any names though..!!?
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