Hartford venue sucked

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  • TheGossman
    TheGossman Posts: 1,120
    Vedder4Prez wrote:
    what idiots.. do they not want to make money on beer sales?

    have to be over 26 if out of state>> never heard that before

    it was that way at the Fleet shows in 04, I was 21 and I had to get my buddy to buy me a few, bullshit! Wouldn't you rather some guy from NC to be drunk that some crazy bastard from Boston?
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  • murphINboston
    murphINboston Posts: 37
    No beer after 9:15...and the Men's bathrooms were SUUUUUUUUPER SKETCHY!!!
    This one goes to 11...
  • DocChicago
    DocChicago Posts: 653
    The bathrooms were sketchy, but most of the problems with flow there had to do with idiots going in through the out door. It turned into total gridlock. Then again, the bathrooms weren't well designed either.

    Hope you didn't let it ruin the show for you.
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    i'd go to the venue again. plenty of food plenty of beer and i walked back to the hilton long before the parking jam eased up.....

    as ed said to the lawn, i could call this song i got shit tickets.......

    and what is up with pearl jam "fans" destroying a fence on the way out?
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • nothingman44
    nothingman44 Posts: 1,496
    brain of c wrote:
    i'd go to the venue again. plenty of food plenty of beer and i walked back to the hilton long before the parking jam eased up.....

    as ed said to the lawn, i could call this song i got shit tickets.......

    and what is up with pearl jam "fans" destroying a fence on the way out?

    there were many people there just to "see a show". most people there couldnt have gave a shit if pearl jam was playing. they just had nothing better to do.
  • marc34
    marc34 Boston MA Posts: 221
    You wanna talk about shithole, I was there in 1996 when Ed referred to as problems with tear gas and cops....last night was a cakewalk compared to then
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  • pearljamdude420
    pearljamdude420 Posts: 1,380
    Ascf33 wrote:
    The meadows has always been a shit venue. There was a freaking riot for DMB there a few years back.


    really how did that start?
  • pearljamdude420
    pearljamdude420 Posts: 1,380
    and the show stopped at 10:45 pm right? that curfew is fuckin ridiculous at this venue, i dont know why pj played this venue again after the problems last time, sounds like one of the worst outdoor venues in the country. they should of just played hartford hockey arena, or the one in providence if they wanted a show in CONN, or play UCONN university would of been better. i didnt go to hartford show cause i knew the venue is sucky.
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,594
    1. Did they bust the fence AGAIN or are you referencing the last show there?

    2. Not sure if they still do it, but it used to be that if you were under 26 and wanted a bracelet to drink you had to fill out and sign a form affirming your age. Unbelievable.

    3. Grew up in southeast CT and went to school/lived in western MA for a little while. Hartford crowds generally blow. I've seen shows all over the Northeast and there is definitely a disproportionate number of meatheads and folks who just get blasted and couldn't care less about the music (they riot at fucking Dave Matthews shows!). Meadows, Oakdale, Webster...doesn't matter, watch your grill.
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,865
    lots of meatheads in the parking lot I noticed. There were some 'fights' (two ir more meatheads arguing about stupid shit) that we saw. Didnt seem like real fans at all.
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    it was a pretty crazy venue, and getting back in to the reserved seat area (we'd gone out after my morning jacket) was a real clusterfuck, but nothing could take away from the show itself. despite the long walk, i was glad i didn't drive to the venue - those poor souls in cars looked like it probably took a couple of hours to get out.
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  • unleash the door
    unleash the door Posts: 46
    My only complaint is that the booking agent should have chosen an indoor venue. It was friggin freezing. Parking situation horrible. Show was great though.
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    There's a girl with a crown and a scepter
    Who's on WLSD
    And she says that the scene isn't what it's been
    And she's thinking of going home
    That it's old and it's totally over now
    And it's old and it's over, it's over now
    And it's over, it's over, it's over now
    I can see myself

    At the end of the tour
    When the road disappears
    If there's any more people around
    When the tour runs aground
    And if you're still around
    Then we'll meet at the end of the tour
    The engagements are booked through the end of the world
    So we'll meet at the end of the tour

    Never to part since the day we met
    Out on Interstate 91
    I was bent metal you were a flaming wreck
    When we kissed at the overpass
    I was sailing along with the people
    Driving themselves to distraction inside me
    Then came a knock on the door which was odd
    And the picture abruptly changed

    At the end of the tour
    When the road disappears
    If there's any more people around
    When the tour runs aground
    And if you're still around
    Then we'll meet at the end of the tour
    The engagements are booked through the end of the world
    So we'll meet at the end of the tour

    This was the vehicle these were the people
    You opened the door and expelled all the people
    This was the vehicle these were the people
    You opened the door and expelled all the people
    This was the vehicle these were the people
    You let them go

    At the end of the tour
    When the road disappears
    If there's any more people around
    When the tour runs aground
    And if you're still around
    Then we'll meet at the end of the tour
    The engagements are booked through the end of the world
    So we'll meet at the end of the tour
    And we're never gonna tour again
    No, we're never gonna tour again
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    wow, I must have been at a different Dodge music theater, because there were really no big 'problems' at all. Except for some drunk joker who tried to convince us we were in his seats and seemed to want to start shit, but it's an event were alcohol is consumed in quantity, so you expect that sort of shit.


    Had no problems going to the bathroom or getting beer. In fact I forgot about the wristband thing and when I got to the counter, the lady was nice and was like - Are you 31?, I said I was 33, showed her my license and got my beer. We even joked that the $5.00 beer was like a shot glass.

    The parking lot we were in, did have it's share of assholes and most used it as there own personal dump. I bagged all my empty beer bottles and left it next to a trash bin for the record.

    Our section was great (500, half way up) as everyone was into it. A frew tried to start a leash chant but finally gave up. I would have hated to hear the chant after EVERY song.

    All in all, a great show and a great time.


    by the way, i was in shorts and wasn't cold at all.
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  • spalind
    spalind Posts: 8
    Not nearly the issues as many here have stated...I think some people are just too cranky, irritable, and expect things to be handed to them on a platter--there were at least two ATM's--and those were just the two that I ran across without looking for them...the bathrooms?? Well when the crowd is 70% male then of course the guys bathrooms are going to be overcrowded...no different than the girls bathroom at something like a Dixie Chicks show...Beer?? I'm 31 and from NH...didnt need a wristband, had no problem except for the long lines--again, to be expected at a PJ show...It was cold and wet....but you can't blame anyone for that...it just is what it is....
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    I had no issues. Good seats, good crowd around me, no bathroom lines, free parking only 3 minutes from the entrance, got right out of the parking lot. I think PJ must have played a second Hartford show that I missed.

    And for those of you who are basing your Hartford opinions on this venue: you do realize that the area is in no way shape or form indicative of even 1% of what Hartford has to offer right? I mean, it's not even near downtown. No, Hartford isn't the best city in the world, but there are some great restaurants, museums, and a few good bars if you know where to look.
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  • Thin Hair
    Thin Hair Posts: 67
    ewester032687 wrote:
    I actually thought his solos were much clearer than the night before in Albany.


    have to agree, mike sounded clearer at hartford than albany. I thought the venue was okay even if it was freezing. As a 30 year old from England i found it strange being asked for id everwhere i wanted a beer, but after waiting half hour for a bracelet it was eventually worth it, even if the vendors couldnt decipher a uk drivers license. The setlist made up for all the bad points at the venue.
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Thin Hair wrote:
    As a 30 year old from England i found it strange being asked for id everwhere i wanted a beer,...

    Take that as a compliment!
  • qwerty1
    qwerty1 Posts: 142
    BinFrog wrote:
    I had no issues. Good seats, good crowd around me, no bathroom lines, free parking only 3 minutes from the entrance, got right out of the parking lot. I think PJ must have played a second Hartford show that I missed.

    And for those of you who are basing your Hartford opinions on this venue: you do realize that the area is in no way shape or form indicative of even 1% of what Hartford has to offer right? I mean, it's not even near downtown. No, Hartford isn't the best city in the world, but there are some great restaurants, museums, and a few good bars if you know where to look.


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  • bostonlou
    bostonlou Posts: 2,849
    Boston is the same with Beer... out of state and under 25 and you're screwed

    the flow of hartford really sucked... why did everything go through 1 side? great woods flows both ways
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