2020 United States & Canada Tour Rumors
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yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.0 -
White Claw<Zima....gotthebottle said:
yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago. Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...0 -
Crazy I know but @bbiggs still drinks zima.gotthebottle said:
yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
I've never had an issue in Montreal, completely friendly.HughFreakingDillon said:
I had the opposite experience in montreal. not one person had an issue with speaking english to us. interesting.foodboy said:i went to quebec city last tour. i live in canada and speak very very little french. it is no problem there as it is a very big tourist town, so most will speak english to you without being offended . in montreal it is different.His eminence has yet to show.
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Stone at Liberty Station is nice too....huntersthompson said:
White Claw<Zima....gotthebottle said:
yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago. Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...0 -
Fall with a new album I heard!jdizzle8291 said:
For what? Is there a tour or something?PJNB said:
Great advice! Can't wait until we can get some city specific threads up and hear all the great ideas.nautical_disaster said:Although the poutine is fantastic and I can confirm the existence of various delicious craft beers in Québec City, I wouldn't be shy to try other delicious foods there...Chez Boulay, Clocher Pencher, ect... all kinds of good stuff there.
Edit: Amazing pizza: "Nina Pizza"
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When you need a great cocktail try out False Idol in SD. Great bar. https://www.yelp.com/biz/false-idol-san-diegohuntersthompson said:
White Claw<Zima....gotthebottle said:
yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago. Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...
What was this thread about again?1991- Hollywood Palladium, California with Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains -RIP Magazine Show Oct. 6th
1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, CaliforniaNothing since then. I suck.
2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights
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Killing time......that's what...lexicondevil said:
When you need a great cocktail try out False Idol in SD. Great bar. https://www.yelp.com/biz/false-idol-san-diegohuntersthompson said:
White Claw<Zima....gotthebottle said:
yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago. Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...
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They had poor ticket sales last year so I think they're just trying to lock in solid headliners regardless of genre and will mix up the genres with the lower tiered acts.dlymnfld said:
Rage is the odds on favorite from reading the forum but they are also the same genre as the other 90’s bands.PJNB said:
RATM has a better chance than PJ does. No way PJ is playing there.JimmyV said:I will not get my hopes up for a Boston Calling show...
I will not get my hopes up for a Boston Calling show...
I will not get my hopes up for a Boston Calling show...
Add in Morello being a Harvard alum and that's where you get all the Rage speculation.
This weekend we rock Portland0 -
We drove from Detroit to London and then on to Toronto and back. We were amazed at how many of those places we drove by.BennyLaRue said:I'll put this in SAT terms so Americans can understand:
Swiss Chalet : Canadian food :: Applebee's : American foodRemember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt20 -
At this point....it is absolutely about keeping our sanity as we wait...and wait...and wait to find out that either a killer Spring Tour is about to kick off or that Dimi is a gigantic fib-machine...at which point the forum followers will look like this:lexicondevil said:
When you need a great cocktail try out False Idol in SD. Great bar. https://www.yelp.com/biz/false-idol-san-diegohuntersthompson said:
White Claw<Zima....gotthebottle said:
yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.huntersthompson said:
You guys want a good wtf business story?Bentleyspop said:
Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?gotthebottle said:
you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....mcgruff10 said:
Love me some ballast point sculpin.gotthebottle said:Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...
Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better. As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while. But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.
In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready? ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation. As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f". You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago. Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...
What was this thread about again?
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lol, Ballast Point was pretty much the only beer available at Ohana in '18. $14 if I remember.0
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And then it wasn't available there in 2019PhilLeotardo said:lol, Ballast Point was pretty much the only beer available at Ohana in '18. $14 if I remember.0 -
I drive over 10,000 miles per winter on Quebec roads. Never had to cancelled any travel plans.CantKeepmedown said:
It's an absolute X-factor. And I'm terrified of not only losing money on tickets, but also an airbnb/hotel. But there's no way my wife will even let me attempt to have a go at it if there is bad weather in the forecast. Just have to pray to whatever God controls the weather that we'll be good.on2legs said:
We did this in 2011 for Toronto and also stayed overnight at Niagara Falls to do all the tourist stuff. I’d love to make a trip to Quebec but I’m nervous that an early spring snowstorm might make driving very tough. Anyone know the odds of a blizzard in late March?CantKeepmedown said:My wife just informed me she wants to make Quebec City a family trip. So now I have to grab a couple more passport cards and will need to grab a couple public sale tickets. The things we do!!!!
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)0 -
Anybody have good craft gose recommendations in SD, LA or Oakland ?Soldier Field 7-11-95, Alpine Valley 6-26-98, United Center 6-29-98, Riverport Amphitheater (St. Louis)7-2-98, MGM Grand Arena 10-22-00, Sprint Center (Kansas City)5-3-10, Adams Event Center (Missoula)9-30-12, Wrigley Field 7-19-13, Jobing.com Arena (Phoenix)11-19-13, Moda Center (Portland)11-29-13, Spokane Arena 11-30-13, Pepsi Center (Denver)10-22-14, Gila River Arena (Phoenix)5-9-22, Moody Center (Austin)9-18-23, Moody Center 9-19-23, Rogers Arena (Vancouver)5-4-24, Rogers Arena 5-6-24, MGM Grand 5-16-24, MGM Grand 5-18-24, Wrigley Field 8-29-24, Wrigley Field 8-31-24, Nashville 5-6-25, Nashville 5-8-250
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bootlegger10 said:PeterED said:
Really? Why? There are far few reserved seats for 10C than GA.duffmann said:
It depends on the odds, but go with reserved as your first choice for a better chance...BrendanOC1981 said:Pretty new to the Ten Club unfortunately, so I have a (stupid?) question. If I were to put in for only one show, what gives me a better chance at tickets... GS or Reserved as my first choice?
The 10C gets more reserved seats for U.S. arenas than for Europe. The 10C GA area is smaller than the Euro GA area as well, typically. There is a ton of demand for GA, and a ton of demand in the US, so GA odds usually go way down first.
My one and only experience with the 10C lottery came with the Oakland show in 2013. I put reserved as my first choice, GA second. The show was scheduled for two days before Thanksgiving. Demand (the odds) for this show was not high, iirc. They denied my first choice and gave me GA. The only justification for this I could think of is they have an obligation to fill the GA section first. If the show is not high demand, they will fill GA first and then reserved. So, if you only want reserved, only put reserved. If you don't care and just want tickets, then put in for both.
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Saint Archer or Mikkeller in SDYAKIMATSU said:Anybody have good craft gose recommendations in SD, LA or Oakland ?0 -
Yeah, I can't remember what it was this last time.gotthebottle said:
And then it wasn't available there in 2019PhilLeotardo said:lol, Ballast Point was pretty much the only beer available at Ohana in '18. $14 if I remember.
My Montreal experience (1993)
-Will absolutely accomodate your lack of French in a bar or strip club.
-Will accomodate, but look down the nose at your lack of French in a place where you've demonstrated you can afford it, but it doesn't pass the eye test, like a hotel when you're 19.
-Will not help you with directions. Full stop. (pre phone w/GPS)0 -
1ThoughtKnown said:
Toronto - Maple Lead Gardenscutz said:Any guess on the Venues for these Cities?Toronto 3-18Ottawa 3-20Quebec City 3-22Hamilton 3-24Sirius show 3-26Baltimore 3-28NYC 3-30Nashville 4-2St. Louis 4-4OKC 4-6Denver 4-9Phoenix/Glendale 4-11San Diego 4-13LA 4-15 and 16Oakland 4-18 & 4-19
Ottawa - Canadian Parliament
Quebec - Le Colisee
Hamilton - Ivor Wynn Stadium
Sirius - Ba-ba-Booey’s Connecticut backyard
Baltimore - Ian MacKaye’s Basement
NYC - Wall Street Front Step
Nashville - Grand Ol Opery
St. Louis - Checkerdome
OKC - Cox Convention Center
Denver - McNichols Arena
Phoenix - Some Casino
San Diego - Balboa Stadium
LA - Disneyland
Oakland - Oakland Alameda Coliseum.
Now you don’t have to look through the whole thread. Your welcome.
It's not his backyard, it's his theater. It's gonna be chaos trying to get a seat at one of those bah-bah bar stools.Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"0 -
Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"0
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