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  • Posts: 1,009
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I'm definitely trying to be there since I can drive home & sleep in my own bed that night.  I've seen several shows at Baltimore/1st Mariner/Royal Farms Arena and one thing they have in common is they all sounded amazing!  I'm not quite sure what it is with the acoustics in that building, but shows are loud and clear in there.  It'd be a terrible place to see a basketball or hockey game, but it's honestly one of the best sounding arenas I've been in for shows.  Plenty to do in & around the arena or within a short Uber/Lyft ride.
    Be sure to hit up Fell's Point, all kinds of cool shops and restaurants.  I highly recommend Blue Moon Cafe, Waterfront Hotel, & Abbey Burger Bistro (for the soccer hooligans).  Pub Dog on Federal Hill is also a decent stop for pizza & beer, and there's an Abbey Burger there as well.  And for good crabs, skip the overpriced and overhyped Phillip's and head down to LP Steamers in Locust Point. Get the Crab Fluff, trust me on this!  And if you're a record collector, you absolutely have to stop in The Sound Garden in Fell's.  If you're feeling adventurous, head up to Mt. Vernon and check out The Brewer's Art - excellent brewpub/fancy restaurant (they have a basement bar for us common folk).
    Now this is an absolute solid 5 star post !!! 
    Absolutely on point and filled with the useful information I was looking for.  I am gonna go to one of the places on this list just based on the fact that Dyer clearly knows WTF he is talking about.

    I have bought stuff off this guy and he is a class act ! 

    Thanks for the info Dyer ! Can’t wait for Baltimore !
  • Posts: 1,009
    Lost_And_No_Guide said:
    really hope to never live in a place that makes me say "the thing I miss most about living there was the food I got from the gas station"
    so Royal Farms is a gas station chain with good chicken ?? 
  • Posts: 888
    I was at the 2013 show. Great sound and fun vibe.
    The less you know, the more you believe.
  • Posts: 105
    stickman said:
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    so Royal Farms is a gas station chain with good chicken ?? 
    well, it's a gas station chain.  can't say as I can speak to the quality of the chicken.
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    Lost_And_No_Guide said:
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    well, it's a gas station chain.  can't say as I can speak to the quality of the chicken.

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  • Posts: 10,828
    I’m stoked for this show
    album day before
    yankee game prior to show
    MSG on Monday

    Cali 2 weeks later
    europe in July

    all takes a lil sting out of turning 40 this coming November 😦

    have a lot of non PJ stuff planned too
  • Posts: 163
    For the beer geeks in the crowd, Union Craft Brewing is my favorite Baltimore brewery. It has a huge, fantastic taproom / biergarten setup which if the weather is decent in late March would be a great place to hang in the afternoon prior to the show. It's north of downtown and would be a ~15 min drive for anyone staying close to the venue but well worth it if you're looking for a pint and some pizza. 
  • Posts: 95
    edited January 2020
    rhinomagic said:
    Lord Baltimore hotel for Fri & Sat nights. Looking for great beer (Max's Taphouse, I hear), record stores, maybe O's tickets, and definitely spots for excellent crabs/seafood.
    The Sound Garden is the best record store in town. A nice little hole-in-the-wall shop downtown is Protean Records.
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  • Posts: 31,604
    stickman said:
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    Now this is an absolute solid 5 star post !!! 
    Absolutely on point and filled with the useful information I was looking for.  I am gonna go to one of the places on this list just based on the fact that Dyer clearly knows WTF he is talking about.

    I have bought stuff off this guy and he is a class act ! 

    Thanks for the info Dyer ! Can’t wait for Baltimore !
    Yeah really great info thanks Dyer , I’ve never been to Baltimore this helps a ton ..
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  • CT Posts: 444
    I have Baltimore as my second choice.  Hopefully that 74% chance holds and I get lucky.
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  • Posts: 124
    Hoping to catch tickets to Baltimore and was discussing the city with my wife tonight. The topic of crime came up as it is known for having a higher rate. I Googled it just to see what would show for stats and it was not good timing as this was posted hours before and was the top news result...
    https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-shooting-royal-farms-arena-20200115-20200115-ts6tfrpclfarrpvwjpwovyqmy4-story.html

    Crazy things happen in all cities and we're still excited for the trip. Stay safe everyone and bring on the shows!
  • Posts: 183
    My first priority....hope I will be here!

    RATS in Baltimore is a guarantee right?
  • KBTL Posts: 1,006
    RT85129 said:
    My first priority....hope I will be here!

    RATS in Baltimore is a guarantee right?

    Rats, bedbugs, murders, crab-cakes, Natty Boh, police brutality, are all Baltimore staples.
    "Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit."
  • Washington DC Posts: 7,373
    I just checked my 2013 ticket, and the show was at the Baltimore arena. This one is at Royal Farms, and I've never been there. From the looks of it, it is near the water. I'm going with my niece. 
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
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  • Erie, PA Posts: 456
    Ms. Haiku said:
    I just checked my 2013 ticket, and the show was at the Baltimore arena. This one is at Royal Farms, and I've never been there. From the looks of it, it is near the water. I'm going with my niece. 
    I believe the Baltimore Arena was renamed to Royal Farms Arena
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  • KBTL Posts: 1,006
    jdizzle8291 said:
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    I believe the Baltimore Arena was renamed to Royal Farms Arena

    Yes, same building.
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  • Posts: 2,101
    Looking forward to it, priority 1. Fingers crossed.
  • Washington DC Posts: 7,373
    That is a nice venue. 
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
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  • Posts: 3,437
    rberko1 said:
    The Sound Garden is the best record store in town. A nice little hole-in-the-wall shop downtown is Protean Records.
    Been in there lately? It's going the way of other record store we had in town. They've gutted the almost brand new vinyl addition area and turned it into a coffee shop. Where there 4 full rows of CDs are about 1.5 rows now. Plenty of crap pop funkos and socks though.
  • Posts: 58
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I'm definitely trying to be there since I can drive home & sleep in my own bed that night.  I've seen several shows at Baltimore/1st Mariner/Royal Farms Arena and one thing they have in common is they all sounded amazing!  I'm not quite sure what it is with the acoustics in that building, but shows are loud and clear in there.  It'd be a terrible place to see a basketball or hockey game, but it's honestly one of the best sounding arenas I've been in for shows.  Plenty to do in & around the arena or within a short Uber/Lyft ride.
    Be sure to hit up Fell's Point, all kinds of cool shops and restaurants.  I highly recommend Blue Moon Cafe, Waterfront Hotel, & Abbey Burger Bistro (for the soccer hooligans).  Pub Dog on Federal Hill is also a decent stop for pizza & beer, and there's an Abbey Burger there as well.  And for good crabs, skip the overpriced and overhyped Phillip's and head down to LP Steamers in Locust Point. Get the Crab Fluff, trust me on this!  And if you're a record collector, you absolutely have to stop in The Sound Garden in Fell's.  If you're feeling adventurous, head up to Mt. Vernon and check out The Brewer's Art - excellent brewpub/fancy restaurant (they have a basement bar for us common folk).
    Stood outside The Sound Garden for 4 hours to be in line for Vs. when they opened at midnight the "day" it went on sale. back in the day

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