Why no Seattle proper?

Cahoots
Cahoots Posts: 140
edited April 2008 in The Porch
Do you think PJ doesn't play a proper hometown show because Seattle crowds are notorious for being crappy?

I dont get it.
Cahoots

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2000 Barcelona & Boise
2002 SEA 2x
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    I would prefer a Gorge show to be honest. None of the venues in downtown Seattle are big enough for PJ and Key Arena and Qwest Field are jokes for musical acts. But seriously, at this point, I'd love to have anything. ;p
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Stone plays here with Brad. Mike plays here w/ Flight to Mars and played here with The Rockfords. Matt plays here in side projects. Ed won't play a solo show here (unless it is super-small/super-secret), and PJ won't play here. Gotta be Ed.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • fragileblake
    fragileblake Posts: 716
    I fail to see how the key arena is different from many of the arenas I've been in. I've seen 4 or 5 good shows there over the years and its a pretty convenient drive up for me (unlike the gorge) and I know of a great independent hotel in the area. I can't speak about qwest field though.
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Since when does the Key Arena suck for concerts? I have always thought it has good sound and not a bad seat in the house.

    What's wrong with the Key?

    And since when has Seattle crowds been notorious for being crappy? :confused:

    This thread is all kinds of news to me considering they played 3 shows at The Gorge, which draws a primary Puget Sound (Seattle area) crowd.
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Good points about the Key, fragileblake & aNiMaL. I've been to arena shows in a bunch of states, and the Key is no better or worse. No arena has the acoustics of Benaroya or Schnitzer or a symphony hall. People talk about a venue like MSG, but the acoustics aren't great, and it is an old place. It just has mystique and history. There isn't anything magical about the sound in there.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • fragileblake
    fragileblake Posts: 716
    In another thread somebody mentioned qwest field. I had no idea they only serve Jones soda over a coke or pepsi contract (according to wikipedia). Thats badass. Could they sell out qwest field? I remember hearing some huge attendance figures for those Gorge shows, it might be possible. Man it would be wild to see them in that big of a place.
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    I just dislike the acoustics in the Key. And I haven't ever heard about us Seattleites being crappy crowds
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    fragileblake wrote:
    In another thread somebody mentioned qwest field. I had no idea they only serve Jones soda over a coke or pepsi contract (according to wikipedia). Thats badass. Could they sell out qwest field? I remember hearing some huge attendance figures for those Gorge shows, it might be possible. Man it would be wild to see them in that big of a place.
    Yeah, it is true about Jone's Soda and Qwest Field. It is the only venue in the NFL that does not have either Coke or Pepsi.
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,423
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Since when does the Key Arena suck for concerts? I have always thought it has good sound and not a bad seat in the house.

    What's wrong with the Key?

    And since when has Seattle crowds been notorious for being crappy? :confused:

    This thread is all kinds of news to me considering they played 3 shows at The Gorge, which draws a primary Puget Sound (Seattle area) crowd.
    Good call. I've been to a lot of different shows at many different arenas around the US and the KEY is easily one of my favorites. One of the best sounding arenas and you're right, no bad seats. Especialy in the lower bowl.
  • fragileblake
    fragileblake Posts: 716
    I can get in serious FuFu Berry binges. Shit is chronic.
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Yeah, it is true about Jone's Soda and Qwest Field. It is the only venue in the NFL that does not have either Coke or Pepsi.
    http://blakepnw.blogspot.com/
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,423
    Lukin66 wrote:
    I just dislike the acoustics in the Key. And I haven't ever heard about us Seattleites being crappy crowds
    when you compare it to the accoustics at other "arenas", it's def above average.
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    fragileblake wrote:
    Could they sell out qwest field? I remember hearing some huge attendance figures for those Gorge shows, it might be possible. Man it would be wild to see them in that big of a place.

    I believe they could. The Rolling Stones w/ the Dave Matthews Band played Qwest with just Seattle area fans. I think PJ could do a hometown show that would draw from all over the Northwest and the country in general. I'm sure the stadium could be sold out.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • emeraldkity
    emeraldkity Posts: 370
    The Coliseum has always been the best place for a rock show in Seattle.
    ( cept the Gorge)
    better than the Goldcreek dome ;)
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    -Gandhi
  • superdeluxe
    superdeluxe Posts: 119
    You shouldn't worry to much, Seattle definately gets the home town hook up (special shows, surprise shows etc)
  • Cahoots
    Cahoots Posts: 140
    aNiMaL wrote:

    What's wrong with the Key?

    And since when has Seattle crowds been notorious for being crappy? :confused:

    This thread is all kinds of news to me considering they played 3 shows at The Gorge, which draws a primary Puget Sound (Seattle area) crowd.

    Nothing is wrong with the KEY! Great place to see a show.

    Ed was the one who said at the Gorge crowd was so much better than a seattle crowd. I am pretty sure its a common perception. Everytime I have seen a seattle show its been a sleeper of a crowd.
    Cahoots

    1992 VAN
    1993 VAN
    1998 Missoula
    2000 Barcelona & Boise
    2002 SEA 2x
    2003 VAN
    2005 VAN, Calgary, Edmonton & Saskatoon
    2006 The Gorge
    2009 SEA & VAN
    2011 VAN
    2013 Portland & VAN
    2015 Mexico City
    2018 Missoula
  • fragileblake
    fragileblake Posts: 716
    All two times you saw Pearl Jam in seattle the crowd was bad eh? Wow.
    http://blakepnw.blogspot.com/
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Since when does the Key Arena suck for concerts? I have always thought it has good sound and not a bad seat in the house.

    What's wrong with the Key?

    And since when has Seattle crowds been notorious for being crappy? :confused:

    This thread is all kinds of news to me considering they played 3 shows at The Gorge, which draws a primary Puget Sound (Seattle area) crowd.



    as much as i enjoyed the Gorge shows, if/when they play the Seattle region i really hope it's downtown...so i guess that would be Key Arena.

    don't care about the history and aura of the Gorge...

    i would really enjoy hanging around the city all day and hopping over to the arena for a show...would beat hanging around the hotel or moses lake or the surrounding areas...


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  • fragileblake
    fragileblake Posts: 716
    Couldn't agree more. If I'm going to camp and be out in nature thats one thing, if I'm going to see a show, thats a different thing entirely. For me a show at the Key would be a 2.5 hour drive, a day spent hanging out in my favorite seattle haunts (marveling at how much more livable a city Portland is) and a night spent at my favorite hotel up there. A show at the Gorge is a 5 hour drive, a boring one at that, probably staying at some shithole in moses lake, horrible food options, sitting on my ass doing nothing before the shows and an atrocious exit from the amphitheater.
    brainofPJ wrote:
    don't care about the history and aura of the Gorge...

    i would really enjoy hanging around the city all day and hopping over to the arena for a show...would beat hanging around the hotel or moses lake or the surrounding areas...
    http://blakepnw.blogspot.com/
  • anakin_pdx
    anakin_pdx Posts: 396
    I'm with you too. The Gorge is a magical venue and just overall spectacular, but the show itself is the only thing good about it. The drive, traffic, and nothing to do. That's not camping at the Gorge. It's a huge drunken party and I got all of that out of my system 10 years ago. Give me downtown Seattle and 2 1/2 hours less driving each way any day.

    Well, I guess going to the gorge from Portland you do get that nice scenic drive through Yakima that never seems to end...
    fragileblake wrote:
    Couldn't agree more. If I'm going to camp and be out in nature thats one thing, if I'm going to see a show, thats a different thing entirely. For me a show at the Key would be a 2.5 hour drive, a day spent hanging out in my favorite seattle haunts (marveling at how much more livable a city Portland is) and a night spent at my favorite hotel up there. A show at the Gorge is a 5 hour drive, a boring one at that, probably staying at some shithole in moses lake, horrible food options, sitting on my ass doing nothing before the shows and an atrocious exit from the amphitheater.
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Cahoots wrote:
    Ed was the one who said at the Gorge crowd was so much better than a seattle crowd.

    And this year Ed probably told the Vancouver 2 crowd that the Vancouver 1 crowd was shit. And probably told the Santa Cruz crowd that the Vancouver 2 crowd was shit. And probably told the Berekely 1 crowd that the Santa Cruz crowd was shit. And proably told the Berekely 2 crowd that the Berkeley 1 crowd was shit, etc, etc, ad naseum. That's his schtick. It shouldn't be taken seriously.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08

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