"The Business Of Rock Venues" by Music For Old(er) Folks

The Business Of Rock Venues

Blog: Music For Old(er) Folks

November 28, 2011

I have stated before I don't really like concerts, and mentioned that most of my concert going involved smaller (under 400 seat) clubs and coffee houses. But this was back in the day when touring bands 1) pushed records more and 2) could actually make a little money in a 400 seat venue.

But that doesn't matter here. There's an interesting article from Sunday's Seattle Times discussing a new venue in Seattle (The Neptune Theatre), and it's effect on the 1,000-1,500 seat venue market in the town. It also contains a little bit of history about clubs going all the way back to Seattle's answer to The Filmore or The Grande, The Eagles Auditorium.

It's an interesting read, and serves as a reminder that rock and roll is not all rock and roll.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2016828787_neptune27.html

Remember, rock and roll will never die. Not when Ticketmaster or STG can get a healthy "service" fee on your tickets.

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Shorte 6 months ago

The Business Of Rock Venues

Interesting Times article but myself I don't see a real issue. By looking at the pictures of The Neptune it, along with The Paramount and The Moore Theater, all owned by the same group (STG), all of these theaters have permanent seats set on an slope where venues like The Showbox Sodo and Market, Neumo's, El Corazon, Studio Seven and Chop Suey don't and are on flat floors so to me, they're more likely to attract a different type of crowd and bands from the "older" more mellow bands and audience that prefer sitting instead of moshing.

Just wish we had a decent 500-1000 "seat" venue here in Wenatchee.

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