BN concert venue ideas

phenwayparrothead · Post by **phenwayparrothead** » May 16, 2005 10:05 pm

I know a lot of them have been flying around, and we have already hit 29 [pages on the other thread, so figured I would give this it's own thread to help keep organized.

A few options for MA,
http://www.paultsongasarena.com/overview.asp seats 7,500 it's indoors, but it's a newer venue, very nice.

http://www.fleetbostonpavilion.com/main.html
seats 5,000 and absolutely amazing to see a concert. Also lists private events on website

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 16, 2005 10:12 pm

Tiki Bar pointed out a new Chicago lakefront venue...
http://www.northerlyislandpavilion.com/main.html

And here's a 4800 seat venue in St. Louis that can be used year round
http://www.savviscenter.net/content/concertclub.html

FinzEast · Post by **FinzEast** » May 16, 2005 11:15 pm

Riverfront Stadium in NJ about 6200

http://www.newarkbears.com/ballpark/about/

Skyland Park in NJ about 4800

http://www.ballparkreviews.com/nj/nj.htm

Cambell's Field, NJ about 6425

http://www.ballparkreviews.com/camden/camden.htm

For other Minor League parks around the country...
http://www.ballparkreviews.com/minparks.htm

msu#1 · Post by **msu#1** » May 16, 2005 11:22 pm

Why in the hell would we go thru all the trouble in the world just to book a indoor show?

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 16, 2005 11:25 pm

msu#1 wrote:Why in the hell would we go thru all the trouble in the world just to book a indoor show?

If all the stars lined up and a show would be available in November, would you rather do that or wait until it warmed up? I for one will take a Buffett concert anywhere and anytime I can get it.

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » May 16, 2005 11:38 pm

If this show could get pulled off, the perfect venue for him to play would be the beach at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. For those not familiar with it, there's a stage that extends into the pool at the property. The first rows of the crowd are actually in the water and than there's room for another 3000+ on the beach. Here's one picture of the stage....I'm going to try and find a better one though.

It truly would be the ultimate parrothead venue though!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » May 16, 2005 11:42 pm

dean_siu wrote:If this show could get pulled off, the perfect venue for him to play would be the beach at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. For those not familiar with it, there's a stage that extends into the pool at the property. The first rows of the crowd are actually in the water and than there's room for another 3000+ on the beach. Here's one picture of the stage....I'm going to try and find a better one though.

It truly would be the ultimate parrothead venue though!

I'm boycotting Vegas...

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » May 16, 2005 11:42 pm

Here's a photo of the Mandalay Bay Beach with a concert going on at night.....

jbphan1 · Post by **jbphan1** » May 16, 2005 11:54 pm

Funny you should mention Mandalay Bay Beach. The first time I stayed there and went to the pool, I thought "this would be THE perfect place to see Buffett." Count me in where ever, but the Beach would be GREAT.

Caribbean Soul Man · Post by **Caribbean Soul Man** » May 17, 2005 9:08 am

How 'bout the Coast of Carolina????
What could be better than a private Buffett concert in Myrtle Beach? Maybe a private Buffett concert in a brand new outdoor amphitheater (15,000 seat capacity) in the middle of a rock n roll themed amusement park in Myrtle Beach perhaps??

Central to both Florida and Northeast PHs, plenty of hotels on the beach, family entertainment, and two of their newest restaurants include Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise!

Hard Rock Park, a new rock ‘n roll theme park, plans to open at Myrtle Beach in 2005. Hard Rock Theme Park will feature a giant reproduction of the Hard Rock’s trademark electric guitar, a steep-loop roller coaster and other family-friendly rides, featuring rock ‘n roll music. It will also have an outdoor 15,000-seat concert venue for live shows. The Park will be a $200 million, 150 – acre amusement park located off Highway 501 at the Waccamaw River Bridge in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For more information, contact Steven Goodwin via email at steven@hrpusa.com.

http://www.myrtlebeach-living.com/hardrock.html

photogal · Post by **photogal** » May 17, 2005 9:13 am

I think we should shoot for someplace in the middle of the country so not everyone has to fly so far. How about Nashville? And doesnt most of the band live around there? Would cut down on their travel and lodging expences the MF mentioned?

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » May 17, 2005 9:26 am

The Myrtle Beach spot sounds great. Great location. Plus the park and beach would give everybody a great place to hang out and make a nice long weekend of it. The weather there would make it nice most of the year too. This gets my vote as best choice yet.
Plus with it being a new venue they might love the idea of a big event as a promo and give us a break on price in exchange for the name recognition.

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » May 17, 2005 9:51 am

It needs to be a place that is easily accessable from ALL parts of the country. Think major city with flights coming from many different cities. Just you use one example: Nashville, people from the West Coast might need to take 3 flights to get there, and the cost of the tickets would be through the roof. We need a city that most people would have a non-stop flight available to them.
Vegas would work, but I think the venue costs would be very exspensive.
I would have to say major city in the Northeast or Florida for two reasons. Large majority of BN'ers are in those two spots. Easy to get flights to. And last, and maybe most importantly, ease of getting Jimmy to say yes, and least amount of cost to get him there (he has houses in both areas).

shakerofsalt · Post by **shakerofsalt** » May 17, 2005 9:55 am

Does anyone here own a very large field or beach???????

We could have Parrot Stock.

BoozeInTheBlender · Post by **BoozeInTheBlender** » May 17, 2005 10:11 am

Just wondering what you guys think of Red Rocks outside Denver? Denver has the 5th largest airport in the US, so I'm sure it's accessible non-stop from many places.
I even bet they have non-stops from Boise for RagTopW.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » May 17, 2005 10:17 am

BoozeInTheBlender wrote:Just wondering what you guys think of Red Rocks outside Denver? Denver has the 5th largest airport in the US, so I'm sure it's accessible non-stop from many places.
I even bet they have non-stops from Boise for RagTopW.

I simply cannot pimp Red Rocks enough! It's the best and very accessible.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 17, 2005 10:57 am

photogal wrote:I think we should shoot for someplace in the middle of the country so not everyone has to fly so far. How about Nashville? And doesnt most of the band live around there? Would cut down on their travel and lodging expences the MF mentioned?

I like the idea of Nashville. It's a fairly centralized location in the country, band members are closer, and you never know who might pop in to suprise us...

TheSecretsInTheCrust · Post by **TheSecretsInTheCrust** » May 17, 2005 12:21 pm

Humphries ....San Diego's awesome 7,500 seat venue along the San Diego Bay. You can sit in a boat and see the stage clearly

citcat · Post by **citcat** » May 17, 2005 1:25 pm

Ilph wrote:
photogal wrote:I think we should shoot for someplace in the middle of the country so not everyone has to fly so far. How about Nashville? And doesnt most of the band live around there? Would cut down on their travel and lodging expences the MF mentioned?
I like the idea of Nashville. It's a fairly centralized location in the country, band members are closer, and you never know who might pop in to suprise us...

OOH! Yeah! Perfectamundo!

sailingagain · Post by **sailingagain** » May 17, 2005 1:26 pm

How about a private BN show on a beach, somewhere in Florida??