But the tweet shared by kingofsheeba still has the MGM name on it. Could be that bldup is out of the loop, but...
Could just be that they didn't bother changing the construction signage.
But the tweet shared by kingofsheeba still has the MGM name on it. Could be that bldup is out of the loop, but...
Jumbo -- if the FSG has it on their website -- well I suspect that you can still take-it-to-the-bankThe Fenway Sports Group website still has multiple references to "MGM Music Hall" too, so who knows...
I was curious, so I did a quick google search. It looks like there are only a handful of theaters/performing arts centers nationwide that seat more than 5,000. The first one that came to mind is LA’s 7,100-seat Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia) where the Emmy, AMA, and ESPY awards are held annually. Other indoor, non-Arena finds: LDS Conference Center (21,000 seats), Cleveland Public Auditorium (10,000 seats), Smart Financial Centre at Sugarland (6,400 seats), Theatre at Grand Prairie (6,350 seats), Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music (6,005 seats), and Detroit’s Fox Theatre (5,045 seats).
I think the biggest competition is something like the Tweeter Center (I Know) that has 7,000 reserved seats, but requires a car
Great Woods (as it shall forever be known) is not competition with this year round indoor theater. I believe Great Woods is only open from May through September. Plus it has a capacity of 20,000+ You may not have been there recently but for the last 15 or so years there have been WAY more than 7,000 reserved seats. More like double that. The unreserved lawn is much smaller than it was many years ago. They obviously sell the uncovered seats for more money that the lawn tickets and often at the same price as the much closer covered reserved seats which always irritated me. I don't think the two venues are comparable.
This thing is going to be a game changer for the city's live music scene and the timing is going to be perfect.
Absolutely, plus were gaining a couple smaller venues in the seaport
Man, that'd be great!Wait? What? Are they resurrecting the Channel?
Absolutely, plus were gaining a couple smaller venues in the seaport, and a larger one at the new balance running complex that will be wrapping up soon as well.
Oh yea the huntington theater is getting an upgrade too.
The places in the seaport and kendall arent going to be where you see up and coming allston kids who make it big and you get to brag about it later type places
Yeah, all of this is bittersweet. On the one hand, great that a few nice new venues are coming online. On the other, Boston has been hemorrhaging the type of wonderful craphole bar/music venues where so many acts used to get their start and where many an inexpensive enjoyable night out was had in one's 20s. I have to imagine it relates to the lack of availability of less-polished real estate and cheap commercial rent for those who want to run those types of bars. Or is it increasingly challenging requirements/regulations/protocols for venue operation? Or something else? Not sure.
The places in the seaport and kendall arent going to be where you see up and coming allston kids who make it big and you get to brag about it later type places