MGM Music Hall (née Fenway Theater) | 12 Lansdowne St | Fenway

Blackbird said:
But the tweet shared by kingofsheeba still has the MGM name on it. Could be that bldup is out of the loop, but...
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Could just be that they didn't bother changing the construction signage.
 
JumboBuc said:
The Fenway Sports Group website still has multiple references to "MGM Music Hall" too, so who knows...
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Jumbo -- if the FSG has it on their website -- well I suspect that you can still take-it-to-the-bank
if FSG was promoting something which was cancelled or at least if not divorced then separated == lots of lawyers would be very happy
 
From today.

Building around what looks to be the main stage is starting to take shape.
 

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dshoost88 said:
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).
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Aside from Radio City ( 5,960 ), NYC also has Hulu Theater (5,600) and Kings Theater Brooklyn (3,000)

Las Vegas of course has a handful of very large venues, like Park Theater (6,400) and Zappos Theater (7,000)

I think the biggest competition is something like the Tweeter Center (I Know) that has 7,000 reserved seats, but requires a car
 
jass said:
I think the biggest competition is something like the Tweeter Center (I Know) that has 7,000 reserved seats, but requires a car
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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.
 
BosDevelop said:
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.
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Wikipedia says 7,000 seats, 7,000 grass, thats what Im going off of

The downside of the extra 7,000 capacity is that every time a thunderstorm rolls in (very common from May through September), it causes major issues as the show is stopped.

While that type of venue is still going to host the 12 hour music festival type of deal (like Warped Tour, RIP), I think one-off shows would prefer the MGM because theres no risk of delay or disruption.
 
BosDevelop said:
This thing is going to be a game changer for the city's live music scene and the timing is going to be perfect.
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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.
 
kingofsheeba said:
Wait? What? Are they resurrecting the Channel?
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Man, that'd be great!

While I'm stoked about this development, what the city/metro area needs more than anything -- and what it *had* when the local music scene was healthier -- is more SMALL (and small-ish) clubs. Abbey Lounge, The Rat, Bunratty's, Chet's Last Call (and many others) -- long gone. More recently, Great Scott (allegedly re-opening in the old Regina's/Sports Depot spot, but I'll believe it when I see it), Thunder Road (awful, but still a small venue), Maggie's, ONCE, Beachcomber, and many others have also closed.

Real depressing to go to, quite literally, any other city (other than -- equally depressingly -- NYC) in the U.S. and/or globally and notice how absolutely lacking Boston is when it comes rock bars/clubs, in comparision.

Even prior to the Pandemic there was more going on in places like Salem (Koto, Opus), New Bedford, and plenty of other suburbs or far-afield cities in MA than in Boston. LAME.
 
stick n move said:
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.
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Also a small venue in Kendall Square!

https://archboston.com/community/th...s-venue-585-third-street-kendall-square.6058/

www.bostonglobe.com

Nonprofit will operate and program planned 300-seat theater in Kendall Square - The Boston Globe

Global Arts Live and BioMed Realty are teaming up on an ambitious plan to fill the calendar with cultural events, beginning in 2025.
www.bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com
 
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Suffolk 83 said:
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
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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.
 
bigpicture7 said:
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.
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$600,000 liquor licenses, no happy hours/drink specials, some of the highest rents in the country for commercial/food venues and residents who whine about eveyrthing. Yeah lots of hurdles and not worth it. Just go to another nearby city and open up shop there, where you know you can make a profit. My family has owned 6 restaurants within the city limits of Boston, 3 around Faneuil Hall, 1 on Canal Street, 1 next to South Station and 1 in Dorchester. Boston is extremely regressive towards the restaurant development.

So instead, we get sterilization, because thats all who can afford the rent. Its a personal issue but Boston is killing off its restaurant scene and the only restaurants who can afford to stay put are those who charge $25 cocktails and such. Its a damn shame. I would love Landsdowne to become lively again, but right now? Boston is too inept to change and doesnt realize the magnitude of what it is has done.
 
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Suffolk 83 said:
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
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No, but performance art is performance art. And 10-12 new ~400 seat spaces around town are a nice step in the right direction also (and may help some of those Allston kids get their start on their way to getting to the MGM Corporate Musical Hall).

I can categorically state the Rat never had a 5k capacity.
 
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