What venue has the worst crowd? - Page 2 - Antsmarching.org Forums - Dave Matthews Band Discussion

Go Back   Antsmarching.org Forums - Dave Matthews Band Discussion > General Discussion > DMBc Discussion


Want to hide all ads on Ants? Click here
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-22-2019, 02:22 PM   #31
ToySoldier#34
 
ToySoldier#34's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Lined up 1,2,3
Posts: 64,525

Shows Seen: 37

DMB Hub Stubs: 18

My Tour Central Stats

Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

Hartford and it isn't remotely close, SPAC lawn is awful


Gorge crowd on the lawn is just completely different than something like SPAC in the seating area, I unfortunately had to take a quick piss break during LIOG at The Gorge last year and the crowd in reserved seating was electric
ToySoldier#34 is offline   Reply With Quote

  • Want to hide all ads on Ants? Click here
  • Old 05-22-2019, 02:54 PM   #32
    garagebrothers
     
    Join Date: Jul 2014
    Posts: 1,453

    Shows Seen: 41

    DMB Hub Stubs: 12

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dmbnut21 View Post
    Dude is just standing there the whole time going, nobody noticed, nobody knows that that was me, everything is cool, everything is cool.

    All around him:


    Please tell me Dave came out on stage and started out with saying - ya'll smell good this evening.
    It was actually a girl that shit her pants there.
    garagebrothers is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 02:58 PM   #33
    BTBaboon
     
    BTBaboon's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2015
    Posts: 51,340

    Shows Seen: 31

    DMB Hub Stubs: 10

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    SPAC lawn has to be the most miserable concert experience ever. We refuse to get lawn tickets, and will pay whatever we have to for seats. I'm normally a "fuck scalpers and ticket flippers", but for SPAC you do what you gotta do so you don't have to be near the human dumpster fire that is that lawn.
    __________________
    We lead not only by example of our power, but by the power of our example.

    We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line! Don't forget it!
    BTBaboon is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 03:00 PM   #34
    Bmwm3oz
     
    Bmwm3oz's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2004
    Location: Seattle, WA
    Posts: 8,484

    Shows Seen: 48

    DMB Hub Stubs: 15

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Ok.... Gorge is my home venue and I'll admit the crowd sucks as far as energy and does not compare to Alpine.

    But with that said, the lawn is totally fine and the people aren't combative/aggressive etc. If you have problems with someone at the Gorge, the problem is you, 100%.

    Edit: Ok, 95%. We did have a guy pushing his way through PIT last year N1.. but the vast majority of people are in good spirits.

    Last edited by Bmwm3oz; 05-22-2019 at 03:01 PM.
    Bmwm3oz is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 03:07 PM   #35
    dmbnut21
     
    dmbnut21's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2002
    Posts: 4,312

    Shows Seen: 79

    DMB Hub Stubs: 24

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by garagebrothers View Post
    It was actually a girl that shit her pants there.
    Look, in her defense, she had been standing in line waiting to get rail since during the encore break of N1. She couldn't hold it any longer.
    dmbnut21 is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 04:10 PM   #36
    42km
    Drive In : Dive Out
     
    42km's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jun 2008
    Location: Toronto Canada
    Posts: 2,358

    Shows Seen: 141

    DMB Hub Stubs: 30

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Darien (RIP) Worst crowd and “worser” weather!
    __________________
    "What I want is what I've not got. But what I need is all around me”

    Europe 2024: Milan, Florence
    Summer 2024: Alpine x 2, SPAC x 2, Gorge x 3
    42km is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 05:20 PM   #37
    dinkyvision
     
    Join Date: Sep 2007
    Location: PHX
    Posts: 369

    Shows Seen: 33

    DMB Hub Stubs: 9

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Vegas seems to always have annoying crowds. Especially the 09 D&T shows. I think many of the tickets are comps or something similar as it seemed like tons of ppl were not really into them and just there as something to do. Combined with the general “drink 24/7” vibe of the city makes for a lot of really drunk ppl by 8pm.
    dinkyvision is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 05:38 PM   #38
    scrock25
     
    scrock25's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2002
    Posts: 85,590

    Shows Seen: 26

    DMB Hub Stubs: 11

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by 42km View Post
    Darien (RIP) Worst crowd and “worser” weather!
    Darien’s crowd is fine, but the lots are really something to behold
    scrock25 is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 05:48 PM   #39
    karczews41
     
    Join Date: Sep 2016
    Posts: 1,092

    Shows Seen: 1

    DMB Hub Stubs: 2

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bmwm3oz View Post
    Ok.... Gorge is my home venue and I'll admit the crowd sucks as far as energy and does not compare to Alpine.

    But with that said, the lawn is totally fine and the people aren't combative/aggressive etc. If you have problems with someone at the Gorge, the problem is you, 100%.

    Edit: Ok, 95%. We did have a guy pushing his way through PIT last year N1.. but the vast majority of people are in good spirits.
    So very wrong. If you mean that Alpine has better energy than the Gorge, ok maybe I guess since I've not been to Alpine, but to say the crowd energy at the Gorge sucks is waaaaaaaaay off. I've been going to the Gorge since the 90s (except two years) and it's never been that way for a single DMB show I've seen there.
    karczews41 is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 07:13 PM   #40
    Cptn. Monkeyman
    Shake those hands
     
    Cptn. Monkeyman's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2017
    Posts: 6,609

    Shows Seen: 44

    DMB Hub Stubs: 11

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Yeah, I’ve been to lots of venues. Gorge has been great for me
    Cptn. Monkeyman is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-22-2019, 07:14 PM   #41
    YankeesDMB41
    King Tailgate I
     
    YankeesDMB41's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2009
    Location: NY
    Posts: 15,247

    Shows Seen: 62

    DMB Hub Stubs: 17

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    I havn't had a problem on the SPAC lawn in my 4 years going there
    __________________
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bigeyedfish8807 View Post
    Do you two do ANYTHING else in life besides jerk each other in your mom’s basement in between posting on Ants fucking Marching??
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Antiramie View Post
    You're just as terrible a person as Toysoldier is.
    YankeesDMB41 is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 04:26 AM   #42
    but1well
    love baby
     
    but1well's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2008
    Location: Downingtown, PA
    Posts: 1,931

    Shows Seen: 42

    DMB Hub Stubs: 16

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bmwm3oz View Post
    Philly
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tyler3440 View Post
    Agreed
    You admittedly haven't even been there. Prejudiced Tyler strikes again
    __________________
    khruangbin 3/29 & 5/22 something corporate 6/22 dmb gorge 8/30-9/1 vampire weekend 9/28
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrahmaBull View Post
    This is literally the opposite of communism. Now, if they came out and cancelled all seats and said you are all to sit on the lawn, as peasant equals, you'd have an argument.
    but1well is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 04:32 AM   #43
    Hilly
     
    Hilly's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2007
    Posts: 11,474

    Shows Seen: 0

    DMB Hub Stubs: 7

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dannyyankou View Post
    If we’re talking about best crowds, I think Holmdel is pretty great. I’ve never heard of a fight there, and they’re very energetic.

    Holmdel - The crowd is great and energetic, the venue is pretty and clean, the only complaint I would have is given the design of the pavilion, it amplifies the crowd talking, so it just seemed to be one of the loudest, from a crowd chatter perspective, that I've been to.
    __________________
    DODONGO DISLIKES SMOKE.
    Hilly is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 04:40 AM   #44
    Gene Parmesan
     
    Gene Parmesan's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2012
    Location: Woodlands, TX
    Posts: 6,152

    Shows Seen: 75

    DMB Hub Stubs: 20

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dinkyvision View Post
    Vegas seems to always have annoying crowds. Especially the 09 D&T shows. I think many of the tickets are comps or something similar as it seemed like tons of ppl were not really into them and just there as something to do. Combined with the general “drink 24/7” vibe of the city makes for a lot of really drunk ppl by 8pm.

    Yeah, I don't think you want to go see D&T in a party city. New Orleans was pretty bad in 2014. Too many chatty drunks with no volume control.
    Gene Parmesan is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 04:59 AM   #45
    RiotAct
     
    RiotAct's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2004
    Location: Buffalo
    Posts: 33,565

    Shows Seen: 47

    DMB Hub Stubs: 17

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cscottrun View Post
    IMO Hartford is much better now then it was 5-10 years ago. It's really calmed down a lot and last year it seemed like just another venue to me. Arguably the "rowdiest" lot, the midas lot (or the grassy area attached to it), was not open last year and I've noticed more of a police presence in recent years.

    I know the question was meant to mean craziest/wildest crowd, but if we are just talking about worst crowd (in terms of not responding to the music, etc.), Jones Beach has to be on the list. Also, believe it or not, the Gorge. For all the hype the venue gets (and deserves), the crowd, in my opinion, sucks lol. I was expecting a Spac, Alpine, MSG type loud crowd and it was nothing like that at all.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bmwm3oz View Post
    ^. So true. The gorge crowd sucks. But the venue is great.
    I disagree! Granted, I've only been once (back in 2012), but I thought the crowd was great. Very friendly, and also a lot more chill than the crowds at the venues you mentioned (not a bad thing).
    __________________
    Grey Street 3rd verse is back!!!!!!!!

    07.18.2019 - R.I.P. Last Stop jam/reprise
    RiotAct is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:03 AM   #46
    DIDriveOut2SPAC
    American Aquarium Drnkr
     
    DIDriveOut2SPAC's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2006
    Location: Boston, MA
    Posts: 26,291

    Shows Seen: 35

    DMB Hub Stubs: 14

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    SPAC and Hartford. The last time I did SPAC lawn I got pissed on by a dude.

    The Caravan shows at Randalls were also brutal. Thank god for that Citi VIP tent on N3
    __________________
    Dan|
    DIDriveOut2SPAC is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:06 AM   #47
    RiotAct
     
    RiotAct's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2004
    Location: Buffalo
    Posts: 33,565

    Shows Seen: 47

    DMB Hub Stubs: 17

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by 42km View Post
    Darien (RIP) Worst crowd and “worser” weather!
    "RIP"??? What?!?!? They'll be back next year! For sure! I just know it! (::rocks back and forth slowly:

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by scrock25 View Post
    Darien’s crowd is fine, but the lots are really something to behold
    Hell yeah!!!
    __________________
    Grey Street 3rd verse is back!!!!!!!!

    07.18.2019 - R.I.P. Last Stop jam/reprise
    RiotAct is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:28 AM   #48
    Bmwm3oz
     
    Bmwm3oz's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2004
    Location: Seattle, WA
    Posts: 8,484

    Shows Seen: 48

    DMB Hub Stubs: 15

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by karczews41 View Post
    So very wrong. If you mean that Alpine has better energy than the Gorge, ok maybe I guess since I've not been to Alpine, but to say the crowd energy at the Gorge sucks is waaaaaaaaay off. I've been going to the Gorge since the 90s (except two years) and it's never been that way for a single DMB show I've seen there.
    You only think that because you don’t have Alpine to compare to. Been doing Gorge since ‘04 and realized the crowd sucks (when compared to the mighty Alpine) once I did alpine in ‘07.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by but1well View Post
    You admittedly haven't even been there. Prejudiced Tyler strikes again
    Been to Philly. Never been to a venue there though. It was an ‘inside’ joke post based on a diff thread anyway.
    Bmwm3oz is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:38 AM   #49
    kelchlsm
     
    kelchlsm's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2011
    Posts: 4,301

    Shows Seen: 21

    DMB Hub Stubs: 9

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    I was wearing a Bills hoodie at the gorge last year and got some comments about wanting to fight (from Seahawks fans)

    Why in the world would a west coast NFC team have any beef with an eastern AFC losing franchise is beyond me, I just laughed at them

    Last edited by kelchlsm; 05-23-2019 at 05:41 AM.
    kelchlsm is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:46 AM   #50
    RiotAct
     
    RiotAct's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2004
    Location: Buffalo
    Posts: 33,565

    Shows Seen: 47

    DMB Hub Stubs: 17

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kelchlsm View Post
    I was wearing a Bills hoodie at the gorge last year and got some comments about wanting to fight (from Seahawks fans)

    Why in the world would a west coast NFC team have any beef with an eastern AFC losing franchise is beyond me, I just laughed at them
    You should have been like "sure, I'll fight you, if you can name the two Seattle head coaches before Pete Carroll".
    __________________
    Grey Street 3rd verse is back!!!!!!!!

    07.18.2019 - R.I.P. Last Stop jam/reprise
    RiotAct is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:47 AM   #51
    zrroot
     
    zrroot's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2016
    Posts: 1,692

    Shows Seen: 13

    DMB Hub Stubs: 6

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kelchlsm View Post
    I was wearing a Bills hoodie at the gorge last year and got some comments about wanting to fight (from Seahawks fans)

    Why in the world would a west coast NFC team have any beef with an eastern AFC losing franchise is beyond me, I just laughed at them

    They're probably really jealous now that we signed Frank Gore
    zrroot is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:52 AM   #52
    kelchlsm
     
    kelchlsm's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2011
    Posts: 4,301

    Shows Seen: 21

    DMB Hub Stubs: 9

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    It happened twice, once while walking in by I believe the owner of Whitehorse camgrounds son (reason I know this because the drunk girl he was with loveddddddddddddd to tell everyone)

    Then on lawn when I was sitting down next to a guy in a Seahawks blanket (this guy admittedly was more of a Washington Huskies fan than Seahawks)

    Both occasions ended up being alright once they realized I knew the Bills sucked
    kelchlsm is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 05:53 AM   #53
    kelchlsm
     
    kelchlsm's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2011
    Posts: 4,301

    Shows Seen: 21

    DMB Hub Stubs: 9

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by zrroot View Post
    They're probably really jealous now that we signed Frank Gore
    kelchlsm is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 06:50 AM   #54
    UrsadonDMBAnts+ Site Supporter
    Mr. A-B
     
    UrsadonDMB's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2010
    Location: Nashville
    Posts: 4,536

    Shows Seen: 114

    DMB Hub Stubs: 31

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Blossom on a Saturday while the Cavs were in the playoffs.
    __________________
    2023: Woodlands, Dallas, Nashville, Chicago x2, SPAC x2, Gorge x3, D&T Farm Aid, Cville x2, MSG x2
    2024: D&T Mexico x3, West Palm Beach x2, Alpine N1, SPAC x2, Gorge x3, Bourbon and Beyond, Pilgrimage

    My Instagram My Almanac
    UrsadonDMB is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 07:30 AM   #55
    DMBBeav
     
    Join Date: May 2004
    Posts: 4,514

    Shows Seen: 62

    DMB Hub Stubs: 17

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    I'd rather dodge knuckleheads but be in a crowd that responds to the music (Camden, Hartford) than go to shows where the crowd barely cares about the music (any California show, Jones Beach).

    Also, it has to do with where you are sitting, no? This is hardly a brag, but I have never sat on the lawn for any concert since Phish in 1999. If you are on the lawn you should expect more of a 'bar' atmosphere.

    DMB crowds in the seated sections haven't but unruly in years IMO.

    Obviously, what happened in Missouri is a tragedy but I wouldn't paint that venue with negative brush because of what happened.
    DMBBeav is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 07:31 AM   #56
    ForkInFork
     
    ForkInFork's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2011
    Location: CT
    Posts: 2,387

    Shows Seen: 71

    DMB Hub Stubs: 18

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dannyyankou View Post
    If we’re talking about best crowds, I think Holmdel is pretty great. I’ve never heard of a fight there, and they’re very energetic.
    I love Holmdel shows, really bummed theyre skipping it this year
    __________________
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hilly View Post
    I'm Hilly and even I think your argument is stupid and flawed.
    ForkInFork is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 07:43 AM   #57
    DMBlunts
     
    DMBlunts's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Apr 2007
    Posts: 1,341

    Shows Seen: 24

    DMB Hub Stubs: 8

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Admittedly havent attended near the shows some of you have, but I've been in the pit once, seated a handful of times and lawn a majority of the time. I always, always try to get dead center, as close to the front of the lawn as possible. Almost always those are the people that are really there for the show but didnt want to sit/or couldn't pay much higher ticket price.

    I've never been in a fight, never seen one, sure I've seen drunk people get a little wild, but I'm also an adult who has gotten drunk before. It happens. I just try not to worry about the Joe Schmoes at the show and focus on the band...granted I've only been to 6 or 7 venues and none of the them are the notorious ones getting thrown around in here. But in my experience, the lawn isn't near the death sentence it's being made out to be.
    __________________
    #22 in 2021.
    DMBlunts is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 07:46 AM   #58
    ExistenceNow
    AM.org Moderator
     
    ExistenceNow's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2004
    Location: Austin, Tx
    Posts: 89,677

    Shows Seen: 117

    DMB Hub Stubs: 30

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DMBBeav View Post
    I'd rather dodge knuckleheads but be in a crowd that responds to the music (Camden, Hartford) than go to shows where the crowd barely cares about the music (any California show, Jones Beach).

    Also, it has to do with where you are sitting, no? This is hardly a brag, but I have never sat on the lawn for any concert since Phish in 1999. If you are on the lawn you should expect more of a 'bar' atmosphere.

    DMB crowds in the seated sections haven't but unruly in years IMO.

    Obviously, what happened in Missouri is a tragedy but I wouldn't paint that venue with negative brush because of what happened.

    I haven't seen a fight at a DMB show since I stopped doing lawn. Have definitely seen a lot more people on their phones and/or chatting and ignoring the show.
    __________________
    -Matthew
    Dallas Tailgate Map
    ExistenceNow is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 07:49 AM   #59
    TheLastPig
     
    TheLastPig's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2010
    Location: Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts: 54,534

    Shows Seen: 57

    DMB Hub Stubs: 22

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by UrsadonDMB View Post
    Blossom on a Saturday while the Cavs were in the playoffs.
    Saturday blossom lawn gets BAD.


    No idea how anyone can say anything bad about the gorge, that is the best lawn ive ever been on 10x over.
    __________________
    WVU


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by aoeiifreak View Post
    You hit some nerves because some people rely on logic and facts.
    TheLastPig is offline   Reply With Quote
    Old 05-23-2019, 07:49 AM   #60
    Bmwm3oz
     
    Bmwm3oz's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2004
    Location: Seattle, WA
    Posts: 8,484

    Shows Seen: 48

    DMB Hub Stubs: 15

    My Tour Central Stats

    Re: What venue has the worst crowd?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ExistenceNow View Post
    I haven't seen a fight at a DMB show since I stopped doing lawn. Have definitely seen a lot more people on their phones and/or chatting and ignoring the show.
    The amount of people who pay hundreds of dollars for PIT/seats and spend the entire show talking is mind blowing. It's like they view a concert as a bar. Somewhere to hang out and shoot the S.
    Bmwm3oz is offline   Reply With Quote
    Reply

    Thread Tools
    Display Modes

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is Off
    HTML code is Off

    Forum Jump


    Want to hide all ads on Ants? Click here

    All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:45 PM.


    Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.14
    Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.


       
    Site LinksAbout AntsAnts MobileTweet Tweet
    Home
    Ants+
    Tour Central
    Search bar
    RSS Feeds
    About Us
    Contact Us
    The Ants Blog
    Advertise on Ants
    Privacy Policy
    Ants on your cell phone
    iAnts
    mobile news
    mobile setlists
    antslive!
    Ants' Twitter
    DMBLive Twitter
    Ants Facebook
    Ants Instagram