[kj] KJ in LA --

[Brendan]

Actually, the Palladium has closed after Morrisey played 10 consecutive
nights
last summer, i think.

Way to go out! (more like reason to go out ;)



>   Actually, the Palladium has closed after Morrisey played 10 consecutive

> nights

>   last summer, i think.  But yeah, otherwise a good venue.

>

>     I think you're right about the HoBs but i think it's draw is also the

> allure of the Strip

>   and all its glitz and variety in general, which is how they can get away

> with the flaws

>   you mentioned.

>     The HoBs-Anaheim on the other hand, the prob' is the people who go

> there. I always

>   compare on other lists (LiveJournal, Craigslist, MySpace, etc.) shows

> that play both

>   Sunset and Anaheim by people who've gone to both (Cure, Murphy,

> Ministry, Siouxsie,

>   etc.), and the 'feel', that crowd 'vibe', is just frustratingly missing,

> big time. And i see

>   that every time.

>

>   P.S.

>    What's Jane's Addiction like live? I've only seen 'em at Amoeba and i

> loved them.

>

>

> "T.B." <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com> wrote:

>   "sade1" wrote:

>

>

>> I've seen several shows at the Avalon/Palace and i think it's a good

>> venue, but

>> i'd prefer the Fonda Music Box Theater, or House of Blues - Sunset

>> Strip.

>> The Wiltern

>> would be great but as previously mentioned, may be too big for 2 KJ

>> gigs.

>>

>> Still pissed i didn't get back into Killing Joke until just after that

>> '94 Palace gig. 8~/

>> Missed it by like 3 months or so.

>

> I used to love seeing shows at The Palace. Big Country, Jane's Addiction,

> Iggy Pop, Nine Inch Nails, Lords of the New Church, just tons of great

> shows

> there. It's been around 10+ years since I've caught a show there. The

> Music

> Box is alright, I caught The Cult and The Darkness there a couple years

> ago.

> The upstairs "lounge" area with the well-stocked bar and private "tents"

> overlooking Hollywood Blvd is kinda neat. Another venue that would be kind

> of cool for Killing Joke to play would be the Hollywood Palladium, but

> that

> place has been sold and is quickly becoming run down and rarely books

> concerts anymore. I suppose they could play The Roxy but that place would

> prove to be a tough ticket to get because of the small size of the venue

> and

> the "name" value of the place.

>

> However, I cannot understand the love for the Hollywood House of Blues.

> Other than being a decent sized venue, it has to be the most

> fan-unfriendly

> concert venue in the entire Southern California area. Terrible (and

> expensive) parking, long lines, retardedly overpriced drinks, awful staff,

> lot of so-called VIP areas near the stage and perhaps worst of all, they

> show "commercials" on the big screen in front of the stage for completely

> irrelevant bands no a half hour loop whenever there's not a band actually

> playing instead of any decent house music. I'd much rather them play the

> HOB next to Disneyland which is also shitty, but much less "commercial"

> than

> the Hollywood HOB.

>

> The only thing to watch out for if the somehow book to play The Wiltern is

> now that venue sells the pit tickets as a separate ticket from the regular

> floor general admission tickets. Up 'til about a year ago, it was first

> come, first in the pit and you'd get a wristband so you could come and go

> in

> the pit. Now, usually bands either save pit tickets for fan clubs,

> promotions and so on or those tickets are just the first ones to go when

> the

> show goes on sale and you have to make sure you are buying "GA Pit"

> tickets

> if that's what you'd want.

>

> T.B.

>

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