Feels amazing on the lawn

Breezy

Sitting behind a group of high schoolers who are playing this game

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111116055403AAzS4X4

rip brain cells

[Edited on September 7, 2014 at 6:53 PM. Reason : D]

9/7/2014 6:52:21 PM

Overall a good show, but I can't F'ing believe Weezer didn't play a single song off Pinkerton. Seriously?

My Name is Jonas
Hash Pipe
Perfect Situation
Troublemaker
Island in the Sun
Beverly Hills
Dope Nose
Say It Ain't So
Back to the Shack
I Want You To
Pork and Beans
Undone
Buddy Holly

9/8/2014 8:38:36 AM

Quote :

"didn't play a single song off Pinkerton. Seriously?"

inorite!?

I can't believe the rain didn't come with any seriousness. Radar looked horrible. Drizzle wasn't too bad.

9/8/2014 8:50:43 AM

Yeah Weezer was good, but I thought all the sets were short. They played more songs at DPAC. It was cool being in the pit for them though, just wish they'd played more stuff.

9/8/2014 11:32:57 AM

We had to leave after Fitz & The Tantrums set

The babysitter called and said Henry was sick

So we got to see The Pretty Reckless, Fuel and Fitz & The Tantrums

[Edited on September 8, 2014 at 12:27 PM. Reason : f]

9/8/2014 12:26:44 PM

Holy shit, Fuel was there? Did they by chance play Shimmer?

9/8/2014 1:04:29 PM

Not sure if serious

9/8/2014 1:21:07 PM

Quote :

"Overall a good show, but I can't F'ing believe Weezer didn't play a single song off Pinkerton. Seriously?"

When I mentioned to someone that Weezer was playing last night, they referred to them as a "casino band." Can't think of anything more perfect.

9/8/2014 2:18:20 PM

Discovered last night that I know way more Foster the People songs than I realized. Weezer was good but yeah no Pinkerton at all. Fitz & the Tantrums was fun. Didn't see anyone else.

The lawn was like 80% high school age and under. Hoping this was localized to the spots I was in.

9/8/2014 4:10:24 PM

Had a bunch of NCSU students sitting behind me (assuming as much, one had on an NCSU polo). One of them was drunk as all hell too

9/8/2014 4:57:03 PM

I, too, was surrounded by high schoolers. And pot.


There was this guy wearing an NC State shirt in front of us that was having a 1-man dance party.

[Edited on September 8, 2014 at 9:13 PM. Reason : f]

9/8/2014 9:12:39 PM

Yeah, pot everywhere.

9/8/2014 10:46:35 PM

How was The Pretty Reckless? I didn't get there until after Fitz & the Tantrums had started.

9/8/2014 11:25:08 PM

Lots of pot...can't be happier about that fact.

And I went to a Fitz show after their first album...loved the album and the show. This second album however seems to be aimed at females of all ages, especially those < 18 years of age. If that's not the definition of selling out I don't know what is. Enjoy your sports cars Fitz.

9/9/2014 12:36:27 AM

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/09/14/4149773_jack-white-steals-the-show-at.html?rh=1

Some dude on here is talking shit about Marilyn Manson wannabe Jack White for using computers and being grunge. Why North Carolina ... why?

9/14/2014 10:32:38 PM

http://gbv.com/tour.php

GBV show won't be happening.

Quote :

"Guided By Voices has come to an end. With 4 years of great shows and six killer albums, it was a hell of a comeback run. The remaining shows in the next two months are unfortunately canceled. Our sincere apologies to those that have purchased tickets and made travel plans. Thanks to everyone who has supported GBV."

9/18/2014 8:49:10 PM

Kooley High is playing the Pour House on 12/12

http://www.thepourhousemusichall.com/event/689233-kooley-high-raleigh/

9/19/2014 1:52:28 PM

^^wonder what prompted that?

9/19/2014 2:07:29 PM

Mitch Mitchell is an asshole.

9/19/2014 3:16:42 PM

Fucking really, Kooley High same night as the last Lost in the Trees concert. Blah.

9/19/2014 3:23:33 PM

Lamely, we just did one day at Riot Fest Denver

Saw:
Bouncing Souls
Violent Femmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Manchester Orchestra
The Expendables
Sublime With Rome
Wu-Tang

9/22/2014 11:51:48 AM

The Ritz loses Phantogram and Jimmy Eat World.

Wonder what happened there.

9/24/2014 12:55:52 PM

maybe they're finally closing up shop

I've said it plenty of times

worst venue I've ever seen some of the best shows of my life in

9/24/2014 12:58:10 PM

^^ wheres JEW going instead? or are tickets getting refunded?

9/24/2014 1:31:19 PM

Lincoln Theatre. Better there anyway.

9/24/2014 1:32:51 PM

never been to the Ritz. is it a bad design or is it bad management?

9/24/2014 1:34:58 PM

all of the above

they put absolutely no money into improving the venue. I've seen a few sets stop due to a roof leak over the stage

it could be a good venue if someone was willing and able to put some money into it

9/24/2014 1:37:41 PM

The Ritz always seemed too far away from any real action in Raleigh to be successful on nights when they don't have a big headliner. It's not the type of place you would expect anyone to stop in for a couple drinks on a whim because they can hear the music cranking from the sidewalk. Seems like it would need to fill some niche (country theme, LGBT, etc.) that has a big enough scene to draw a nightly crowd to be really successful, but that's just my guess.

I did see Social Distortion and ECW Wrestling there though, so it's hard to hate on the place. Always regretted that I skipped Slayer in 1998 or 1999 because I had two exams the next day. Ended up pounding Jim Beam with my friends after the show and did poorly on the tests anyway.

9/24/2014 2:05:57 PM

Quote :

"t's not the type of place you would expect anyone to stop in for a couple drinks on a whim because they can hear the music cranking from the sidewalk."

that may be the case for a small bar, but that doesn't happen with any venue the size of the Ritz

9/24/2014 2:11:54 PM

They only have light beer and well drinks anyway.

I sobered up at Chvrches.

9/24/2014 2:40:26 PM

This thread made me think Phantogram was moving to Lincoln Theatre too, but they're moving that show to HRBallroom.

9/24/2014 5:13:53 PM

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"The Ritz always seemed too far away from any real action in Raleigh to be successful on nights when they don't have a big headliner."

It's purely a venue. They're not open on nights when they don't have a show.

9/24/2014 6:09:19 PM

Quote :

"It's purely a venue. They're not open on nights when they don't have a show."

I agree that makes sense for the location. It just seems like a hard way to make it in a smallish city like Raleigh. They have outlasted a ton of other venues, so I guess that's worth noting though.

9/25/2014 10:47:03 AM

Yep, Disco Rodeo is a terrible venue to see a show. There are only a few places in the whole building where you can get a good look at the band. i remember one show where people were passing out from the heat.

I'm trying to recall some of the better acts I've seen there: Tool back in 96ish, Social Distortion, Ween, Pixies... I know there's a lot more but can't think of them now.

9/25/2014 11:00:29 AM

^^ there are far superior, similar-sized venues in much smaller cities throughout the state

the size of Raleigh has nothing to do with the failure of the venue

9/25/2014 12:38:40 PM

Flying Lotus at Cat's Cradle is apparently sold out

I NEED A TICKET!

10/1/2014 11:14:51 PM

Trampled by Turtles is playing meymandi...whats the word on tickets?

[Edited on October 3, 2014 at 3:41 PM. Reason : ]

10/3/2014 3:40:54 PM

I can't imagine that they're a big enough draw to worry about selling out in a short amount of time

10/3/2014 3:46:26 PM

I just asked because I followed their ticket link and it looks like the Orchestra section is sold out somehow. Guess I got a late notice on the show.

10/3/2014 3:48:33 PM

Quote :

"The Ritz purchased by Live Nation, undergoing $1 million renovation One of Raleigh’s biggest and oldest music venues is getting an expensive facelift from its new owners: Live Nation, the world’s biggest concert promoter, has purchased The Ritz, a 2,000-plus capacity club just inside Raleigh’s beltline, with a long-term lease on the property. The Ritz will be owned and operated by House of Blues, a division of Live Nation, with the goal of presenting at least 80 concerts in the space annually. The move could bring a lot of new bands—and another touch of competition—to the market. “It’s an unbelievable room with tons of heritage and history,” says Grant Lyman, the Charlotte-based Live Nation talent buyer who will book the room. “We want to get it back to the place where people want to come and play it.” To achieve that goal, Live Nation has launched a massive overhaul of the room for an estimated $1 million. They’ve replaced the HVAC systems, remodeled the backstage dressing rooms and the bars and redecorated the interior. A prevailing complaint that has often plagued the venue—essentially, a tin warehouse in an industrial park—has been its lackluster sound. To address that, Lyman says, Live Nation’s in-house engineers are adding sound curtains and other acoustic enhancements. They’ll also build permanent sound and light rigs in the room, replacing the venue’s previously rented equipment with something customized to the space. “I also book Fillmore Charlotte,” Lyman says, “and our goal is to get it to the level of Fillmore Charlotte.” In October and November, artists who are skipping The Triangle in favor of a stop at Fillmore Charlotte include Slayer, Jeezy, Amon Amarth and Dillon Francis. Lyman says such acts might eventually be routed through both cities, but more important, the new Ritz will give Raleigh the opportunity to land such marquee names with more consistency. The changes won’t mean a new name. Lyman says “The Ritz” has too much local history to be swapped now. It does, however, mean a slight downgrade in capacity. Previous owner Judy Powers had cited attendance figures of 2,400 to 2,500; for Lyman and Live Nation, the target is 2,000. That puts the remodeled Ritz directly between two nearby city-owned spaces—Memorial Auditorium, which seats 2,323 people, and Meymandi Concert Hall, which holds 1,747. Jim Lavery is the general manager of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, which houses both theaters. Though The Ritz isn’t in downtown Raleigh, he says, it will affect the city’s ability to book bands—and perhaps the capability of clubs like Cat’s Cradle and Lincoln Theatre to present shows in his spaces. “We were hoping to get more of that business going forward, so we will have to get more aggressive on that end of things,” Lavery says. “We’ll see it through other promoters who use our spaces not being able to get hold of bands because Live Nation can make a better offer.” That same reach could impact area clubs with capacities less than 1,000, including Lincoln Theatre, Cat’s Cradle and Haw River Ballroom. When the Led Zeppelin tribute act ZOSO plays in Charlotte next month, for instance, they’ll play the Fillmore. They've been a favorite at the Lincoln Theatre for more than a decade. (Neither Lincoln Theatre nor Cat’s Cradle returned calls by press time.) Another unnamed city official says that Live Nation has been pursuing downtown Raleigh properties in search of a space suitable to build a venue the size of The Ritz for years, but nothing ever seemed ideal. The Ritz, the official said, seemed like a back-up solution. Lyman could not comment on that aspect of the revamped club, but he says Live Nation has long had its sights set on the Triangle for a venue of this size. “Live Nation is always looking at every market to see if there is a certain size room size that is being underutilized, so that we can help fill in gaps,” says Lyman. Opened in the ’70s as a disco, The Ritz evolved into a rock venue in the ’80s, bringing big bands to the city long before rooms like Lincoln Theatre opened. Its alumni range from Jay Z and Dave Matthews Band to Sonic Youth and Hootie & the Blowfish. Under the leadership of Powers, The Ritz fostered dual identities by serving not just as a rock club but also a Latin hotspot for Raleigh. She booked the norteño band Los Tigres del Norte there in 1985. “People told me I was crazy,” she said in a recent conference research paper written by UNC graduate student Amanda Black. “They said, ‘Who is going to go to a show like that?’” But people did come to a show like that, and for the last three decades, The Ritz has persevered as a hub for Latin entertainment in the Triangle. In 2005, the room even renamed and rebranded itself as Disco Rodeo, a move meant to reflect Powers’ increased dependence upon Latino shows. In 2012, however, she renamed it again, returning to The Ritz. “I just walked in one day and decided it was time for a change,” she told WNCN in 2012. Lyman says that he hopes Latino shows continue to be part of The Ritz’s programming, adding that Live Nation has several employees that specialize in routing such bands through their nationwide network of venues. During her tenure at the club, Powers worked with several independent Latino promoters, relationships Lyman wants to maintain. The Ritz becomes the first venue that Live Nation owns in the Triangle, though they also have contractual booking rights to Walnut Creek Amphitheatre and Red Hat Amphitheater. It is the 56th venue to be owned and operated by House of Blues Entertainment. To date, The Ritz only has four more shows on the books for 2014: The John Butler Trio on Nov. 15, Lecrae on Nov. 16, The 1975 on Nov. 30, and Chase Rice on Dec. 18. Other shows previously scheduled for The Ritz, including Jimmy Eat World and Phantogram, have been moved to other rooms. "

http://www.indyweek.com/music/archives/2014/10/06/the-ritz-purchased-by-live-nation-undergoing-1-million-renovation

10/7/2014 8:54:00 AM

I tried to get tix to Trampled By Turtles in Charlotte and through the TBT website it was saying tickets were limited. Went through the venue and no problems using their system. Maybe try that way?

10/7/2014 11:16:00 AM

^^i guess that's good?

10/7/2014 11:35:35 AM

Who did The Ritz use for their ticket bookings? I could have sworn I bought JEW tickets buy can't find a receipt

10/11/2014 11:12:22 AM

That was a Cat's Cradle presents show, right?

Should be Ticketfly.

10/11/2014 11:53:41 AM

yesssssssssss

Cat's Cradle just commented individually on everyone's post on FB looking for Flying Lotus tickets telling us there were about 10 tickets going back up for sale! I snagged one for my buddy and one for me!

10/11/2014 6:28:38 PM

so pumped for war on drugs @ haw river tonight.

10/17/2014 12:12:51 PM

^
saw them in denver last week and it was fantastic

10/17/2014 10:57:32 PM

Sounds like a slowed down Tom Petty/Arcade Fire collaboration

[Edited on October 17, 2014 at 11:41 PM. Reason : ^^^^ thx yo]

10/17/2014 11:40:26 PM

I'd love to know how you came to that comparison.

because it really makes about zero sense.

10/18/2014 1:16:13 AM

WoD totally sounds like Tom Petty. Not sure where Arcade Fire came from.

Courtney Barnett was great.

10/18/2014 4:07:03 AM