Yes, I will be back. Already ran by there to pick up Emotionalism at after they opened at 10. Lots of fans were running inside to pick up their album as well. Guy behind the counter said that they will likely play a 30-45 minute set.

5/15/2007 11:10:25 AM

yeah i'll probably go and eat my lunch there or something

5/15/2007 11:11:02 AM

Oh shit, I should make my mom go see this.

Either that or ditch her.

5/15/2007 11:20:19 AM

i'm going to the meet and greet at manifest here in Charlotte tonight at 8; i think it's their last stop of the night - not sure if there's going to be an in-store performance here though, still can't wait

5/15/2007 11:27:08 AM

So, how was it?

5/15/2007 1:15:09 PM

pretty good. strange that i used to play cello with the guy who's playing cello with them now on this tour.

5/15/2007 1:28:15 PM

Man, that place was packed. Good show. Greenville music scene taking off with them and Valient Thor being so big. I used to go see both at peasants when they were just starting out.

5/15/2007 2:19:44 PM

I went and checked them out at Manifest here in Charlotte last night.

Awesome show, it was packed, they played for over an hour!

5/16/2007 9:42:08 AM

had a phenomenal time last night, the mix of old and new they played was a lot of fun

the guys stayed around afterwards for a meet and greet until everybody that stuck around had gotten a chance to meet them

i love emotionalism; there aren't as many gaps as in four theives gone

5/16/2007 11:38:55 AM

^agreed, it's much better than FTG.

However, I feel it's lacking some of the raw energy that their previous recordings had. Some of it is too well arranged + polished for my tastes. Still, a great album.

5/16/2007 2:36:47 PM

I'm liking the "polished" feel to it. It's definitely not a live album, but it has hints of it. Like how they usually count off songs (a live cut clue) only a couple of the new tracks have them doing that.

The style is definitely different, too. A drum kit added to one of the songs (I havent learned them yet, but it was ONE of them...) made for a different feel. Not bad or good change, just different. I like it, though. Probably my favorite of their albums thus far.

5/17/2007 5:32:14 PM

nothing will ever top Mignonette

5/18/2007 8:59:51 AM

I feel lucly, I got to see this group live last year at my Best Friends wedding. Did not know how big they were or how big they would get. I actually enjoyed them. Wish I would have taken some pics with them


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5/18/2007 10:08:20 AM

Gabriella!!!!! The things I tell Ya!!!!! Got June 16th marked on your calendars?

5/18/2007 11:00:48 AM

I need two tickets

please

6/15/2007 9:53:57 PM

can you tailgate at this place?

6/16/2007 3:31:57 PM

^ Not sure. I know you can't bring alcohol in on your own (you used to be able to do that, apparently).

They have wine and beer for sale inside, but not sure about tailgating outside.

6/16/2007 4:08:13 PM

great friggin show! i've got pics and youtube material i will post tomorrow

6/17/2007 1:21:24 AM

it was a pretty good show...i just miss seeing these guys in smaller, more intimate venues.

6/17/2007 12:32:48 PM

That was a good time. I actually didn't get there until they had started their first song, so I was kind of S.O.L. for getting a good seat.

I was impressed with the length of their set. Awesome show.

6/17/2007 6:01:30 PM

here's a video I shot of Paranoia in b flat major:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYNMNDufbCQ

6/18/2007 11:30:00 AM

bump for ncstatetke

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"Avett tix for the TWC show went on sale to the public "

6/28/2010 8:57:19 AM

I'll be in the pit for this show

6/28/2010 9:50:29 AM

Friday October 8 @ 7pm

we'll be there! but probably won't buy tickets til we get out there. Live Nation fees are ridiculous.

6/28/2010 10:43:36 AM

i thinklive nation is waiving fees for the month of june.

ive been buyin tickets left and right during the no fee period.

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 10:53 AM. Reason : yeah ends wednesday]

6/28/2010 10:53:05 AM

ooh, really? i didn't even check. that makes it better.

but i think i can get tickets for $20/ea in the parking lot the day of the show

6/28/2010 10:57:04 AM

i bet you this bitch will sell out

i'm jus sayin

6/28/2010 11:57:40 AM

i'm sorry

but even in raleigh

the avett brothers aren't selling 20,000 tickets

especially not at $30-40 a pop

6/28/2010 12:02:32 PM

ELEEEGANNT BUT SOOOFFT

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6/28/2010 12:05:34 PM

^^ no doubt they won't sell out the entire venue, but they'll certainly sell out the allotment of General Admission tickets

6/28/2010 12:20:43 PM

that's 14,000 seats at $31 each

i still don't see it

but good on 'em if they do

6/28/2010 12:23:20 PM

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"i'm sorry but even in raleigh the avett brothers aren't selling 20,000 tickets especially not at $30-40 a pop"

agreed. These guys were offered the Hopscotch headliner spot, but they turned it down because they think they can sell more than 7K tickets. They are probably right about that, but I certainly doubt they will sell out Walnut Creek.

6/28/2010 12:39:43 PM

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"These guys were offered the Hopscotch headliner spot, but they turned it down"

i did not know that

6/28/2010 12:40:57 PM

^^they sold out the Asheville Civic Center on New Year's Eve, and that place holds "more than 7,600 people" according to the website. granted it was NYE, but still - they bring quite a crowd when they play in NC.

i'm not sure i'll enjoy them in such a big venue as Walnut Creek as i did in the smaller Civic Center, but if i can get lawn seats for $20 in the parking lot it'll be worth it.

6/28/2010 12:44:30 PM

that's the other thing

here's a band whose following has been built on live shows and connecting with the audience

what fan who's seen them at the 506 wants to pay $30 to be at the back of the lawn looking at a giant video screen?

6/28/2010 1:29:56 PM

I think they said the final tally at the Asheville Civic Center was only 6,700 or so. And that was also in Asheville which is like the hippy capital of the mid-Atlantic, so....

I just don't see the Avett's selling out Walnut Creek. IMO, they would have been the perfect act to play at the Downtown Amphitheater.

All this hullaballoo about Koka Booth et. al. not being loud enough, but when I saw them there, I was probably 50 ft. from the stage, and they sounded plenty loud to me.

6/28/2010 1:33:23 PM

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"what fan who's seen them at the 506 wants to pay $30 to be at the back of the lawn looking at a giant video screen?"

most fans enjoy seeing their favorite bands live, so they'd be happy to sit on the lawn and watch them - even if it means they don't sound as good (because it's a large venue) and even if they paid $30 for the ticket i mean, big venue or small, if i'm a big enough fan i'm going to go regardless.

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"I just don't see the Avett's selling out Walnut Creek."

i agree, i don't think they'll sell it out. but i think they'll sell enough to make it worth not taking that other headliner position.

and besides, TWC obviously believes they can sell enough tickets, else they wouldn't be paying them for the gig.

6/28/2010 1:34:18 PM

^ With all due respect, dear, you are not a live music maniac like many Avetts fans.

^^ Loud enough for you, maybe, but the band hated it.

6/28/2010 1:36:59 PM

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"With all due respect"

wait, since when do you respect anyone?

6/28/2010 1:38:09 PM

Shit, you're right.

Disregard previous post.

6/28/2010 1:42:12 PM

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"Loud enough for you, maybe, but the band hated it"

really? They hated the biggest show they've ever played to a homegrown group of fans? could have surprised me the way they were getting into it and how much the crowd loved it.

Maybe they hated that they couldn't play louder, but they certainly didn't hate the show.

6/28/2010 2:14:09 PM

I just meant the sound.

Every rock act that's played there has complained about the sound.

6/28/2010 2:15:42 PM

^x5 Wow, how wildly unnecessary and inappropriate of you to say...Last time I checked, it's not the job of you or me or anyone to judge whether or not someone is a "live music maniac" and whether or not that has any bearing on how much they enjoy the concerts they attend.

Anyway...FWIW, The Avett Bros. were one of the biggest draws of Saturday at Bonnaroo, and that's even while interfering with Jimmy Cliff, The Melvins, and Mumford & Sons' sets. I only passed through, but there were at least as many people there as were there for Phoenix and The Flaming Lips. With that said, I still don't think they'll sell out Walnut Creek. But if they could do it anywhere, it'd probably be Raleigh.

And as far as Koka Booth...I've heard from everyone that the sound there sucks if you get stuck on the lawn, but I've only been to one show there (My Morning Jacket) and we were in the pit, and the sound was fine. I think if you get in the pit, the sound will be just fine, but if you get stuck on the lawn, you're fucked.

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 2:16 PM. Reason : .]

6/28/2010 2:15:44 PM

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"I think if you get in the pit, the sound will be just fine, but if you get stuck on the lawn, you're fucked."

pretty much my experience.

6/28/2010 2:18:57 PM

I don't think i'll be going to this show, or very many TAB shows for awhile...mainly because of this

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"what fan who's seen them at the 506 wants to pay $30 to be at the back of the lawn looking at a giant video screen?"

I do hope they sell out, or come close to it because it would be great for them but i'm not really interested. It will be just like the rest of their bigger shows since the latest record. Die hard fans are as close as possible in order to feel the music and see the band. The lawns are full of casual I, & L, & Y fans who don't know any words and use the music as the background soundtrack to their conversations like they would at a bar.

6/28/2010 2:24:16 PM

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"Wow, how wildly unnecessary and inappropriate of you to say...Last time I checked, it's not the job of you or me or anyone to judge whether or not someone is a "live music maniac" and whether or not that has any bearing on how much they enjoy the concerts they attend. "

dillydaliant, meet vinylbandit. that's just how he is.

6/28/2010 2:30:13 PM

burn.

^edited for less burn...

[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 2:31 PM. Reason : ^]

6/28/2010 2:31:40 PM

yeah, i'm not trying to get VB riled up. i don't have the time (nor the patience) to argue with him today

6/28/2010 2:33:05 PM

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"use the music as the background soundtrack to their conversations like they would at a bar"

This definitely annoys me, too, at bigger concerts. Pretty annoying how loud people like to talk while the band they paid $30-$50 to see is playing.

As far as vinylbandit, I'm pretty well acquainted with him, thumper What makes it more frustrating, though, is that I think he actually means well most of the time. I think he probably ends up with his foot in his mouth a lot, but I still reserve the right to call him out when he says something that is downright mean or rude.

6/28/2010 3:04:20 PM

I haven't seen them live since 2003, but I had dinner with Jim Avett last weekend. Weird.

6/28/2010 5:55:23 PM