Comments on: Live Nation Plans To Ugly Up Another Musical Landmark

By: Thatgirl

Thatgirl — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:15:51 +0000

Sarahrose, check out http://www.poolaid.org, they are trying to get Live Nation out of the pool.

Such an utterly horrible company.

By: The HZA. [member of the zombie nation]

The HZA. [member of the zombie nation] — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:30:05 +0000

Isn’t that what MusicTown wanted to do to Empire Records?

By: evol

evol — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:50:44 +0000

Palladium. There is nothing LiveNation can do to make it WORSE.

* The sound sucks
* The views suck (from any side angle or more than 10 people back)

Beyond that it doesn't matter that I have to walk upstairs to a bathroom and really there are two bars right outside the music hall. The merch set up at the entrance isn't ideal due to congestion but again when PJ Harvey played there a few years back I didn't buy tickets and that's saying a lot. Upgrade the soundsystem LiveNation.

By: michaelpop

michaelpop — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:15:35 +0000

One of my first shows ever was at the Palladium for Garbage's Version 2.0 tour. And then I didn't see another show there until last year when I saw the Yeah Yeah Yeah's and the Faint on separate occasions. The place was definitely showing its age, but I never thought the sound or sightlines were bad. I liked how spacious the floor was. But it was always hot as hell in there though.

To echo previous commenters, I'm glad they're not tearing it down to make condos or parking lots.

By: Xenu

Xenu — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:46:46 +0000

Nobody good plays the Palladium anymore. It's about to be engulfed by a giant shopping mall-and-condo development, I think, which led to the confusion (and coninciding apathetic shrugs from most people) last year that it was to be torn down entirely. But really, no one cool plays there. The Fonda, the El Rey, the Greek (in the summer), and the Wiltern get all the good shows, and I'm assuming the Palladium is upgrading to try and compete.

If one wants to get a feel for the interior, it was used in Janet Jackson's "Got 'Til It's Gone" video by Mark Romanek to stand in for the South African club.

By: catdirt

catdirt — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:49:02 +0000

i think that’s where i saw the crowd lined up for silverchair a few months back

By: Marlow

Marlow — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:21:34 +0000

Every time I went to the Palladium, I always had a horrible experience. Almost anything would be an improvement on that place.

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:11:04 +0000

I gotta admit, my memories of the Palladium, while including many great shows, are highly colored by the fact that frankly it was a terrible place for the acoustics alone. In a vague ‘well that’s too bad’ sense I’m not pleased about this but beyond that, to heck with it.

By: mike a

mike a — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:04:47 +0000

And Maxwell’s. That place almost went under once in 1997-1998, when management changed hands and the menu briefly included “Alternative Pale Ale” and a “Pasta Frenzy!” If LiveNation gets its hands on Maxwell’s and labels it, like, “Fillmore Hudson,” that would suck.

By: beta.rogan

beta.rogan — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:57:29 +0000

As long as they stay away from the Bowery Ballroom, they can have Irving Plaza.