Dr. Steve Brule Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 best: tie:2002-08-01 Hideout, Chicago. 2002-04-06 Martyrs, Chicago. 2001-09-15 Abbey Pub, Chicago (this one is commemorated in a John written setlist on my wall next to me. a few days after a particular day that was kinda rough on the world, and holy shit... he wrote those lyrics about it, no??) Worst:Audtiorium Theatre. Anytime. (A little spoiled after those listed above). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LittleSavage Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Best: Memorial Chapel, Union College, Schenectady, NY 2002-04-27 Worst: Uptown Mix, Nashville, TN 2002-07-24 (stage set up in a big parking lot) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Worst: Memphis in May Festival back in '02 or '03 (I think)This really was the worst. Its not really a "venue" so I didn't put it down but this was just so painful. Wilco should NEVER go on a stage before John Mayer. I couldn't even count the number of pink leopard print cowboy hats in the crowd that night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Best: any of the numerous First Ave shows from '99 to '01 Yep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shoesgetcold3 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Best - Lolla - 50,000 person homecoming with the skyline in the background. Worst - Elliot Hall of Music Purdue - Just a depressing, half filled place with no energy or excitement made worse by the fact that Jeff's mom had just passed away and it was the first show after the lovefest that was lollapalooza. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blueyedsoul Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Best: It's too hard to choose, but to name two - the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, before they switched everything around, was pretty great. i was thinking the exact same thing; therefore, i actually would say that the val air is my vote for the best and the worst. (and i've heard, for some reason unknown to me, that they're still using the lame-o set up.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SlowBurn68 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I'm waiting to hear Wilco at the Pritzker Pavillion for the best. Auditorium is the best and worst venue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcdawg1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 BEST: Tie: San Diego State Open Air Theater and Shoreline in Bay Area WORST: Though it wasn't that bad, since I have to pick I'd say 4th and B in San Diego Quote Link to post Share on other sites
honestgabe Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Best: Festival Pier @ Philadelphia, PA Worst: Starland Ballroom @ Sayreville, NJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 How about that ski resort on the Much Music Snow Job DVD. If not that coolest, it had to be the coldest venue. Watch your step, Bob! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Left Arm Tan Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 worst: definitely the rave in Milwaukee... talk about shitty acoustics. yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Worst: Starland Ballroom @ Sayreville, NJ I concur. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dskids Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Best probably the Mercury (now Parish) in Austin (9-02) or the Metropolis in Montreal (6-03). Worst by far is the Tower City Amphitheater in Cleveland (6-03). Basically a big tent over a parking lot. Not worth linking to. Yeah Metropolis. I wish they would come back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Best: Lounge Ax (closely followed by Red Rocks)Worst: Auditorium Theatre - beatiful venue, the band was great... it's just tough seeing them sitting down from 80 yards away (unless your at Red Rocks evidently) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Best,The Cotillion and The Blue NoteWorst,The Pageant I agree with the Blue Note; absolutely love that place. Gotta disagree about the Pageant, though. I thought their 3/06 show there was excellent. It was one of the few times I've been to the Pageant when people actually seemed to care about the fact that there was music being played. It's usually too full of drunken yappers for my liking. My worst: St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 10/06. It was a small gym. Wilco plays the prom! The acoustics were about as good as you'd would expect from a large room that smells like socks. Even weirder, after hiking all the way up a huge hill in the rain from the parking lot, we were told that purses and bags weren't allowed inside. I've never heard of such a thing. One member of our group was nice enough to run all the purses back to the car while we held a spot in line. As my friend said to the security guard/hall monitor: "What if I have my period? Do I need to tuck a spare tampon behind my ear for later?" Once we were in the building, the first thing I did? Bought a Wilco tote bag, just for spite. It was really obvious that this isn't a place that gets many shows, if any, and the school had no clue how to run it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubenRemus Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 BEST: The Chance, Poughkeepsie(sp?), NYWORST: Brown U., Providence, RI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwig Von Drake Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Worst by far is the Tower City Amphitheater in Cleveland (6-03). Basically a big tent over a parking lot. Not worth linking to. They played there? Christ, just reading that sentence made me cringe. Didn't they play the House of Blues the second time around in like '06 or late '05? I totally passed that because that's probably one of the worst indoor venues here. I once saw Ernie Krivda's Fat Tuesday Big Band play there, and the horns sounded totally flat somehow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tandylacker Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Worst: Boise Hawks single 'A' stadium in Garden City, Idaho in the summer of '96. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Apparently The Rave is not sold out for this week. Worst venue ever..... Of course Lounge Ax would be the best, it only held a few hundred people. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Worst: Lupo's in Providence Rhode Island. Great show though. Way too crowded with a low stage on one side of a really long room. If you've seen show's in Providence The Strand would have been perfect in its day. Best: Irvin Plaza, NYC. Honorable Mention Best: Bowery Ballroom, NYC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Best: Otto's in DeKalb, or Lynagh's in Lexington, both are bars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 BEST: Bonnaroo - the best sounding stages in the universe period. Worst: Otto's - although a nice small bar, they packed it too tight and was way too hot and smoky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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