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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Scotiabank Centre will hold concerts in 1/4 or 1/2 of the arena, which is OK, but the acoustics have never been good there - the old joke used to be that the music stopped about 10 minutes after the band finished playing...  |
I have to respectfully disagree. That may have been true in its earliest years (a washed-out, echoey Stevie Ray Vaughan show there was one of my greatest disappointments; he and the audience deserved
so much better). At least I was able to catch him once before it was too late...
But after baffles were hung from the ceiling the acoustics improved hugely and I’ve seen lots of shows there with no sound complaints whatsoever. It’s not Cohn-quality sound, but arenas are not concert halls and our expectations have to be tempered. As 12,000-seat hockey rinks go, I think its sound is actually very good.
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...the 1980s, when every week there would be a new upcoming band paying their dues by travelling the country and appearing in venues like the Misty Moon, or some similar small stage to get the word out that they were worth listening to (and buying their albums... lol).
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The loss of large clubs like the Misty Moon (particularly when it was on Kempt) and The Palace, though completely understandable, has left a hole in the inventory of venues. The Moon in those days held over a thousand and attracted many big names, along with the up-and-coming that you mentioned. The Palace wasn’t quite as large, but once it got past the unfortunate disco era that spawned it, it became a really excellent place to hear a rock band - about, oh, a thousand times better than the casino.
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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
The Casino has been marginally better, as at least they tend to have seating and the stage is raised above floor level for better-than-nothing viewing from the rear half of the venue, but IMHO, you really need stadium seating for it to be considered a 'nice' venue.
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To my taste, the casino has to be one of the
worst music spaces in Halifax. I’ve seen a dozen or more shows there and although I’ve enjoyed the performers, I’ve always left disappointed with both the sound and the layout. The shows could have been
so much better in a more appropriate room. As far as music is concerned, I’d characterize the Schooner Room as totally suited to high school dances (not that they actually happen there), but that would be about it.
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Originally Posted by Dartguard
The City needs a venue that can hold 1500-3000
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Yes, definitely, and that’s been true for decades, really.
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