Why is the concert scene always so dead in Jacksonville?

[I-10east]

Weird how people on MetroJacksonville like to have shows... in Jacksonville, huh?

Key words, Metro Jacksonville.

[CityLife]

I think this gentleman festival thing is at a park, not the amphitheater.

Yep, its at Francis Field, which is right next to the parking garage. Going to be interesting to see how the logistics work out. You'd think Coachella is coming to St. Augustine based on all the hype and press the show has gotten the past few months down there. The St. Augustine Record even has a Mumford and Sons Survival Guide Page.

http://staugustine.com/mumford-and-sons-survival-guide

[danno]

What Jax needs is a small mid size stadium that can be used for the new soccer team and can host concert  Here is a photo from tonight's World Cup Qualifier from Crew Stadium in Columbus.  There is a stage at one end that can be used for concerts and have seating added in for sporting events.

[fsquid]

dos a cero

[simms3]

^^^Yup, with vast road distances like Jax to St Augustine, I would call ahead about a week prior to the Northeast Florida Regional Airport out there in St Auggie, and make a four day vacation out of it....

Far enough to require a tank of gas and a DUI. Parking is scarce, traffic will be ridiculous and hotels are price gouging. even if you forgo the cocktails, expensive hotel and pay for parking & shuttle... you still have 4, 45 minute drives ahead of you. I don't care where you like to draw your boundaries... that's a pain in the ass.

Weird how people on MetroJacksonville like to have shows... in Jacksonville, huh?

Last festival I went to last month (well I suppose I went to two...one in SF and one in LA) required me to find a taxi during whiching hour in order to get there, which didn't happen.  Have quite a few improvisation tales about how I arrived with random desperate folks who were in same position.  Leaving the SF festival after night 1 meant that all busses were full, UberX was down, Uber Black was down, Lyft wasn't serving area, Yellow Cab's phone line was down - no cabs, no nearby rail, nobody with cars in my party and people who actually had cars avoided driving at that time.  We walked 3.5 miles before we could catch a bus - this was late at night after a full day of partying and events like Pretty Lights, Paul McCartney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.  My Uber fare from night 2 was $213, more than 2/3 the price of the entire festival.  Night 3 was more of a breeze because I think people were simply worn out from logistics over the course of 3 days!  LA was easy...near DTLA, but shuttles to hotels.  The JW and Ritz were filled with X Games participants and concert goers.

So I would guess that getting to St. Augie Amphitheater and the $$ it takes to be convenient would likely be cheaper than a city festival (most of which prohibit on-site camping)   St. Augie Amphitheater seems ideal, and I'm sure relative to most cities that ticket prices are absolutely bomb cheap.  I would much rather go to a show there than in Jax.  MetroPark is bland, stadiums generally suck, and the FL Theater can probably feel claustrophobic if you're really partying.  What other venues are there?

[Shwaz]

^^^Yup, with vast road distances like Jax to St Augustine, I would call ahead about a week prior to the Northeast Florida Regional Airport out there in St Auggie, and make a four day vacation out of it....

Far enough to require a tank of gas and a DUI. Parking is scarce, traffic will be ridiculous and hotels are price gouging. even if you forgo the cocktails, expensive hotel and pay for parking & shuttle... you still have 4, 45 minute drives ahead of you. I don't care where you like to draw your boundaries... that's a pain in the ass.

Weird how people on MetroJacksonville like to have shows... in Jacksonville, huh?

Last festival I went to last month (well I suppose I went to two...one in SF and one in LA) required me to find a taxi during whiching hour in order to get there, which didn't happen.  Have quite a few improvisation tales about how I arrived with random desperate folks who were in same position.  Leaving the SF festival after night 1 meant that all busses were full, UberX was down, Uber Black was down, Lyft wasn't serving area, Yellow Cab's phone line was down - no cabs, no nearby rail, nobody with cars in my party and people who actually had cars avoided driving at that time.  We walked 3.5 miles before we could catch a bus - this was late at night after a full day of partying and events like Pretty Lights, Paul McCartney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.  My Uber fare from night 2 was $213, more than 2/3 the price of the entire festival.  Night 3 was more of a breeze because I think people were simply worn out from logistics over the course of 3 days!  LA was easy...near DTLA, but shuttles to hotels.  The JW and Ritz were filled with X Games participants and concert goers.

So I would guess that getting to St. Augie Amphitheater and the $$ it takes to be convenient would likely be cheaper than a city festival (most of which prohibit on-site camping)   St. Augie Amphitheater seems ideal, and I'm sure relative to most cities that ticket prices are absolutely bomb cheap.  I would much rather go to a show there than in Jax.  MetroPark is bland, stadiums generally suck, and the FL Theater can probably feel claustrophobic if you're really partying.  What other venues are there?

The St. Augustine amphitheater is a great venue. This festival is at Francis Field which is a flat plot of grass and no permanent stage. Metro Park is a much better location for this festival IMO.

[danno]

Dont say metro park too loudly, you might disturb someone.

[I-10east]

^^^LOL

[Shwaz]

http://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/festival-could-bring-5-million-to-st-augustine/-/475422/21871022/-/qxk93nz/-/index.html

Festival could bring $5 million to St. Augustine
Merchants excited about 25,000 music fans in town for two days

[Gators312]

Without the passage of the Human Rights Ordinance I don't see how Jacksonville ever had a chance to host GOTR if they wanted one.

http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2013-09-07/one-email-started-mumford-mania#.UjDMAMZwq5U

More important, though, was a test to see that St. Augustine fit ideologically with the band members' personal values.

One of the more important aspects of the city government was the city's passage of an ordinance banning housing discrimination based on sexual preference. It was a key example of St. Augustine being a community of tolerance.

"I said, 'That's who we are. That's who you're dealing with,'" Regan said. "That rang very heavy in his decision."

[Shwaz]

We obviously fall short here, too.

Regan said Luba was already impressed with the history of St. Augustine and the way the city preserved and celebrated that history.

[Tacachale]

Without the passage of the Human Rights Ordinance I don't see how Jacksonville ever had a chance to host GOTR if they wanted one.

http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2013-09-07/one-email-started-mumford-mania#.UjDMAMZwq5U

More important, though, was a test to see that St. Augustine fit ideologically with the band members' personal values.

One of the more important aspects of the city government was the city's passage of an ordinance banning housing discrimination based on sexual preference. It was a key example of St. Augustine being a community of tolerance.

"I said, 'That's who we are. That's who you're dealing with,'" Regan said. "That rang very heavy in his decision."

This deserves its own thread. In fact, I'll start one.

[CityLife]

New Metro Park legislation to be heard on September 24th.

After more than 50 hours of public, noticed meetings and even more hours of research time poring through city records, legislation will be introduced at the Sept. 24 City Council meeting to regulate the use of Metropolitan Park.

If it sounds familiar it's because the new legislation is substantially the same as a council resolution detailing use of the riverfront park that has been on the books since 1993.

That was the report given Wednesday by council member Lori Boyer to the council's Ad Hoc Committee on Metropolitan and Urban Parks. Boyer discovered the 20-year-old document while researching the records of the Parks and Recreation Department.

"It's sad the City Council in 1993 went through this whole exercise. It disappeared into never-never land," Boyer said.

City Assistant General Counsel Paige Johnston, who drafted the new legislation, said some changes have been made compared to park rules currently in use.

Music festivals will be allowed to use the park until 10 p.m. on Sunday instead of 9 p.m. and until 11 p.m. if the following Monday is a holiday. Friday and Saturday performances will remain allowed until 11 p.m.
If a performance is delayed in starting by inclement weather, the performance may conclude as late as 30 minutes past the allowed cutoff time.

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=540496

[DiggyDog]

There is a group of people here in Jax who want to legislate their morality on the rest of us.

Please show up Tuesday Night at the city council meeting.

They are yet again discussing a bill that will have the effect of shutting down Rick shows at Metropolitan Park.

We need to pack the place or we will lose these shows.

I got that straight from the promoters. N they will move their festivals to St. Augustine if we can't convince city council to vote against the latest incarnation of the Footloose Law.

Ginny Myrick thinks we're " a bunch of weenies".  Let's show here who the weenies are.

#WeenieMyrick.

[blizz01]

Dave Matthews Band in JAX July 15th...