Jaguars amphitheater, flex field construction to begin next month

[Adam White]

The Mary J Blidge tour coming to Daily's Place really alarms me. Read up a lil with some research and history concerning Mary she used to be signed to Bad Boy back in the 90s, that's the label Biggie was on before he was murdered due to his gangster rap. Before going all liberal on me; predictively claiming I'm an 'obic' or 'ist' of your choosing... I listen to hip hop and have black friends, but I know how negative a lot of it can be (esp these days). There are r&b acts out there that don't engage into negativeness as well. I hope that nothing goes down during that show, but I won't be surprised if it does.

First of all, Mary J Blige was never signed to Bad Boy records. Second of all, there is nothing remotely "gangster" about Mary J Blige.

I can appreciate being concerned about Death Row records - that was a company run by an actual gangster. But Bad Boy records had all sorts of fairly mild and non-controversial artists - like Mase and Craig Mack, for example.

Anyway - I don't need to call you a racist. Your post does that for you.

Re-read I-10's post and then that one.

[Adam White]

The Mary J Blidge tour coming to Daily's Place really alarms me. Read up a lil with some research and history concerning Mary she used to be signed to Bad Boy back in the 90s, that's the label Biggie was on before he was murdered due to his gangster rap. Before going all liberal on me; predictively claiming I'm an 'obic' or 'ist' of your choosing... I listen to hip hop and have black friends, but I know how negative a lot of it can be (esp these days). There are r&b acts out there that don't engage into negativeness as well. I hope that nothing goes down during that show, but I won't be surprised if it does.

First of all, Mary J Blige was never signed to Bad Boy records. Second of all, there is nothing remotely "gangster" about Mary J Blige.

I can appreciate being concerned about Death Row records - that was a company run by an actual gangster. But Bad Boy records had all sorts of fairly mild and non-controversial artists - like Mase and Craig Mack, for example.

Anyway - I don't need to call you a racist. Your post does that for you.

Craig Mack? The last thing we need in Jacksonville is flava in ya ear.

I miss the 90s sometimes.

[Jason]

Ohh jeeze.  Youz Guyz!!!


Methinks the trolls are marching through this thread......

[Steve]

So....we think they'll finish in time for opening weekend?

(subtle attempt to get this back on track)

[Adam White]

and just in case....AW- this was sarcasm, eh?

Thanks. I had already engaged CAPS LOCK and was about to pounce...

[johnnyliar]

So....we think they'll finish in time for opening weekend?

(subtle attempt to get this back on track)

I really hope so!

[JaxJersey-licious]

All snark aside, we've got to give kudos to Bold Events and everyone else involved in the amphitheater programming. They've outdone themselves selling the venue to touring companies and established a nice diversity of acts (would really be nice if they could get some Latino artists) and the ticket buying public has responded in kind.

A quick crunch of the numbers show that based on current scheduled acts and advanced tickets sold, Daily's Place is on pace to be one of the top 25 outdoor amphitheaters in the country when you factor in the possibility of events for Florida-Georgia, Jags home game weekends, and a possible big-time New Year's Eve bowl game event. No small feat given that they haven't even held a concert yet and are competing with another regional established outdoor concert venue with its fair share of sold out shows. We'll see if they can maintain this pace (many of these acts may have been offered reduced fees or incentives to be performance pioneers), but so far this is looking like a win-win public-private partnership.

[RattlerGator]

Shad Khan / Mark Lamping/ Jaguars organization -- they don't half-ass, gang. We need to go ahead and give them their props.

They generated a *really* creative solution to a situation that presented multiple problems in downtown Jax. That's no small feat. And are promising more creative solutions to come.

[RattlerGator]

Story from yesterday:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/dailys-place-inching-closer-construction-completion/439840073

Two of the four pictures they posted:

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Might just be me but I'm going to love checking that place out. I'm already trying to figure out a way to get a FAMU performance of some sort put in there.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Looks very nice, cant wait to see night views while driving down from the Hart Bridge. Still lots of work to do!!!

[RattlerGator]

The race to finish enters the final stretch:

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/dailys-place-amphitheater-to-open-may-27/523668740

[RattlerGator]

Good P.R. piece from a trade magazine:

http://www.venuestoday.com/news/detail/jaguars-daily-place-to-open-may-27

Damn, maybe I need to join the Jaguars staff.

[Keith-N-Jax]

That's pretty good if 75% of people purchasing tickets have never been to a Jag game, the more people venturing into DT the better

[KenFSU]

Looks like the color-changing LED's for the roof have been installed:

https://twitter.com/dailysplace/status/867411887067103233

Daily's Place is going to look really nice at night, particularly from the bridges.

[RattlerGator]

D-Day is near and the show will go on.

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"Daily's Place will be open and ready to welcome live music fans this Saturday," said Jaguars and Bold Events President Mark Lamping.  "We're eager to introduce Northeast Florida to this new venue and kick off a full year of concerts and events featuring a diversity of musical genres.  Daily's Place is a landmark project in the ongoing revitalization of downtown Jacksonville, and we're thrilled to open our doors and turn up the volume."

https://www.dailysplace.com/text/2017/5/24/dailys-place-readies-for-inaugural-weekend-shows

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Lamping emphasized the uniqueness of the 5,500-seat facility, saying that the sightlines will be superior to other venues of its size. Balconies are 115 feet from the stage with what Lamping called "the worst seat in the house" only 150 feet from the front of the stage.

"Our partners at LiveNation were in here this week and they were just blown away," Lamping said.

https://www.dailysplace.com/text/2017/5/24/jaguars-and-bold-events-president-mark-lamping-on-saturdays-opening-of-dailys-place-we-will-open-saturday-and-its-going-to-be-a-spectacular-experience