james, I beg to differ. Although UYI itself is sort of like all over the place already, it doesn't have the translucent feels maddy and the blues have in the sounds.
Pebbles, the venue in Las Vegas holds only like 1500 and the one in San Francisco like 2000, even smaller than the hammstar, if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah seeing a band in a small and cosy venue is ideal for the fans.? I love it!
The disadvantage is that it tends to be costly and due to this and the little capacity it may alienate general music fans and the future fans, which is not clever. Shows at arenas/stadiums are vital.
This band, being out of this world live, should be seen and heard.
Hammerstein held 3500 people for each show, so yes, I believe the venues in Las Vegas and San Fran are smaller capacity.
I personally am loving the smaller venue shows because after Hammerstein I really didn't think they would have any more but I think it's nice that they are opening in smaller venues. I also believe they are still feeling things out since they haven't played in the US since May which is probably why they are addind dates day by day to see the demand. As time goes on and the shows are selling and HOPEFULLY we get CD or at least a single I think they will book the larger arenas.
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