OT: XL Center's 'silver lining'

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Neil Young Announces Crazy Horse BARN Tour 2020

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will embark on the BARN tour of vintage arenas in North America.

www.jambase.com

Neil Young considers the newer, corporate-moneyed arenas soulless, and too expensive & cumbersome for mounting a tour within the timeframe & relaxed vibe he prefers.

He instead wants to play "barns" (older, not-yet-razed facilities), and mentions XL Center as a desirable candidate.

Don't spend that proposed upgrade money yet, Connecticut.

 

[Waquoit]

OMG!

 

[John]

Neil Young Announces Crazy Horse BARN Tour 2020

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will embark on the BARN tour of vintage arenas in North America.

www.jambase.com

Neil Young considers the newer, corporate-moneyed arenas soulless, and too expensive & cumbersome for mounting a tour within the timeframe & relaxed vibe he prefers.

He instead wants to play "barns" (older, not-yet-razed facilities), and mentions XL Center as a desirable candidate.

Don't spend that proposed upgrade money yet, Connecticut.

excellent, we're in the barn category now.

 

[zls44]

I like Neil but I also like being able to breathe on the concourse.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

how bout he play horse barn hill?

 

[Waquoit]

how bout he play horse barn hill?

Because it's not a barn, it's a hill.

 

[John]

Neil Young Announces Crazy Horse BARN Tour 2020

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will embark on the BARN tour of vintage arenas in North America.

www.jambase.com

Neil Young considers the newer, corporate-moneyed arenas soulless, and too expensive & cumbersome for mounting a tour within the timeframe & relaxed vibe he prefers.

He instead wants to play "barns" (older, not-yet-razed facilities), and mentions XL Center as a desirable candidate.

Don't spend that proposed upgrade money yet, Connecticut.

Not awful company there:

The Forum in Los Angeles, Rochester War Memorial, Toronto’s CNE Coliseum, Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Providence Civic Center, Hartford Civic Center and New York City’s Madison Square Garden

 

[Waquoit]

I just joined the Neil Young Archive for the presale codes!

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Because it's not a barn, it's a hill.

there's no barns there?

 

[Waquoit]

there's no barns there?

you talkin bout horse barn hill barn? say so

 

[uconnbill]

A reason to head to Civic Center when Neil Comes to town.

 

[don356]

Hope he has waterproof equipment.

 

[8893]

I just joined the Neil Young Archive for the presale codes!

Please PM with the code when they go on sale? Thank you.

I believe Springsteen shares a similar love for old barns like the XL. He always seems to feel at home there and gives a great show. IIRC he spoke about it once during a show there, maybe 5-10 years ago.

Trey from Phish has also spoken warmly of the XL; I think that derives from the fact that he saw his first Grateful Dead show there.

 

[freescooter]

excellent, we're in the barn category now.

In hockey that’s a complement.