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[soldsoul4foos]

Was just wondering what the top of Middle East was like compared to the bottom that Amanda played at a couple months ago.  I got my tix to the sold out show!  I don't remember the last show their selling out (when she played creep on the bar).  Wonder if they got some good value from the exposure with the True Colors tour which will now make her solo shows and the DD shows more of a challenge to get tickets to the small venues before they sell out.  Can't wait. 

 

[lentower]

up is smaller then down
less then half the size?

anyone know more exactly?

the sell out may also have to do with aberdeen city being a local group with their own following
hypernova was unknown at that point

anyone know if nyc or hoboken have sold out yet?

the fanbase in boston was hugh before tc

[dj50tonhamster]

anyone know if nyc or hoboken have sold out yet?

Doesn't look like it. People shouldn't wait, though. NY might not sell out since it's 21+ but I'd imagine Hoboken will.

[mika]

The legal human-capacity difference between Downstairs at the Middle East and Upstairs quoted on their site is 575 vs. 194. To me, however, the Upstairs space appears significantly less than a third the area of the Downstairs. That's just me, though. Never ventured into either venue sober, as far as I can remember.

Dunno if Amanda sold out her last ("Creep")show at the ME Downstairs (it certainly didn't seem packed to the gills, but then again, I've known the ME hierarchs to call a show there sold out [and not sell tix to friends of mine] when it feels only 3/4 full [no doubt to please fire commissioners & such rather than from some generous impulse to forego ticket sales for others' spatial convenience]). But I'm pretty sure one or another of the large Amanda solo shows (paradise, 650 capacity?) I've been to recently was pretty thoroughly sold out.

[dj50tonhamster]

I've never seen a show upstairs but I did get a look at the room once. What Mika said strikes me as being correct. I'm pretty sure the space is a bit tighter. Then again, the smaller stage might be throwing me off. *shrug* Either way, I'm sure it'll be fun. :-)

[soldsoul4foos]

Are there tables and chairs upstairs or all standing room like downstairs? 

 

[Liz]

oh wow. I had actually never been to the upstairs and didnt realize it was that much smaller. no wonder it sold out

but yeah there are definitely still tix for hoboken and nyc. I just bought mine recently.

[mika]

Are there tables and chairs upstairs or all standing room like downstairs? 

 

all standing all the time.

[Max]

I saw World/Inferno at the Middle East Upstairs. My first show of their's. It was a packed, heaving, glorious night.

[lentower]

i'm bowing out of arranging dinner before this Middle East show

i've seen no interest, and would hate getting there and finding no one to dine with

would anyone like to get together and have some dinner before the show at Middle East?

i suggest asmara an eithopian restaurant
ethiopian food is served on a communal platter
you eat it with your hand using slices of Injera, an ethiopian bread

i'm open to other suggestions

what time? 6:30pm, 7:00pm?
doors open for the show at 9:00pm, and i enjoy being in line early

[lentower]

another data point on the sell out

i brought my ticket at 5pm on the first day they were on sale
at the box office at Middle East

30 had been sold at that time

[J_Beck]

I havent had ethiopian food ever just a few iretryean (yes I know i butchered the spelling) but that could work, i recomend later since the doors open at 9 the first act probably wont be on till 10

[J_Beck]

sometimes the box on the cell phone isnt the best thing in the world I didnt see the line through the dinner text 

[dj50tonhamster]

I havent had ethiopian food

Blasphemy. I can't comment on Ethiopian restaurants in Boston - I haven't been to any - but there are a couple of great ones in DC. Very tasty, and loads of fun. (How many other styles require you to eat with your hands? Not many.) You are hereby ordered to try it someday, sir.

[lentower]

I havent had ethiopian food

Blasphemy. I can't comment on Ethiopian restaurants in Boston - I haven't been to any - but there are a couple of great ones in DC. Very tasty, and loads of fun. (How many other styles require you to eat with your hands? Not many.) You are hereby ordered to try it someday, sir.

ethiopian food is quite excellent in metro boston
there is also Addis Red Sea Ethiopian Restaurant in the south end
which is across from the boston center for the arts