My Morning Jacket playing 5 albums in 5 nights @ Terminal 5

hahaha, 5 show ticket...

done.

Of course,my first thought when seeing this news was YES! Then seeing Terminal Shit depression set in but what are you going to do. Could be worse, could be at MSG.

Fuck You Bowery Presents and your shitty ass venue.

^^^^
You're be missed.

Which will sell out first? It Still Moves???

Yeah, definitely It Still Moves first. Is Z or Evil Urges next? I'm guessing Z.

I find it amazing how clueless most artists are about venues in NYC. I know that they don't always get involved in the selection of venues, but one would think they should know this is one of the worst venues to pick for such a "historic" event.

That's worth not one, but five....

MEH
MEH
MEH
MEH
MEH

"Could be worse, could be at MSG."

i guess you weren't at new years eve, i would prefer msg over t5 any day. although they would never come close to selling out 5 nights at the garden

I'm losing it right now.

Fuck yeah!

"one would think they should know this is one of the worst venues to pick "

where do u suggest?

its funny how they are like "5 day pass for $205!! one night $41."

41x5= 205

"I would prefer msg over t5 any day"

It is like comparing horse manure and pig shit. Both crap but I will take the smaller piece of shit any day of the week.

"41x5= 205"

doh! I hope you save on fees at least

Does anyone else loathe the fact that Jim James now goes by Yim Yames. For some reason, I find this to be incredibly annoying!

Wow, I would love to see them play It Still Moves, but I am never returning to T5 ever again after seeing Dr Dog there. That place is a shit hole

Holy Shit

eh

""one would think they should know this is one of the worst venues to pick "
where do u suggest?"

beacon!

definitely going to 'it still moves'.

Yimi MEHndrix FTW!

nvr heard them. is there a big learning curve with this band? i only listen to rock. thanks

AT DAWN easily the best one

I heard that if you sync up "Freebird" and "The Rainbow Connection"

the only learning curve you need with MMJ is a willingness to let go and ROCK OUT!

They are the best rock and roll touring band around these days. Dare I say it, but I'd almost compare them to Springsteen & the E Street band during the "Darkness" era. The music is totally different, but just as far as the energy and overall experience of the live shows.

I really hope there's a massive petition by the MMJ fan base to change venues. There are so many better places in the city this could have happened, and T5 is obviously the worst possible location. boomy sound, horrible lines of sight, guarantied to be oversold even more than usual. half the people holding tickets will be standing in the back of balconies without being able to see the stage. How about Hammerstein? Webster Hall? United Palace Theater? Beacon Theater? T5 will ruin what otherwise would be an incredible event.

they should be doing this at beacon or town hall. or even mix it up based on demand of tickets each night. anyone remember when poly spree came through on one of their first trips to nyc years ago and played KF, joe's pub, maxwell's and a couple other places all in one week. now that was cool.

@348, you either get his sarcasm, or proved his point

you should mention that a portion of thetickets go to benefit the826y

How about that guy in the Chris Johnson jersey? Hope he doesn't show up in nyc.

saw camera obscura at the grand ballroom, manhattan center - would be a good venue, larger than webster

How come Brooklyn Vegan hasnt posted the Nelson 20th Anniversary Tour news? If it hadnt been for Nelson, there would not have bands like My Morning Jacket, Gang Gang Dance, and Grizzly Bear. Know your history.

MEH Morning Jacket

People would actually pay to hear Evil Urges live? Good lord.

this is def bittersweet being at T5. bummer, but i'm def still going.

Agree with T5 being by far the worst venue in NYC. Nothing is even close. Absolute shithole.

evil urges is sick, are you kidding? wow.

can u a$$clowns stop bitchin about T5. We get it, the venue is subpar but ive been to about 30 shows there. Move around around a bit and find a spot with decent acoustics and a sightline. MMJ is a massive band and to see them in a pretty small space is a fukken gem

I don't think MMJ ever plays shows that are less than 3 hours long.

I wonder what else they'll be playing each night. They've got to have something special planned for the Evil Urges night, at least, right? T5 will be empty.

Uccch, Terminal 5 is the worst venue ever! My heart drops every time a great band plays there.

3:33 Jim James is not his real name.

Do some research and read why he does this, i would too if I were him.

i dont like them much

4:13--

Actually some of the shows they just played with Preservation Hall Jazz Band opening were closer to the 2 hour mark. But that MPP show was still off the chain!!! And you got an opening set from PHJB, which was freaking awesome.

you dont even get a deal for going to all 5 of these boring ass shows?

DAMNIT NY!!!
GOD I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THESE...
10/18 - Terminal 5 - - The Tennessee Fire
10/19 - Terminal 5 - - At Dawn
the others I have seen all of them on their other tours..ESPECIALLY Evil urges! They did 3+ hour sets during that tour.

It is sad that Tennessee Fire and At Dawn don't get enough credit. I think these were some of the bands best writing, their later albums are more about making songs.

Just my opinion.

my morning boner just yim'd in my yames

^comment of the month

Would never happen since outside of NYC, but the Wellmont would be a perfect venue for this. Great sound, about the right size, and a Bowery Presents venue.

i'm not sure anyone has said it enough yet, so i feel like i have to write MEH.

it means that this is boring, i am cool, and faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart.

Wellmont great sound? Huh? You mean the Wellmont in jersey cause I have been there for a few shows and the sound was just o k

agreed 4:32. If the wellmont were in NYC it would be the perfect venue. And if they installed a new sound system. it's a little rusty. But the wilco crew made it sound great!

It would be nice if there were a theatre like this in the city where you can remove the seats on the main floor. It's good to have the option of GA and seated for different types of audiences.

OK, so if they moved the Wellmont Theatre from New Jersey to NYC and installed a new sound system it would be the right venue for this event. Let me see what I can do.

Hey Bloomie... if you can make it happen... I'll support you for a 4th term!

"It would be nice if there were a theatre like this in the city where you can remove the seats on the main floor. It's good to have the option of GA and seated for different types of audiences."

Wellmont has chairs for seated shows. You can basically do it in any GA venue. Nokia, Hammerstein, Grand Ballroom do the same thing.

Someone asked where else they could have this?

'Theater at MSG' or the Beacon. Both have similar capacity.

i havent seen mmj since they played northsix in 2002 but ill be going to see them play at dawn in full.

You know I'm really surprised nobody has bothered to mention how crappy T5 is...

New Yorkers are so spoiled!!!!!! Stop complaining and be grateful that so many great shows are available to you! BTW, T5 is a fine venue, and yes I have seen a bunch of shows there.

yeah... I forgot about Nokia. That would have been good for this.

How will the pre-sale work?

i think homeless people live in the theater @ msg. it seems they haven't been booking many concerts there as of late, am i wrong? or are they remodeling it?

How about the Jersey City Loews? Town Hall? Wellmont?

I agree with 5:12

Terminal 5 seems to get more venom than most venues, but the people here complain literally about every single venue.

Roseland:
"Terrible sound! Horrible interior!"

Bowery:
"Too small! Full of douchebags!"

Music Hall Williamsburg:
"Crappy sound!"

Beacon:
"Too stuffy! Why the seats!"

Madison Square Garden:
"Too big! Too expensive! Full of douchebags!"

Webster Hall:
"Too big! Generic sucks!"

Radio City:
"Too big! Too fancy!"

You're all idiots. They're all perfectly fine venues

I love terminal 5!

ABSOLUTE Best venues in the CITY... in order:

1.) Terminal Five
2.) Irving Plaza
3.) Mercury Lounge
4.) Cake Shop
5.) Theater at MSG

I've seen these guys a couple of times and they always put on an amazing show!

I'd take hammerstein any day over terminal/nokia when it comes to 3-4k person venues in nyc.

Terminal is good if you're blowing someone in the band & can get into that vip area to the side of the stage.

i've never heard anyone complain about bowery ballroom being too small, or the sound at music hall being shite.

those are proper venues.

He goes by Yim Yames so that he can put out music on other labels. Jim James' music is under contract tied to the MMJ deal.

boo to the lack of a price break on the 5-night pass

i haven't seen mmj since they played mercury lounge in 2000. just wanted to mention that.

You have to be a real loser to go see any band 5 nights in a row.

"meh" (and any recreation of the term) = the most obnoxious/least funny thing I've heard in the past 30 decades

7:59 Seeing a band 5 nights in a row does make you a loser. Good thing these 5 shows are over a 6 day span.

^old guy is old

Thank god I saw them when I did - was amazing seeing dr dog & m ward open up for them at the TLA in Philly

I was just listening to At Dawn yesterday and thinking how great it would be to hear it live...at dawn. Or at like 2 in the morning a la modest mouse.

The only fucked-up part is that I just promised myself I was never ever going back to that piece of shit dance club ever again *unless* it was for something really amazing. This may qualify.

Im not a big fan of Terminal 5 but if anyone thinks the Theatre at MSG is any better, you're stupid. That place has the worst sound ever, the only place that can make Van Morrison sound like crap.

Every venue including MSG Theatre has good and bad days. I have seen a couple of terrible sounding shows at MSG Theatre, but also many very good sounding ones. Terminal 5 is consistently bad and that seems to be the general consensus. So maybe you're the stupid one talking out of his ass.

I wasn't suggesting the Theatre btw. There are many better venues. Still at least you can see the stage there and can actually move and breathe. Any place is better than a sold out show at T5.

At Dawn and It still moves, I am there!

I've never been to Terminal 5.

I'm down for getting there early (like 615/630ish) and hoping to get a good balcony spot.

Anyone have any recommendations on the good locations?

9:16 has some serious issues to get that pissed off at a comment relating to 80 other comments, chill out dude...I hope your not there

yawn

what wasn't mentioned is that $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to a local charity:

10/18 - Safe Haven
10/19 - The Innocence Project
10/21 - 826NYC
10/22 - NYC Cares
10/23 - Sustainable South Bronx

It is nice that it is for charity but it is the concert goers who are supporting the charity with the ticket purchase not the band...still they are raising awareness I guess?

T5 worst music venue in NY -- I'll pass.

I just bought a 5 day pass. I live in Alanta and I am flying up for this historic event. I have seen MMJ at least 30 times dating back to the At Dawn era in early 2002 with about 10 fans in a tiny hole in the wall venue. I will probably end up selling the last two dates and see the crucial first 3. I have never been to the T5 and I am now worried now that I have read these comments. Is it really that bad?

2:15 - it is generally regarded as the worst live music venue in nyc, and to be fair it truly sucks on a lot of levels. however, i do believe the sound has improved after its first year of existence. part of the problem is it is a 4 story high large cement and steel box. but considering the first 3 albums were essentially recorded in a silo i think the MMJ sound team will really make the space work.
now sightlines are always a pain here if you dont come in on the early side and plant yourself on an upper level or near the stage.

Thanks 2:28. Fuck it it's done. I just went through youtube videos and caught a bunch of shows at T5 and it seemed descent enough. Especially footage from the Hard Fest with Major Lazer/Diplo and others. I plan on getting there early with a flask of Jameson and a few joints neatly stashed away.

Cavelight, I've seen a few shows at T5 and haven't had a problem with the sound. I think the sightlines are the bigger issue, if you're short get there early and stake out a good spot.

So, if you buy a 5 day pass, do you get individual tix for each show or just one ticket you need to use for every one? anyone?

Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie were really good albums. Got them when they came out, still throw them on at times and think they're great. It saddens me when I hear bands from that era when I was a teenager and hear their new stuff and it's so clear how they've lost it, they sound desperate to recapture a sound/magic that they haven't had in 15 years (holy shit).... And then I realize that is not unlike a lot of us.