Cbgb (tickets, punk, doors, shows, quote)

Chicken And Waffuls · 09-04-2005, 08:42 PM

I am not shure if anyone here is down with the lower Manhattan punk scene. Lower Manhattan has many rad clubs. Expecialy clubs like CBGB, The Bowery Ballroom, ABC No Rio, ext. Last week at CBGB Against Me!, The Exit, and World Inferno Friendship Society were supposed to play a benifit show. As you might know CBGB is in danger of closing because of money issues. A group of kids and I were going to see the show and we were really hyped about it.

A week before the show, my friend and I go to CBGB and ask the guy at the front if we could buy tickets for the Against Me! show. He tells me they are 10 dollers at the door and the doors are open at 7. (Witch is totally cool) The day of the show we stand outside CBGB for 6 hours waiting to get a good spot. It comes to be 7 o`clock and some lady comes out and says if you dont have an i.d. to go home. I have my i.d. so im not worried. There were about 300 kids waiting outside and around the block. 30 minutes pass and a guy comes out and says if you dont have a ticket go home. I have no idea what he is talking about so we stand there until the cops come. About 50 people decide to go into the gallery right next door but they kicked us out of that too.

My point is I refuse to give any money to CBGB. They want people to donate money to them but they show no love to the fans.

What do you guys think about this situation?

09-04-2005, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chicken And Waffuls Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 326	Cbgb I am not shure if anyone here is down with the lower Manhattan punk scene. Lower Manhattan has many rad clubs. Expecialy clubs like CBGB, The Bowery Ballroom, ABC No Rio, ext. Last week at CBGB Against Me!, The Exit, and World Inferno Friendship Society were supposed to play a benifit show. As you might know CBGB is in danger of closing because of money issues. A group of kids and I were going to see the show and we were really hyped about it. A week before the show, my friend and I go to CBGB and ask the guy at the front if we could buy tickets for the Against Me! show. He tells me they are 10 dollers at the door and the doors are open at 7. (Witch is totally cool) The day of the show we stand outside CBGB for 6 hours waiting to get a good spot. It comes to be 7 o`clock and some lady comes out and says if you dont have an i.d. to go home. I have my i.d. so im not worried. There were about 300 kids waiting outside and around the block. 30 minutes pass and a guy comes out and says if you dont have a ticket go home. I have no idea what he is talking about so we stand there until the cops come. About 50 people decide to go into the gallery right next door but they kicked us out of that too. My point is I refuse to give any money to CBGB. They want people to donate money to them but they show no love to the fans. What do you guys think about this situation?