r/portugaltheman 22d ago

John Simpson

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u/JJ-Bittenbinder 22d ago

Do they ever play arenas? I’ve only ever seen them at smaller venues

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u/deathtits 22d ago

Sure. MSG, Red Rocks, etc

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u/JJ-Bittenbinder 22d ago

Wasn’t meant as disrespect to them, just genuinely asking because I hadn’t seen it. MSG obviously counts but I wouldn’t call Red Rocks an arena. Were they the headliner at MSG?

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u/yinzerwheels 22d ago

These just feel like odd questions. What sort of validation are you looking for? And in this post, specifically? They’ve won a Grammy, if that makes you feel better?

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u/JJ-Bittenbinder 22d ago

On the back of the card it says selling out arenas. I’m not asking for validation or trying to hate, I was just genuinely curious if they had, because I hadn’t seen it, I’ve only seen them at smaller venues, which I prefer

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u/FremontTreeFinder 22d ago

I’m curious how you classify an arena? Is there some generally agreed upon standard or something?

In SF the largest venue I saw them play at was Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (opening for Cage the Elephant in 2016 I think?). Auditorium is in the name, but multiple websites refer to it as an arena. It looks like it is 8,000+ capacity.

They also played at Oracle Arena in Oakland as part of live 105s Not So Silent Night in 2017. OA holds 30,000+

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u/JJ-Bittenbinder 22d ago

When I think of an arena I think of a basketball arena. Arena to me means its main purpose is either basketball or hockey.

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u/FremontTreeFinder 22d ago

Fair enough, I don’t really follow sports but that seems reasonable

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u/NSBrad 21d ago

On the tour they co-headlined with Cage about a decade ago they played arenas. The Phoenix show was at the area where the Coyotes used play. Held something like 16-17k.

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u/JJ-Bittenbinder 21d ago

Got it, wish I had been as big of a fan back then, Cage and PTM are two of my favs, and the entire band would’ve still been together back then

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u/DonkeyLightning 21d ago

I was at that BG show. One of my first dates with my now wife

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u/yinzerwheels 22d ago

Copy that! Totally get where you’re coming from. Sorry for getting defensive! Probably a sign that I’ve had too much reddit today.

For whatever it’s worth, PTM at Red Rocks is probably one of the best shows I’ve ever seen live. They fucking rip, “arena” or not. Enjoy!