Stubb's"While we do large act, sold out concerts all the time this is something completely different. The phone call, questions, requests, are overwhelming. But fun, I'm sure I'll have a let down when its all over. 1st up heat exhuastion. Its a big problem. 90% are coming from out of town so are not used to Austin Summers. If you plan on standing in line all day bring lots of gatorade. We'll provide water as best we can. Shade is hard to come by. I saw more than one fan miss the entire show because of it. Dress in cotton and light linens. I had a lady call and ask what everybody wore the 1st show. In this heat, who cares? Cotton and linen I kept saying, leave the capri pants and heels at home!
Don't try to sneak in during sound check, you could lose your ticket. BBQ will be avaiable in the concert yard as soon as the gates open, so you can get some good food without going in the restaurant. Buy your merchandise when you're at the show! We have had a lot of calls from woman who forgot to get anything and now its too late. They are selling TOFOG shirts with Austin and Stubb's listed. Get 'em while you're here. Lets face it a lot of folks coming to the show are hoping for more than just a concert. They want to meet Russell, touch Russell, give him things. I saw some lucky fans get to do just that. They were in the right place at the right time, all luck. Russell was very nice to them. But the fact is most won't have that happen. Neither the restaurant/bar staff or security will be able to assist anybody in making their dreams come true, just can't do it. The fact that there is no fixed seating here at Stubb's was never hidden from the public. We are very sorry if its hard to stand for long periods of time for some of our patrons, but its just the nature of our venue. We have a ramp for those in wheel chairs, but even if we were to give out some chairs all the person in them would see is others backsides. Quite a few concert goers spied the deck over the stage and wanted to be up there. Sorry, thats by invitation only and is fully booked for the next two shows. The biggest piece of advice I have is to come to Austin with a couple friends and have a good time. Don't let high expectations of a confab with RC spoil your fun, besides you never know who's going to come around the corner. Two days ago the Gladiator himself rolled up on his bike for a sandwich, you never know."
Stubb's
Three years ago, at South by Southwest '96, Stubb's was unveiled as Austin's newest restaurant/venue, almost in spite of naysayers who said the live music market was dead and that nobody would voluntarily frequent Red River unless they were looking to score crack. Even the historical value of a building that dates back to the 1850s and the legacy of Lubbock's most famous barbecue export wasn't enough to convince most live music insiders that the Stubb's plan for an eclectically booked indoor/outdoor nightclub could work. In the end, Stubb's won.
Today, lunch and dinner business is booming and Stubb's outdoor stage has already hosted everyone from George Clinton to Sugar Ray -- providing a closer and just as welcoming alternative to the Backyard. Meanwhile, Stubb's intimate indoor stage has become one of Austin's most successful small venues behind a booking policy versatile enough to host punk one night and bluegrass the next. And even when the music bombs, Stubb's has one thing most of its competitors lack: the ability to cover its losses with food sales. Although Stubb's is already an unqualified success, just the fact that they've helped make Red River respectable again puts them ahead of most local live music venues, but with new plans in the works, the club only seems to be getting more ambitious.
By March, Stubb's will have completed an extensive landscaping project designed to level out the amphitheatre's lot and impress booking agents visiting SXSW. Moreover, while co-owner and booking agent Charles Attal isn't ready to confirm it just yet, he's considering building a new 1,400-seat indoor facility with a mezzanine on a piece of newly-acquired Stubb's land. He's considering new decks on the amphitheatre's back lot to increase outdoor capacity.
Not only would these moves help Attal better compete with Direct Events, who own and operate the Backyard, La Zona Rosa, and the Austin Music Hall, but they might also hint at a longstanding rumor that has Stubb's merging with Liberty Lunch; already, Stubb's and the Lunch co-promote shows. Would it be any surprise if the club nobody thought would make it a year only kept getting bigger and bigger? Given what they've accomplished in just three years, probably not. -- Andy Langer
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