Itchy_Rock_726

Itchy_Rock_726 t1_jbje13o wrote

Seymour Street and the surrounding area is a typical working class hood in Worcester. You'll be more annoyed by the driving and parking than the people imo. I have lived in several parts of Worcester including Vernon Hill and it's all kind of the same.

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Itchy_Rock_726 t1_j695qme wrote

That situation is truly ridiculous but on the other hand I believe the city would struggle to book more than a handful of prominent concert acts there each year. The venue market is sort of saturated in Massachusetts across building size and type. Book a band into Polar Park and you may lose a date for the DCU which is already struggling.

Also, outdoor shows are already happening with great success at the Palladium in the summer. Saw Coheed and Cambria there and it had to be 8,000 in attendance. However the amenities there are poor. No seats obviously which sucks (I'm old).

And I feel like Xfinity Center, Leader Bank Pavilion have the market cornered on midsize (5,000) to large (15,000) outdoor shows.

Anyway, the solution is for Polar Park to buy a stage and PA/lighting rig that touring acts could plug into and augment as needed. Keep the gear stored somewhere inside and assemble it for shows.

I do hope the planners put some storage space into the blueprints for this $150 million park.

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Itchy_Rock_726 t1_j693iwv wrote

It's for the upkeep of all their infrastructure, they own and maintain and are responsible for the so to speak roads bridges and tunnels that move the gas to people's homes.

The last couple years they've been doing a lot of replacement work, you may have seen all the job sites and digging going on around town.

Now they are sticking ratepayers with the bill and most likely adding a nice fat tip for themselves on top.

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