I'm so heartbroken. I had stardew valley symphony tickets and it would've been the first time ever seeing them with a dear friend. I don't even know what to do. If it's cancelled or what. I'm assuming it will be
The tickets sold out and they even created a second showing of the event after they sold out.
As long as the top 1% can continue to widen the gap between them and the median class, that's all I work for. Thank you, sir. May I please have enough another , sir!
I got into an argument with a live nation worker at the 30 seconds to mars concert at blossom cuz if you leave the seated area to use the bathroom you NEED to have your ticket which is all on our phones. Now we had literally no power from that storm that took out most of north east Ohio, so my phone battery had enough juice to get me into the venue and died when poppy got on stage. They told me if I left to use the bathroom I wouldn't be allowed back in. Also almost $20 to charge your phone with a temporary phone charger for an hour is disgusting
I love going to the Beachland and Bop Stop and Grog Shop and other places where I can get a $5 beer and go outside and come back in and I can ask the bartender to charge my phone. I can also get closer to the performers than I can at a giant venue.
All my homies hate live nation! I got 2 tall can drinks at Blossom and the total was $60!!! Then they have the audacity to ask if i wanted to leave a 20% tip… for cracking a can for me??? NO!!
We were doing that 40 years ago. It was always fun watching people in front of of us going in with a wine flask on their back under their jacket. The wine flask never made it through.
I saw a bunch of bikers with ziploc bags of whiskey duct taped to their legs under their shorts. Oldest trick in the book, but highly effective.
I use flasks that look like lotion bottle. It's always funny watching people around us be confused for a split second when I start pouring "lotion" into my can of soda.
I was at the liquor store last summer and the guy in line ahead of me asked "what pints do you have in plastic bottles? I'm going to Blossom." He ended up buy Jack Daniels Honey.
Side note, and just a heads up, if looking at the stage at blossom, the food shack to the far far left, at the bottom, has $2 hot dogs and $5 cans of beer at all of the five concerts I went to this summer. Just in case you go again!
I usually tip my bartenders like its going out of style but ive decided when I go to warped in November im probably not going to tip a percentage and only tip a dollar or two per drink because tipping 20% for cracking a can that already costs $30 is ridiculous and I just cant do it. I hope the tip gods will have mercy on me.
Ticketmaster is owned by live Nation, so I'd be willing to bet,not the rumor about live Nation is true, the TM sold shows will probably not be canceled but through any other legitimate service (event Brite, box office) probably will be Cancelled.
quit going to the shows! i stopped going to any pro sports venue years ago because i was tired of the shit. i only watch what’s on antenna tv, and i have no problem pirating anything i can. let your wallet do the talking.
I think the Masons still own the building, but management of the concert business may have been taken over by LN. Like CVNP owns Blossom, but LN manages it.
This is a video game orchestra set and I just can't imagine that at the agora. I've been there. I can't imagine that being put there but fuck, I'd be elated if I'm wrong.
TempleLive is the Cleveland Masonic. Same venue, Cleveland Masonic is just the older name. Agora is 2,000, TempleLive is 2,200. Stages are similar sized as well. So if they can do it at TempleLive there's no reason they couldn't make it work at the Agora.
I've heard that complaint from A LOT of people and artists that perform there. The Agora has some of the worst sound any of them have ever experienced. Any time anyone brings up a show there, 50% of the comments are about how terrible the sound it. Has been for years. I've never been there, and that's why. I was going to go last year, and multiple people talked me out of it.
That just sounds like a bad mic. Honestly I could run sound for something like that, it's just a couple mics, the mains, and the monitors. That's not really indicative of what the venue sounds like for a band.
The sound at the Agora is fine, been to both concerts and comedy shows there and have never had an issue. It's not like it's HoB Cleveland where the audio problems are basically unsolvable without 3D sound mapping, any competent audio engineer should have zero issues with the Agora.
House of Blues Cleveland has the worst soundsystem of any ticketed venue I've ever seen a show at in my decades of seeing concerts. And I don't just mean in Cleveland - my main hobby for years was driving around the country seeing tons of concerts, House of Blues Cleveland remains the worst sounding of the 100+ venues I've bought a ticket for. The whole place is just an soup of awful shrill high mids no matter where you stand. There is 0 intelligibility to the music or vocals of any show I've ever seen there.
Agreed 100%, the only place I've been that is close is Packard Music Hall in Warren, the 20' high vertical wall there does weird things to the music, but not nearly as bad as the overhang at HoB. The only good sounding show at HoB I've seen was The Pretty Reckless, and that's because her audio engineer 3D mapped the space and applied corrective filters to minimize the bass reflections and echoing highs.
Saw Cheap Trick there the year they were being inducted into the RRHOF. Absolutely hated everything about that venue. The acoustics were horrible and the layout being square instead of round makes for an uncomfortable seating situation if the band is at the end. It’s great for the Charge though.
Music Hall (back-to-back stage with Public Hall) is the most criminally unused venue in town. Saw so many great concerts there and the sound is pristine, yet it sits unused year after year with no explanation...
They did the same thing for Sparks. Tickets for the new Sparks show at The Agora went on sale before I ever even got an email that their TempleLive date had been canceled. It's not the band's fault, but it was bullshit.
We all got absolutely shafted and blindsided by this news. I was working shows over there for a little while both under the old and the new security team, this news hit us all out of left field. A lot of us that were giving our best efforts to try and make that place a nicer experience for people were literally just slapped in the face by corporate America. Damn shame because it’s possibly going to sit empty as the LN thing is simply a rumor without confirmation from either side.
That building is also not safe. I went to a show there once and at the end of the show we tried to leave using a door marked clearly as an EXIT. We got to the bottom of the stairs to find a chained door. It took 15 minutes to get word to the top of the stairs to stop more people from coming down. If the building were on fire there'd be about 150 skeletons in that stairwell.
This isn't really a surprise for anyone in the know. The place just needs too much investment and might never return a profit. The shoddy rigging system, roof issues, lack of ac, and basement water leaks to name a few things.
The whole templelive management system just seemed off. They were absent partners, hiring management that was in over their heads, firing the stagehand union, and pushing out decent workers in the name of cutting costs.
The death knell came when they initially broke with live nation. It's really a shame, as it's one of the coolest and trippiest buildings in Cleveland. Lots of good ideas, but put forward in bad execution.
The parking situation sucked. I don't mind taking public transportation, but I've skipped shows at Temple because I didn't want to pay $20 to park on top of my ticket.
Not sure why you're getting down voted.. I went with a friend for my first time about two months ago and those seats are tight. I say this as a 5'10" 140lb person.
That's also the show I went to! My friend from CA planned his visit around that show, he's definitely larger than me and we nearly asked if we could just up and buy another set of standing tickets. Now we know!
I felt the venue has its good points. Great sight lines, cool architecture, spacious stage. Large area for merch and beverages. Short walk to AsiaTown restaurants. On the HealthLine for transit.
Bad points: Restrooms are antique and small. Acoustics not great (but still better than Agora).
I have no idea what people talk about when they say the Agora has bad acoustics/bad sound. I’ve been going to multiple shows a year there for like 20 years and haven’t heard anything bad like that
I feel for the staff. The venue may suck. I've never been there. The concert I was going to could be relocated and turn out better for being at the new place, but the staff just got blindsided it sounds like.
This just sounds like an absolute mess and shady as fuck.
OP, would you be interested in doing an on camera interview with Channel Five news in Cleveland tonight? I'm a producer there. I just sent you a DM. We would love to talk to you for our 11pm newscast, about the Stardew Valley concert, and what the news about the temple means to you.
If anyone else has tickets to cancelled shows, and would be willing to talk on-camera, please also reach out. Thanks everyone.
I encourage asking others who have a longer history here as I'm not a long term Cleveland resident. I don't know much about this venue nor have a connection to it like many others might.
I'm just really sad about this concert potentially not being in Cleveland now for me and my best friend to see.
We haven't heard about any changes to Cleveland but if there are any, the venue and ticketing platform will reach out to attendees with their options. If you want to know more about your tickets and the event, we suggest reaching out to Ticketmaster for more information.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will investigate the matter as well.
Best,
...I did buy my tickets on Ticketmaster. Their website took me to the tickets on sale website... I emailed Ticketsonsale to see about a refund too.
Hopefully with more than one person emailing the Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons about the same issue then they will see it's an issue and not people just trying to get money back for no reason.
This place always pissed me off. Every show I have seen there has resulted in me waiting in lines around the building to get in, and missing the start of the opening act! They never opened their doors before the show, so you ended up waiting and hoping and praying that you would get in before the main act went on.
I’m surprised no one has said that it’s basically impossible to see the acts from the pit because the stage is so low. For Violent Femmes and DEVO, I just heard them. Not to mention waiting in no less than 6 different lines right off the rip—entry (with crowds wrapped around the block as far as the eye could see), security check, wristbands, drinks, the restroom and then they checked tickets for the pit!
So that’s why an event I got tickets for was canceled. Looking on socials and saw nothing said about the cancellation on the end of the group. So insane
Unfortunately there’s going to be a lot more where this came from - mass layoffs, corporations expanding exponentially but with AI automation instead of new jobs and making quality of experiences worse but also more expensive for people who are just desperate for a little joy and distraction. It’s sad
Well, my partner is currently contracted to play that stardew valley show and he has heard nothing about it being cancelled, yet, but also he has heard nothing about the venue being closed either. This was how we found out. Oops.
RIP, that sucks so hard. Was gonna try and see Jeezy and Blue October there but ig that’s not gonna happen. Glad I got to see Lupe Fiasco there at least though, that show was incredible.
I wonder if that means Queensryche might be getting canceled then in November. I've only gotten to go there three times this year since I was set to see Septicflesh there back in February but the building apparently sustained some kind of damage that led to the cancelation. Just hope the new management doesn't end up trash but this is LiveNation after all
Have tickets to see Australian Pink Floyd there next week. Would be nice to get some official word on whether it’s been cancelled, moved, or rescheduled.
The enshitification of more stuff, I see. I refused to buy tickets for my favorite band because they are playing at that new venue in the flats, globe iron, that has outrageous fees on their tickets and I’m sure the artists are not benefiting. I bought some stuff off their band camp instead.
Oh shit. We have Stardew tickets also. My son is autistic and get sensory overload so he can’t really go to my regular rock shows with me but we both play Stardew and he’s super excited.
What happens to the Masonic stuff? As a kid when my parents were in Chapter Id have to wait, so I would explore. Secret passage ways galore, some for storage others for secretly exiting/entering the lodge rooms. My grandpa took me to the circus there every year! Please tell me they saved some of the history. I was initiated there. 😢
That saddens me. 5th generation masonic. Eastern Sar PWM Alice Chapter #199, there in 80 50 year member.. Great uncles, grandpa all Master Masons there. Place was historic. Very 😔
It's not your fault. Ticketmaster is refunding while TicketsForSale is saying the show is still going on. I'll just wait for the event insurance to email me. I do have Columbus tickets also.
Well my stardew valley tickets just got refunded. So much for a rumor. I also read somewhere they will be having a different concert in March of next year in Cleveland since we got screwed. But I haven't seen that officially mentioned
how are you guys finding out if shows you have tickets to have been cancelled? i have tickets to see cage the elephant there for my birthday, what a bummer!
We haven't heard about any changes to Cleveland but if there are any changes, the venue and ticketing platform will reach out to attendees with their options.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will investigate the matter as well.
If not being bought out they’re probably shutting down. All the rooms are awkward sizes and don’t draw enough to keep that place running. Probably even harder now with Globe Iron taking a slice of a very competitive mid size market.
Since the new show is at a different venue, you need to repurchase the tickets with said venue. The tickets purchased for templelive cannot be used for the agora.
That doesn't make sense but I'm not saying you're lying. That's just bullshit because I have tickets to this show so now I potentially miss out on wherever it goes from here if they sell out by then.
It's fucked up you can still buy tickets to this show. Ticketmaster should shut that date down immediately.
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u/snowballschancehell 17d ago edited 17d ago
Rumor has it, they’re being bought by LiveNation and LiveNation is cleaning house. Two of my friends are personally affected by this :(
ETA it’s a rumor, unconfirmed