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re: Loews State Place Theatre Events
Posted on 10/8/23 at 9:10 pm to redstick13
Posted on 10/8/23 at 9:10 pm to redstick13
First time I can remember going to State Palace…
1977 Star Wars. I’m pretty sure it was the first place it played in the NOLA area.
Last time I went there was for the Beastie Boys in 1992.
Saw the Beasties at UNO in 1994 and in City Park/Marconi Meadows for Voodoo in like 2004 too. That Voodoo also had Sonic Youth, Cypress Hill, and Green Day.
1977 Star Wars. I’m pretty sure it was the first place it played in the NOLA area.
Last time I went there was for the Beastie Boys in 1992.
Saw the Beasties at UNO in 1994 and in City Park/Marconi Meadows for Voodoo in like 2004 too. That Voodoo also had Sonic Youth, Cypress Hill, and Green Day.
Posted on 10/8/23 at 9:11 pm to redstick13
Taproot/Incubus/Deftones was my favorite concert I've seen. Top to bottom a perfect show. Went to many, many "raves" there as well. Dara, Dieselboy, AK, etc - always had a blast.
This post was edited on 10/8/23 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 10/8/23 at 9:13 pm to redstick13
Skinny Puppy 1992
Bauhaus 1998
Bauhaus 1998
Posted on 10/8/23 at 9:34 pm to redstick13
Butthole surfers and stone temple pilots
Pantera Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond driven tour. Primus, twice.
Great place for shows.
Pantera Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond driven tour. Primus, twice.
Great place for shows.
Posted on 10/8/23 at 10:48 pm to YeastExtract
Tool in 1996 right when Aenima came out (as other poster descibed...Maynard painted half blue & half white...performance art like modern Kabuki--he looked like static or was on fire when they hit him with certain lights...and I wasn't tripping lol...so fricking cool)
Many many Free Bass Society raves thrown by Disco Donnie (LSU alum), who also was partly responsible for the giant Halloween block parties on Chimes Street that were epic in the mid to late 90s. Just like his raves, the cops had enough and shut them down.
Vampire Stripper Sluts from Outerspace (Halloween)
Zoolu
Freakfest
Hong Kong Phooey
The DJ is God
The DJ is the Devil
etc. etc.
Some of the biggest/best DJs on the planet ran through there until the Feds broke it up and went after Donnie under "Crackhouse Law". No clue How he pulled it off. I heard he treated the DJs well when they flew in to play for him. I'm guessing he paid well too.
Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold, Crystal Method, Paul Van Dyke, Green Velvet, Rabbit in the Moon, Keoki, Josh Wink, Frankie Bones (all huge in the late 90s) played...tore the roof off in there. Carl Cox is still a top headliner 30 years later. Some of the others still get big $$$.
Used to have a reset session about once every 2-3 months there. Great, great times. Still blown away and have vivid memories of sets by Sasha, LTJ Bukem, Big Bud, Dara, Madd Wicked, AK 1200.
Rolling balls at Zoolu one year and met (through mutual friend) and hung with a dealer from NYC who was in town to do business in New Orleans for Mardi Gras and the Zoolu party (was all weekend). He sold all he drove down with (two large suitcases supposedly) in a day and a half and stayed to party. I told him I had never been to NYC and the parties there must be epic. He said yeah, they are cool, but we don't have shite like this in NY. I was like really?? Twilo, Limelight, all these place I heard about...sounds systems designed by famous sound engineers including the engineer who did Studio 54. He said this is a legal drug party man. This is a giant drug party out the open. We don't have shite like this in NYC. I was like wow...ok then It was very out in the open. Smelled like plastic in there sometimes.
Went to Donnie's 50th Bday party in NOLA in December 2019. Mark Farina on the decks. Wow...he is so so good. Says alot that that is who Donnie wanted for his 50th. He and Derrick Carter are so talented/skilled with vinyl. Saw Derrick Carter mixing vinyl with three turn tables at dingy Club 504 (think that was name) further down Bourbon one night. Best live vinyl mixing I have ever seen.
Many many Free Bass Society raves thrown by Disco Donnie (LSU alum), who also was partly responsible for the giant Halloween block parties on Chimes Street that were epic in the mid to late 90s. Just like his raves, the cops had enough and shut them down.
Vampire Stripper Sluts from Outerspace (Halloween)
Zoolu
Freakfest
Hong Kong Phooey
The DJ is God
The DJ is the Devil
etc. etc.
Some of the biggest/best DJs on the planet ran through there until the Feds broke it up and went after Donnie under "Crackhouse Law". No clue How he pulled it off. I heard he treated the DJs well when they flew in to play for him. I'm guessing he paid well too.
Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold, Crystal Method, Paul Van Dyke, Green Velvet, Rabbit in the Moon, Keoki, Josh Wink, Frankie Bones (all huge in the late 90s) played...tore the roof off in there. Carl Cox is still a top headliner 30 years later. Some of the others still get big $$$.
Used to have a reset session about once every 2-3 months there. Great, great times. Still blown away and have vivid memories of sets by Sasha, LTJ Bukem, Big Bud, Dara, Madd Wicked, AK 1200.
Rolling balls at Zoolu one year and met (through mutual friend) and hung with a dealer from NYC who was in town to do business in New Orleans for Mardi Gras and the Zoolu party (was all weekend). He sold all he drove down with (two large suitcases supposedly) in a day and a half and stayed to party. I told him I had never been to NYC and the parties there must be epic. He said yeah, they are cool, but we don't have shite like this in NY. I was like really?? Twilo, Limelight, all these place I heard about...sounds systems designed by famous sound engineers including the engineer who did Studio 54. He said this is a legal drug party man. This is a giant drug party out the open. We don't have shite like this in NYC. I was like wow...ok then It was very out in the open. Smelled like plastic in there sometimes.
Went to Donnie's 50th Bday party in NOLA in December 2019. Mark Farina on the decks. Wow...he is so so good. Says alot that that is who Donnie wanted for his 50th. He and Derrick Carter are so talented/skilled with vinyl. Saw Derrick Carter mixing vinyl with three turn tables at dingy Club 504 (think that was name) further down Bourbon one night. Best live vinyl mixing I have ever seen.
This post was edited on 10/11/23 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 10/8/23 at 11:35 pm to disco tiger
quote:
Last quote I got was about 25M to buy the land and just get it up to code....was a while ago though
Zoolu 30 is coming this Mardi Gras ...btw
You think anyone will eventually get the old place back up and running?
This post was edited on 10/9/23 at 12:29 am
Posted on 10/9/23 at 11:03 am to disco tiger
quote:
Last quote I got was about 25M to buy the land and just get it up to code....was a while ago though
There used to be great incentives to go restore these theaters, so there’s likely a damn good reason everyone passed on this place.
I think Lacey from Spanish Moon runs that program now. She might be able to provide some insight on the issue.
No doubt the Mayors office would also provide incentives, assuming you’re somehow adding affordable housing.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 11:08 am to MyRockstarComplex
I've wondered what it looks like in there now that it's been closed for a ton of time, likely unkempt. Pretty sure it'd take a major overhaul to get everything up and running again.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 11:11 am to redstick13
Saw STP IIRC Weiland’s first show after a famous stint in rehab. They killed it. Also saw Weiland earlier that day playing roulette at Harrahs. Was pretty cool. He was with the model he ended up marrying. Good times.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 11:26 am to MyRockstarComplex
quote:
There used to be great incentives to go restore these theaters, so there’s likely a damn good reason everyone passed on this place
The incentives are still there but what I have read says that there were several other theaters that took advantage already and upgraded. The opinion is that the market couldn’t support another place so it hasn’t attracted lots of investors.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:28 pm to Horsemeat
quote:
Pretty sure it'd take a major overhaul to get everything up and running again.
I imagine you’d have to go to the studs due to significant moisture damage. The ACM and LBP remediation required before you can even start demo would prob be a nightmare.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:36 pm to killedbyindians
That melon/lenny show was fantastic - Holy Man was awesome
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:47 pm to redstick13
I went to a few raves there, never any concerts.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:47 pm to redstick13
quote:
Tool
I was at that show - it was great.
BUT - I seem to remember it ended fast and then as we were leaving there were a bunch of fire trucks outside with fighters all suited up and ready to come in.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:59 pm to WaltWhite504
quote:
BUT - I seem to remember it ended fast and then as we were leaving there were a bunch of fire trucks outside with fighters all suited up and ready to come in.
I don’t remember it ending early, I just don’t think they had a lot of songs out at the time of that show. I also don’t remember there being an opening act.
I was thinking it was the NIN show I went to that had a fire after (could have been Tool). It was that China Wall place that was smoking. Everyone was standing in Canal watching it smoke (most of us on hallucinogens).
This post was edited on 10/9/23 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:10 pm to redstick13
I was at that rave.
1997
Rave was called flashback.
1997
Rave was called flashback.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:47 pm to thermal9221
Manson on Antichrist tour
EndFest
EndFest
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:20 pm to One72
The venue double booked that '96 Tool date. Maynard promised to end at 10pm bc I had The Crystal Method and Keoki playing. Tool finally ended around 11pm and we had 3k people outside waiting to get in. Doors didn't open until after midnight. I was such a dumbass that I never even read TCM's rider. They had to play their keyboards on light cases. The night was so messy that it was epic.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 5:37 am to TigerWise
I think my last show there was Taproot, deftones and incubus
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