DBT will play the Goose Island Beer Co. 312 Block Party on September 22.

The Hold Steady and Lillie Mae are also on the bill.

Now that is a nice lineup.

Holy crap. I would love to go to this. I wonder if/what capacity will be capped at?

Not only is it a great lineup, but the price of admission is some suggested donation and beers are something like $3. I think long lines and/or potential capacity issues are the only roadblocks for this one. Definitely considering a fall weekend trip to Chicago to catch this!

Based on my 25 years of attending these types of street fairs in Chicago, I'm guessing we won't see a "full" set from either THS or DBT. Probably an hour from THS and, maybe an hour and a half from the boys. Hope I'm wrong.

TV on the Radio on the bill as well. Hot damn

Tentatively in.

For any Chicagolanders who have done one of these before - how early would one need to show up to get a good spot by the stage? Would showing up at 4 when the event starts do it or is this like a line up hours before situation?

Just announced that Hold Steady are playing a show at the Empty Bottle on Friday the 21st. Its a small place and tickets will go fast. On sale on Tuesday, 10:00 CST. Password is Goose18.

Mr. B wrote:Just announced that Hold Steady are playing a show at the Empty Bottle on Friday the 21st. Its a small place and tickets will go fast. On sale on Tuesday, 10:00 CST. Password is Goose18.

Thanks.

Zip Up to Michigan wrote:

Mr. B wrote:Just announced that Hold Steady are playing a show at the Empty Bottle on Friday the 21st. Its a small place and tickets will go fast. On sale on Tuesday, 10:00 CST. Password is Goose18.

Thanks.

Hope you can make it. 'Cuz you owe me a beer.

Oh yes, the Luverly Lisa and I are on this one since the boys don't get any closer to us. Wheeee

Mr. B wrote:Based on my 25 years of attending these types of street fairs in Chicago, I'm guessing we won't see a "full" set from either THS or DBT. Probably an hour from THS and, maybe an hour and a half from the boys. Hope I'm wrong.

Set times are out, and unfortunately my instincts were correct. Hold Steady on at 7:15; DBT at 8:45. And I'm 99% sure that it will be a tight 10:00 curfew, so we are looking at a 75 minute set.

Mr. B wrote:

Mr. B wrote:Based on my 25 years of attending these types of street fairs in Chicago, I'm guessing we won't see a "full" set from either THS or DBT. Probably an hour from THS and, maybe an hour and a half from the boys. Hope I'm wrong.

Set times are out, and unfortunately my instincts were correct. Hold Steady on at 7:15; DBT at 8:45. And I'm 99% sure that it will be a tight 10:00 curfew, so we are looking at a 75 minute set.

This kind of puts me on the fence. I was hoping for a full set from DBT.

What would you recommend as far as parking goes?

Zip Up to Michigan wrote:

Mr. B wrote:

Mr. B wrote:Based on my 25 years of attending these types of street fairs in Chicago, I'm guessing we won't see a "full" set from either THS or DBT. Probably an hour from THS and, maybe an hour and a half from the boys. Hope I'm wrong.

Set times are out, and unfortunately my instincts were correct. Hold Steady on at 7:15; DBT at 8:45. And I'm 99% sure that it will be a tight 10:00 curfew, so we are looking at a 75 minute set.

This kind of puts me on the fence. I was hoping for a full set from DBT.

What would you recommend as far as parking goes?

I don't head to that part of town very often, so don't know much about parking around there. I suspect its limited and you need to get there early. Gee, that was really helpful, wasn't it?

Hope you can make it, but can understand why you wouldn't make the trip . . .

I have not parked in the area during the Goose Island festival before, but I live in the general area and my best suggestion, if you must drive, would be to approach from the west (from Western Avenue) and look for street parking on the east-west streets between Western and Damen. (use your normal city common sense re: leaving nothing in your vehicle). Saturdays are chaotic in the West Loop and Fulton Market, which would make parking anywhere east of the festival a crapshoot at best.

Overall, the most foolproof plan is probably to park elsewhere and take the green line or pink line to the Ashland L stop.

chihio72 wrote:I have not parked in the area during the Goose Island festival before, but I live in the general area and my best suggestion, if you must drive, would be to approach from the west (from Western Avenue) and look for street parking on the east-west streets between Western and Damen. (use your normal city common sense re: leaving nothing in your vehicle). Saturdays are chaotic in the West Loop and Fulton Market, which would make parking anywhere east of the festival a crapshoot at best.

Overall, the most foolproof plan is probably to park elsewhere and take the green line or pink line to the Ashland L stop.

Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm not very familiar with Chicago, so I'll ask this - if I take the pink line, is there an area you would recommend somewhere along the line/a certain stop I can park close to and then hop on?

Actually, come to think of it, I think I have a better recommendation if you are driving into town: check out spothero.com. I just did a quick search for availability to reserve a spot on Saturday, and a number of nearby options popped up. For example, Fulton West (just east of Ogden) is showing as $9 for a 12 hour period beginning at 4:00 PM on Saturday. For that modest of a price, I think it's a no-brainer. There are a number of options as far as lots and garages. Spothero is pretty hassle-free in my experience.

Anyone else snag tickets to the Hold Steady show tomorrow night? Looks like Sweet Baby Jay is opening.

Jack Flash wrote:Anyone else snag tickets to the Hold Steady show tomorrow night? Looks like Sweet Baby Jay is opening.

I wish. Tried to get them at THS facebook pre-sale, empty bottle pre-sale and when they went on sale to the general public. 0-3.

Ramon Casiano
Darkened Flags
Surrender Under Protest
Sink Hole
A Ghost to Most
Runaway Train
Sounds Better in the Song
The Living Bubba
Kinky Hypocrite
KKK
Ronnie and Neil
Marry Me
What It Means
Shit Shots Count
Lookout Mountain

Looks like it was a massive crowd. You guys have a good time?

Zip Up to Michigan wrote:Looks like it was a massive crowd. You guys have a good time?

Massive indeed. Life got in the way and I couldn't follow my own advice -- we got there at 6:00, stood in line for an hour and when we got close to the front they announced that they were no longer letting people in for the rest of the night. It was a beautiful night for a rawk show, very bummed we missed it.

I suffered the same fate; my group got there around 6 and stood in line and never got in. Boo... it was perfect night for an outdoor show.
Backing up, I used to live in Chicago but am in CA now. I'd flown in to hang out with old friends and the show was part of our plan. So, double boo.
But... we had got our way into Hold Steady on Friday at Empty Bottle. Jay opened and we saw part of his opening set. He was on piano/keys and Patterson came out for few songs. We were in way back and it was hard to hear but it sounded like various covers; I know they played "Lawyers Guns Money" b/c everyone in the place was shouting the chorus. Hold Steady were quite great and I'm really glad we went b/c... it save the weekend from being a music-bust.