Armin van Buuren - LoveFest 2008 AfterParty!!! 10.04.2008

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Posted by drEamer on May-28-2008 22:41:

no worries man....u will like whatever it is!!! i know u will....u just come to party!!!

Posted by fupaking on May-29-2008 14:29:

This is interesting, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is actually "temporarily" *closed* according the official web site .
Ticketmaster does not list any future events at the facility, and the site doesn't mention when it will reopen.

Could that be why a venue is not named yet, when normally one would expect it would be BGCA?

Posted by in2muzikk on May-29-2008 15:15:

Yeah, it's been "temporarily closed" since 3/31/08 per their website, anyone know why?

Posted by drEamer on May-29-2008 15:53:

from what i hear they have been doing renovations to the Bill graham

Posted by toolman667 on May-29-2008 17:10:

to be more precise, they are doing seismic retrofits to the Bill Graham.

I just learned that the other day when my friends at the Academy had to have their graduation ceremony at the cow palace, instead of the BG.

Dunno when they'll be done... hopefully in time for the LoveFest...

Posted by 2tall on May-29-2008 18:24:

some time ago, i was talking to someone about why some other event was not being done at BGCA and they said renovation, so i immediately thought about love fest, and they said it should re-open by then... don't remember who/when/what i asked...

but out of curiosity, i just emailed the guy on that BGCA homepage and his reply:

quote:
As of today we do not have a re-opening date.... We have taken no booking past March 1 2008 so the date of OCT 4 is open.... However if and when when we do resume booking I will give the date to Skills has the have been here for a few years and give deposits for future dates."

Michael Colter
Facility Manager
Bill Graham Civic

Posted by fupaking on May-29-2008 19:21:

so sounds to me Skills/Spundae has already expressed their interest, otherwise he wouldn't say that. So all depends on it being done by then. Personally, I would pay double or more to see Armin somewhere more intimate...I know that wouldn't happen, given the size and nature of the event. Just sayin' that's my preference over a place like BG.

Posted by DaveT on May-29-2008 20:49:

Bill Graham got new management who is making changes to make the place a more appealing concert venue. Maybe they are also retrofitting, but I haven't heard about that...

It wasn't clear how long it'll be closed, but only a range of 6 months - 1 year was given.

I read those few details in the paper a couple months back. I think it was just info the writer heard herself, but I forget.

Posted by 2tall on May-29-2008 21:00:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
I read those few details in the paper a couple months back. I think it was just info the writer heard herself, but I forget.

must be this below from the SF Chronicle.. i think i also came across this

quote:

March 3, 2008 - It looks as if the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is going to be closed - for a period of time that might be as short as six months or as long as a year - while new management makes physical improvements to the site. This matter is on the desk of the city's director of convention facilities, John Noguchi, right now, and it's not yet signed, sealed and delivered. But from what I hear, the place will reopen as a spiffed-up concert venue.

source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...d&sn=004&sc=189

Posted by fupaking on May-29-2008 21:03:

Not to be a pessimist, but knowing SF city government and its innifficienies, could be a while before it's reopened. I imagine the event organizers would like to secure a venue asap. Though, any changes are very welcome. The venue needs a lot of work.

Posted by fupaking on May-29-2008 21:04:

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Originally posted by fupaking
Not to be a pessimist, but knowing SF city government and its innifficienies (assuming they play any role in this??), could be a while before it's reopened. Not clear if the city manages it at all in any way anymore. I imagine the event organizers would like to secure a venue asap. Though, any changes are very welcome. The venue needs a lot of work.

Posted by DaveT on May-29-2008 21:16:

quote:
Originally posted by fupaking
Not to be a pessimist, but knowing SF city government and its innifficienies, could be a while before it's reopened. I imagine the event organizers would like to secure a venue asap. Though, any changes are very welcome. The venue needs a lot of work.

That's prob why there's a six month time range for completion before the renovation even started. These projects are usually full of contracts with labor hours expected and at least one set deadline. It's necessary to get an exact budget....then they re-adjust after that if things come up and figure out how to handle it and who pays for anything that goes past the deadline.

Have a feeling that the renovation budget isn't all coming out at once and as they get budget each Q1 they will move forward with the renovation....so there could be delays between one milestone and the start of the next if they run out of money for the quarter.

Just a theory...I have no clue. Just know how some project go in different industries with the budgets.

Posted by fupaking on May-29-2008 21:20:

cool.

In case it wasn't obvious, I'm moving back from Brazil finally with my wife, in the next few months. LoveFest will probably mark my return. I'm looking forward to coming home to SF and being amongst the most knowledgeable clubbers. We just know how to do it right.

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