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Why do all clubs in Boston close at 2am?

I just read several threads mentioning AvB's upcoming performance in Boston. It appears, though, that all clubs and bars in Boston must close by 2am. (Which means people start leaving around 1-1:30)

What's up with that???

and with all those colleges and students, too?

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Originally posted by HardTranceProd I just read several threads mentioning AvB's upcoming performance in Boston. It appears, though, that all clubs and bars in Boston must close by 2am. (Which means people start leaving around 1-1:30) What's up with that??? and with all those colleges and students, too?

First off its not all clubs...it's all clubs that serve alcohol. Rise is open till 630-7 sometimes much later and they have great dj lineups. The 2am liquor curfew has been around forever and I think philadelphia has the same issue. They will never change the law unforutnately.

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Originally posted by HardTranceProd I just read several threads mentioning AvB's upcoming performance in Boston. It appears, though, that all clubs and bars in Boston must close by 2am. (Which means people start leaving around 1-1:30) What's up with that??? and with all those colleges and students, too?

To add to what GU said.. no-one leaves at 1-1:30.. people leave at 2 on the dot usually... Because we milk every minute we get But that is just how it is and we gotta live with it.. Rise is one of the exceptions and its a damn good one

I see, thanks for clarifying.

philly is 3 i believe, i remember cuz i was dying for a drink around 3:15 and the girl wouldn't let me get one lol

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Originally posted by HardTranceProd and with all those colleges and students, too?

there's your answer. Approx. half of boston's entire population attend university. so they don't more potential for accidents happening to and because of drunk kids.

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Originally posted by LuNaSeA there's your answer. Approx. half of boston's entire population attend university. so they don't more potential for accidents happening to and because of drunk kids.

instead they close the clubs/bars at 2 and let the kids roam the street and riot...even better..

not for nothing but what the hell is all this rioting thing? like don't they got anything better to do like some frat party with kegs or something iono i think its just stupid to see them flipping cars, then again alot of kids in boston are pretty well off...so who cares mom will buy'em a new one right....

i'm out of the loop and back into the school bubble-- so what happened with rioting in boston?/ usually when clubs close (in my experience) they are cops making sure the kids aren't loitering around doing stupid shit on the streets..

yeah what riots? did i miss something?

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Originally posted by kid nyce instead they close the clubs/bars at 2 and let the kids roam the street and riot...even better.. not for nothing but what the hell is all this rioting thing? like don't they got anything better to do like some frat party with kegs or something iono i think its just stupid to see them flipping cars, then again alot of kids in boston are pretty well off...so who cares mom will buy'em a new one right....

Way to generalize and bring up something that happened in 2004. You look for any reason to put down Boston. I don't get why. Stupid immature college kids will do stupid things regardless of what city it's in.

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Originally posted by kid nyce instead they close the clubs/bars at 2 and let the kids roam the street and riot...even better.. not for nothing but what the hell is all this rioting thing? like don't they got anything better to do like some frat party with kegs or something iono i think its just stupid to see them flipping cars, then again alot of kids in boston are pretty well off...so who cares mom will buy'em a new one right....

you speak like this is an everyday occurrence, i went to school at BU and lived at Kenmore which is right where avalon, axis etc is.


also i agree with the other poster, no ones leaves before 2 and its usually pretty packed by 1030-11, well it was when i went there, so you still get 3ish hours which isnt too bad cuz the sets are really intense since theyre so short. go, youll have a blast.

edit: run-on sentence anyone??

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Originally posted by LuNaSeA there's your answer. Approx. half of boston's entire population attend university. so they don't more potential for accidents happening to and because of drunk kids.

That's the number 1 reason why there will never be a change in the laws

i think the 2am end-time is linked to old-school puritanical laws; providence is the same way.

boston is an outstanding city; while there's def. a lot of douchebaggery taking place at clubs and bars, the city itself and most bostonians are super cool.

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Originally posted by Konijn i think the 2am end-time is linked to old-school puritanical laws; providence is the same way. boston is an outstanding city; while there's def. a lot of douchebaggery taking place at clubs and bars, the city itself and most bostonians are super cool.

At least someone likes us

And riotswise.. Ummm those are ALWAYS linked to the Red-Sox... occasionally, there's stuff when the Patriots win too... but basically, those are almost unrelated to closing time... Riots don't really happen in Boston so to basically reiterate what everyone else already said, that's a dumb generalization if I've ever seen one...

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Originally posted by GUBostonDubs Way to generalize and bring up something that happened in 2004. You look for any reason to put down Boston. I don't get why. Stupid immature college kids will do stupid things regardless of what city it's in.

i was waiting for that lol...no i don't look to any reason to put down boston. i've visited a few times, i have plenty of friends who go there. maybe its because boston has a more centralized region of colleges which creates this infestation of debauchery and immature acts. what i don't understand is how alot of the college kids there have so much money, it sickens me. And girls, girls get the best of it. My girl friends up there say they have a great time and don't spend any money when they go out, to me that's misleading and can lead to bad situations. It wouldn't be if it wasn't bred that way. Maybe the fact that people have such an easy life disturbs me. Maybe it's because I like many others, had to bleed their way to where we are now. I'm not saying I'm poor, actually I think I rather well of, but to see how the money is so indespensible there is what really drives my anger. I've witnessed first hand kids who are under 21 driving the latest n greatest M3's. Not that I'm envious of the material thing, just angry at the waste of money or how easy it would be to get what you want at whatever age you are.

Now this is way off topic from the bars/clubs closing at 2am. So i'll bring it back ontopic, the riot comment is true, so when the sox won the world series, did everyone not resort to marching the streets? when the yankees won the world series no one was marching the streets. When florida/az won the world series they didn't hit the streets right after. I wonder why having such a strict liquor license only leads to an equal or more amount of chaos. You end up getting hammered quicker thus it being early in the night without having anything to do kinda leads me to the assumption that this is something that happens more often.

I give credit to Rise for the establishment but am not a fan of the whole "membership" thing. Although in some cases yes a membership works for like minded individuals, but when it becomes an ultra exclusive venue, i begin to look at that establishment as a red-rope affair...

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Originally posted by djy2g33 At least someone likes us And riotswise.. Ummm those are ALWAYS linked to the Red-Sox... occasionally, there's stuff when the Patriots win too... but basically, those are almost unrelated to closing time... Riots don't really happen in Boston so to basically reiterate what everyone else already said, that's a dumb generalization if I've ever seen one...

generalizations are made by example, the only way to stop them is to not make an example of one...

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Originally posted by kid nyce i was waiting for that lol...no i don't look to any reason to put down boston. i've visited a few times, i have plenty of friends who go there. maybe its because boston has a more centralized region of colleges which creates this infestation of debauchery and immature acts. what i don't understand is how alot of the college kids there have so much money, it sickens me. And girls, girls get the best of it. My girl friends up there say they have a great time and don't spend any money when they go out, to me that's misleading and can lead to bad situations. It wouldn't be if it wasn't bred that way. Maybe the fact that people have such an easy life disturbs me. Maybe it's because I like many others, had to bleed their way to where we are now. I'm not saying I'm poor, actually I think I rather well of, but to see how the money is so indespensible there is what really drives my anger. I've witnessed first hand kids who are under 21 driving the latest n greatest M3's. Not that I'm envious of the material thing, just angry at the waste of money or how easy it would be to get what you want at whatever age you are. Now this is way off topic from the bars/clubs closing at 2am. So i'll bring it back ontopic, the riot comment is true, so when the sox won the world series, did everyone not resort to marching the streets? when the yankees won the world series no one was marching the streets. When florida/az won the world series they didn't hit the streets right after. I wonder why having such a strict liquor license only leads to an equal or more amount of chaos. You end up getting hammered quicker thus it being early in the night without having anything to do kinda leads me to the assumption that this is something that happens more often. I give credit to Rise for the establishment but am not a fan of the whole "membership" thing. Although in some cases yes a membership works for like minded individuals, but when it becomes an ultra exclusive venue, i begin to look at that establishment as a red-rope affair...

First off there's no way you're not just a bitter yankees fan and there wouldn't have been any riots at all if your team didn't choke 4 games in a row in 2004 . Boston waited 86 years for a world series so it was kind of a big deal. If you wanna claim Rise is a red rope affair you obviously haven't been there. Anyone who's been there knows that's not the case. They have it members only with easily accessible guest passes. They even hand them out at virgin records with purchases and satellite records when you buy records...... they make it very easy to get inside. They LEGALLY have to be members only to stay open with the city of Boston. Rise actually fought in court to stay open because Boston is VERY anti- afterhours and that was part of the reason sunrise closed.

kidnyce - relax.

i went to school in boston and i lived there until last september. not everyone there is loaded. the reason there are a lot of people there with money is because it's a fun and expensive city and has a big international scene. people with money are drawn to go to school there because they see it as the perfect place to party it up. that said, there are a lot of normal college students who work at pizza places and do just about anything else to get by... like working two jobs and such. boston's bills are not easy to pay, but then again, a 1500 one br would be 2500 in manhattan. the same types of rich kids are also drawn to manhattan. you just don't notice them because there are a trillion people richer flashing their shit around anyway.... and there is no high concentration of college kids.

the mix of people and incomes has the full range.

don't compare the yankees winning to the red sox winning... we all know there was a huge history there, and what you don't realize is that the red sox and sports in general are like the blood that runs through the veins of new england. it is their pride, joy and love and involves everything and everyone in their lives. that's just how important it is to them.

the fact that asshole drunk bastards - just like those that vandalized my car near northeastern university - like to take the excuse and go break some shit, has nothing to do with that culture. it has to do with how many drunken college assholes exist in such a small place. and this is at a normal ratio of college assholes to cool college kids.

i think you're seeing what's obvious to you as a new yorker... i'm telling you what living in, understanding and loving boston teaches you.

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As for the liquor license, yea it's not such a great thing closing at 2AM. From my observations, the time restraint encourages kids to drink faster, earlier, and get hammered quicker with an early evening upon them. I don't think closing the bar at 2 is really the greatest thing. If anything it allows people to have more of a night while being much more drunk from drinking heavily in a small period of time.

In philly I witnessed the same thing, the bar closed at 3 promptly and there seem to be a huge rush at the bar from 1-3. Alot of people get drunk quicker, not that I'm complaining or anything, just that the establishment stayed open until 6. Gives the patrons at 3 hour-time-to-get-sober period

World War III here we gooooooo

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Originally posted by kid nyce Sounds good UMES, I'm off it, and I'll be visitng my friends in boston like I've done in the past. I just don't appreciate people saying how i'm a bitter fan of whatever sport it is. You're saying I'm making a generalization yet you've generalized my opinion. Alot of hypocritical statements overall.... Anyways I'm off the whole subject and I'll still root for my yankees, win lose or draw.

i don't root for any of the teams so i'm totally out of the sports accusations. it just seemed as though you were really turned off because of a couple things you noticed... i just wanted to let you know what i learned over the course of years to maybe help you get past negative things. i just like boston very much so i interjected, no intention to generalize... and i like new york a lot too

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Originally posted by djy2g33 World War III here we gooooooo

no, really don't think so. we're mature adults here just stating opinions.

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Originally posted by umes23 i don't root for any of the teams so i'm totally out of the sports accusations. it just seemed as though you were really turned off because of a couple things you noticed... i just wanted to let you know what i learned over the course of years to maybe help you get past negative things. i just like boston very much so i interjected, no intention to generalize... and i like new york a lot too

ya i like boston too thats what feuled the past 30mins of typing lol...the only thing i didn't like was the pizza but maybe thats cuz i ate a few bombs the night before

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Originally posted by kid nyce ya i like boston too thats what feuled the past 30mins of typing lol...the only thing i didn't like was the pizza but maybe thats cuz i ate a few bombs the night before

I'll concede pizza to nyc anyway

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