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Question about the scene in the Tampa area (if there is one)

I'm just curious because I noticed that the major club venues are 18+, how is the scene?

Is it a bunch of kiddies running around with their eyes popping out of their skulls or is it that people are there for the music? What's the average age of the people that go?

I'm wondering because I've never gone out in the area and was thinking about checking out Ferry @ The Venue on the 19th...

Thanks.

I really dig the whole tampa scene and crew... Not sure about The Venue but there is alot of cool people who support Ferry so it should be fun...

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Originally posted by echoform I really dig the whole tampa scene and crew... Not sure about The Venue but there is alot of cool people who support Ferry so it should be fun...

Cool, but what are the demographics that usually make up the crowd?

Is it mostly kids who just turned 18 or people that are a little bit older and musically-educated?

To me, the crowd is what makes the event so I want to know what I'm in for if I decide to attend.

Well, having never been the The Venue, but reading reviews and stuff on yelp etc. It seems like The Venue draws an older crowd. The word "COUGAR" came up frequently in the reviews lol...But that is just regular weekend stuff - I'm thinking Ferry will be different, and probably in a good way.

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Originally posted by thegman Well, having never been the The Venue, but reading reviews and stuff on yelp etc. It seems like The Venue draws an older crowd. The word "COUGAR" came up frequently in the reviews lol...But that is just regular weekend stuff - I'm thinking Ferry will be different, and probably in a good way.

hahaha, humorous.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.

go to the snatch parties @ hyde park cafe

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Originally posted by epdarks go to the snatch parties @ hyde park cafe

Is this some kind of gathering for thieves? I do not understand.

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Originally posted by thegman Is this some kind of gathering for thieves? I do not understand.

I thought he was referring to snatch as in pussy; but then again, who knows?

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Originally posted by PaulCky411 I thought he was referring to snatch as in pussy; but then again, who knows?

I hope not. I find cats disdainful.

SNATCH is a biweekly party at Hyde Park Cafe run by Three (and others). Its continually the best party in Tampa.

As for the scene - go out and make it better if you're worried about it. Seriously every show is different here. I would say the demographic is according to the venue. THE VENUE itself just started the bigger shows (because Santoro finally got run out of The Kennedy/HPC) so who knows. When he started shows a few years back at Green Iguana they brought in Ferry, Benassi, etc and it was a mixture of older crowd, trendy crowd, bros, and the young crowd. This being in Largo I expect it to be more of the fans and some trendy as well.

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Originally posted by raven848 SNATCH is a biweekly party at Hyde Park Cafe run by Three (and others). Its continually the best party in Tampa. As for the scene - go out and make it better if you're worried about it. Seriously every show is different here. I would say the demographic is according to the venue. THE VENUE itself just started the bigger shows (because Santoro finally got run out of The Kennedy/HPC) so who knows. When he started shows a few years back at Green Iguana they brought in Ferry, Benassi, etc and it was a mixture of older crowd, trendy crowd, bros, and the young crowd. This being in Largo I expect it to be more of the fans and some trendy as well.

Cool. I've never been out in the area due to the fact that I've just relocated close by so I wanted to know what to expect prior to actually checking it out.

Thanks for the information.

Venue typically is a mixed bag. I think the club itself has a great layout and I'm unsure of why they haven't booked talent sooner. I'm anticipating a crowd that's up for Ferry and a good night, should be good times. So glad I don't have to walk into The Kennedy again.

I just don't understand why Santoro can't get anyone besides Ferry, Benassi, Baby Anne, Icey and Robbie Rivera to come to the area. Its been 2(3?) years of these same 5 acts over and over.

probably the only acts who are profitable...

pretty lame, we are plagued by the same thing in my city

snatch + hpc = win for tampa

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tampa bay area, in a nutshell: 99% hip hop, %1 everything else.

walk into any club in ybor, channelside, south tampa, or downtown st pete on any given friday/saturday night and you have a 99% chance of hearing that fuking god awful bullshit racist shallow commercial mainstream autotune music.

nice rant dude, i agree

electronic music is a dying breed and it pains me to no end when i firmly believe this is the finest music on the planet

i think the key is to find the niche and try to support it...

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Originally posted by stev� tampa bay area, in a nutshell: 99% hip hop, %1 everything else. walk into any club in ybor, channelside, south tampa, or downtown st pete on any given friday/saturday night and you have a 99% chance of hearing that fuking god awful bullshit racist shallow commercial mainstream autotune music.

Unfortunately I don't think that it's just this area... I think that most of the USA listens to complete garbage so they cater to the majority.

I don't even go out unless I know for a fact that I'm not going to hear that trash.

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Originally posted by epdarks nice rant dude, i agree electronic music is a dying breed and it pains me to no end when i firmly believe this is the finest music on the planet i think the key is to find the niche and try to support it...

I also agree.

I've only been to the Venue a few times and the crowd seems to be a little on the older side. I personally prefer the younger crowd because I like younger chicks. But for Ferry, it will draw a good mix I think. Nevertheless, I never miss a Ferry Corsten show ever whenever he's in town. Trance is so rare here that I will hardly ever pass up the chance to hear and experience a good trance DJ spin whenever they come through.

As far as the edm club scene go, there isn't much of one here. HPC plays house on Tuesdays but not sure about weekends since I stopped going there. The crowd there sucks. They no longer enforce a dress code and that's very disturbing. I like the Kennedy. I feel kind of at home here. Mangroves is my other suggestion. It's a restaurant that converts into a bar/club at 10pm and very classy joint. Both places play a mix of top 40 and mainstream techno or whatever you wanna call it. Both places have no smoking except outside, which I think is what attracts me most. They both draw about the same type of crowd...young good looking professionals.

Hope this helps.

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Originally posted by maxdady25 I've only been to the Venue a few times and the crowd seems to be a little on the older side. I personally prefer the younger crowd because I like younger chicks. But for Ferry, it will draw a good mix I think. Nevertheless, I never miss a Ferry Corsten show ever whenever he's in town. Trance is so rare here that I will hardly ever pass up the chance to hear and experience a good trance DJ spin whenever they come through. As far as the edm club scene go, there isn't much of one here. HPC plays house on Tuesdays but not sure about weekends since I stopped going there. The crowd there sucks. They no longer enforce a dress code and that's very disturbing. I like the Kennedy. I feel kind of at home here. Mangroves is my other suggestion. It's a restaurant that converts into a bar/club at 10pm and very classy joint. Both places play a mix of top 40 and mainstream techno or whatever you wanna call it. Both places have no smoking except outside, which I think is what attracts me most. They both draw about the same type of crowd...young good looking professionals. Hope this helps.

Checked out Ferry at The Venue tonight and that place was one of the weirdest clubs I've ever been aside from the Dallas area of Texas. The club was in the oddest location as it sat right on the side of a highway and was surrounded by restaurants where you couldn't really park unless you drove to a nearby apartment complex and risked parking there. I also saw the valet guys beating on every car they were parking, including the new Infiniti G37-S directly in front of me. I saw the guy stomp the gas and slam a speed bump without hitting the brakes. If I was the owner and found out about that, I would be pissed. Anyway, the club was definitely filled with a lot of older people. I think the average age for a female was around 32 w/ a couple of younger broads in between. The setup for the DJ booth was like none that I have ever encountered before... directly perched above the main bar which sat on a on a tiny dance floor. People were constantly trying to get by so I kept being bothered by having to move. Besides those inconveniences, it was a fair evening, but if that's the only club that hosts big DJ's around here, that really sucks. I think I've been spoiled in the past. Bed time.

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Originally posted by PaulCky411 Unfortunately I don't think that it's just this area... I think that most of the USA listens to complete garbage so they cater to the majority. I don't even go out unless I know for a fact that I'm not going to hear that trash.

thats true i forgot its not just tampa but pretty much every metro area in the US EXCEPT for LA, san fran, denver (but i heard denver died recently), chicago, maybe philly, and of course NYC. your from dallas? ive been back and forth there a few times lately. it is a weird place. not exactly a bumping edm scene. in fact its only slightly better than tampa even though dallas is much bigger.

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