Wednesday night is the worst night possible,

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Originally posted by guess2009 Wednesday night is the worst night possible,

jeez, ever been to a party on a Monday. I do believe we had Paul Van Dyk on a Monday here in Charlotte back in 2004. I was just happy and thankful he was here back then. Quit your complaining if your not going to step up and bring a DJ on a weekend yourself. There are many many reasons a party gets thrown on a weekday, most that people just simply wont grasp.

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Originally posted by Dream Beamz jeez, ever been to a party on a Monday. I do believe we had Paul Van Dyk on a Monday here in Charlotte back in 2004. I was just happy and thankful he was here back then. Quit your complaining if your not going to step up and bring a DJ on a weekend yourself. There are many many reasons a party gets thrown on a weekday, most that people just simply wont grasp.

While I do agree with you about people need to stop complaining. Yes, it sucks that many shows are on weeknights and it certainly seems to be happening more recently than in the past (at least from my experiences) I think that most are just fed up with the politics in the scence. For instance, why can't headlining DJ's play at venues OTHER than Opera?! I believe it's beccause Liquified has some kind of arrangement with Opera and to make matters worse Opera has an arrangement for Q100 in which they host the party at Opera every goshdarn Saturday night. It's all about the money really....Opera simply isn't going to make as much money hosting EDM events as they are hosting main-stream, college kid events. So.....in conclusion, if you aren't going to step-up and host the event yourself and you can't make it on a weeknight then just say "oh, well. There will always be a next time" and suck it up and deal with it. If you're really pissed get together some friends and some investors and host a show yourself!!! I personally, would LOVE to see more shows on the weekend and not at Opera.

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Originally posted by GAtrancegirl24 Yes, it sucks that many shows are on weeknights and it certainly seems to be happening more recently than in the past (at least from my experiences) For instance, why can't headlining DJ's play at venues OTHER than Opera?! I believe it's beccause Liquified has some kind of arrangement with Opera and to make matters worse Opera has an arrangement for Q100 in which they host the party at Opera every goshdarn Saturday night.

I'm really not getting why everyone is saying all the shows are on weeknights. Its completely way off! We have headlining DJ's playing just about every week on weekend nights and at more venues then opera. Lets have a look at my schedule since middle of may till the end of November...

Saturday May 16th - Benny Benassi & The Crystal Method - Tabernacle
Friday May 22nd - Josh Gabriel - Filter
Friday May 29th - Nic Fanciulli - Filter
Friday June 5th - Audiofly - Filter
Friday June 12th - Lee Burridge - Filter
Friday June 19th - Mark Farina - Filter
Wednesday June 24th - Paul Van Dyk - Opera
Friday June 26th - DJ Dan - Filter
Friday July 3rd - MASTRKRFT & A-Trak - Opera
Friday July 3rd - TV Rock - Filter
Friday July 17th - Sasha & Digweed - Dreams
Friday July 17th - VHS or BETA - Filter
Friday July 31st - Hercules & Love Affair - Filter
Friday August 7th - Funkagenda - Filter
Friday August 14th - Steve Aoki - Filter
Wednesday Sept 2nd - ferry Corsten - Opera
Friday September 4th - Desyn Masiello - Filter
Friday September 11th - Joris Voorn - Filter
Friday September 18th - Mark Farina - Filter
Friday September 25th - Sebastien Leger - Filter
Friday October 2nd - Miguel Migs - Filter
Friday October 9th - Lee Burridge - Filter
Saturday October 10th - Tiesto - NATC
Friday October 16th - Gene Carbonell - Filter
Friday October 23rd - Spektrum - Filter
Wednesday October 28th - Sasha - Opera
Friday October 30th - George Acosta - Filter
Friday November 6th - The Crystal Method - Opera
Wednesday November 11th - Above & Beyond - Opera
Wednesday November 18th - David Guetta - Opera

So over the past 6 and a half months we have had 30 events

25 have been on weekend nights
5 have been weeknights
20 have been @ Filter
7 have been @ Opera
3 have been @ other venues

As for you summary on Opera and q100, Opera has no connection with q100 on Saturdays or any of their night, in fact they have not even done q100 advertising in quite awhile. Their Saturday has been the same since they have opened. Saturday Night Standard.

People do need to stop complaining. If you want to see them bad enough, you can deal with being tired one day at work or school. I mean, I always hear this, yet when I complain about a show being in Charlotte and not here, people act like it's not that bad of a drive. Well, an 8 hour round trip drive is a lot worse than getting a few hours less sleep on a week day. Just a side note. I actually prefer the week days believe it or not. The weekends have more people just going out to party which means during the week less people at the show. Sounds good to me!

I hope to go this show! It may be worth coming out more!

Was not aware that Opera wasn't doing that Q100 thing anymore. I am trying to organize a group to go to this event and want to know what time the doors open?

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Originally posted by PVDfan07 People do need to stop complaining. If you want to see them bad enough, you can deal with being tired one day at work or school. I mean, I always hear this, yet when I complain about a show being in Charlotte and not here, people act like it's not that bad of a drive. Well, an 8 hour round trip drive is a lot worse than getting a few hours less sleep on a week day. Just a side note. I actually prefer the week days believe it or not. The weekends have more people just going out to party which means during the week less people at the show. Sounds good to me! I hope to go this show! It may be worth coming out more!

Man, I remember when I used to come down to Atlanta all the time on week nights and have to work in Charlotte the next day. The round trip was kinda rough. And clubs used to stay open later too because the "2am closing law" was not in effect yet

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Originally posted by Dream Beamz Man, I remember when I used to come down to Atlanta all the time on week nights and have to work in Charlotte the next day. The round trip was kinda rough. And clubs used to stay open later too because the "2am closing law" was not in effect yet

See, you wanted to go bad enough that you would put up with a lot. I personally can't afford a trip back and forth to North Carolina, that's why I won't do that kind of thing, but more power to those that will. I just don't get the problem with having one day where you may be tired. It will usually be worth it.

The problem is that all the biggest DJs play in Atlanta on Wednesday nights. For example, I believe PVD, Armin, and Ferry were all on Wednesday nights. Oakenfold was here last November on a Monday. Markus was on a Thursday. etc...

Now David Guetta, Sasha, & Above & Beyond are also on Wednesdays. I understand why these DJs booked on Wednesdays; the cost is lower and the venue (Opera) will still get a good crowd.

However, I believe for a city with the population of Atlanta, the top DJs should be booked during the weekend.

Maybe the issue is booking DJs @ Opera. Opera will usually be packed on a Friday or Saturday without a big DJ performance. It makes good business sense to book the biggest talent on weekdays.

I was excited to see that Tiesto was being brought in on a Saturday night, but we all know how that turned out...

Just my two cents...

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Originally posted by abunch The problem is that all the biggest DJs play in Atlanta on Wednesday nights. For example, I believe PVD, Armin, and Ferry were all on Wednesday nights. Oakenfold was here last November on a Monday. Markus was on a Thursday. etc... Now David Guetta, Sasha, & Above & Beyond are also on Wednesdays. I understand why these DJs booked on Wednesdays; the cost is lower and the venue (Opera) will still get a good crowd. However, I believe for a city with the population of Atlanta, the top DJs should be booked during the weekend. Maybe the issue is booking DJs @ Opera. Opera will usually be packed on a Friday or Saturday without a big DJ performance. It makes good business sense to book the biggest talent on weekdays. I was excited to see that Tiesto was being brought in on a Saturday night, but we all know how that turned out... Just my two cents...

Liquified does a lot of weekend events and from time to time there is somebody I want to see on a weekend as well. But it seems like 90% or more of the big names I'd like to see end up coming on the weekdays and it makes it tough for us with corporate jobs. For example I'm going to try like hell to come out for Above & Beyond but my wife can't make it because of work. The next day is going to be rough.

Having said all that, I'm not sure if Atlanta really is big enough to get these guys on the weekends. So as much as I would love for these guys to come on weekends (i miss most events these days because i simply can't juggle going to them all the time and a hard day at work the next day), I can't really justify that it'd be worth Liquified's money to bring them out on the weekend. Because the venue can only hold so many people and it can pretty much pack out on a Wednesday so what's the incentive to bringing a guy on Fri/Sat if Wed packs out already? The other option is to do a weekend show and go for a bigger venue but then that's more investment/risk and does Atlanta have the EDM backbone to hold up such events? Perhaps compared to other cities in the SE, atlanta is big, but on the grand scheme of things Atlanta isn't really THAT big of a city IMHO.

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Originally posted by Liquified I'm really not getting why everyone is saying all the shows are on weeknights. Its completely way off! We have headlining DJ's playing just about every week on weekend nights and at more venues then opera. Lets have a look at my schedule since middle of may till the end of November... Saturday May 16th - Benny Benassi & The Crystal Method - Tabernacle Friday May 22nd - Josh Gabriel - Filter Friday May 29th - Nic Fanciulli - Filter Friday June 5th - Audiofly - Filter Friday June 12th - Lee Burridge - Filter Friday June 19th - Mark Farina - Filter Wednesday June 24th - Paul Van Dyk - Opera Friday June 26th - DJ Dan - Filter Friday July 3rd - MASTRKRFT & A-Trak - Opera Friday July 3rd - TV Rock - Filter Friday July 17th - Sasha & Digweed - Dreams Friday July 17th - VHS or BETA - Filter Friday July 31st - Hercules & Love Affair - Filter Friday August 7th - Funkagenda - Filter Friday August 14th - Steve Aoki - Filter Wednesday Sept 2nd - ferry Corsten - Opera Friday September 4th - Desyn Masiello - Filter Friday September 11th - Joris Voorn - Filter Friday September 18th - Mark Farina - Filter Friday September 25th - Sebastien Leger - Filter Friday October 2nd - Miguel Migs - Filter Friday October 9th - Lee Burridge - Filter Saturday October 10th - Tiesto - NATC Friday October 16th - Gene Carbonell - Filter Friday October 23rd - Spektrum - Filter Wednesday October 28th - Sasha - Opera Friday October 30th - George Acosta - Filter Friday November 6th - The Crystal Method - Opera Wednesday November 11th - Above & Beyond - Opera Wednesday November 18th - David Guetta - Opera So over the past 6 and a half months we have had 30 events 25 have been on weekend nights 5 have been weeknights 20 have been @ Filter 7 have been @ Opera 3 have been @ other venues As for you summary on Opera and q100, Opera has no connection with q100 on Saturdays or any of their night, in fact they have not even done q100 advertising in quite awhile. Their Saturday has been the same since they have opened. Saturday Night Standard.

This list speaks itself...
Opera + Top trance artists = weekdays

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For those of you who are planning on coming out for this show I am hosting a Meetup group. I often find that I am scrabling to find someone to go to shows with (since most of my friends are not in to EDM) if any of you want to meet new people that enjoy the same type of music as you please feel free to join us!! We will be meeting at TAP at 9pm for food/drinks but it if you can't make it to TAP I will be outside Opera from 10:15-10:45pm waiting for people who want to join the group. If you are interested I suggest that you check out the following link: http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Trance-Rave-Meetup-Group/
Thanks!