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What's going on with ARIA? (pg. 3)
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| DJ Charlie |
| quote: | Originally posted by julien2
I respect Aria as much as you do and for the same reasons (huge bookings. However the huge bookings are exactly what killed Aria.
We have to recognise that our demands towards Aria for them to bring always the best in the world restrained them from building solid local nights. |
I think what killed them more was their contribution on big events... it means spending way more and not enough profit to cover their bills since they weren't the only productors.
everything went well until they were involved in raves.
less big bookings for the club, more for the raves, less people at Aria.... until potentially closing the place down |
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| Kendo |
| quote: | | stereo crushed aria. owned!! |
Not really. I'd say overall the afterhour market is diminishing, if anyone took away from Aria's clientele it was Circus. But I'm a firm believer it's more the fact there aren't as many people going to afterhours overall.
I can see a Friday night at Stereo with a headline DJ and the place with a capacity of 800 isn't nearly packed. Circus' main clientele besides its handful of regulars is usually tourists and clubbers. If Stereo didn't have its gay clientele on Saturdays, it'd be painful for them too.
I was around when Aria first opened in competition with Sona and I think JFL has done an amazing job bringing in talent that we will rarely or never see in Montreal ever again. It's a tough market and industry to do battle in, one where there isn't a big enough piece of the pie for all these clubs anymore. I for one am deeply saddened by its closing because Aria was definitely the home for Trance/Techno and headliner DJs in general. I must admit I've only been a handful of times this year but at one point I was going almost every week and I for one will cherish all my memories of the place.
Thank you JFL. Thank you Aria. |
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| Ravemontreal |
| quote: | | What are your plans if Aria is closing, Martin? |
None for the moment. When I was saying that I was really tired and that I needed a break, it was true. So you want see me hoping on another after wagon for a while.
Actually, I can't even confirm that Aria is closing, I don't even know.
I need the rest, and november to march are rather slow months. So I will look at the new options towards NYE, and prepare RM 20. I should be back in action around February 2007.
It's not a necessity for me to play, I will do the right move, but will be very patient about where I will contribute next. |
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| Esiotrat |
I had one of the greatest, most memorable nights of my life at that place...It's so sad it's closing :(
And Tag. I agree Stereo owns every in place's ass..But don't bash Aria. Remember all the good times u had there, U used to love it :whip: |
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| Kendo |
I wanted to add that A LOT of you are ing hypocrites. I started posting on MTLNIGHTS in 2002, tranceaddict, I don't remember, 2003 or 2004.
When I started posting on here this really came across as the ARIA forum whereas MTLNIGHTs has always been pro-Stereo. You guys make jokes about Stereo and flame gay people, then you bash the out of Circus because they were generally competing with your "Oh so Loved" Aria and since Aria has been declining and is now probably dead, you're all jumping to Stereo or some of you jumped to Circus just because of Louis.
Pathetic. |
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| LiGHT78 |
I'll always love Aria, it's just hard to have good words for a club when you go and there's 50 people on the dancefloor.
I miss the times when this pretty much was the Aria forum.
Anyway Kendo, even though I know your post wasn't directed toward me, I don't see the problem with people changing their opinions and allegiances toward clubs for whatever reason.
In the end, who really cares. A club can be my favorite club on Earth, but if I go a few times to find 50 people on their dancefloor, it's over. Doesn't mean you don't appreciate the good times there, it's just time to move on. Clubs come and go. |
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| Kendo |
| Hey, I have no problem with people switching clubs, I've spent periods of time going almost every week for a year at Sona, Aria, Stereo and now Circus. I think it's another thing when you blatantly flame a place or its clientele only to jump ship when your "It's the greatest place on Earth" club goes down. |
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| malek |
| is there a confirmation about this? |
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| malek |
hold your breath,
aria isn't closed in November.
The RIP thread will be for later I guess. |
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| all-nite-freak |
| quote: | Originally posted by Techo Head
So what's going on with Aria. Is it shut down? |
I love you AriA! please have my children so I can eat babies |
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| Mitsutranza |
| quote: | Originally posted by all-nite-freak
I love you AriA! please have my children so I can eat babies |
:wtf: :wtf:
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
hold your breath,
aria isn't closed in November.
The RIP thread will be for later I guess. |
I'd like to see the November line-up in that case.
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