Paramount Theater

I saw Sufjan Stevens at the Paramount last night, and it was my first concert there. What an incredible venue. The interior is gorgeous and I'm not sure there's a bad seat in the house. We were up...
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I saw Sufjan Stevens at the Paramount last night, and it was my first concert there. What an incredible venue. The interior is gorgeous and I'm not sure there's a bad seat in the house. We were up on the 3rd mezzanine (a.k.a the nosebleeds) and we still had a great view. The sound was great, the perfect place for a musical concert.
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I saw Kathy Griffin at The Moore Theater on Friday night. It was a good show, but every time I go to The Moore, I wonder why the place is left in such decline inside. I have no idea what the bar...
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I saw Kathy Griffin at The Moore Theater on Friday night. It was a good show, but every time I go to The Moore, I wonder why the place is left in such decline inside. I have no idea what the bar area or bathrooms look like (I always just get to my seat in time for the show to start), but the theater itself has big, thick patches of peeling paint on the walls and ceiling. There was a large plywood patch in the floor of the balcony that we had to walk over that gave me faint concern. The seating is tight, but that's no different than other venues, unfortunately. For this show, we were too late purchasing to get good seats so we were all the way in the back of the balcony (only 5 rows left behind us). At this altitude the stage is, of course, a bit of a blur, but I also discovered that it's very hard to hear way back there! I’m sure it would be better if seeing the type of show where the audience sits and listens as opposed to a comedy show where the audience is laughing and responding to the artist. It may also have something to do with the low, oddly curved (and peeling!) ceiling up there, as well. Something I always do appreciate when seeing a show at The Moore Theater is that, because it has no parking of its own, there's no traffic jam after the show. The crowd exits the theater and disperses to various parking lots in the area, allowing the trek out of the city to be really no more difficult than it otherwise would be. I always have the feeling of being punished after seeing a show in a big venue; stuck in horrific traffic just to get out of the massive parking area, and then the nightmare often continues all the way to the freeway entrance. Nobody should have to be tempted to leave a show early just to be able to avoid the struggle of departure.
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I always feel a sense of glee after I purchase tickets to see a show at the Paramount. I saw my first concert there, Weird Al, and since I've seen many other acts such as David Bowie to Rob Zombie to...
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I always feel a sense of glee after I purchase tickets to see a show at the Paramount. I saw my first concert there, Weird Al, and since I've seen many other acts such as David Bowie to Rob Zombie to Primus. But I've also seen more than my fare share of musicals as well. Little Shop of Horrors, Phantom of the Opera, and so forth. And don't I dare forget the comedy! I highly commend the booking agent! My only poor experience was during a showing of Cats. 2 theater employees stood in front of me and my friend and talked all through the first half. How rude.
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This is a beautiful theatre and is a fun place to see a show, but don't get stuck too far in the back. You're much better off up in the balcony sections that way in the back on the bottom. Also...
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This is a beautiful theatre and is a fun place to see a show, but don't get stuck too far in the back. You're much better off up in the balcony sections that way in the back on the bottom. Also good is when it's GA on the floor by the stage. Drinks are expensive in the bar here, as would be expected I guess.
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I came here to see Kids in the Hall a few years ago (comedy act) and it was a great theater. I then saw Dave Attell and Mitch Hedburg there (comedy act) and it was great as well. At that point,...
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I came here to see Kids in the Hall a few years ago (comedy act) and it was a great theater. I then saw Dave Attell and Mitch Hedburg there (comedy act) and it was great as well. At that point, the Paramount could do no wrong, but then I saw the Strokes play there (rock act), and in my opinion, it's a horrible place to see a rock show. Maybe it was just a dumb sound engineer and normally it's amazing, but that night was not so good. If you want to see something more mellow, or theater/comedy, you will love this place.
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It really doesn't matter what you see at the Paramount, it will generally be an enjoyable evening. Just entering the building, with its opulent decor, feels special. No chrome or cheap carpeting...
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It really doesn't matter what you see at the Paramount, it will generally be an enjoyable evening. Just entering the building, with its opulent decor, feels special. No chrome or cheap carpeting here, but plenty of velvet, ornamental plaster and twinkling chandeliers. The auditorium is also great, with a large capacity that still feels intimate and good acoustics.
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This is a really nice theatre, whether you're there for a silent film (during their silent film showings) or a concert. It is much more intimate that a lot of venues for concerts, while providing...
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This is a really nice theatre, whether you're there for a silent film (during their silent film showings) or a concert. It is much more intimate that a lot of venues for concerts, while providing that vintage theatre feel that you don't see much these days. They are a bit expensive, though, but this is pretty common in Seattle.
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