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CK, In your prior posting you made it sound as if other venues outside Syracuse were “minutes” away which is misleading to readers.
CMAC is about an hour and a half drive’s time and is the same drive time from Buffalo by the way.
Venues in Ithaca (which actually bring in much better alternative acts than Syracuse by the way) are about the same drive time as CMAC.
Turning Stone and Del Lago casinos are about 45 minutes.
Furthermore, by that measure, I could include events in Rochester such as the Rochester Jazz Fest, the Chautauqua Institution, and events in Toronto as part of offerings in Buffalo.
It is not a tit for tat argument and the rosy spin you put on all things Syracuse is tiresome, as other posters have also stated as much; simply put, there is a significant difference in musical acts and other cultural events which come through Syracuse in comparison to other upstate cities such as Buffalo, Albany, and Rochester, no need to belabor this or provide further proof since Syracuse doesn’t even have an all season concert venue which brings in major acts.
In short, if you are a live music fan and move to Syracuse, you will likely find yourself driving to other locations for concerts.
One step in a positive direction is that the area finally has an outdoor Ampitheatre which brings in concerts over the summer months.
CK, In your prior posting you made it sound as if other venues outside Syracuse were “minutes” away which is misleading to readers.
CMAC is about an hour and a half drive’s time and is the same drive time from Buffalo by the way.
Venues in Ithaca (which actually bring in much better alternative acts than Syracuse by the way) are about the same drive time as CMAC.
Turning Stone and Del Lago casinos are about 45 minutes.
Furthermore, by that measure, I could include events in Rochester such as the Rochester Jazz Fest, the Chautauqua Institution, and events in Toronto as part of offerings in Buffalo.
It is not a tit for tat argument and the rosy spin you put on all things Syracuse is tiresome, as other posters have also stated as much; simply put, there is a significant difference in musical acts and other cultural events which come through Syracuse in comparison to other upstate cities such as Buffalo, Albany, and Rochester, no need to belabor this or provide further proof since Syracuse doesn’t even have an all season concert venue which brings in major acts.
In short, if you are a live music fan and move to Syracuse, you will likely find yourself driving to other locations for concerts.
One step in a positive direction is that the area finally has an outdoor Ampitheatre which brings in concerts over the summer months.
I'll give you CMAC(about an hour and 15/20 minutes), but Ithaca is about an hour from Syracuse and even that will depend on where in Syracuse/Ithaca.
Turning Stone is more like 35 minutes and like I said, both are minutes away, not an hour or so.
Those venues are at least and hour away from Buffalo, if not closer to 2 hours.
No rosy picture(again corny and tired, as well as false), but again multiple venues in terms of live music/cultural events in Syracuse were given and as JW stated, a lot of concerts are really for Upstate, as all are within a reasonable drive from each other. In that case, Syracuse's location may be a plus in that regard and why harping on concerts is kind of silly. That's all.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 04-26-2017 at 08:00 AM..
Rochester is an hour from Buffalo and closer than CMAC in Canandaigua. I'll give you that Rochester/Buffalo is a similar distance to Ithaca/Syracuse but AGAIN, Rochester is a bigger area than Ithaca and offers more events.
Finally, focusing on music is not "silly" as it demonstrates the difference of what's offered between the two cities in terms of culture and may be helpful to persons looking for information about these cities.
Rochester is an hour from Buffalo and closer than CMAC in Canandaigua. I'll give you that Rochester/Buffalo is a similar distance to Ithaca/Syracuse but AGAIN, Rochester is a bigger area than Ithaca and offers more events.
Finally, focusing on music is not "silly" as it demonstrates the difference of what's offered between the two cities in terms of culture and may be helpful to persons looking for information about these cities.
Syracuse is maybe only 15-30 minutes more to Rochester than Buffalo, depending on where you are going in the Rochester area/coming from in the Syracuse area. Not that much of a difference.
Again, the amount of concerts were given not just for both cities, but for nearby areas and are spread out through out the I-90 corridor/Upstate NY. All are pretty easy to get to and are within a reasonable drive from pretty much anywhere in the corridor/region. Whether an area has a "year round" venue is kind of moot, as some venues just spread the events out and other have them within a shorter timeframe. Buffalo may get New Kids on the Block this year, but Syracuse got Bell Biv DeVoe a year or two ago. So, some of this is really splitting hairs in terms of access to concerts, especially given places like ArtPark, CMAC, the Lakeview Amphitheater and SPAC are essentially designed to be regional venues that attract people from all over Upstate or even the Northeast.
Yes, some venues are positioned to attract from surrounding areas, no question.
But I’m not splitting hairs here, my point to readers is that Syracuse just doesn’t get many national acts year round in comparison to other upstate cities (especially Buffalo, which is a more populated area) and that a person is going to have to drive outside the area to see things they may want to see.
The latest artists simply do not come to Syracuse. Rihanna does not come to Syracuse.
Yes, some venues are positioned to attract from surrounding areas, no question.
But I’m not splitting hairs here, my point to readers is that Syracuse just doesn’t get many national acts year round in comparison to other upstate cities (especially Buffalo, which is a more populated area) and that a person is going to have to drive outside the area to see things they may want to see.
The latest artists simply do not come to Syracuse. Rihanna does not come to Syracuse.
Actually, some may come early in their career like Drake or Kanye did for Mayfest/Block Party or smaller settings at SU. Some may play at the NYS Fair like Bruno Mars did in 2011. It just depends on the act/artist. Some of the acts may not come to any of the cities, but to Darien Lake or the other regional venues.
All I'll say is just be on the lookout for the concerts you want, as you can find something not too far away or coming to the area.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 04-26-2017 at 10:57 AM..
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