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The Handlebar was a good size for a venue of it's type. The parking situation was not very good though.
The biggest problem with the Handlebar was a combination of these 2 things 1) It wasn't booked well and 2) probably what lead to it not booking a well-rounded calendar was that we are semi surrounded by staple locations for bands that tour through the area; Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta, and Athens are all pretty well-established stops for lots of musicians in different music scenes. Greenville just doesn't end up being a great stop for a lot of these bands. Even Columbia pulls some more well-known indie bands due to the college crowd there.
It's one of the few negatives that really bug me since I moved here but oh well! It is what it is - we just end up doing a lot of driving to see bands. (We actually were up in Charlotte last night for a show for example).
Not necessarily. Look up the demographics. Simpsonville is mostly family folks and elderly. The younger generation still prefer downtown Greenville for nightlife.
The Handlebar was a good size for a venue of it's type. The parking situation was not very good though.
The biggest problem with the Handlebar was a combination of these 2 things 1) It wasn't booked well and 2) probably what lead to it not booking a well-rounded calendar was that we are semi surrounded by staple locations for bands that tour through the area; Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta, and Athens are all pretty well-established stops for lots of musicians in different music scenes. Greenville just doesn't end up being a great stop for a lot of these bands. Even Columbia pulls some more well-known indie bands due to the college crowd there.
It's one of the few negatives that really bug me since I moved here but oh well! It is what it is - we just end up doing a lot of driving to see bands. (We actually were up in Charlotte last night for a show for example).
My son has the same complaint about not booking well. He likes the Orange Peel in Asheville which is very similar. He prefers the diversity of music they offer there. He likes jam bands but they have more. They need to book more popular and known bands. I'm all for local music but you can see that at local bars around for no cover. They had a good Led Zeppelin band from CA called ZOSO. I like the size of the venue and I think the place could really be so much more. There's no reason they can't have a well-rounded calendar with sold out shows. Heritage Park in Simpsonville is another venue that they don't book enough shows either. The PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte is the same size and they host some decent bands. I heard the reason is because they don't have hotels for people to stay if they go to one of the concerts.
I'm curious to see where it will go and if they will make some changes.
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