Maceo Parker @ Brooklyn Bowl (O2)

[moonbass]

I've just bought tickets for this show:
http://london.brooklynbowl.com/event/557137-maceo-parker-london/
And have to say I'm pretty excited!
Has anyone been to this venue before? It seems to get some poor reviews, so fairly surprised he's playing there. Or has anyone seen Maceo play recently? I'm trying not to build my expectations up too high, but failing miserably!
Andy

[Paul S]

I don't know why the venue gets bad reviews. I've been to a couple of gigs there and the sound is good. A decent sized, raised stage means you can see just fine wherever you are. Very limited seating, mind you. Good food available either in the in house restaurant (you can actually book a table and beat the queues on busy O2 nights) or from the bar. What's not to like, really.

[molan]

I saw Maceo about 3 years ago at the Jazz Cafe in Camden and he was excellent.

Skeet Curtis was on bass a seriously good player

Edited October 9, 2014 by molan

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[quote name='moonbass' timestamp='1412847897' post='2572573']
I've just bought tickets for this show:
[url="http://london.brooklynbowl.com/event/557137-maceo-parker-london/"]http://london.brookl...-parker-london/[/url]
And have to say I'm pretty excited!
Has anyone been to this venue before? It seems to get some poor reviews, so fairly surprised he's playing there. Or has anyone seen Maceo play recently? I'm trying not to build my expectations up too high, but failing miserably!
Andy
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Why is Maceo playing at the Brooklyn Bowl?

Us locals are not the only ones struggling for bookings. It's tough at all levels right now. Here in Milwaukee, we had one of the double bill shows scheduled, I think it was Heart & Foreigner. The show was canceled, guess why. Yup, poor ticket sales.

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