Forum MVP Rude Posted March 14, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow......this has been a long time dream come true! This venue is 10 minutes from my house. Excellent choice for the band! Think of a considerably smaller version of Merriweather Post Pavillion. Caution to all.......this venue is condidered a federal park.......so getting busted for any illicits is a federal offense.......hence proceed with caution or consume before you walk in. On the lawn, people bring in picnics. Should be a blast. Why do we need cabins. Free place to stay 10 minutes away. I'm assuming that's why the reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP acududeman Posted March 14, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow......this has been a long time dream come true! This venue is 10 minutes from my house. Excellent choice for the band! Think of a considerably smaller version of Merriweather Post Pavillion. Caution to all.......this venue is condidered a federal park.......so getting busted for any illicits is a federal offense.......hence proceed with caution or consume before you walk in. On the lawn, people bring in picnics. Should be a blast. Why do we need cabins. Free place to stay 10 minutes away. I'm assuming that's why the reference? That's one way of reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Teacher Matt Posted March 15, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 acududeman ... If I had a DSO summer show 10 minutes from my house I would allow tents/camping in my back yard .... just saying ... heck if you charge 2 bits for a shower and 4 bits for bacon & eggs you could pay for your ticket ... Giddyup !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Mike Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 The area is probably not as woodsy as some of you might think. Sits in the middle of Fairfax county, which is the third wealthiest county in the US. I don't know how the law enforcement is in that area; the niceness of the area does make me wonder a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted March 15, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 When DSO announce their 10 yr anniversary Paducah show, I'm throwing a massive bash at my house!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP acududeman Posted March 15, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 acududeman ... If I had a DSO summer show 10 minutes from my house I would allow tents/camping in my back yard .... just saying ... heck if you charge 2 bits for a shower and 4 bits for bacon & eggs you could pay for your ticket ... Giddyup !! Yeah, townhouses don't tend to come with sprawling yards but rather rather tiny back patios, which right now house my and my girlfriend's motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian NJ Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 No cabins at wolftrap? Guess I got scammed again. Anyway, National Park= Federal charges = No Parole =Play nice boys and girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP acududeman Posted March 17, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I am pleased and a bit surprised that Wolftrap agreed to have DSO play there. The setting is bucolic, but decidedly suburban. In essence the venue is surrounded by very nice neighborhoods. The wealthy residents around Wolftrap were apparently mildly freaked out when thousands of hippies came to town when Phish played there in the early 90's. Since then the programming has stayed pretty safe and sanitized (think Tony Bennett and Chicago). String Cheese Incident and a couple of other "jam bands" have played there in recent years, but I think the management will be watching carefully to see how the crowd behaves (or not). This is a terrific opportunity for DSO to move to the next level of venue prestige (perhaps leading to places like Red Rocks and The Greek), so I am hoping that lots of tickets are sold and that the crowd is respectful. I, for one, would be THRILLED if Wolftrap became a regular summer stop for the band. There are lots of hotels within a 10-15 minute drive to the venue. Here are a few........these are all quite close to each other. Best Western Tysons 8401 Westpark Drive 703-734-2800 Embassy Suites Tysons 8517 Leesburg Pike 703-883-0707 Residence Inn Tysons 8616 Westwood Center Drive 703-893-0120 Sheraton Premiere Tysons 8661 Leesburg Pike 703-448-1234 Comfort Inn Tysons 1587 Spring Hill Road 703-448-8020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangeradoSoul Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wolftrap is a very nice venue to see a show. It's clean, got class, and there isn't a bad seat in the house. I stopped over for the only show I've seen there back in the summer of 2001 during a day off from Phil's Summer Tour. The rumor was that Bobby and Phil would show up at Hornsby's show and we decided to be there if it came true. While it did not come true, Hornsby played a great show. His now deceased nephew R.S. Hornsby played killer guitar and they did play a magnificent Black Muddy River. John Molo, bruce's former drummer and then Phil drummer, did show up and do a jig on the stage. The scene was not the typical dead scene whatsoever. Some of us from tour were there, but it was a clean cut very upper middle class scene. Families brought in picnic lunches and the indoor vendors were selling glasses of wine. I managed to find a spot on the lawn to light up some herb, but I was the only one there who did so and was very nervous about it the whole time. I think with the DSO crowd it will be very cool. If I won the lottery, I'd fly in to see this Wolftrap show. It will prove to be special. Great job DSO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP GoingBackTo Where.... Posted March 21, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 The venue looks great. Upperclass area definitely. Actually its near one of the richest zipcodes in the country!!! Just a warning to potential drivers.......I will not be driving, but I will be dancing at this place. Its looks huge, speakers set up out of the seating zone for the lawn. I hate dancing on inclines, so I will get a nice seat in a open isle, but I cant wait for open air DSO!!!!!! The music is just that much better when dancing to the outside air!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP HelpSlip Posted March 21, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 String Cheese Incident and a couple of other "jam bands" have played there in recent years, but I think the management will be watching carefully to see how the crowd behaves recent years? Sci played there one time and was summer of 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP acududeman Posted March 21, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 String Cheese Incident and a couple of other "jam bands" have played there in recent years, but I think the management will be watching carefully to see how the crowd behaves recent years? Sci played there one time and was summer of 2001 Time does fly doesn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP HelpSlip Posted March 21, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 it sure does! the talk of venue's surrounding location is reminding me of that Fredericksburg Va show at Celebrate Virginia Live i believe it was called, summer '09 show right after Gratefulfest..except it was just one huge lawn..they did an '86 show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbymcgee36 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 it sure does! the talk of venue's surrounding location is reminding me of that Fredericksburg Va show at Celebrate Virginia Live i believe it was called, summer '09 show right after Gratefulfest..except it was just one huge lawn..they did an '86 show that was a fun one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP acududeman Posted March 29, 2014 Forum MVP Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Just secured my tix for this show this afternoon at the box office..........can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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