jimmy 5  (2/23/2012 9:38:04 PM)

5star groove feast herring bones really has it going on,sound & song selection awesome. nyc in background cool, distribution of alcohol & segregation of drinking areas really sucked ! so u used your smuggling savy n your upclose w a cold one trying to keep it cool low profile, but not even this nonsense could stop panic's great night of jams!!!

   Lerviking  (10/1/2011 9:53:56 AM)

SHOW WAS AMAZING AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOWNLOAD! Sound, View, and Crowd was all very cool and made it worth the trip from Northern VA. However, the folks running the venue are losers that shouldn't be in this business. Even the NYers were complaining about the vending and don john lines. Sucks spending half the show in lines. Note to Williamsburg Water Front... Hire someone who knows how to run an outdoor venue, the space was there to work this so much better.

   mikep  (9/22/2011 11:35:43 AM)

Awesome show! I just wish the venue had been better prepared. Running out of beer is sad, but selling more beer tickets than they can redeem is stupid. I don't know why they segregated the beer selling/drinking to it's own section, but they could at least turn the stage in that direction to make the sound better there. Also too few port-o-lets, and the one I went into wasn't on flat ground creating a thrilling see-saw effect.

   jim  (9/21/2011 12:33:02 PM)

this venue SUCKED!!! I dare say it was worse than Bristow Va in 05, and that's pretty bad. Good setlist, sound ect... NY sucks

   Rich  (9/21/2011 9:59:38 AM)

Fantastic Show / Awesome Venue
I have no idea what the former complaints are about. I have been to a ton of Panic shows and this was one of my favorites of all time. The sound quality was great and the set list kicked ass. The venue was spectacular, had a great view of the stage from everywhere (including the bathroom and beer lines). When you turned around you had an incredible close up view of the gorgeous Manhattan skyline.It was nice and spacious with plenty of room to dance and feel free to roam. I came out from Atlanta for the Boston/Brooklyn shows and would return to the Brooklyn location just for the awesome venue alone. Yeah..They ran out of beer..Boo Hoo...

   beezor  (9/19/2011 2:50:57 PM)

Well, I got there right after love tractor was finishing.....all because the f-ing L train to Brooklyn was shut down and they rerouted us onto a bus. Better yet....I came to see 'em in NY only b/c it was my birthday. Thanks New York!!!! Never again. Can't wait to catch 'em back down south. Anyway, as always, still an incredible show....no mater how hard NY tries to screw it up.

   Justin  (9/19/2011 12:47:09 PM)

@Dubs

Disagree - running out of beers after selling tickets is bunk - but that is much more due to the management company overseeing the venue than the venue itself.

The setting is spectacular. Tucked into a trendy NY neighborhood with plenty of pubs and smaller restaurants and walking into the skyline of NY. Moreover, security was laughable at best - you gotta plan ahead - bring yourself a flask or something.

Stage used to be set as you wanted, but the neighborhood organization cried foul as they did not want the noise pollution - it's also for this reason that the shows there begin early.

I cannot think of another outdoor venue that is that size with all the candy views of NY. After two nights at the cramped Orpheium, this venue was wide open.

   twdubs  (9/18/2011 7:29:10 PM)

Decent set list but awful venue. They ran out of beer at 9pm! They sold tickets for beers and wouldn't give refunds?! Nice setting but why wasn't stage set with backdrop of city? You were basically looking uphill. This is 40+ show in 20 years and I have to say this venue was up there with one of the worst places they've ever played. Great weather, good set list but the overall experience lacked due to them letting the Open Space Alliance run the venue.