Toads in New Haven, CT

[ainthadenuffun]

Hey-
I'm new to the board, but an avid follower of the band whenever they are near. And Toads Place is a great old bar/venue just up the road.

Anyone here planning on attending the June 25th show?

[Steve Epstein]

Martha and I will be there as part of a Feat Road Trip weekend (Kingston NY the next day).. looking forward to meeting all Feat fans .. old and new!

[nycfeat]

Ok. So where's the pre-show meet? Where's the best place to park after 8 pm? Where's all the info?

;D

[Rollin' Mark]

Doors at 8:00.
Opening Act "Rizzz" at 9:00.
Feat at 10:15 or so.
Rizzz opened for Feat last year at Lupo's in Providence.
Good band as I remember, been around New England for quite some time.
I know Hank can give you more details on this band.
I'll be in New Haven on Wednesday, so I will scout out a good Meet n' Greet spot and let you all know.

RM

[nycfeat]

Merritt Parkway vs 95 during summer rush hour to Toad's. Any opinions? I really hate 95 but not sure if I can avoid it in CT.

[ainthadenuffun]

Depends on what time you're heading up.

Toads is a little easier from I95, and I 95 is more direct thru the state as well.

If you're going later, (after 7 or so) you should be OK on either.

Earlier, (2PM -6:30 or so) both suck, and it's a crapshoot.

No matter what, construction on 95 will slow you in Bridgeport, and the Sikorsky Bridge in Stratford will do the same on the Merrit.

Of course, in the event of weather or accidents all bets are off. Still, New Haven is about 60 miles give or take from NYC, so its not all that far.

[nycfeat]

Hmm...leaving the city around 7? That's a good idea. Since the opening act isn't on till 9 or so there's no need to put up with traffic. Or at least a whole lot of traffic.

[Rollin' Mark]

Okay Folks,
I know of quite a few "Featheads" that are planning on coming to this show. Ought to be quite the "Feat Summit".
Why don't we do a roll call?
Info:
Toads Place 6/25/04 www.toadsplace.com/home.html
Doors at 8:00, "Rizzz" at 9:00 (good Dead/Feat type band) Feat around 10:15 or so.
Tickets: 22.50 +
Buy here: www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=141258
Directions to Toads: www.toadsplace.com/directions.html
Parking--- GOOD LUCK!!
Assuming you won't find any onstreet parking, there is a parking garage at the end of York Street where it meets route 34 (see directions). Its about a 3 block walk.
Area Hotels: travel.travelocity.com/hotel/HotelBreadCrumb.do?sortAlpha=14&showMap=0&sortOrder=ascCity&startIndex=0

Meet n' Greet:
Shall we say 6:30?
Hot Tomatos- Great Food with a bar!. and uh, oh yeah, the name is appropriate!
261 College Street
New Haven CT 06510
This is within walking distance to Toads.
Directions from Hot Tomato's to Toads : www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&un=m&2tabval=address&cl=EN&ct=NA&1tabval=address&1y=US&1a=261+College+Street&1c=new+haven&1s=ct&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=300+York+Street&2c=New+Haven&2s=CT&2z=&2ah=&idx=0&id=40d31352-00159-066b6-cdbcf36a&aid=40d31352-0015a-066b6-cdbcf36a

Any questions/comments Email me.
Hope to seeya there!
Rollin' Mark

[nycfeat]

TEXTHooray! Feat after work! 1 more day.

Any word on how ticket sales are going? I'm thinking about waiting till I get to the venue.