News “Showbox SODO”
posted by on August 9 at 15:21 PM
A strip ad in this week’s paper caught my eye: Concerts by Underoath and the Pogues (!!!) are billed as happening at “Showbox SODO (formerly the Fenix/the Premier).”
I’d heard rumors weeks ago that the Fenix had shut down; phone calls and emails to promoters and owners yeilded no results.
A quick email to Showbox booker Chad Queirolo elicited this resonse:
We bought it about 2 weeks ago and are going to press release on Monday it looks like. Just trying to clean it up and get ready for Fall/Winter shows. We’ll run both venues concurrently. We’ll get you much more very soon.
And later:
We didn’t buy the Fenix. They went away about a month ago. We just got a new lease from the owner.
More info when we have it on Monday.
Apparently I’ve become desensitized to nightclub consolidation—I want to be angry but I don’t have it in me. One thing I will say: They could’ve come up with a better name.
No matter who owns the Premier/Fenix/Showbox SODO, it's still going to sound like shit in there.
Colin Meloy Slighty Stoopid From The Fall.
The Fenix isn't even in SODO (south of downtown or south of the 'dome). It's in Pioneer Square. Stupid name.
SteveM they are referring to the old Premier which became the Fenix. The Pioneer Square Fenix has been closed for some time, I believe.
as someone who edits a music calendar, i really hope they come up with a different name for it soon. adding four letters isn't enough differentiation for mistakes to not occur.
Comments Closed
In order to combat spam, we are no longer accepting comments on this post (or any post more than 14 days old).