You Piss Me Off Rococo Theater
Let me preface this post by saying I love the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska. It's a beautiful place and I almost decided to have my wedding there. The acoustics are great and it's a lot of fun to see a band or comedian there. That being said, who in the world is running this place? Lincoln is a town of about 230,000 and we get worse shows than Lawrence, Kansas. I point to you Rococo. You are the premiere venue in town, so let's look at your event schedule for the next two months:
December 16 WEDDING
December 31 "FIRE & ICE" NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION NEW YEARS EVE
January 13 RIMINGTON TROPHY PRESENTATION Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
January 21 Campus Life YFC
January 23 PRIVATE EVENT
February 3 ADDY AWARDS
February 8 Association of General Contractors Private Event
February 10 JACK'S MANNEQUIN CONCERT
February 24 PETE YORN CONCERT
Do you understand why this frustrates me Rococo? Who in the world are these people? I've looked up Pete Yorn and Jack's Mannequin and they seem intereting. Yet, I consider myself a relatively knowledgable music consumer and I haven't heard of these guys. The ONLY excuse for not having more concerts and comedians could be complaints from your upstairs neighbors. That would be tough to get around. But why aren't there more comedians? I've seen Louis Black and Stephen Wright there and they were both great. There was a big crowd and everyone went home happy. How in the world aren't you making money off these kind of shows? You used to bring in big time shows, what happened? Let's get it together. Here's what we need to do:
GET SOME GOOD SHOWS: There are plenty of bands who play Rococo-sized venues. Plenty of those bands have name recognition among college students and other Lincoln residents. We need groups people have heard of and could get excited about.
ADVERTISE: Seriously guys, having a mediocre lightboard above your door should not be your entire advertising budget. People really like TV and they'll listen to radio when they're in the car, you can use this to your advantage.
HAVE MORE SHOWS: There are a lot of people who have never been to the Rococo. Some don't even know that you guys are even open. There are such gaps between your shows that people forget about the Rococo, which is a shame.
Come on guys, you have a ton of potential down there, let's step it up and get something good done.
posted by Awesome Inc. @ 9:45 PM
5 comments
5 Comments:
Yeah,this is very true. I've heard of Pete Yorn, but not the others. You did nrglect to mention Kathy Griffin. You really don't need to book anyone for at least four months after that, it sticks with you.
J.H. Naners
You really can't put that on the Rococo as I believe the UNL Activities Council decided on that monstrosity.
Hey, give the Rococo a little credit. They brought in Aaron Carter last year. I bet that show rocked.
There's almost as many quality acts at the Rococo as there are posts on this blog...
*cricket* *cricket*
IS
1% (percent) Productions out of Omaha (they're behind all the great music acts at Sokol Hall in Omaha) has brought some great acts to the Rococo here in Lincoln.
Still, I get so tired of hearing about a great event at the Rococo only three or four days before it hits the stage. How freakin' hard would it be to create an e-mail list Rococo people?!?
This is a diamond in the rough for performing venues in the Midwest if someone just wanted to make it happen.
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