Hurwitz’s quest to nab arena shows required some last-minute changes in the design. The bands are now showing up saying, ‘There’s nothing like this. … We’ve solved a decadeslong issue there hasn’t been venues of this size built just for music. “ is a great place to see bands that have gotten bigger than the 9:30. “The 9:30 Club is the place you can go, see a band up close at a reasonable ticket, fall in love with a band start your honest relationship with an act,” Hurwitz said. Not only has he fortified the bastion of live indie music at 9:30 Club, he has expanded his reach with the city’s hot new venue, The Anthem, transforming the Southwest Waterfront on The Wharf. Opening in October 2017, the buzzy venue has welcomed such titans as the Foo Fighters, Lorde, Jack White, The Killers, Bob Dylan, Queens of the Stone Age, Erykah Badu, LCD Soundsystem and the Goo Goo Dolls. Hurwitz is the undisputed kingmaker of D.C. Ted Leonsis is a good friend of mine, but I’m sorry Ted, I’ve got mouths to feed!” But to see a band in a small place is also very exciting. “The largeness of a stadium show is very exciting, no question,” said Seth Hurwitz, who runs Merriweather as part of the region’s preeminent concert promotions and production company I.M.P. “My favorite show ever was the Rolling Stones at RFK Stadium on July 4, 1972. Capital One Arena recently hosted Drake, Pink, U2 and Elton John MGM National Harbor brought Bruno Mars, Cher and Britney Spears Nationals Park saw Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and James Taylor and Fed-Ex Field delivered Taylor Swift, Guns N Roses and Beyonce with Jay-Z, not to mention the superstars each weekend in farther-flung staples like Jiffy Lube Live and Merriweather Post Pavilion. Like all cities, the stadium venues bring marquee names. It helps to diversify how they spend time here in the nation’s capital.” The Foo Fighters kick off opening night of The Anthem. “So to us, the music scene plays a huge role in attracting visitors to the city. However, we try to focus on things like nightlife,” Destination D.C.
“We’ve got this perception of monuments, memorials and museums as part of the visit, which is extremely important. Of the “eclectic cultural travelers” surveyed, 86 percent were interested in “music in nationally known venues,” while 68 percent noted “headliner entertainment” as important. said the city saw a record 22.8 million visitors in 2017, spending $7.5 billion and supporting 75,000 jobs. The creative economy means booming business. or any other big city,” Blues Alley Manager Kris Ross said. “Inside the Beltway, we have to have as many stages as New York, Chicago, L.A. “The DMV is exploding with music,” Wolf Trap President Arvind Manocha told WTOP. From big stadium shows to a variety of intimate venues popping up all over town, this buffet of options paints a stark artistic contrast to tired Beltway stereotypes of stuffy lobbyists and pretentious politicians. music landscape is as vibrant as it has ever been with The Anthem and 9:30 Club respectively ranking No.
Yet the foundation has been laid with a rich history, from the jazz of Duke Ellington to the go-go of Chuck Brown, the R&B of Screamin’ Joe Neal to the telecasters of Link Wray, and the punk scene of Dischord Records.
has the reputation of a music city like Austin, Texas, Chicago, Nashville, Tennessee, New Orleans, New York or Los Angeles. WASHINGTON - Who says the nation’s capital must only be known as a political town?
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