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This is only one of the problems involved in seeing a good concern in the Boston area. Most bands don't want to play in Boston Garden because of its acoustics, scatting and other problems. So if they don't go to Rhode Island, they go to the Worcesfer Centrum Which is fine for all the students at Worcesfer High, who immediately buy 1,000 tickets each and help them back to us for 10 times the original price and a pound of flesh for good measure...
Arena rock mavens will find the going tough, since most bands wishing to make a profit refuse the prohibitive cut demanded by the Boston Garden. Bands, if they touch base here at all, will do it either at the Worcester Centrum or the Providence Civic Center, or both. You can reach both by bus, or drive for an hour through scenic high wayland. During the summer, bands like the Talking Heads and Elvis Costello braved the stifling heat to go where Bostonians are in July and August--namely Cape Cod. But the gruesome Colineum in north Yarmouth...
Inevitably, the animosity has found political echoes. France's far-right Front National probably commands no more than 3% support nationwide, but it has made significant electoral gains in some communities with large immigrant populations. The Netherlands' ultraconservative Centrum-Partij, playing the racial theme to the hilt, finds similar support. In Britain and West Germany, right-wingers in the ruling parties have thundered ominously about racial issues, to the embarrassment of their colleagues...
Crowds at Dead concerts are generally peaceful. The Dead "is a very good show for a college, because it attracts crowds that are better than the crowds other groups attract," says the Worcester Centrum's director of security. The council's proposal to hire 65-75 policemen and 100 additional usheres and guards should be adequate...
...determined to see the Pat Benatars. Super tramps, and Journeys in this world, you're going to have to work to get there That's because the Boston Garden--which used to be the primary way station for these noise makers has gradually given way to the spanking new Centrum in Worcester, which is more than just a simple ride on the T. Life does have its special punishments for our little vices Styx is on tap for the Centrum Very sad So is the suddenly famous U2. Happy...