Paradise

Thanks for buying the Orpheum. Now will you fix it?

Ron Newman — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:39:20 +0000

Live Nation has sold the Orpheum, Opera House, and Paradise to newly-organized Opera House Ventures LLC, owned by concert promoter Don Law and Star Market heir David Mugar.

The Orpheum is 157 years old, and in such deplorable condition that any reasonable person should be ashamed to own it. Don and David, will you please invest some money and some TLC into making it habitable again?

Rodfest photos

adamg — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:26:45 +0000

Sooz posts photos from last night's Rodfest benefit concert at the Paradise.

Even Sting needs to use the men's room

adamg — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:34:13 +0000

Jim Sullivan reports he was using the facilities at the Paradise on Friday when he noticed who was a couple urinals away: Sting:

... What, I asked him: No rock star pissoir? No, he laughed, he was just folks. ... We'd both just seen his son's band, Fictionplane, play the room - well, he'd seen the last song, as he was delayed by a meeting and just caught an encore with his wife Trudie Styler. But he talked about how proud he was of his son. I applaud his courage and talent; he's really worked hard, and said that Fictionplane's position as the opening act on the Police tour was legit. While we talked, he mimicked the usual audience response to an opening act - arms crossed, bored look - and said Fictionplane, an act full of manic bravado, had won over the show-me stadium crowds. ...

Michael Femia, meanwhile, reviews the old man's show at Fenway.