November 2009 |
by
Megan Wiley
First Avenue
Photo by Craig Bares
No matter how they tweak the lineup, one thing will stay the same: “This is the most historic entertainment venue in the city, regardless of genre,” Rybak says. “It has been the center for so much music: punk, new wave, world music, disco, grunge rock, hip hop. It’s like a museum of music with sometimes sticky floors.”
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First Avenue by the Numbers
125
• employees
1,900
• total capacity, including the Mainroom, 7th Street Entry, and VIP Room
175
• shows per year on average in the Mainroom
250
• shows per year in the 7th Street Entry
182
• events a year in the VIP Room
400,000
• people attending a show or event in one of the club’s three venues each year
3
• dollars, the cover charge for Thursday and Saturday dance nights
35
• dollars ($40 at the door), the highest ticket price the club has charged to date; acts include the Pretenders, the Roots, Prince, Dead Weather
20
• dollars, the average ticket price for Mainroom shows
6
• dollars, the average cover charge for Entry shows
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