RTP-area local music and culture

["Pepe, King Prawn" <pepe_king_prawnTAKETHISBITOUT AT yahoANDTHISTOOo.co.uk>]

"James Hepler" <jameshepler AT yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> --- Gregor <gregorio_sb AT earthlink.net> wrote:
> > jameshepler AT yahoo.com (James Hepler)   wrote:
> >
> > >> How big is the Dean Dome?  I'm too lazy to go
> > look
> > >> it up.
> > >
> > >There were 21,750 in attendence at the last
> > >Duke-Carolina game, so I figure that's about the
> > >capacity.
> > >
> > >Not sure though.
> >
> > Does it matter?  I went to a couple concerts at the
> > Dean Dome in the
> > late 80s and the sound SUCKED.  Have they improved
> > the acoustics?  (If
> > so, HOW??)
>
> Nope.  It's not really much of a concert venue.

I agree.  My job in the late 80's/early 90's took me to a number of events
there and it basically lead me to a firm resolution not to ever shell out
for any huge-sports-arena-venue concert.