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lugo2 t1_jc8zlg8 wrote

Reply to comment by lugo2 in The failure of Providence’s Fane tower is a lesson in politics and reality by Beezlegrunk

As a crazy pipe dream, I would love to see them as a floating stage in the middle of the river north of pedestrian bridge they could put in some awesome summer concerts down there and people on both sides of the river and in the pedestrian bridge could enjoy it. It would be a really weird feature to have which I think makes it even more 'Providencey'

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jc9jbmc wrote

New here? Just wondering because you are describing the 20 years of WBRU summer concert series here (but at the water basin downtown)-- free concerts every/every other weekend.

The short answer is it's expensive and Brown defunded the station. But yeah it WAS awesome and one of the things I miss most about pre covid providence days.The music scene here went from pretty solid to very meh when that happened and sadly, I don't see a revival taking its place.

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huron9000 t1_jccepmv wrote

Totally. We already have an amphitheater on the water that works great for concerts- Waterplace.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jccjv2h wrote

My favorite summer memories here aren't the beaches, but these concerts with friends. Shame newbies will never get to experience these laid back and FREE events each weekend.

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huron9000 t1_jccktht wrote

Same here. Between those concerts, and the Xgames, and the general vibe….the city felt so alive then.

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