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1 Civic Center Plz
Hartford, CT 06103

(860) 249-6333

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Concert Venue Near XL Center

Comcast Center
Distance: 0.9 mi Competitive Analysis
61 Savitt Way
Hartford, CT 06095

860-548-7370

Xfinity Center Hartford, CT
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
61 Savitt Way
Hartford, CT 06120

Tailgating at Erotic Zone Hartford CT
Distance: 1.3 mi Competitive Analysis
35 West Service Rd
Hartford, CT 06120

(860) 549-1896

This page is dedicated to those people who put in hours of pregaming at the Erotic Zone before a concert at the Comcast Theater (former Meadows).

Dave Matthews Band at The Comcast Theater
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
Comcast Center
Hartford, CT 06120

Hartford Civic Center Mall Management
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
1 Civic Center Plz
Hartford, CT 06103-1514

(860) 275-6277

The Civic Center Mall, located in downtown Hartford, was a three level, enclosed shopping mall and office complex built in 1974 as part of a large downtown urban redevelopment project. It was the commercial portion of a four block square megastructure-type development called the Hartford Civic Center complex, which also contained a multi-purpose coliseum, an exhibition and trade show center, structured parking and a 330 room Sheraton hotel.

Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford
Distance: 1.5 mi Competitive Analysis
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06109

(860) 529-1575 Ext 209

The Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival, sponsor of a national organ performance competition, has relocated to Hartford, Connecticut, after its first 18 annual sessions in suburban Wethersfield, Connecticut. The competition will be held annually henceforth at Trinity College in Hartford on the chapel’s 78 rank Austin organ. It consists of a High School division and a Young Professional division. The High School performance competition this year will be held on Friday September 30, with candidates needing to be high school students at some point during 2016. The Young Professional competition accepts candidates up to the age of 26 and will be held at Trinity College on Saturday October 1 this year. Competition judges this year will be Diane Meredith Belcher, Christopher Houlihan (a previous ASOF High School competition winner), and John Weaver. The competition was organized by David Spicer, its current Artistic Director, and previously was held at the First Church of Christ, Wethersfield. Winner of the competition’s first Young Professional prize was Paul Jacobs. Other aspects of the festival include an opening concert at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hartford, featuring a combined choir and performances by the competition judges. The two division winners from the previous season will be featured in performance in a closing concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford.

Performance Venue Near XL Center

Balkun Studios
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
89 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119

(860) 707-6324

Since his late teens, Nick Balkun has been recording and engineering numerous artists to help them sound as good in the studio as they do live. Starting out as a do-it-yourself home studio owner, Nick crafted his skills and techniques with many of his own bands and is now opening his studio doors to all artists and genres. Nick has experience working with all types of artists, from rock bands to acoustic singer/songwriters. He enjoys every style of music and takes pride in providing a place where any musician can record their songs. Offering affordable rates and a flexible schedule, Balkun Studios prides itself on being the perfect environment for the hard working musician who wants to harness the essence of their live performance in a studio setting. Services include audio recording/mixing for singles, demos, EPs and LPs. Balkun Studios also offers HD video recording for live in-studio sessions for solo artists and full bands. Videos are produced and mixed by Balkun Studios and distributed to the artist as well as on the Balkun Studios Youtube.com channel. For rates or to schedule a session contact Nick : [email protected]

Billings Forge "Indie Nights"
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
563 Broad St
Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 605-8448

This ongoing concert series is meant to be fun, creative, and thought-provoking. We are very lucky to have a lot of artists and musicians that show up regularly among the audience, and we encourage them to use this as a meeting place and a chance for networking. We also strive to make our Indie Nights anything other than a traditional concert experience by including humor, audience participation, mixing genres, and asking everyone to save their serious faces for club gigs.

Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival
Distance: 1.5 mi Competitive Analysis
300 Summit St
Hartford, CT 06106

Founded in the spring of 2006, the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival was created to combat the disunity, segregation, and violence of Hartford, CT and Trinity College. Using the historically education-oriented and politically revolutionary medium — Hip Hop – and focusing on its global potency and proliferation, the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival works to unify Trinity College, the city of Hartford, and the Globe. The primary goal of the Festival’s diverse events is education. For Hip Hop, the 21st century has been a century of unprecedented popularity, expansion, and adaptation. While corporate media powers have largely stripped American Hip Hop of the positive energy present in its nativity, the music has blazed new frontiers around the globe. As American radio stations spin pre-selected, money driven, play lists that revolve around money and misogyny, Hip Hop artists outside of the U.S. have preserved the culture’s positive elements and infused the culture with new life mixing it with strands of their respective national cultures. Expressed in all languages and in all corners of the globe, the Hip Hop Nation has no borders. Harnessing the positive energy of Hip Hop for the past eight years, the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival has been a true unifier — attended by individuals from all ages, areas, and ethnic backgrounds hailing from more than 35 countries. With eight amazing festivals behind us, it is clear that the festival is reaching further than Trinity College and Hartford and influencing communities all across the tri-state area and the globe. However, we have not lost sight of our original goals. Unity and cooperation among ethnic groups, generational groups, and economic groups, is also a necessity for the positive future and growth of the city of Hartford, an intensely divided city. Each minute of the festival is devoted to fostering this unity and growth. Finally, the Festival also hopes to open the eyes of its participants to a world/worlds never before encountered. While many believe that Hip Hop is only the music they hear over the radio that features derogatory statements and defaming language, it is much more. Anyone who has stopped by the past festivals, ever for a minute, is able to testify to this. The Festival brings new music, new culture, and new perspectives to the citizens Hartford. Every year, Emcee’s [rappers/artists] from Tanzania, Portugal, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Senegal, and many more countries preach the politics, history, and current affairs of their respective countries and cultures through Hip Hop—a medium understood by youth worldwide. The Trinity International Hip Hop Festival aspires to reach and influence communities and individuals outside of the United States of America and Hartford. There is no doubt that this will happen over time as Festival participants carry their experiences at the festival to Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, San Juan, Paris, Montreal and metropolises across the globe. Free and open to the public, each year’s festival rocks Hartford, Connecticut, and Trinity College. All are welcome to join the festivities. Check out the website for more info: www.trinityhiphop.com Here is a short video on the creation of the festival in 2006: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3_PhejNNjo

Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford
Distance: 1.5 mi Competitive Analysis
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06109

(860) 529-1575 Ext 209

The Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival, sponsor of a national organ performance competition, has relocated to Hartford, Connecticut, after its first 18 annual sessions in suburban Wethersfield, Connecticut. The competition will be held annually henceforth at Trinity College in Hartford on the chapel’s 78 rank Austin organ. It consists of a High School division and a Young Professional division. The High School performance competition this year will be held on Friday September 30, with candidates needing to be high school students at some point during 2016. The Young Professional competition accepts candidates up to the age of 26 and will be held at Trinity College on Saturday October 1 this year. Competition judges this year will be Diane Meredith Belcher, Christopher Houlihan (a previous ASOF High School competition winner), and John Weaver. The competition was organized by David Spicer, its current Artistic Director, and previously was held at the First Church of Christ, Wethersfield. Winner of the competition’s first Young Professional prize was Paul Jacobs. Other aspects of the festival include an opening concert at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hartford, featuring a combined choir and performances by the competition judges. The two division winners from the previous season will be featured in performance in a closing concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford.