***Official Manchester 2018 Thread***

[bjordan319]

Nothing like a show within a 10-minute drive from home

[DMBstandUP1984]

Hate that it is on a Tuesday

[IanJHickey]

Originally Posted by bjordan319

Nothing like a show within a 10-minute drive from home

I will be there for 3 nights (mon-wed) before heading to boston. Can you recommend any restaurants? Is there a bar in particular to go to pre-show?

[chrisjuniper]

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

I will be there for 3 nights (mon-wed) before heading to boston. Can you recommend any restaurants? Is there a bar in particular to go to pre-show?

Giorgios is good, puritan backroom is fucking fantastic.

[kathryn13]

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

I will be there for 3 nights (mon-wed) before heading to boston. Can you recommend any restaurants? Is there a bar in particular to go to pre-show?

Will you be exploring outside the city? If you're coming from Nova Scotia, perhaps some mountain time.

There are a ton of great places in Manchester. I live here. It's a small City - smaller than Halifax. I'll see about putting together a little guide for food, drink, and activities.

[IanJHickey]

Originally Posted by kathryn13

Will you be exploring outside the city? If you're coming from Nova Scotia, perhaps some mountain time.

There are a ton of great places in Manchester. I live here. It's a small City - smaller than Halifax. I'll see about putting together a little guide for food, drink, and activities.

That would be great! We don’t have any real plans. We are flying to Boston and driving to Manchester for 3 days. We are staying at the Mancheser Downtown Hotel. That is the extent of our plans haha.

[bjordan319]

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

I will be there for 3 nights (mon-wed) before heading to boston. Can you recommend any restaurants? Is there a bar in particular to go to pre-show?

I saw you were staying at the Manchester Downtown Hotel which is right on Elm St. (and very close to the venue as I'm sure you know), so you will have plenty of options.

For food I would recommend Campo Enoteca or Republic both of which are on Elm. Excellent food, slightly pricey. If you're looking for some cheaper fare, Strange Brew Tavern is also very close to where you're staying. As someone else mentioned, Puritan Backroom is a classic, and the Red Arrow Diner is iconic as well.

For drinks, McGarvey's is maybe a block or two from the SNHU arena and is very popular. There's also the Thirsty Moose. They have an insane amount of beers on tap, and it is definitely within walking distance from the venue.

I hope you have a great time in Manch; I love this city, but as someone else said you may want to take some time to take a quick drive up north for the mountains. It'll be late fall/winter and probably cold as shit, but there are definitely some sights worth seeing!

[IanJHickey]

Originally Posted by bjordan319

I saw you were staying at the Manchester Downtown Hotel which is right on Elm St. (and very close to the venue as I'm sure you know), so you will have plenty of options.

For food I would recommend Campo Enoteca or Republic both of which are on Elm. Excellent food, slightly pricey. If you're looking for some cheaper fare, Strange Brew Tavern is also very close to where you're staying. As someone else mentioned, Puritan Backroom is a classic, and the Red Arrow Diner is iconic as well.

For drinks, McGarvey's is maybe a block or two from the SNHU arena and is very popular. There's also the Thirsty Moose. They have an insane amount of beers on tap, and it is definitely within walking distance from the venue.

I hope you have a great time in Manch; I love this city, but as someone else said you may want to take some time to take a quick drive up north for the mountains. It'll be late fall/winter and probably cold as shit, but there are definitely some sights worth seeing!

Great info! Thanks.
How far north are you talking and what are a few places to check out?

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by bjordan319

I saw you were staying at the Manchester Downtown Hotel which is right on Elm St. (and very close to the venue as I'm sure you know), so you will have plenty of options.

For food I would recommend Campo Enoteca or Republic both of which are on Elm. Excellent food, slightly pricey. If you're looking for some cheaper fare, Strange Brew Tavern is also very close to where you're staying. As someone else mentioned, Puritan Backroom is a classic, and the Red Arrow Diner is iconic as well.

For drinks, McGarvey's is maybe a block or two from the SNHU arena and is very popular. There's also the Thirsty Moose. They have an insane amount of beers on tap, and it is definitely within walking distance from the venue.

I hope you have a great time in Manch; I love this city, but as someone else said you may want to take some time to take a quick drive up north for the mountains. It'll be late fall/winter and probably cold as shit, but there are definitely some sights worth seeing!

This is probably the best description of these 2 places b/c I certainly wouldn't call them 'good'.

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

Great info! Thanks.
How far north are you talking and what are a few places to check out?

Mountains are about an hour north of Manchester... seacoast is the same.

If you venture up to Concord (about 15-20mins north of MHT)… the downtown area is great. I would recommend going to The Barley House which is right across from the state capital building. Great beer/whiskey selection and even better food.

[IanJHickey]

Originally Posted by drop2d

This is probably the best description of these 2 places b/c I certainly wouldn't call them 'good'.




Mountains are about an hour north of Manchester... seacoast is the same.

If you venture up to Concord (about 15-20mins north of MHT)… the downtown area is great. I would recommend going to The Barley House which is right across from the state capital building. Great beer/whiskey selection and even better food.

I remember going to Concord when I was a kid. Is there a Gondola somewhere in the vicinity? I may be thinking of something else.

[pathetic]

they just opened up a 110 Grill on hanover street.

probably going to thirsty moose, 110, strange brew or murphys

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

I remember going to Concord when I was a kid. Is there a Gondola somewhere in the vicinity? I may be thinking of something else.

Not in Concord, no.

Originally Posted by pathetic

they just opened up a 110 Grill on hanover street.

probably going to thirsty moose, 110, strange brew or murphys

What's that other place where Jillian's used to be? I went there once a while back and it was pretty good. Firefly is also good... just small.

[pathetic]

Originally Posted by drop2d

Not in Concord, no.



What's that other place where Jillian's used to be? I went there once a while back and it was pretty good. Firefly is also good... just small.

Jillians turned into the World Sports Grill or WS Bar for a year or so. Now it's the foundry. You're right. It's a good spot. parking sucks, but that's manchester

[bjordan319]

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

Great info! Thanks.
How far north are you talking and what are a few places to check out?

Like drop said, the mountains are just about an hour north on I-93. The Kancamagus Highway is just a bit off Exit 32 (about an hour and fifteen from the city) which is very popular and really well known for having excellent views of the mountains.

Originally Posted by drop2d

This is probably the best description of these 2 places b/c I certainly wouldn't call them 'good'.

[kathryn13]

Originally Posted by IanJHickey

That would be great! We don’t have any real plans. We are flying to Boston and driving to Manchester for 3 days. We are staying at the Mancheser Downtown Hotel. That is the extent of our plans haha.

I did two quick maps for you. One, a closer view on the downtown where you'll be staying. Pretty much everything happens along Elm St...which is where your hotel is located...and I highlighted the street on the map. There are a ton of restaurants along that street. I've highlighted a couple of ones that folks have mentioned like StrangeBrew, Firefly, because those are off Elm St. There's also a boards and brews bar on Elm that might be handy for conversation starting with other Manchester folks. I also highlighted the art museum, the local history museum. Everything in this map is a 10-15 minute walk.


The second map is a larger view of the Greater Manchester area for your extended stay. Boy, it's really going to depend on the weather. If it's nice, you can do some easy hikes locally. If it's not, well, come back and we'll talk about other options. Mount Uncanoonuc is the bump on the horizon and can be a decent walk in the woods. Also the Audubon society has a great trail that leads to water views. I highlighted Livingston Park. It has a 1 mile path around a pond that's a nice way to walk off your meal from the Puritan Backroom right across the street. That is a restaurant others have mentioned. It's a bit of a Manchester icon (similar to the Red Arrow Diner which is where all the famous and political people go). They are known for their chicken fingers and amazing mudslides. Mudslides are strong and filling...be warned. When Adam Sandler is in town, he eats here. I also highlighted the mall area and the city disc golf course.


Manchester is centrally located. Boston is only an hour away without traffic. Portland, ME 1.5 hrs, Portsmouth, NH 45 mins, or a trip up to Vermont (biking in the Northeast Kingdom (2.5hrs) is amazing) is also easy to make.

If it's a mild winter, you may be able to do some hiking in the White Mountain National Forest. If you're into skiing there's a bunch of places to ski from Lincoln over to North Conway and in between. It's worth taking a ride up I-93 and over on route 302 to go through the two notches in the mountains. 1.5 hours to Franconia Notch and a half hour further to Crawford Notch. Beautiful scenery and you'll be able to see Mount Washington. Weather dependent on what you'll be able to do while you're up there.

Hope this gets you started.

[DMBstandUP1984]

I’m in for Manchester....gonna grab a ticket and go solo

[pathetic]

I'll have a 1/2 day so meet up with us at the bars

[davetripping02]

ill be going solo as well

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by pathetic

I'll have a 1/2 day so meet up with us at the bars

Oh boy... 1/2 day? Start drinking at noon? Can I take a nap before the show?

[uchuskies87]

Temp charges up!

[pathetic]

Originally Posted by drop2d

Oh boy... 1/2 day? Start drinking at noon? Can I take a nap before the show?

i get out at noon. so start drinking when i get there. like 12:15

[DMBstandUP1984]

I’ll try and get out early...I work from home so it’s not that bad, if I can’t I’ll be able to leave about 430ish

[drop2d]

I probably won't be in Manch too early... likely that the wife/kid are coming. I suppose I could go earlier and have them meet up before showtime. We'll see as it get's closer. Also, being old as dirt, I can't start raging too early anyway.

[pathetic]

i need to be buzzing hard to enjoy this band now. I'll be starting very early

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by pathetic

i need to be buzzing hard to enjoy this band now. I'll be starting very early

Ha. You bringing your regular +1?

[pathetic]

Originally Posted by drop2d

Ha. You bringing your regular +1?

i told him about it. i think he's planning on going with his gf

My vendor from chicago is flying out and we're grabbing a pair.

shutout during the citi presale this morning

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by pathetic

i told him about it. i think he's planning on going with his gf

My vendor from chicago is flying out and we're grabbing a pair.

shutout during the citi presale this morning

Yeah, citi presale was shit. Nothing as soon as I logged in... how the hell does that happen?

WH is going to make me regret not making a request.

[pathetic]

Originally Posted by drop2d

Yeah, citi presale was shit. Nothing as soon as I logged in... how the hell does that happen?

WH is going to make me regret not making a request.

i pulled a pair of uppers this morning. There will be plenty of uppers available for less than face

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by pathetic

i pulled a pair of uppers this morning. There will be plenty of uppers available for less than face

Yeah, there's plenty of uppers now.

And "platinum" seats for $300+

What a fucking scam they are running over at TM

[pathetic]

did anyone get a presale code from Bank NH pavilion? the code is AGAIN

all i'm pulling is uppers