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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jc9jbmc wrote

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

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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