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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Played 9 holes with my sons on Sunday. Course was packed, range was full, half a dozen people on the chipping green.

In other words- it was fully utilized.[/quote]

That's well and good, but something like an outdoor concert venue could be hosting hundreds or thousands of people in the same space.[/quote]

I believe there are multiple other locations in DC that serve as concerts venues.  I personally have been to multiple concerts on the Capital Steps, to the Mall, to Carter Barron, to Nats Park.   Confident that DC does not need another underutilized concert venue for 2-3 concerts a year.[/quote]

Are concerts only held at outdoor venues like Merriweather Post or Wolf Trap 2-3x a year? Of course not. They are used multiple times a week from spring to fall. But, they are far from the city and lack transit access. An urban outdoor concert venue that was managed by a major operator would be instantly popular. See Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, or BB&T Pavilion in Philly/Camden, or Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, etc.

East Potomac Park is absolutely perfect for this: abundant space, solid transit access, close to commerical centers (especially with a shuttle ferry to the Wharf on event nights), no residential neighbors, and little ability to use the land for other buildings for structural reasons.

In contrast, the Capitol steps and the Mall are obviously not appropriate for most concerts. Carter Barron is great, but it's far from metro or a commerical district, has been under renovation for nearly a decade, and was lightly used for many years before that because of NPS management. It's also a seated-only venue which limits its use somewhat. Nats Park way too big for most mid-size acts, and is already booked 80 times a year with games.

Building a proper modern outdoor venue in East Potomac Park could easily be done while still retaining the ability to golf there (just not 36 holes), and without changing Hains Point itself.[/quote]

Sorry.  There is simply not a need for another concert venue in DC.  And, yes, the Mall could be used, as well as Carter Barron.  I note that the NPS manages Hains Point as well as Carter Barron, so your critic of NPS applies to both.  Nats Park and Audi Field are also options.  I have been to several concerts at Nats Park.  EPP would be disaster as concert venue.  10,000 arriving and leaving at the same time on the few roads there.

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