The Palladium Ballroom
1135 South Lamar Street, Dallas TX 75215
(South of the Dallas Convention Center)
214.421.2021

Next concert, according to calendar: Slightly Stoopid on Sat. April 24.

Cobra Starship will be there, Fri. June 4

Midlake (they are from Denton, TX) will be there, Sat. June 5.

http://www.thepalladiumballroom.com

Everything in this post will get a “beer up” (in the air) or a “beer down” (poured onto the floor). This is in place of Thumbs up or Thumbs down. The reasoning is that many people at the Alkaline Trio concert I went to enjoyed very much raising their beer high in the air.

I went into the concert March 27 cold from the wind outside. I came out wiser about the practice of moshing.

During the show a mosh pit started.

I was not super close to the people who were barreling into each other, but I was Too Close For Comfort. A kind guy next to me offered to shield me if the super-drunk 13-year-olds (I mean, 21 year-olds) came my way. Before this I had not really seen a mosh pit, except maybe at a Lollapalooza concert in the 10th grade. Which is why I had perhaps thought moshing was dead. However, Alkaline Trio must attract moshers.

The Palladium is super spread out. Right in front of the stage it is standing room only (this made me wish I was tall), creating an OBSTRUCTED VIEW for me most of the time.

Beer Down: There are a lot of dim lights. Seeing a couple of feet in front of you is hard.

Beer Down: The bartender (who was wearing a tight tank top) looked like she was not old enough to serve beer. My Corona was $5.

Beer Down: If you park in the super-close parking lot it is $20. If you park in the farther Parking Area, it is a mere $10. I should have taken my chances on Cadiz Street nearby. A side note: The Palladium is near the South Side on Lamar apartments, where the Obama Headquarters were two years ago.

Derek of Alkaline Trio

The HEART DALLAS bottom line: The Palladium gets a lukewarm response from this fearful-for-her-life during Mosh Pit ritual blogger.

Do go if there is a concert you really want to see. The Palladium does attract many good shows. But do not become a special member of the VIP club, or eagerly sign up for their Frequent Visitor punch card.