The Pavilion

Somehow I managed to ride straight through adolescence without ever having graced this all ages venue. I think as a teen, I was slightly intimidated by this music space on the Common, thinking it was a place of loud music and aggressive young rockers.
Well, the loud music part is spot on. When I ventured in to see some pals play a few weeks ago, the levels were insane. Even with my earplugs snugly in place, I still found it wildly loud. The place’s acoustics aren’t very good, so the sound gets all muddled making it hard to distinguish specific instruments. Nevertheless, I had a fun time. It was great to hang out on the periphery, watching younger people dance about and enjoy live music.
The location of The Pavilion is great, located smack dab in the North Common, it’s easily accessible from all angles of the city. You can indulge in some soda or some snacks when you’re there, but this is a booze free zone, plus shows usually happen pretty early in the evening.
Even if you’re no longer sporting a fake ID, this place is a legitimate destination for all age groups. If it’s a show worth catching, you should definitely hit up The Pavilion for some loud music and dancing fun.

There are some perks to growing up, not the least of which is that you don’t have to hang out at the Pavilion to see bands.
Not that it’s a bad venue, it’s sort of a rite of passage to check out a few shows in this cube before you graduate to places that serve up alcohol and occasionally better bands, but it’s not exactly great either.
The Pavili

The Pavilion is an all-​ages concert venue set up specifically for people who are too young to get into bars to see their favourite bands play.
I know I’m way too old, but hey, sometimes it’s fun to endure the all-​ages crowd to see a band you really like. The kids don’t really seem to care, and it’s not like I’m going on death metal night or whatever.
I’m glad a space like the Pavilion exists to give these kids a place to hear live music. Manager Chris Smith seems to keep a pretty good handle on things in terms of rowdiness, and the teenagers are glad to have a place to rock out. Rock out, does that make me sound old?
Anyway. It is what it is and it’s a necessity in a city this size to have a place for people under 19 to go and enjoy the music scene. Music scene, does that make me sound old?