Venue
Frontwave Arena
As they approach their twentieth anniversary, CAKE’s adherence to their original guiding principles has only grown stronger. Formed during the nineties as a somewhat antagonistic answer to grunge, CAKE’s democratic processes, defiant self-reliance, and lucid yet ever-inventive music has made them a nation-state unto themselves, with no obvious peers, belonging to no school.? In addition to writing, arranging, producing, and performing their own music, they have taught themselves to engineer their recording projects in their own solar-powered studio, which actually generates more power than is needed to run it, causing the building’s electrical meter to run in reverse. CAKE’s most recent album, Showroom of Compassion, was released on their own Upbeat Records label and debuted on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #1 during 2011 -- making the album as pure an extension of the DIY aesthetic as ever attempted by an established act.
Great show, great crowd, great venue! Cake was as good as ever!!! Love the tree give away too! We saw Abby on the way out (carrying her tree) and everyone started chanting her name again ?? LOVE Cake, MORE Cake plz! ??????????
The venue was great. The staff were awesome and very accommodating. Great beer and great music!!!! What’s not to love!!!
Great Venue, Excellent performance from CAKE! They played all the classics and sounded amazing as always. GO see them!
I was honestly surprised how many people showed up to see Cake, but it was an awesome crowd and the band was just fabulous. John McCrea was super cool and interacted with the crowd the whole night. It's clear they really enjoy doing what they do and weren't "phoning it in."I love the Avondale Brewery as a venue. It's just big enough to be loud and boisterous, but it's also not overwhelming and the lines to the bathrooms aren't too long. If there had to be one complaint, it would be that the show wasn't very long. There was no opener. It started exactly at 7pm, there was a 15-20 minute intermission at 8pm, and then it was over before 9:30pm. I really wish they could have squeezed a few more songs in the first set. As it was, I enjoyed myself and would happily go again.
Second time to see Cake and they sound even better live. Really enjoyed the show, the venue was perfect as well.
Cake was amazing! Go for the sing along, the tree giveaway, and get a shirt!
It was a great experience. It is a nice, intimate venue. The sound was great and the band did not disappoint
If you like Cake, you will absolutely love their show. The band is tight and just as good as they were in the 90's. Great vibes from John McCrea...loves the crowd and is very interactive with the masses. DON'T miss this show!
The concert itself was great. Ive been waiting to snag tickets and they put on a great show. The venue could have been decided better from whomever was hosting it. The feel of where it was didn't match the vibe of the artist. It was a small outdoor space for a sold out concert also.
I have waited almost 13 years to see Cake in concert. They very rarely tour near my hometown. My husband and I decided to take a road trip to ATL to see them. The band was amazing! They sounded great and played a great set. The venue was strange and not well planned out. It was outdoor at a skate park. It was literally in the middle of a neighborhood. There was no parking lots at all, only street parking. This was not a small concert. My hubs and I decided to use electric bikes to get us there from our downtown hotel. That actually worked out well, but we could have avoided that if there was decent parking. It was not well marked either. If you did not know the area you would have had no clue where the venue was located. There were no signs or people directing walkers to the proper venue. There was one entrance and exit. That caused a huge funnel of people into the gates but at the end of the concert it caused a huge and I believe unsafe backup getting out of the venue. Some others and I found a gap in the fencing and so we left out that way. There were plenty of food and drink vendors and even a water station, that was nice. The crowd was interesting. We had to move spots during the intermission because the people standing around us were talking so much and so loudly that we had a hard time hearing the singer. While overall we enjoyed ourselves, I do not think I would choose that city to go see another concert in again. I am from a very tourist friendly city and this one is just not. Sorry ATL I don't think I will be back again soon.
