{"id":827,"date":"2016-07-11T12:35:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T16:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2016-07-11T12:35:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T16:35:53","slug":"lt-londonderrys-loss-is-derrys-gain-with-tupelo-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"LT: Londonderry\u2019s Loss is Derry\u2019s Gain with Tupelo Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Londonderry Times<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/2016\/07\/londonderrys-loss-derrys-gain-tupelo-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Londonderry\u2019s Loss is Derry\u2019s Gain with Tupelo Move<\/a><br \/>\nJuly 7, 2016 \u2022 by Kathleen D Bailey<\/p>\n<p>Londonderry\u2019s Loss is Derry\u2019s Gain with Tupelo Move &#8211; Londonderry Times <!-- IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements --> <!-- [if lt IE 9]>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/wp-content\/themes\/ifeaturepro5\/inc\/js\/html5.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n<![endif]--> <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v3.3.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ --> <!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. --><script id=\"twitter-wjs\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><script src=\"\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n<span class=\"mceItemHidden\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span><\/span>\n\t\t\twindow._wpemojiSettings = {\"baseUrl\":\"<span class=\"mceItemHidden\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">https<\/span><\/span>:\\\/\\\/s.w.org\\\/images\\\/core\\\/<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">emoji<\/span>\\\/72x72\\\/\",\"ext\":\".<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">png<\/span>\",\"source\":{\"<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">concatemoji<\/span>\":\"http:\\\/\\\/londonderrytimes.net\\\/<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">wp-includes<\/span>\\\/js\\\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=03279d604fbe37959f546ad6703432b4\"}};\n\t\t\t!function(a,b,c){function d(a){var c,d,e,f=b.createElement(\"canvas\"),g=f.getContext&amp;&amp;f.getContext(\"<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">2d<\/span>\"),h=String.fromCharCode;if(!g||!g.fillText)return!1;switch(g.textBaseline=\"top\",g.font=\"600 32px <span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"32px \" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">Arial<\/span>\",a){case\"flag\":return g.fillText(h(55356,56806,55356,56826),0,0),f.toDataURL().length&gt;3e3;case\"diversity\":return g.fillText(h(55356,57221),0,0),c=g.getImageData(16,16,1,1).data,d=c[0]+\",\"+c[1]+\",\"+c[2]+\",\"+c[3],g.fillText(h(55356,57221,55356,57343),0,0),c=g.getImageData(16,16,1,1).data,e=c[0]+\",\"+c[1]+\",\"+c[2]+\",\"+c[3],d!==e;case\"simple\":return g.fillText(h(55357,56835),0,0),0!==g.getImageData(16,16,1,1).data[0];case\"<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">unicode8<\/span>\":return g.fillText(h(55356,57135),0,0),0!==g.getImageData(16,16,1,1).data[0]}return!1}function e(a){var c=b.createElement(\"script\");c.src=a,c.type=\"text\/<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">javascript<\/span>\",b.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">appendChild<\/span>(c)}var f,g,h,<span class=\"hiddenGrammarError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">i<\/span>;for(<span class=\"hiddenGrammarError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">i<\/span>=Array(\"simple\",\"flag\",\"unicode8\",\"diversity\"),c.supports={everything:!0,<span class=\"hiddenSpellError\" pre=\"\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\">everythingExceptFlag<\/span>:!0},h=0;h<\/span>\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=03279d604fbe37959f546ad6703432b4\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.4.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ var related_posts_js_options = {\"post_heading\":\"h4\"}; 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He was scheduled to go before the Derry Planning Board for a site plan review July 6, after this newspaper goes to press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The building is the former Gold\u2019s Gym and is owned by Derry Wellness Realty LLC. It is appraised at $1,056,0500 and is 20,000 square feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hayward wrote in an e-mail, \u201cI have been working on a plan to expand the venue for a few years. We began by trying to figure out a way to expand at our existing location but we couldn\u2019t make it work on that lot because our parking requirements are more than we could fit on the property.<span id=\"more-32934\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe expansion is to take advantage of getting bigger artists, to be able to sell more tickets to shows that currently sell out really fast, to get more parking, more bathrooms, and be able to do more events,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe also needed a bigger stage, a higher stage, and artist facilities that were on the same end of the building as the stage. Everybody (artists, patrons, and Tupelo) will benefit from these changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tupelo has been in Londonderry for 12 years, and Hayward said that he \u201cloved being in Londonderry.\u201d But, he wrote, \u201cThe best situation available for us ended up being in Derry. For the project to be affordable, we require an existing building with enough land to park 200 cars, gas, town water and sewer, and a busy area with good visibility and signage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The A Street property was \u201cthe only one that checked all the boxes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve loved being in Londonderry,\u201d he said. \u201cThe people and town have been wonderful to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He termed the decision to move \u201cbittersweet.\u201d But he\u2019s looking forward to being nearer home and supporting his home community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tupelo will join the arts scene that already has Pinkerton Academy\u2019s Stockbridge Theatre and the Derry Opera House, he said, adding, \u201cDerry will benefit in many ways. Whenever a performing arts center builds in a town, the surrounding businesses (restaurants, gas stations, shops) get a lot of business. If we have a sold-out show on Tuesday night, these businesses will thrive at a time when they were not typically busy.\u201d Tupelo is a rising tide\u00a0that will lift other metaphorical boats, Hayward observed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He is looking at a July 15 closing date, he wrote, and hopes to open in Derry at the end of 2016. He will celebrate 12 years in Londonderry in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At its June 16 meeting the Derry Highway Safety Committee found no traffic issues with the plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hayward\u2019s Londonderry venue can seat 240 for folk, blues and bluegrass concerts featuring nationally-known performers. The A Street venue will have a capacity of 475.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hayward noted that, \u201cThe beauty of a business like this is that 60 percent of my customers leave together. A smaller number remains behind, to get autographs from the performers and just hang out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His is not a heavy drinking crowd, he added. His customers are in the 45- to 65-year-old range, and they don\u2019t show up early to party. \u201cThey come in to see the show and they leave,\u201d Hayward observed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His hours will be 8 to 11 p.m. except for Sundays, when he will open at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There will be 207 parking spaces and Hayward said those will be adequate, noting, \u201cFor the smaller events, it\u2019s one car per customer or couple. For the bigger events, they carpool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hayward said he hosts a range of events, from small, intimate concerts with table seating to times when he turns the club floor into a stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hayward estimated that about 50 percent of his guests would exit onto Manchester Road (Route 28), while another 50 percent will take the back road to B Street. He has a lot of repeat guests, he said, and \u201conce they know where Tupelo is, they find their own way to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He estimated that 70 percent of his guests are local, from a 30-mile radius.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He will rarely be at full 475 capacity, Hayward predicted. At 70 percent he would fill 330 seats, and generate about 150 cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Derry Superintendent of Operations Alan Cote didn\u2019t think half the customers would go out B Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMost people don\u2019t think of using the back roads,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cBut at 11 p.m., Manchester Road is pretty quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hayward said 98 percent of his tickets are bought online, and he provides directions. \u201cI can tell them to use the back way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But Cote said he\u2019d rather see the concert-goers leave by Manchester Road, noting, \u201cThe back roads aren\u2019t conducive to high-volume traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Karl Dubay, an engineer with the Dubay Group, said, \u201cLondonderry tried to keep him there. We looked at a couple of sites there, but they just didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dubay predicted that Tupelo\u2019s \u201cmature customer base:\u201d would not cause a lot of trouble for Derry. \u201cThis is a responsible client base, who will actually spend money in town,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That\u2019s part of Hayward\u2019s motivation for looking to his hometown. \u201cWhen I book people to this venue, it will put Derry on the map,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dubay\u2019s design would also minimize congestion by having the entrance to the side, and tour buses would park in the back, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The committee, which is advisory, agreed unanimously to send a memo to the Planning Board saying it has no issues with the Tupelo relocation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Londonderry Times Londonderry\u2019s Loss is Derry\u2019s Gain with Tupelo Move July 7, 2016 \u2022 by Kathleen D Bailey Londonderry\u2019s Loss is Derry\u2019s Gain with Tupelo Move &#8211; Londonderry Times Scott Hayward is bringing it all back home. 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