&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:SlowndownVenueNoDoOmaha.jpg) The Slowdown venue in NoDo | |
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| Address | 729 North 14th Street |
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| Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41°15′59″N 95°56′03″W / 41.26639°N 95.93417°W |
| Owner | Saddle Creek Records |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Website | |
| theslowdown | |
Slowdown is an entertainment venue located in the NoDo neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. A combination of a live music venue, shops, restaurants, and apartments, the venue was developed by Saddle Creek Records as a direct competitor to the Sokol Auditorium in Little Bohemia.[1] Slowdown is said to be "unlike anything in Omaha - or the Midwest" because of its comprehensive, mixed-use design.[2] The venue is named after the influential 1990s-era group Slowdown Virginia, who had a strong influence on the "Omaha Sound". Slowdown has shows three to four nights each week, as well as a weekly pub quiz. The venue is open one hour before each event and stays open until around 2am, often offering a post-show Happy Hour. Slowdown's shows are usually all ages unless otherwise specified, but on nights with no event, the venue functions as a bar. Slowdown bills itself as a place for "[r]ock shows, socializing, dancing, going to the bathroom, sitting, standing, walking, pool, video games, board games, some light reading, etc."[3]
- ^ McMahan, T. (2005) "Hurry Up, Virginia! Saddle Creek's Slowdown project can't came fast enough," Lazy-I. Retrieved 7/10/07.
- ^ Brennan, S. (nd) "Speed up, Slowdown: Saddle Creek music venue project works through delays as Omaha eagerly awaits its opening," Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine City Weekly. Retrieved 7/10/07.
- ^ "Slowdown". theslowdown.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.