Gazza Wrote: > > and you dont need warhorses to "fill a stadium" as > people dont know what theyre going to play when > they buy the tickets. Of course people expect to > hear them, but Ive never known anyone to walk out > of a Stones show because they didnt play enough > hits or because they played a few songs that a > casual fan didnt know. >
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shidoobee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Concert tickets are worth whatever people are > willing to pay for them. > No, if the Stones were in the business for the > money, they'd never have lasted 44 years. They would have lasted about 20 years. And I still contend thats what they really lasted as a real band and an artistic unit. I th
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"In the past they were usually good about making sure they didn't repeat songs from tour to tour, not anymore. Look at the differences from 75 to 78 and then to 81. Every tour they changed it up quite a bit the next time they came around." Usually between each tour they put out several live albums. Also back then they were still a band, not a virtual corporation. "Classic R
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I wish I could see a show on the east coast. My current favorite band Peeping Tom is opening. Best CD of the year.
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Blues is boring. Any more than 1 or 2 songs and the whole set drags. And the blues is more of an attitude than a style and I don't think multi-millionaires with few real problems can convincingly deliver it for 2 hours.
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So what if its not the original New York Dolls. Very few "original" bands are still together. Good musicians making good music is what it is regardless of what they call it.
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Honky Tonk Women is too slow and sounds like too much of a show tune. JJF, SFM and SMU are all great openers.
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country honk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a pitty "ticketmaster" doesn't have the same > function as "eventim", where you cold get a view > of the stadium and see how many tickets actually > were sold.... that was a very good feature by > "eventim"..... Ticketmaster outlet representatives can
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The show wont be cancelled. I think they are taking advantage of the stadium owners who might be relatively inexperienced in concert promotion. I think Cohl hustled a massive guarantee up front regardless of the amount of tickets sold. It means the Stones get paid their $5 million no matter how many people show up. If Gillette did a bit of research they would have found out the January shows in B
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Madison Square Garden has raised the rent and it now costs $275,000 to stage a concert there not to mention union fees on top of that. Anyone think so they are so intent on playing an allegedly historic venue as many times as possible that they would let it cut into their profits like that? Some people here overanalyze things too much, all you gotta do is follow the money.
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"I guess another way to put the original question would be, why don't the Stones have more demanding fans (either in number or intensity)? " What would they demand and how would they demand it? The great thing about having so many hard core fans is that their attendence and money is taken granted therefore you don't really have to offer them anything or cater to them in any
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THere are also quite a bit of tourists at Bruce shows who talk and beer run en masse til he plays Born To Run. I saw this myself with the one Bruce show I attended. But he also plays 3 hour shows so that leaves plenty of time for lots of hits as well as deep album cuts and cover songs.
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I am perfectly satisfied. But I don't spend too much money and I don't go in expecting anything other than a Stones show. I also don't equate following the setlist and listening to 75 different boots each tour as part of the concert experience. And I have said it before and will say it again, to be a "loyal" fan is to be taken for a sucker. If I were truly disappointe
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One Hit To The Body without the backup singers? I Got The Blues without horns? Some of those songs might sound just a bit too naked and stripped down.
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curtisdavis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LET ME GO would be awesome ,right out of left > field,separate the fans from the tourists..I think > Ronnie and Keith would do a better setlist than > Mick and Chuck..Probably would pick more new > songs.. Do these guys even listen back on their old material? I wouldn't be surprised if Chuc
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Lizard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He cares for trees but he hunts animals? > > What the @#$%&? Not sure what you find strange or shocking about that. Care to elaborate?
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Rev. Robert W. Wrote: > > Ha! Listen to the tough guy playin' "voice of > reason." As usual, I'm not impressed. > > Do you think that even the most casual fans don't > notice that the show is a slick, expertly > delivered and yes, sometimes thrilling showbiz > package? You don't think that significant numbers > of potential con
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Warhorse fatigue doesn't exist, its just more sour grapes from people who think the band should be playing *just* for them. Ticket prices and market saturation, yes. I doubt endless whining from internet setlist geeks is having any effect on sales whatsoever.
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Most of the shows are in places the band hasn't played this tour. I doubt fans in Missoula, Wichita, Regina, Halifax, Boise, Louisville and Vancouver are holding off on buying tickets because they are afraid the band might play Start Me Up, Miss You and Brown Sugar.
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ALICE COOPER!!!!
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here is the Tower setlist from last night, it would have been worth it to own 2 CDs to see it. New stuff sounds much better live than on the disc. We're All In Love Gotta Getaway From Tommy Gimme Luv & Turn On The Light Plenty Of Music Punishing World Rainbow Store Dance Like A Monkey Lookin' For A Kiss Personality Crisis
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01. Rough Justice 02. Oh No Not You Again 03. You Got Me Rocking 04. She's So Cold 05. It Wont Take Long 06. Rain Falls Down 07. Dead Flowers 08. Streets Of Love 09. Night Time Is The Right Time 10. This Place Is Empty 11. Infamy 12. Tumbling Dice 13. Midnight Rambler 14. Honky Tonk Women 15. Out Of Control 16. Paint It Black 17. Start Me Up 18. Brown Sugar 19. Jumpin'
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Something like All Down The Line, Heartbreaker, Rocks Off or even Bitch would end the show perfectly. Nice rockers a good chunk of the crowd already knows, and the fact that these songs already feature all supporting members onstage, they don't have to unnecessarily add horns to Satisfaction or Jumpin' Jack Flash.
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"My feeling is the STONES want to play every state in the USA before they retire. " My feeling is the STONES want to play every place that offers the most money before they retire.
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If I knew I think I would keep that info for myself...
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Pearl Jam drew 22,000 to Missoula and many bands have filled the Idaho Center, which will likely be configured to hold about 10,000 for this concert. Missoula just might do better than the some of the big city stadiums where they have saturated the market. Boise is booming and has grown a lot over the years.
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Its just another alternate means of selling tickets. It wont stop the scalpers. Neither will your whining.
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My first 2 shows were 5 years apart to the day, Oct 19 1989 & 1994
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Roadster32 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > because after announcing these ridiculous dates > I'm more than 100 % sure that this is definitely > not the end and that i will see them again. > > Who wants to end his fabulous career in Boise > Idaho? > Its all about where they can make the most money, not doing "farewell sho
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