I think they did 2 short rehearsals with Bernard Fowler singing. Montreal 1/8/03 and Quebec City 98 didn't have any tour debuts at all either.
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U2 sold more tickets in the U.S. When you include their worldwide figures, then it IS the top tour of the year.
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I coulda swore I had a DAT tape labeled SF 72 somewhere.
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I have never been much for mixing, I just plug my DAT into a standalone, adjust the levels and let her go. But I downloaded a Sound Forge demo version on my moms computer and played around with my Anaheim recording. It wasnt really a taper trip since I never intended to spend more than $20 on a ticket. Played around a bit with disc 2. Disc 1 will be the tricky part. Gotta reduce the bass a bit if
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Current events (but they are getting too depressing so lately I have been tuning out world events and concentrating mostly on true crime and obituaries). Politics - I am fascinated by campaigning and elections in themselves more than mere "issues" though I must admit its likely due to reading "Fear And Loathing On The Campaign Trail" than anything else. bootleg collecti
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I think I heard a figure of $500,000 a night for merchandise for San Francisco. Most of the stuff such as T shirts are very cheap to manufacture. Actually merchandise is really good business for touring acts, especially those with a recognizeable trademark such as the Stones, KISS, Ramones, Iron Maiden etc.
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No figures were ever reported so those numbers were based on estimates of what Pollstar thought the average price multiplied by venue capacity. And these are North American dates only, U2 would likely be the top grosser worldwide due the $4-7 million they raked in for each Euro stadium show.
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What would Sister Morphine know? Those leeches don't have a clue if they don't have it for sale. Can't really say I know him personally anymore but some friends from high school knew him and he gave us all a ride to an Alice Cooper show in 1990. I had already been taping for a year and a half at that time and had some of his stuff already. He talked a bit about past experiences
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St Paul isn't missing - I saw it on a trade list but you have to be able to make DAT clones to get it.
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I really doubt he will ever let anything else out.
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Actually over 10,000 homeless people live in downtown L.A. Excellent series of articles about it here Inglewood is supposedly a high crime area but I have taken the bus to the Forum and back and done some walking in the area without any problems. Amoeba is a great place to hang out, they actually have a stage and the occassional free gigs (including touring artists etc)
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I don't think things got carried away, I just think Mick got outvoted at the band meeting leading into the tour.
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BornOnTheBayou Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dan Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Cohl isn't some evil mastermind, he is just > > another hired hand doing what exactly what > the > > band wants him to. > > Do you think that the band gave Cohl specific > instructions t
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There was someone selling outside of San Jose 99 but it didn't do anything. Or so I heard.
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My last tour was No Security. Then they announced a theatre gig in 2002, so I had to go to that. I don't care if they tour any more or not, if its convenient or I can score a cheap ticket I am there. If not, I have plenty of existing memories so I don't feel compelled to create new ones but if they want to keep doing it I am not going to begrudge them for it.
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Cohl isn't some evil mastermind, he is just another hired hand doing what exactly what the band wants him to. I don't think the Stones care about whatever ridiculous image we would like to project on them, they just want their money and as much of it as they can squeeze out of us. And look at the sales of A Bigger Bang - just the music doesn't sell anymore.
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I was going to go to a barbecue in Texas and shoot some machine guns and blow up an old car but the guy I was going with tweaked too hard and ended up spending his vacation at the Twin Towers Spa & Resort downtown instead.
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I will check them out anyway. Saw Kyuss open for Faith No More and they bored the hell out of me. QOTSA opened for Nine Inch Nails at the Hollywood Bowl and I messed with people trying to sell me tickets by telling them it sounds as good out here as it does where that seat is at until someone came along and sold me a great seat for $15. I had a pit ticket to the Halloween show with The Cramps, To
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C'mon Texas is the real America.
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Not sure if Hawaii or Puerto Rico can be considered North America.
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Security measures vary by artists - I think there was a slight hand frisk at Motley Crue 05 and KISS/Aerosmith 03 and wands at Aerosmith/Cheap Trick 02. There have been metal detectors at all 2005 Stones shows I have seen but they are a piece of cake, I prefer those to the tight hand searches. Find a filmer, buy them a ticket and understand the risks involved.
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Looking to fill some gaps in my collection, I got blanks and stamps and will also start making trips to the post office again in a few days Massive, detailed list with lots of bands and rare stuff
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If it isn't an instant sellout I might try for cheap parking lot tickets, they are too expensive through official channels.
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drake Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Im too busy smuggling illicit recording devices to > worry about party favors. My friends take care of > that. I've never had a problem taking in both.
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Pedro99 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Van Halen with Sammy toured last year then they > kicked him out of the band again. I had heard that > eddie is in poor health. I don't think there is really any "band" to speak of. Much like the Stones, the Van Halen of 2004 is a virtual corporation. They got together to do the tour then wen
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RHCP jealous of the Stones drawing power my ass. Looks like they have their own legacy independant of the what the Stones have built. I don't even follow the band, but I definitely remember this: The RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have been confirmed as one of the leading musical attractions in the world after shocking promoters with ticket sales of $17 million (GBP9.4 million) - for just thre
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Seems the STones have a habit of totally reaming their hardcore fan base so that might have something to do with it. Look at San Francisco, one of the Stones biggest markets - average price was over $140.
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Steven Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @#$%& just wish they had 10% of the talent or > drawing power the Stones have. Quite embarassing > to be shown up be 60 year olds. LOSERS!!! What a dickhead - would love to see what your accomplishments are as you throw that word around quite a bit. Selling millions of albums and concert tickets aint bad for
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Faith No More is my all time favorite band (besides the Ramones) so I guess I would take them over RHCP any day too.
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Milo Yammbag Wrote: > > The RHCP and The Rolling Stones. The Stone are > the kings of the hill. Period. If the RHCP are so > great and huge why are they OPENING for other > acts? > They got offered money to do a gig. Its what professional musicians do.
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