25 grand a week + travel, zero merch cut would be my guess.
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All 4 of them play as if they are enjoying themselves and no matter how many times they play their warhorses, they never sound stale.
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I'm going with these guesses (I am not putting these guesses to be humorous) I think at least one of these will get in. Leonard Cohen Jay Leno Little Richard Bob Seger Robin Williams Madonna The Zucker Brothers (The movie makers) David Bowie David Sanborne Wayne Newton Penny Marshall (Director, writer, actress)
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Eric Clapton is in the lead.
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Often performers pretend to have a laugh or chat with one another. They can't hear unless they are yelling over the audience noise.
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"Some signed by Richards" LOL LOL LOL LOL.
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The Canon S95 is a great camera, they however no longer make it. I bought one just in time. The Canon G1X is fantastic point & shoot. It's a bit large, but still accepted as a point & shoot.
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QuoteRollingFreak Just got the live CD and its excellent! I forgot it came out, and my dad came up to me and said "hey I bought that new live Beach Boys album, and we loved Brian Wilson live, but THIS is what the Beach Boys sound like!" He was so thrilled with it, and I have to agree it sounds fantastic. We didn't see the tour because it was too much, and I didn't see many vid
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I just buy a box of 40 pairs of toss away foam earplugs at the drugstore of $10. I keep a handful in my car and coat. I work as a professional music photographer and I see people all the time in the pit not wearing protection and when I offer a pair I hear the stupidest excuses for not accepting..."I'm already deaf, what's the point to start wearing them now"
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Most people do not follow a tour city to city. Most want to hear the hits. I saw ZZ Top 2 weeks ago and a major set list overhaul and you know what, they lost the audience 30 seconds into the first song. 90% had no idea what the first song was (Precious and Grace) and the second song was off the new CD that nobody bought. 2 of their biggest songs (Cheap Sunglasses and I'm Bad I'm
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Here's a short but sweet video I shot of Buddy Guy winding down his show. 2011.
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For $85 you get in the door...pick up your random ticket and move on. People pay more than $85 to see a hockey game in the standing sections. Bigger things to worry about than feeling ripped off on an $85 ticket. You go into the show, buy a shirt, a drink, find your seat and hopefully you leave with a good memory.
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It may explain why he only plays one song. He's in a different league and it makes the others uncomfortable.
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Generally small digital point & shoots with a non-detachable lens are allowed into shows.
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Bryan Adams ? But, I think he lives in London. Gordon Lightfoot?
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It's a fun website. Just type in random celeb names in the search box.
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Bootleg items do not count.
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I worked a Dylan show last month. JC was not on the tour.
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One time I saw Clapton and he wore white after Labor Day.
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If you are not in the first few rows of center floor you feel excluded. He does not acknowledge the audiences on the sides,side-stage,rear seating or people on the far left or right. I saw him in April and while the playing was very good, his lack of gratitude towards a paying audience left a bad taste.
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Looks like an over-flashed cellphone picture. My opinion is that while his crew was getting the umbrella stobes in a better position, he was told to "wrap it up".
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If I was in the artist shoes, I would use the promoter logic that fans would have a knee-jerk reaction and not care about the price because the dates were quickly approaching. Snooze or loose. Fans finally wised up and hopefully this will in the long run stop promoters from offering silly guarantees to heritage acts.
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Not a very good photo. Wondering if they only gave Terry 3 minutes of camera time to execute the shot. A photographer can plan all he wants in his/her mind to end up with a handlers tap on the shoulder after 7 frames taken to "wrap it up" while they pretend to be talking to someone important on their cell phone.
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My vote is still for Wayne Newton.
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Why would the band have to take a paycut? So, if the buildings are half-full, the band does not care. The schmucks offered them an amount that is really hard to cover. AEG took this on as bragging rights and can probably be written off on their taxes as a loss.
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The video above is something that will never happen again on the Vegas strip. The 2 hr video is worth your time to see how you put together a show that satisfies all audiences.
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If Tori Amos opened for Motorhead she would be pelted too. First rule "Know your audience"
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30+ years later, a Journey reunion could outsell a Rolling Stones stadium show in North America. Ask any promoter who they would put their money on.
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My vote is for Wayne Newton. Advance to 9 minutes in an watch this AMAZING version of Chuck's "Promised Land".
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