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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on May 14, 2009, 11:53:42 am
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Re: The Popularity of Blink182
Mark Hoppus has 450K worth of followers on Twitter and if he tells them all to twitter "AlligatorFarts" it's guaranteed to become a top trending topic very quickly.
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Doesn't surprise me.
I still think if it's at Verizon, it won't come near selling out.
But who even knows anymore? This could drastically exceed sales predictions, or drastically undersell. Neither one would surprise me, to be perfectly honest.
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Yeah, no offense, but this is going to be one of the bigger tours of the summer. I hate blink-182, and wouldn't go near a Blink/FOB double bill no matter how many weezer's they stuff between them, but this is carte blanche to print money. Go check out sites like absolutepunk.com that have hundreds of thousands of readers, and see how blink-182 is still voted their favorite band year in and year out. I'm not agreeing with it, but its about as bankable of a tour as I could imagine this summer.
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You're probably right. I don't know, something about this said Patriot Center to me. But I'm curious to see how well it does. Verizon center would probably be a more financially lucrative option, which would be a big factor towards the tour coming there.
Maybe I've been in all the wrong places, but it just seemed to me like there wasn't as much hype as expected for Blink's reunion.
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Yea, I can definitely see this at Verizon and if not selling out, being damn close to it.
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Also, a friend told me he saw this on MTV, and tickets will be $20-$60.
i think there is significant demand, but a large portion of their fan base is under 18 - i.e. they don't have a lot of money to spend on concerts and what with current economic conditions their parents might not either. so they'll sell a lot of tickets, but not at crazy madonna/eagles/stones/etc type prices... thus limiting how much money they'll be able to print.
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According to Rolling Stone's website, FOB is opening two-thirds of the tour, and Weezer is opening the other third.
So it will not be all three of them playing at whatever DC area arena they end up coming to.
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According to Rolling Stone's website, FOB is opening two-thirds of the tour, and Weezer is opening the other third.
So it will not be all three of them playing at whatever DC area arena they end up coming to.
Oh, that blows any appeal whatsoever this show had away, because you know Weezer will do west coast and we'd get the axis of suck that is Blink/FOB.
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More than likely.
I would have endured Blink/FOB to get a cheap, decent length Weezer set, but if they won't even come around here at all, then good riddance.
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According to Rolling Stone's website, FOB is opening two-thirds of the tour, and Weezer is opening the other third.
So it will not be all three of them playing at whatever DC area arena they end up coming to.
wait, my understanding was that it will be all 3 bands at all shows, it's just that weez & fob will trade off who opens. so west coast order = FOB, weez, blink. east coast = weez, fob, blink. as always, i could be wrong.
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According to Rolling Stone's website, FOB is opening two-thirds of the tour, and Weezer is opening the other third.
So it will not be all three of them playing at whatever DC area arena they end up coming to.
wait, my understanding was that it will be all 3 bands at all shows, it's just that weez & fob will trade off who opens. so west coast order = FOB, weez, blink. east coast = weez, fob, blink. as always, i could be wrong.
I should have worded that differently; I paraphrased the RS article.
Exact quote:
"But fans hoping to catch all three acts together on the tour, which begins July 24th, may be out of luck: Fall Out Boy are on board for two-thirds of the dates and Weezer will play the other third. Dates for the tour, and which bands are opening in which cites, haven?t been announced at press time."
So It looks like Weezer/FOB are the opening bands, and each show will have one or the other.
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All 3 at V-fest i'd bet
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All 3 at V-fest i'd bet
agreed
speaking of virgin is it definitely not going to be at Pimlico?
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Not sure if anyones already said this: FOB is playing Reading and Leeds the weekend of Aug 28-30th, so I would venture and say Weezer will be the DC show opener for August 30th.
http://www.leedsfestival.com/home/
In spite of that, I still can't see myself sitting through Blink again.
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That actually makes it more tolerable, expecially if the second stage headliner across from Blink was someone good. Blur? (I can hope.)
BTW, that mainstage lineup on Saturday at Leeds is sick.
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Got my Beastie tix as well, but only after I let it sit and sit and finally hit refresh. Thankfully my tickets stayed in the system. I haven't seen them in 15 years, since Lollapalooza 1994. Hope it doesn't suck, LOL.
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SOLD OUT.
WTF? I had two in my basket - actually got to that window - then it gave me an error message. I printed the screen. Think that counts?
pretty sure it won't. unless you got a confirmation e-mail that your order went through, i'd assume that you didn't get tickets. maybe check your bank/credit card to see if you were charged... if nothing there, then you're outta luck. hopefully you were able to snag one after the initial onslaught.
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I thought he worked at Merriweather?
i'm pretty sure sonick has a semi-regular gig at RHL, and does merriweather on-call/when needed... and both gigs are secondary, he has a respectable day job.
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I'm good now, too. Thanks folks.
Sunshine, MPP is 3 hours from me on a weekday, otherwise, I'd love to see NIN/Jane. Plus, lawn seating is not my first preference to see a show; esp. after such a drive.
I'd prefer seeing BB at 930 but RHL will work just fine. Either way, thanks, Seth and I'm sure B'more thanks you too for spoiling them as of late. :)
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And in the "I wish I had the money to do this" column:
No Fun Fest Sweden 2009. September 18,19,20 at Fylkingen in Stockholm + Opening party September 17 TBA
3 day(+party) passes will go on sale July 1st (75 euros)
Single day tickets on sale July 20
CONFIRMED LINEUP(subject to change):
Wolf Eyes
Emeralds
Carlos Giffoni
Noveller
Dead Machines
Burning Star Core
Oneohtrix Point Never
Hair Police
Regression
Religious Knives
Putrefier
Sons of God
Prurient
Testicle Hazard
Astral Social Club
Sten Ove Toft
Dylan Nyoukis
CM von Hausswolff
Enema Syringe
Studio SS
Sewer Election
Family Battle Snake
Dror Feiler
Family Underground
Hivemind
1) i do not recognize a single band name on that list except for wolf eyes. you'd travel for this shit?
2) "CONFIRMED LINEUP(subject to change)" - isn't this an oxymoron?!?
3) "Testicle Hazard" - BEST BAND NAME EVAR?!?!?
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1) I only recognize one name in the bottom half but yes, the top half is well worth traveling for, IMO.
2) A couple acts pulled out of the BK one a couple weeks ago with little notice (Merzbow is a huge gaping pussy and is afraid of swine flu) so I guess they're trying to cover their asses although that line does sound awkward.
3) It made me chuckle but I still think Aids Wolf trumps everything else I've heard.
Edit: and The Seal Cub Clubbing Club is a close 2nd.
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Edit: and The Seal Cub Clubbing Club is a close 2nd.
maybe for you, but i'm canadian. that band name is the equivalent for me of "saturday night cruising" or "the hometown team boosters".
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Trashcan Sinatras @ RNRH
PASS
I'm a big fan of their early work, but their show at the club in 2004 was a total snoozefest.... Very little of their upbeat early material and a total fanboy show. Lots of requests for obscure material.
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well that sucks because NYC was a ton of their early stuff. It was really awesome! Im definitely seeing them again although nothing will compare when i saw them play with radiohead.
Trashcan Sinatras @ RNRH
PASS
I'm a big fan of their early work, but their show at the club in 2004 was a total snoozefest.... Very little of their upbeat early material and a total fanboy show. Lots of requests for obscure material.
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With Crocodiles.
Saw this on the white board at the Black Cat last night
Sept 19th
The Horrors
same night as weakerthans @ 930 - which is the better show? i've never seen either band.
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I know nothing about the Weakerthans but have seen both the Horrors and Crocodiles in the last two months so I'm going with the Weakerthans.
But I did find both bands impressive (wish Crocodiles relied a little less on pre-recorded tracks, though).
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Van Morrison
Performing "Astral Weeks" and his classic hits
August 6 & 7
D.A.R. Constitution Hall
On sale Monday, June 22 at Noon
Woo hoo! Thank you for posting this! Too bad it's the D.A.R., but I'll take it. Any word on pre-sales?
American Express presale began about 45 minutes ago, and lasts through Sunday evening at 10pm.
thanks for the heads up. got 2 "cheap" seats-- $228.50, which is totally worth the opportunity to hear astral weeks live. yay!
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this one is for hutch and his posse
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It would be really nice if an admin could make one of these "Just Announced Commentary" threads sticky so that's it's always located on the front page just under the "Just Announced" thread.
Also, do admins have the capability to move posts from one thread to another?
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good suggestion, Darth Ed!
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Yes they do. But moving every post in JA that wasn't an actual announcement would be a gigantic pain in the ass.
Also, do admins have the capability to move posts from one thread to another?
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How about a Dr.Dog date???
how about asking that in "hey seth"??
how bout' ya blow me?
i'd consider it, if you had better taste in music.
A/S/L?
again, dr dog - and an inability to ask questions in the right thread. you have no chance :P
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what is a/s/l? i feel confused after my nap. in which i slept way too long. but my dream of being chased by this thing that came out of the ground and could cut through metal was really neat.
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a/s/l is old-school chat-speak for a call for "age/sex/location" information - the cry of millions of early 2000's IRC geeks reaching out for the closest thing to sexual contact they'd come to (AKA information).
That dream of yours sounds way cool, tho potentially stressful.
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my dreams as of late have been playing out like bizarro, horror films with fleshed out scenes and direction to rival that of what shit has come out in the last two years. my nap dream was shot in snow fuzzy white cinematography, with a cast of atleast five being killed horribly one by one. two of us were left being rescued by a car before i woke up. my dream last night took the cake. most people would not use the following adjective to describe the experience . . . but it was clear to me that i was in hell, and it was awesome. the metaphors to real life scenarios, the scenery and situations that were made to leave impressions of forced imagination. and i think rasputin the mad monk, and members of marilyn manson's original lineup (in what had to be the best make up i have ever seen) were there.
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and totally off topic of people telling to others to suck it, fuck off, etc...., i just saw the avatar preview. dear god. cameron is genius. nothing more to say. genius.
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The Hold Steady show on Saturday is an early show, but nothing is listed in the late slot. With the Fest the next day, could we be getting a surprise show from one of the bands on Saturday night?
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nin = great
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I was just wondering if there would be a late show (and what it would be) as well.
<checks email for blast>
Edit: Nothing in blast but there has to be something going on. Hold Steady at 8:30? Private event, perhaps?
The Hold Steady show on Saturday is an early show, but nothing is listed in the late slot. With the Fest the next day, could we be getting a surprise show from one of the bands on Saturday night?
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Arctic Monkeys
12/8
930 Club
normally i'd sign up for this show because, well, habit really. but i feel entirely comfortable skipping this one - new album does little for me, and they're a dreadfully boring live band.
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from what i am hearing around the hooka . . . is that the biscuits are losing fans left and right.
and being replaced by what? those band-following, trust-fund-dependent hippies aren't going to ditch their main excuse to get high without having another one to switch to.
can't be phish, not touring enough... sts9? are the string cheese still around? moe.? maybe a band i'm not aware of?
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i hear that fans are complaing that the db are going too mainsteam, trying to appeal out like a dmb or something. hippies want stuff all to themselves.
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ok, fine, but what's the new thing i should avoid like the plague?
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ok, fine, but what's the new thing i should avoid like the plague?
1.DVDs
2.Home telephone service
3.External hard drives
4.Smartphone also-rans
5.Compact digital cameras
6.Newspaper subscriptions
7.CDs
8.New college textbooks
9.Gas-guzzling cars
10.Energy-inefficient homes and appliances
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ok, fine, but what's the new thing i should avoid like the plague?
1.DVDs
2.Home telephone service
3.External hard drives
4.Smartphone also-rans
5.Compact digital cameras
6.Newspaper subscriptions
7.CDs
8.New college textbooks
9.Gas-guzzling cars
10.Energy-inefficient homes and appliances
1.Yes
2.Yes
3.No
4.Yes
5.No
6.Yes
7.Yes
8.Yes
9.Yes
10.No
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The Disco Biscuits
4/20
930
Hopefully we get another thread filled with gold on PT after that last one.
from what i am hearing around the hooka . . . is that the biscuits are losing fans left and right.
Yeah, but genius on Seth and Lisa's part! Not only will all the local hippies have to make it out to celebrate marijuana's National holiday but lots of extras will be in town looking to top off their day long on the Mall high.
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11. Zombies
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12.
(http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/legacyimages/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/10/russellbrand.jpg)
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I have heard one new song. It is laughably bad. It's one of those things where it sounds like a producer thinks he/she could turn them into pop stars when in reality, the pop world will continue to not give a rat's ass about them. I'd be bitter if I cared about them, too.
i hear that fans are complaing that the db are going too mainsteam, trying to appeal out like a dmb or something. hippies want stuff all to themselves.
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there's a place in dc called fightclub? can you go in and become two people?
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You've ruined the movie for anyone who may have not seen it.
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uhmmm . . . that's like saying i just ruined star wars by telling you darth vader is luke's father.
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Preemptive strike.... The Drums BLOW and will probably headlining DAR soon.
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Basically Owl City and The Drums can be summed up this way...
New Rule: If you are going to rip-off a classic band's sound, then at least write good songs.
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Who do the Drums rip off? I don't think I've heard them yet. Kinda discounted them based off of their single title.
Basically Owl City and The Drums can be summed up this way...
New Rule: If you are going to rip-off a classic band's sound, then at least write good songs.
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The Drums rip-off Joy Division/New Order, Surf Music, and sing "ironically". Plus they have gone for The Flock Of Haircuts look...
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Who do the Drums rip off? I don't think I've heard them yet. Kinda discounted them based off of their single title.
Basically Owl City and The Drums can be summed up this way...
New Rule: If you are going to rip-off a classic band's sound, then at least write good songs.
Iv'e always thought that The Drums sound like Blur boys wannabes go to the beach.
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I'll bet half of the VW tix and 3/4 of the Wilco tix were bought by scalpers.
Couldn't get in for Wilco at all.
it was a really tough pull. on my first try i got a pair on the second balcony, second attempt on an adjacent computer = nothing. luckily my most amazing wife pulled a pair of center orchs :o
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Looks like Wilco for the National is sold out too hmmm I didn't think it would go that quick as they usually don't sell out shows there instantly.
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Looks like Wilco for the National is sold out too hmmm I didn't think it would go that quick as they usually don't sell out shows there instantly.
Well you're in luck. The same guy who got multiple orders of Strathmore tickets also got multiple tickets for the National show and tickets to all the other Wilco shows.
They can be yours for $315 Floor or $195 GA .
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The same guy who got multiple orders of Strathmore tickets also got multiple tickets for the National show and tickets to all the other Wilco shows.
you are aware this this isn't one person, but the website is part of a network of scalpers (http://www.ticketnetworkdirect.com/TNDCertified/TNDCertified.aspx?websiteConfigID=7458), right? it's not this "colin" personally bought all these tickets... its dozens of colins in several cities that all bought tickets, and have agreements to list on each other's sites. they get a cut of the sale if they sell another scalper's tickets.
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So, is this gonna be the normal rants of "asshole scalpers taking all the tickets" and "poorly organized ticket sales?"
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The same guy who got multiple orders of Strathmore tickets also got multiple tickets for the National show and tickets to all the other Wilco shows.
you are aware this this isn't one person, but the website is part of a network of scalpers (http://www.ticketnetworkdirect.com/TNDCertified/TNDCertified.aspx?websiteConfigID=7458), right? it's not this "colin" personally bought all these tickets... its dozens of colins in several cities that all bought tickets, and have agreements to list on each other's sites. they get a cut of the sale if they sell another scalper's tickets.
You seem to know quite a bit about this. Which are the two your wife grabbed? Is your name not "sweetcell", but really "Colin"?
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ha - if i was "colin", do you think i'd be blabbing about my business model on this board? i got that link by clicking the "ticket network direct" icon on the bottom left of "colin's" website. obviously this means i'm on the inside ::)
i know a bit about scalping - "know your enemy". in this case, it appears that i'm being indicted for knowing something. anybody who has ever researched satanism is automatically a satanist, right?
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Looks like Wilco for the National is sold out too hmmm I didn't think it would go that quick as they usually don't sell out shows there instantly.
Well you're in luck. The same guy who got multiple orders of Strathmore tickets also got multiple tickets for the National show and tickets to all the other Wilco shows.
They can be yours for $315 Floor or $195 GA here:
ahahaha who would actually pay those prcies?? And they are selling for two different price points when the whole show itself is GA. WOW :o
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ha - if i was "colin", do you think i'd be blabbing about my business model on this board? i got that link by clicking the "ticket network direct" icon on the bottom left of "colin's" website. obviously this means i'm on the inside ::)
i know a bit about scalping - "know your enemy". in this case, it appears that i'm being indicted for knowing something. anybody who has ever researched satanism is automatically a satanist, right?
So Colin, are you saying you're also a satanist? First Jack Black, and now you?
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And they are selling for two different price points when the whole show itself is GA. WOW :o
again, it's because at least one of those listing is from another scalper... so "colin" doesn't control the pricing, he's merely re-posting another person's prices.
ha - if i was "colin", do you think i'd be blabbing about my business model on this board? i got that link by clicking the "ticket network direct" icon on the bottom left of "colin's" website. obviously this means i'm on the inside ::)
i know a bit about scalping - "know your enemy". in this case, it appears that i'm being indicted for knowing something. anybody who has ever researched satanism is automatically a satanist, right?
So Colin, are you saying you're also a satanist? First Jack Black, and now you?
lol. i like where this is going :) (at least i'm in the company of jack black - could have been tom cruise!)
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How much did you charge for tickets to this, Colin?
And which one are you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63fVjdy7bLA
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How much did you charge for tickets to this, Colin?
And which one are you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63fVjdy7bLA
notice . . . all they do is play paint ball and smoke cigarettes; two things satan created. they are living the vida loca.
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I doubt they'll play the club after that Shins fiasco.
is this in regards to the spoon @ national announcement? if so, care to refresh my memory about the "shins fiasco"?
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I doubt they'll play the club after that Shins fiasco.
is this in regards to the spoon @ national announcement? if so, care to refresh my memory about the "shins fiasco"?
Basically, Spoon was booked to play the 930 Club, but cancelled to open for the Shins at Merriweather instead.
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I doubt they'll play the club after that Shins fiasco.
is this in regards to the spoon @ national announcement? if so, care to refresh my memory about the "shins fiasco"?
Basically, Spoon was booked to play the 930 Club, but cancelled to open for the Shins at Merriweather instead.
Your short reply doesn't really answer to question of why they wouldn't play the 9:30 again.
And wasn't Seth responsible for cancelling the 9:30 show and putting them on the Shins bill? I doubt it was Spoon's idea.
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I doubt they'll play the club after that Shins fiasco.
is this in regards to the spoon @ national announcement? if so, care to refresh my memory about the "shins fiasco"?
Basically, Spoon was booked to play the 930 Club, but cancelled to open for the Shins at Merriweather instead.
Your short reply doesn't really answer to question of why they wouldn't play the 9:30 again.
And wasn't Seth responsible for cancelling the 9:30 show and putting them on the Shins bill? I doubt it was Spoon's idea.
No, it didn't. But I also think they will play the Club again, so I couldn't answer that question if I tried.
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Weren't Spoon supposed to play 2 nights at the 930, then both got canceled when they got added to the Shins bill at Merriweather, then people complained, then a 930 show was on again for the next day and the people who had tickets to the Shins show got in free. Then people speculate to this day that they'll never play the 930 again. The end.
I doubt they'll play the club after that Shins fiasco.
is this in regards to the spoon @ national announcement? if so, care to refresh my memory about the "shins fiasco"?
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There was more to it than that.
Yes, IMP canceled the 930 show and put Spoon on the Shins MPP bill. They then booked Spoon to play a show at the club the next night but the admission to the 930 show had something to do with some sort of convoluted idea that involved buying tickets to the Shins show...the details of which I'm a little foggy on.
They then listed the Spoon show as "sold out" and didn't sell tickets to it but the turnout to the Spoon show at the club was very low because not many ticket holders from the previous night showed up.
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Wasn't it that Spoon 930 ticket holders got free lawn tickets (or reduced pavilion tickets) to the Shins show. Then anyone with a Shins ticket, or an original Spoon ticket got in free to the next night's Spoon at 930 Club show?
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That sounds right.
Wasn't it that Spoon 930 ticket holders got free lawn tickets (or reduced pavilion tickets) to the Shins show. Then anyone with a Shins ticket, or an original Spoon ticket got in free to the next night's Spoon at 930 Club show?
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It was all something like what all was noted above.
My guess is that Spoon learned 2 important things from all this nonsense.
1. They have a lot of fans in DC.
2. Those same fans want to see them at the 9:30 Club. Period!
Of course, we have no idea what went on with the inner workings of that 'fiasco' but I would suspect that, in the end, if Spoon want to play DC, they will make sure it's at the 9:30 Club. ....Or maybe DC just won't be a 'natural stop' for them anymore on their tours. I would supsect that both camps would do their best to try to make amends and get on with things and Spoon will make a stop at the Club.
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Spoon was on the front page of yesterday's NY Times Arts section. I bet they play DAR.
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twas a combination of all of this.
They had two nights booked at the club - a monday and tuesday. Mind you, I don't know about the inner workings at IMP or who did what, but since IMP was promoting both those shows and the Shins at Merriweather on that same Monday, I think the promoter thought it would be better to add them to the Shins bill, convinced them of that and then didn't have two, conflicting indie rock shows.
They set up a deal where you could (1) get a refund of your tix to the 9:30 club show, (2) exchange the 9:30 tix for a lawn seat to the Shins show, or (3) exchange your 9:30 club ticket and pay for an upgrade to the pavilion for the Shins show.
Fans got upset. I, for one, couldn't go to a show on Monday, and wouldn't trek up to Merriweather for a lawn seat for a band that was perfectly suited to the Club, but NOT to Merriweather. I'm sure people had lots of other reasons. Britt personally apologized to the fans by posting on DCist and promised to get it sorted out.
The sorting out meant that Spoon WOULD play the club on Tuesday. To get into the show, you either could give them (1) your original 9:30 club ticket to see Spoon or (2) your pavilion ticket to the Shins show. They did not sell new tickets for the Tuesday show. This seemed backwards since some people might have just opted for a refund, some people exchanged tickets for lawn seats but didn't upgrade to pavilion, and some people never got to buy tickets to the 9:30 shows in the first place, and didn't want to have to buy a pavilion seat for a show they didn't want to or couldn't go to just to go to the show on Tuesday.
So then they said okay anyone with a ticket to the Shins show could come to the Tuesday club show. They listed it as sold out. They expected more people would show up than they could let in. I mean, Merriweather holds way more ppl than the 9:30 Club.
So, from what I heard, Spoon's set at Merriweather wasn't very good. They sounded bad, the venue wasn't the right venue for them, but alas, there they were.
And then on Tuesday, even though the show was Sold Out and people got in line at 2pm because they were sure there would be 2,000 people trying to get in, the club was only 2/3 full for the Spoon show, which was absolutely fantastic btw.
The band was probably disappointed in the whole thing. I wouldn't expect them to work with IMP again if they think IMP handled the whole thing poorly.
Of course, this is just based on what I remember and is from an outsider's perspective. I'm sure there's more to it than that, but it was a mess.
I'm not sure where else in DC they could play, though. Their show the following April at Sonar was AMAZING, though. Maybe there...
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Spoon played GW last Spring, but it was a rich kids only affair.
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i remember this "fiasco", didn't realize it was that complicated.
I wouldn't expect them to work with IMP again if they think IMP handled the whole thing poorly.
dunno about that... IMP is the biggest game in town, short of playing a theater (DAR!) or some other non-regular musical venue (a gym, etc).
these kinds of negative experiences can be ironed out, and it might be in the band's best interest to work with IMP. they're probably in a good position to get a good deal, or at least superior treatment, from 930/IMP. i doubt 930/IMP would want a second fiasco on their hands...
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They don't seem to have an issue working with LiveNation...
They could probably sell out the Warner...
They've played twice in the area since the Shins fiasco, and neither show was at the 9:30 Club.
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They don't seem to have an issue working with LiveNation...
They could probably sell out the Warner...
They've played twice in the area since the Shins fiasco, and neither show was at the 9:30 Club.
When that new Jiffy Lube club opening up in Silver Springs?
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BTW, who is MonkeyPants?
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Spoon
3/22 & 3/23
9:30 Club
There you go.
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Spoon
3/22 & 3/23
9:30 Club
There you go.
Wow! I guess they sorted everything out :)
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Spoon
3/22 & 3/23
9:30 Club
There you go.
Wow! I guess they sorted everything out :)
I knew they would, once I dropped that Silver Springs reference.
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Spoon
3/22 & 3/23
9:30 Club
There you go.
same two nights as joanna newsom. coincidence?!?
</no, not serious...>
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Spoon
3/22 & 3/23
9:30 Club
There you go.
same two nights as joanna newsom. coincidence?!?
</no, not serious...>
All four shows will be cancelled, and become one co-headlining gig.
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Spoon
3/22 & 3/23
9:30 Club
There you go.
same two nights as joanna newsom. coincidence?!?
</no, not serious...>
Maybe Britt Daniel is an ass man?
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Not the screening I saw at the MOMA. I know the IFC Theater didnt cut out anything either. Because its not-rated, Im not sure anything will be censored. Cant imagine Von Trier would even go for that. Id imagine you either show it as was intended, or not screen it at all.
The first 5 mins of the film are in some ways the most gorgeous and most fucked-up scene Ive ever seen.
I couldnt even watch the most graphic of scenes. I thought I was going to pass out. A lot of women promptly left at that moment - many others left after the first scene - and others throughout.
This film puts Saw to shame. If only they had thought of this stuff beforehand --- torture porn will forever be changed if any of those writers see this film.
Didn't they cut a lot of the gore out in the American release?
<insert comment here about how the US is the only country in the west where movies have to be routinely censored/defaced>
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X Factor is coming to the US aka Simon Cowell's continued quest to destroy pop music...
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ahhhh . . . i snoozed and i losed. i can't believe i missed the hot chip tickets!!! i thought i would have more time to decide if i could go. maybe i'll see some tickets floating around closer to the show. they were the best thing to hit the club since polyphonic spree, in my opinion.
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ahhhh . . . i snoozed and i losed. i can't believe i missed the hot chip tickets!!! i thought i would have more time to decide if i could go. maybe i'll see some tickets floating around closer to the show. they were the best thing to hit the club since polyphonic spree, in my opinion.
Yeah, me too. I think the buzz factor around the xx helped it to sell out so quickly.
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Who is at the DMV Haiti benefit? Is there a thread regarding this? No details just ticket prices...just a time to drop off donations or is there actually music?
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Who is at the DMV Haiti benefit? Is there a thread regarding this? No details just ticket prices...just a time to drop off donations or is there actually music?
who/what is "DMV"? http://www.930.com/concerts/#/930/4431/
DMV - renew your driver's license, and make a donation, while paying $8 for a yuenling?!?
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haha, I'm a goof. I swear, I did click on "more info" and nothing came up and I even looked at Ticketfly. I obviously didn't click correctly? Yeah, haha, the DMV is going to help Haiti?!
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Here's your line up. (http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=19976.msg297461#msg297461)
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RNRH annouce a show and can't even get the artist's name spelled correctly. Doesn't matter anyways they are just another way overrated retro-soul act....
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RNRH annouce a show and can't even get the artist's name spelled correctly. Doesn't matter anyways they are just another way overrated retro-soul act....
So Mr. Smartypants, how DO you spell "Pissed Jeans"?
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POTW!
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Really I would have said fail of the week
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Listening to a killer recording of the last BJM club show. Awesome as I remember it being.
(it's on Dime if anyone wants it)
Brian Jonestown Massacre
April 6th, 2009
930 Club
Washington, DC
Taper: TDB
Location: DFC, SBD area
Source: DPA 4061's->Custom Battery Box->Edirol R-09HR (24 bit/96 kHz)
Transfer: SDHC -> PC
Processing: Fade in and fade out applied, dithered to 16 bit, resampled to 44.1 kHz using SoundForge 8.0.
Conversion: CDWav 1.93.3 for track splitting and Flac Frontend for Flac16 Conversion @ level 8
Tagging: Band name, Venue and Song Title in Foobar2000
01. Intro
02. Whoever You Are
03. Vacuum Boots
04. B.S.A.
05. Nevertheless
06. When Jokers Attack
07. Sailor
08. Who?
09. Got My Eye On You
10. Servo
11. Yeah-Yeah
12. That Girl Suicide
13. Wasted
14. Hide And Seek
15. Wisdom
16. Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth
17. A New Low in Getting High
18. Anenome
19. Nailing Honey to the Bee
20. Here It Comes
21. Prefab Ambulation
22. Telegram
23. Serious Matters
24. Oh Lord
25. Satellite
26. Swallowtail
Looking forward to seeing them again!
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That was a very good show! Also, not meaning to jinx things but Anton seems to have gotten his show self together. Guess Iceland has chilled him out in more than one way. He's still a head case as you could clearly tell during that show but he did a good job with not allowing himself to get in his own way.
Any chance of a recording of the Flavor Crystals from that night?
*Don't know why I'm even asking since I don't use Dime or other torrents. ::)
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I haven't come across one.
He also didn't let the douchebag hecklers of which there were quite a few that night get to him as he used to be known to do.
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As usual the Bonnaroo line-up has a couple gems and a lot of stink coming off the fans attending...
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Kings of Leon is now Bonnaroo Headliner worthy? shakes head and plans on cursing their Superbowl set in 25 years...
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pretty sure the headlining band gets some input re: ticket prices...
you believe that the headliner can tell the promoter how much they're allowed making? essentially, how to run their business?
i don't think the headliner has anything to do with ticket prices (other than possibly asking to be paid less, and having the tickets be priced less accordingly).
Phoenix has a presale going on right now...
thanks kosmo! better tix were on offer there last night than during this morning's 930 presale.
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So what's the deal with Florence and the Machine? There were on the Jonathan Ross recently and were so awful, I turned them off right away.
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phoenix sold out?!?! wow!
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phoenix sold out?!?! wow!
did you expect otherwise?
(not that you should care - the show is at DAR! ;D)
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phoenix sold out?!?! wow!
did you expect otherwise?
(not that you should care - the show is at DAR! ;D)
I don't know but DAR is a pretty big place... so yes I'm surprised...
I think as a consumer of rock concerts its my duty to stand up for my rights.... just like I do with Nissan-Jiffy Lube and their parking debacle or with the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger...
Having said that - there are exceptions to every rule- I bought a good ticket for Phoenix.. not sure I'll use it.. I think its too pricey and might sell it to a friend.
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Somewhat random question:
Has anyone yet received their tix to see Joanna Newsom's glorious bottom at 6th and I? The envelopes they send mail-order tix in are always so non-descript and I'm afraid I threw them away and now I'll be bottom-less, Newsome-style.
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Per Walkie's comment:
just announced:
earthquakes are coming fast and furious since 2009. prepare for your doom. our country is due. i wonder if george clooney cares about what happened in chili, or if another useless song remake is being prepared for the new dead one's exploitation . . . or is america bored of natural disasters already? i mean come on, the oscars are right around the corner.
This is something that has always bothered me, when genuine caring crosses the line and becomes nothing but pure entertainment. (Usually crappy, at that.)
Hawaii is on the watch now for a tsunami due to the quake so don't go thinking that we are in the clear yet.
Maybe the world really is cracking up and falling apart. Have no way of knowing that for sure but do enjoy life while you can and make the most of it without exploiting others. My heart goes out to the Chileans.
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Here is a photo and a little commentary from the Coast To Coast (http://www.coasttocoastam.com) website. This is really a big one.
(http://www.coasttocoastam.com/cimages/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/coast-to-coast/repository/photos/tsunami-in-oregon/464600-1-eng-US/Tsunami-in-Oregon.jpg)
Tsunami in Oregon
This photo shows the leading edge of a tsunami produced by the 2/27/10 earthquake in Chile as it passed by Port Orford, Oregon. The lighter colored water is the leading edge of the tsunami moving to the right.
--Corey
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re: Conan at DAR
From the Twitter
Hey Internet: I'm headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It's half-assed.
So if tickets cost over a $100 for a half-assed show, what's a full-assed show gonna set you back..
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re: Conan at DAR
From the Twitter
Hey Internet: I'm headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It's half-assed.
So if tickets cost over a $100 for a half-assed show, what's a full-assed show gonna set you back..
That must be the Meet and Greet package. $700+.
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Do you guys actually think Conan is funny? I mean actually funny?
I watched his show a number of times over the years, and I always felt sort of sorry for him. Here was a nice, dorky guy trying to be funny, and he really wasn't. But not too sorry for him. He made a bundle of money and didn't really need my pity.
I think Leno's a turd and I'm board with anything that makes the turd smell worse. But Conan? He's not really the savior of late night tv or standup comedy. Right?
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I think Leno's a turd and I'm board with anything that makes the turd smell worse.
maybe you should hang out with noone, you'll be less board.
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I always felt sort of sorry for him. Here was a nice, dorky guy trying to be funny, and he really wasn't.
it always has to be about you, doesn't it?
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I think Leno's a turd and I'm board with anything that makes the turd smell worse.
maybe you should hang out with noone, you'll be less board.
Sorry, meant to say "on board".
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I think Leno's a turd and I'm board with anything that makes the turd smell worse.
maybe you should hang out with noone, you'll be less board.
Sorry, meant to say "on board".
Only if you insist.
I was hoping we could discuss the comedic merits (or lack thereof) of Conan.
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Do you guys actually think Conan is funny? I mean actually funny?
I watched his show a number of times over the years, and I always felt sort of sorry for him. Here was a nice, dorky guy trying to be funny, and he really wasn't. But not too sorry for him. He made a bundle of money and didn't really need my pity.
I think Leno's a turd and I'm board with anything that makes the turd smell worse. But Conan? He's not really the savior of late night tv or standup comedy. Right?
Yeah, I agree almost entirely. Conan has his occasional funny sketches or moments, but they're just that: occasional. His absence from Late Night is no great loss; CBS' pairing of Letterman and Kilbourne/Ferguson has blown away NBC for the last decade. That said, Leno is the worst of the worst (full disclosure: never seen Carson Daily's show but imagine its similarly awful), and I think people are jumping on the Conan bandwagon just to take shots at that bewildering buffoon.
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Admittedly, i'm in bed at 9:30 or 10, and late night tv doesn't really register in my life anymore, especially since I have netflix and a roku.
Letterman was awesome in the 80's, but he's just a shell of what he once was now.
How about a back to back pairing of Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle? Can anyone get that deal done? Black guys are so much funnier than WASPY white guys anyway.
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How about a back to back pairing of Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle?
IDK who I'd want to stab in the face first: Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, or you for proposing that garbage.
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Craig Ferguson rules late night, IMHO. Nobody else comes close.
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I was thinking the same thing. I noticed that Ferguson has a show already scheduled at Carnegie Hall for Oct. 2010. Im tempted to get tickets.
Craig Ferguson rules late night, IMHO. Nobody else comes close.
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I adore Craig. He's hilarious.
I do like Conan, he's clever. Decided not to see his show - not for $100 or whatever is slightly less. I'd rather go see him during a taping wherever he lands. Although, an on the road show does sound fun...Iwho knows, maybe people will sell them cheap outside DAR, night of show.
Leno is a doof.
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We've just started watching Ferguson, but will only DVR it if there is a guest we're interested in seeing. I suspect he'd get a bit tedious night after night, but is worth watching in the occasional viewing. He's got that ah shucks attitude along with not always taking himself so seriously that seems to allow the guest to let their guard down a bit, not unlike Jon Stewart. He wants to be pals with the guest and not just someone hurrying through a bunch of questions.
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I always felt sort of sorry for him. Here was a nice, dorky guy trying to be funny, and he really wasn't.
it always has to be about you, doesn't it?
Not to derail this excellent conversation about late night comedians (please do carry on!), but I've thought about your comment, slept on it, and came to the following decision.
First, I'm going to start a thread called "Things James Ford Thinks You Need to Know" and let it grow to 129 pages. But don't fear, I'll still comment in other threads when I see fit.
Secondly, if the Washington Post will give me blog space, I'll keep a list of the 200+ shows I see this year, rank them, and share them with everyone in internet land, because that's information I think people need to know.
So you guys really think I should give Craig Ferguson a shot? He's always seemed a little too "zany" for my tastes, like a Scottish Steve Martin.
And Julian, I was suggesting Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle, not the return of Arsenio. Both very funny, usually intelligent, sometimes insightful. Put "Good Hair" in your netflix queue. Fun movie.
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Did anyone here suggest James Ford watch Craig Ferguson?
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Did anyone here suggest James Ford watch Craig Ferguson?
Julian endorsed him, so if I'm looking to talk about late night talk show hosts, I'd take that as a suggestion.
And Julian counts for at least three people, right?
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I dunno, Ford is right, Craig is a bit zany - might annoy him.
(oh and whomever asked about what's his name from MTV - his show is different now (interview setting, not sure they have an audience anymore) and he was never about humor. If that is what you are looking for in your TV night show host. Well, what about Kimmel / Fallon? Wait - that's it - James you should watch George Lopez!
I think we need an offshoot thread for this...
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I always felt sort of sorry for him. Here was a nice, dorky guy trying to be funny, and he really wasn't.
it always has to be about you, doesn't it?
Not to derail this excellent conversation about late night comedians (please do carry on!), but I've thought about your comment, slept on it, and came to the following decision.
First, I'm going to start a thread called "Things James Ford Thinks You Need to Know" and let it grow to 129 pages. But don't fear, I'll still comment in other threads when I see fit.
Secondly, if the Washington Post will give me blog space, I'll keep a list of the 200+ shows I see this year, rank them, and share them with everyone in internet land, because that's information I think people need to know.
I was kind of hoping you would start a "Hey James Ford" thread in which people would ask you questions or make requests to which you would rarely, if ever, respond. I think that would be really cool.
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I was kind of hoping you would start a "Hey James Ford" thread in which people would ask you questions or make requests to which you would rarely, if ever, respond. I think that would be really cool.
To be honest I've always wanted to do this but haven't because... well... Anyway, it would definitely be funnier with James Ford.
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I think a heyjamesford Twitter feed followed by an army of spambots would make more sense
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I meant to post this back in December, but this post from James Ford reminded me:
What are you, some Wolftrap attending yuppie snob? :P
So this Christmas, my mom picked me up the Wilco vinyl reissues, which I was pretty psyched about. But apparently, as part of her order, they offered her a free t-shirt. Who would turn that down, right? Kind of ironically, it just happened to be a shirt from Wilco's tour at Wolftrap. I'm so conflicted when I wear it...
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phish will play the rock n roll hall of fame tonight, airing on fuse tv or their website . . . and trey will have the honour of introducing genesis in. even more interesting.
oops . . . i mean last night. anybody watch? people are saying that iggy was a total douche. that phil was being a prick. and that phish performance was, "ehh."
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Is anyone planning on going to Weezer at UMD? Did anyone see them at their last show (I know, horrible billing pair)? I've forgotten what the opinions have been about the live in he past few years...
*edit* whoops, forgot they had to cancel their last show, so yes, VFest would be the last appearance lcoally.
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If their live show is anything like their albums after Pinkerton...
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I thought the Weezer set at Vfest was one of the better performances I'd seen by them, all the hits, Rivers seemed to actually having fun on stage acting out his front man fantasies, dunno if Josh Freese is still playing drums with be he kicked some spark into their live show.
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Ahh well that's good to hear.
He helped take the Devo sets to the next level, too.
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Weezer were great at Vfest last year.. totally in command
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Whoa. My show going was been non-existent since baby showed up, but this might finally get me out. What's it been since their last show? 8 years?
Fugazi
Benefit for Fort Reno
May 14th
Black Cat
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Whoa. My show going was been non-existent since baby showed up, but this might finally get me out. What's it been since their last show? 8 years?
Fugazi
Benefit for Fort Reno
May 14th
Black Cat
Thanks to this post, I saw that Parts & Labor are playing the backstage the night prior. Which is great.
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nkotb: fatherhood has made you gullible ;D check today's date.
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Dude, it's not fatherhood! I spent all of yesterday thinking it was April 2nd thanks to some looming work deadlines :(
Still, I'd go to that show. Just sayin'...
nkotb: fatherhood has made you gullible ;D check today's date.
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stickinthemudcell
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Don't worry...Joe already IM'd me in about .042 seconds AFTER my post to laugh. And then to hype up some band I know he's never listened to.
stickinthemudcell
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Don't know if this is April Fools or not.
The return of the HFSTival? (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=113928031952100)
guess which band has played HFStival more often than any other?
And then to hype up some band I know he's never listened to.
despite all the awesome april fools posts today, this one gets my vote for POTD.
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Don't know if this is April Fools or not.
The return of the HFSTival? (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=113928031952100)
guess which band has played HFStival more often than any other?
I'm going to go with Jimmie's Chicken Shack.
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I'm going to go with Jimmie's Chicken Shack.
you got it! (per the hfstival wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HFStival)). i hope they play again at this year's revived edition please please please please please please please please please please please please please....
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Wavves at RNRH - enough said
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Too much, actually.
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azaghal loves the venue and the band.
Wavves at RNRH - enough said
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HFS Festival
Merriweather
Sept. 18
Third Eye Blind, Fuel, Presidents Of The USA, Marcy's Playground, Billy Idol, Better Than Ezra, and the Fixx
HAHAHA
ewwwwwwwww... i'd love to see billy again, but couldn't be bothered to wade through the rest of that pile (and pay for the privilege too). who headlines that train wreck - billy? or TEB?
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I'm only a moderate PJ fan, but the live shows seem to be raved about, and I live in Bristow. If lawn tickets are reasonable, I'll go. Any idea of ticket prices?
Looks like tickets are priced 39.00 to 79.00. So after service charges, those 79 tickets will be like 90 something. Anyone ever got pit for pearl jam shows if they are not in the ten club? I have never been able to pull pit but will try again this time. ;D
seats in the pavilion still available on TM - lol. back of the pavilion, granted, but if a heavy hitter like PJ can't sell out the pavilion more than a month after onsale, you know your venue sucks.
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I'm only a moderate PJ fan, but the live shows seem to be raved about, and I live in Bristow. If lawn tickets are reasonable, I'll go. Any idea of ticket prices?
Looks like tickets are priced 39.00 to 79.00. So after service charges, those 79 tickets will be like 90 something. Anyone ever got pit for pearl jam shows if they are not in the ten club? I have never been able to pull pit but will try again this time. ;D
seats in the pavilion still available on TM - lol. back of the pavilion, granted, but if a heavy hitter like PJ can't sell out the pavilion more than a month after onsale, you know your venue sucks.
Kiss ass
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I'm only a moderate PJ fan, but the live shows seem to be raved about, and I live in Bristow. If lawn tickets are reasonable, I'll go. Any idea of ticket prices?
Looks like tickets are priced 39.00 to 79.00. So after service charges, those 79 tickets will be like 90 something. Anyone ever got pit for pearl jam shows if they are not in the ten club? I have never been able to pull pit but will try again this time. ;D
seats in the pavilion still available on TM - lol. back of the pavilion, granted, but if a heavy hitter like PJ can't sell out the pavilion more than a month after onsale, you know your venue sucks.
Wow - There have been seats in the 100-level available for over a week now. There's also a "Discount Offer" for tickets where they're $55, but you need a password. Are they really having that much trouble selling tickets to this one? Maybe I won't need to leave work early after all.
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I'm only a moderate PJ fan, but the live shows seem to be raved about, and I live in Bristow. If lawn tickets are reasonable, I'll go. Any idea of ticket prices?
Looks like tickets are priced 39.00 to 79.00. So after service charges, those 79 tickets will be like 90 something. Anyone ever got pit for pearl jam shows if they are not in the ten club? I have never been able to pull pit but will try again this time. ;D
seats in the pavilion still available on TM - lol. back of the pavilion, granted, but if a heavy hitter like PJ can't sell out the pavilion more than a month after onsale, you know your venue sucks.
Wow - There have been seats in the 100-level available for over a week now. There's also a "Discount Offer" for tickets where they're $55, but you need a password. Are they really having that much trouble selling tickets to this one? Maybe I won't need to leave work early after all.
Yes, I've been pulling tickets in the 100's for a few weeks now. i'm trying to see if I can get lucky and pull a floor one so thats why I keep looking ;D You better still think about leaving work early as traffic getting there is always a mess. Never fails ;D
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the only way you get floor at a PJ show without getting tickets through the fan club directly is if there are an odd number of seats in the rows. Then they usually sell single aisle seats really close to the show - like within a day of the show or something.
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Anyone who checks ticketfly at any given time will see the Soft Sale show listings.
Don't know if this was discussed elsewhere, but why are the soft sales no longer listed in the weekly email blast?
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Good question. I wondered the same thing.
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He was such a dissapointment at Wolftrap opening for CEsaria Evora (maybe cause it was just him on acoustic..)...
hopefully he'll be better with a full band, playing full-on samba. i'll most likely be at this show.
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He was such a dissapointment at Wolftrap opening for CEsaria Evora (maybe cause it was just him on acoustic..)...
hopefully he'll be better with a full band, playing full-on samba. i'll most likely be at this show.
I may be at this show too...just absolutely love Brazilian music...
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Has anyone heard the full album? I thought Crown on the Ground was a killer song, but I can't imagine they could hold my interest for an entire album.
Sleigh Bells
RNR Hotel
7/2
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Pitchfork gave it an 8.7 this morning.
Album is okay, its fun at first and then about 10 minutes later I'm ready for something else.
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That's pretty much what I assumed. Thanks.
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There is something almost Onionesque about this...
via BBC6Music Twitter feed
Would Led Zeppelin consider replacing U2 at Glastonbury if Bono's back doesn't recover? Jimmy Page on 6 Music: "I never rule anything out."
well now that U2 is out....
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Lords of Acid, with My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (all original members!)
Bourbon Street, Baltimore, MD
Monday, August 2
http://www.sextacyball.com/
http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/9094/sextacy-ball-2010-featuring-lords-of-acid-and-thrill-kill-kult
i'm having flashbacks to a show i saw at the old hammerjacks with that same lineup (i think)
how long ago was that? was it good? i've been listening to both bands for a long time, but i've never seen them perform.
i find the "all original members" part strange, since other than groovie and buzz, the kult has been a revolving door of hired musicians on stage. the only true "original members" are those two, and it isn't the kult unless they're there... so that tag-line seems like a marketing gimmick to me. i'm assuming it means their first lineup.
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yeah those are the main two....mainly Charles Levi as well, since he was with them for a long time. I can't remember when that show was...hammerjacks closed in '97, so maybe 93 or 94?
i feel like TKK have never been good live, always seemed to be lip syncing and not really playing.
lords of acid definitely weren't really playing their instruments, but the singer was nice to look at, heh.
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There is something almost Onionesque about this...
via BBC6Music Twitter feed
Would Led Zeppelin consider replacing U2 at Glastonbury if Bono's back doesn't recover? Jimmy Page on 6 Music: "I never rule anything out."
well now that U2 is out....
newp - gorillaz. sry :(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8706700.stm
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I think that's what makes it so awesome, especially with TMUP...the posting is so infrequent, and then BAM...awesome rant about something left field. Don't think I don't remember that Van Halen rant from a few years back ;)
Dude, you and Redsock have the weirdest shit that sets you off. I generally know, if there's a Thousand Made-Up Loves post, its gonna be passionate, batshit crazy, and awesome to read.
Batshit? What!! Don't be talking shit about Bat for Lashes around here!!
But seriously, what else sets me off? I'm a pretty low-key intermittent poster around these parts.
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As for Belle and Sebastian, a couple nights before the MPP show, they played at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic and I was there. To describe it as epic doesn't even begin to do it justice. The band were in top form, the show was totally sold out, and it was a very special kind of night. It started off like Beethoven and everyone was polite, clapped and were on good behavior, but by the end people were going absolutely bonkers. At one point Stuart ran up into the crowd and then people were literally running down the aisles, dancing, climbing on the partion in front the stage, and the band was TOTALLY into it. There was a stage invasion and the Philharmonic musicians were scrambling to protect their instruments. It was hilarious. I think that following a show like that (which they stated firmly was a career highlight), the MPP show may have seemed like the inevitable comedown. How does one compare the 2 shows? They're still one of the most consistent live bands I've seen, and I've seen them probably close to a dozen times.
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Actually the B&S MPP show was pretty Meh, even Stuart thought so, but the 9:30 shows prior that were great. Totally dug their last album, it was nice to hear some of the bands other influences besides Felt and Nick Drake.
I can see how their amphitheater show would have a tough time living up to their 9:30 shows, but the setlist was incredible, the place was packed and we had driven in from Michigan the day before to meet up with friends in Baltimore. Aside from Stuart going Axl Rose, it would have been hard pressed for me not to enjoy the show. And being close enough to shake Stuart's hand was pretty incredible. Christ, they even played the Model.
The five songs I really, really want to hear next time around:
Seeing Other People
I Love My Car
Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner
There's Too Much Love
Rollercoaster Ride
I've seen them do SOP, LOAMDR and TTML, but to my knowledge they never play ILMC or RR. It'll be interesting to see what they dig out on the coming tour. I never, ever get tired of hearing them play "Sleep the Clock Around". I saw them at the Tower Theater in Philly and this beefy jock got up on stage, took his shirt off and began to swing it around like a Chippendale. The security wanted to kick him off but Stuart insisted that he stay and dance and the band were laughing so hard they could barely play.
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Glad people love B&S.
FOr me the great B&S was Tigermilk, IF You're Feeling SInister and Boy with the arab strap (and the 4 early singles).. That stuff is superb.... They were on a roll that I had not seen since The Smiths...This was some very important music to me.
AFter that their music turned to boring crap....except for "I Fought in a War"
Its just an opinion but at least to me it was heartbreaking to see the way it unraveled. Stuart Murdoch letting the other members write songs was just a terrible idea.
I pretty much stopped following them.
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I'm adding my B&S comments over to the Just Announced Commentary FYI, in an effort to keep Kosmo and other folks happy since not everyone appreciates geeky Scottish indie rock (although I'm pretty sure Kosmo does).
Anyone else catch B&S at the OLD Black Cat? ;) DAR shows are for suckers!!
Yup...I saw them at the Metro in Chicago and it was a very lackluster show. It was the first after Isobel had been "sick". During Momus, the opening band, she was sitting behind me in the balcony and I asked her if I bought her a drink, would she put me on the guest list for DC? She was very sweet and said of course. So the afternoon of the Black Cat show, I was tooling around 16th Street and ran into Stuart and Isobel. They seemed to be having a very intense discussion, but I gave them some directions and sure enough that night Isobel had take care of me. It was a phenomenal show, blew away the Chicago one. Wasn't it close to Halloween and some of the band members were wearing costumey type get-ups? I seem to remember Isobel wearing tiger ears and she had her face painted with whiskers.
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TWEE AS FUCK
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Glad people love B&S.
FOr me the great B&S was Tigermilk, IF You're Feeling SInister and Boy with the arab strap (and the 4 early singles).. That stuff is superb.... They were on a roll that I had not seen since The Smiths...This was some very important music to me.
AFter that their music turned to boring crap....except for "I Fought in a War"
Its just an opinion but at least to me it was heartbreaking to see the way it unraveled. Stuart Murdoch letting the other members write songs was just a terrible idea.
I pretty much stopped following them.
I feel the opposite way. I got the earlier stuff when it came out but I have liked each album better than the one before it. I think the 3 newest ones are masterpieces. The early ones I don't even listen to anymore.
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There is something almost Onionesque about this...
via BBC6Music Twitter feed
Would Led Zeppelin consider replacing U2 at Glastonbury if Bono's back doesn't recover? Jimmy Page on 6 Music: "I never rule anything out."
well now that U2 is out....
Yeah Robert Plant is the one that will be hard to convince.
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i've never even listened to a single note of a single song by belle and sebastian . . . but just the name alone leads me to believe that they would not be enjoyed by me. how one sided of the fence i am.
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You know, I don't think that new Wavves is half bad. In fact, it might be half good. Gotta re-listen, but I found it an immediate improvement on the first album
And fucking Wavves.
The apocalypse is nigh.
Phoenix with Dirty Projectors
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
10/20
srsly?
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I think the new wavves is great. Good album to run or drive to.
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Travelled to Vancouver for work, then backpacking near Whistler and microbrew drinking in Seattle. Good time, though no live music.
You'll have two weeks of vacation (somewhere nice, I hope) to figure out the answer to my question.
Welcome back, James Ford.
on vacay, were we?
you're back just in time. i'm out starting late tomorrow for two weeks. glad you'll be here to keep the predictability factor somewhat constant.
backpacking in BC, beer-drinking in seattle... not bad at all. hopefully one offset the effects of the other :)
i'm off for a week in holland, then a week in ukraine. should be interesting, although relaxation might be in short supply.
as for the trivia question, i don't know if i'd be able to answer it even if i used The Google.
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In eight days, I ran 45 miles, backpacked 11, hiked 7, walked 15-20, sea kayaked for two hours, and exercise biked for 95 minutes.
And gained 4.5 pounds.
I drank alot of good beer, and ate alot of good food. So the scales tipped toward the food and beer consumption.
Time to drop the 4.5 this week.
Holland sounds good, not sure about the Ukraine.
I bet Twangirl would have a good guess regarding my question.
Travelled to Vancouver for work, then backpacking near Whistler and microbrew drinking in Seattle. Good time, though no live music.
You'll have two weeks of vacation (somewhere nice, I hope) to figure out the answer to my question.
Welcome back, James Ford.
on vacay, were we?
you're back just in time. i'm out starting late tomorrow for two weeks. glad you'll be here to keep the predictability factor somewhat constant.
backpacking in BC, beer-drinking in seattle... not bad at all. hopefully one offset the effects of the other :)
i'm off for a week in holland, then a week in ukraine. should be interesting, although relaxation might be in short supply.
as for the trivia question, i don't know if i'd be able to answer it even if i used The Google.
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Carried over from the Boom Boom Satellites convo in the Just Announced thread (http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=12734.msg310077#new):
Boom Boom Satellites 10/13 6:00 PM
Oh, yeah!
But what a crappy time. Too early for a whole lot of working folks to get there in time and their music is best enjoyed later in the evening if you are seeing them live.
So they are worth checking out? I admittedly was forced to ask Wikipedia who they were and am intrigued now.
Ohh a Jag recommendation... must check them out.
Jagy knows her shit ;D
Thanks guys!
Boom Boom Satellites are a pretty cool Japanese Electronic band. Suspect that Az and Killsaly will like them. Not all that sure about you, William The Great. Maybe.
Odd timing as I was just thinking of uploading one of their songs to Air Atlantic Underground Radio (http://www.live365.com/stations/airatlantic). Got to rustle around and find my CD first. I know that I just saw it the other day while looking for something else.
Not for all tastes but they are pretty good if you enjoy a little high polished Electronica in your musical diet from time to time. They are pretty good at what they do.
Check out the song "On The Painted Desert". It's pretty cool. ...Off to upload it to the station.
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i used to play boom boom satellites on my college radio show all the time back in the late 90's....might be fun to see live
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(In connection with the Boom Boom Satellites show at the 9:30 Club on Thurs. 10/13...)
I remember buying a 12-inch of "On the Painted Desert" to get the DJ Krush mix and also liking the "Vocal Mix feat. Dice."
Now I can't remember what the DJ Krush mix sounds like... will have to locate it in my record collection and give it a listen.
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Here is my commentary where I'm pissed of Einsturzende Neubauten are skipping our area :( :( :( :(
Looks like I'll be going up to Toronto
http://pitchfork.com/news/40048-einsturzende-neubauten-plan-anniversary-tour/
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Last month he also announced he was 'too old to be singing about girls' and was only going to dj and produce/remix in the future.
hadn't heard that, but that's a damn shame. i've seen him live twice in NYC and both times were awesome.
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Anyone here going to see Boom Boom Satellites tonight? Would love to go but due to time and space restraints, that's not possible.
Still say the show is ridiculously way too early but I guess that's the best that could be booked this time around.
If anyone goes, please post a review. Thanks. ;)
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i have to say most of the indie artists worshipped on this board would do the same thing if they could get anyone to pay that kind of money.. in the modern world its all about the benjamins.. if you got them you're good and if you don't fuck you.
do you seriously believe both those statements, or are you such a fan-boy that you'll say anything to defend your idols?
1) i can think of a lot of artists that are worshipped on this board who would refuse to charge their fans $1,525 for a ticket. the don't want to play to a sea of middle-aged doctors, lobbyists and investment bankers. the obvious example is jesus lizzard and i suspect 99% of hardcore/punk bands. some formerly "indie" acts who could charge that kind of money don't: radiohead could easily ask $1K+ for front row, but have made a point of keeping tickets $50-$60. trent reznor was asked to charge a lot more than he did for his farewell tour and he refused (partially because he was a little embarrassed by how much the NINJA tickets cost).
2) if you believe more money = more happiness... good luck with that (some money is obviously required). it ain't all about the benjamins.
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i have to say most of the indie artists worshipped on this board would do the same thing if they could get anyone to pay that kind of money.. in the modern world its all about the benjamins.. if you got them you're good and if you don't fuck you.
do you seriously believe both those statements, or are you such a fan-boy that you'll say anything to defend your idols?
1) i can think of a lot of artists that are worshipped on this board who would refuse to charge their fans $1,525 for a ticket. the don't want to play to a sea of middle-aged doctors, lobbyists and investment bankers. the obvious example is jesus lizzard and i suspect 99% of hardcore/punk bands. some formerly "indie" acts who could charge that kind of money don't: radiohead could easily ask $1K+ for front row, but have made a point of keeping tickets $50-$60. trent reznor was asked to charge a lot more than he did for his farewell tour and he refused (partially because he was a little embarrassed by how much the NINJA tickets cost).
2) if you believe more money = more happiness... good luck with that (some money is obviously required). it ain't all about the benjamins.
dude.. come on.. please..
I'm not even a fan of Bon Jovi much less a fanboy...someone called me with a free ticket close up and I needed a night out..
But the world is the way it is...there are exceptions... but in general everyone's trying to make as much money as possible..
Guided By VOices is playing NYE in NYC for about $80... why do you think they are playing a few weeks after their tour ends?
Sting who made a name as a human rights guy played recently for the dictator of Kazakhstan or some country over there.. maybe Uzbekistan... this guy tortures people.. why do you think he did it?
I don't have any benjamins btw ... i'm just telling you what i see all around me and I'm not going to sugarcoat it.. Indie bands charge less because they can't afford to charge more (in the main).. And watch out with bands like Radiohead.. you might be surprised in a few years.. a lot of these bands are going to be auctioning the best seats.. thats not far way...
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Idlewild cancel all US tour dates :(
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Idlewild cancel all US tour dates :(
kosmo . . . come on. you're ruining the "tennis volley" back n forth of two opinions that for some reason i found interesting, seeing how it was based on bon jovi. like watching two cable news providers going head to head at it for the quickest clip before the other one does (you know fox news usually gets it first (murdoch) and they have half naked, starry eyed females for reporters).
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All of these are like the others
Album of the Year Grammy nominees: Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry
So what does "indie" mean anymore besides being on a "indie rock" label?
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Counting down the days until Arcade Fire signs with a major label, joining Death Cab, Decemberists, and Frighten Rabbit, in order to become even more mainstream. It's the all those PBRs that will be cried into, that I feel sorry for.
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Walkie, I'm almost sure Birds of Maya would be up your alley.
More specifically, this last record. Lo-fi, blown out, jammed out psychedelic bluesy rock.
so i went around the intrawebs searching for their music . . . and alot of what i found was veeeeerrrrryyy lofi and almost not listenable. then i came across this song called "killer in the snow" off their 2008 vol. 1. damn azag, you nailed it. my alley is up.
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Looks like I'm in competition on the 14th
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5278922184_01822901ea.jpg)
you are opening for das racist? damn . . . good for you! we now have musical royalty in the midst in our house. soon you'll forget all about us and be too busy counting your money. here's a cat picture just for you
(http://fanblogs.jp/ahimokaharazu/file/197/UHJldHR5X0dhbmdzdGFfS2l0dHkorA.jpg)
That cat is straight hood and thugged out. We need more poses of this cat doing more OG shit. LOL. And thank you, good sir. Don't think I'll blow up right away but I think I'll make an impression at the show. Matter of fact, I need to practice today.
Gangsta Cat sez, "We be having a Merry Ho Ho Christmas in da hood!"
(http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/tmbs/00a13aa1f1/fullsize_11.jpg?112d666e)
Merry Christmas everyone in da 9:30 hood!
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So what announcement would just blow you away? What band have you been waiting for your whole life to see? Or what band would you love to see again, but they just never tour (or stop in DC)?
I'm always happy with the next big show announcement, but I feel like there aren't really any bands that would asplode my brain.
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Aphex Twin in DC would be up there.
A Smiths reunion anywhere.
Portishead.
I've seen most my grails.
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Boards of Canada
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Portishead
Fugazi
Black Flag with Henry fronting (on the fence if GG is needed)
Dead Kennedys with Jello fronting
Big Audio Dynamite
Love and Rockets
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Only person in the world that wants a Big Audio Dynamite reunion!!!
I hope you get it
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Boards of Canada
OK add this one to mine. Great call.
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daft punk
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daft punk
So I'm with you on this, but would you want to see them at RFK? Or at a festival? I think they'd level up from the Anthem at least.
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daft punk
So I'm with you on this, but would you want to see them at RFK? Or at a festival? I think they'd level up from the Anthem at least.
per the OP's question, we weren't limited to anthem or the clarb - at least not in my reading... so i went big. lemme know if the requirements have changed... ;D
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I thought someone had posted Autechre (misrembered Aphex Twin), but as it turns out, they're playing the Acropolis on July 5th, in case anyone else is confused.
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I thought someone had posted Autechre (misrembered Aphex Twin), but as it turns out, they're playing the Acropolis on July 5th, in case anyone else is confused.
C'mon, man, they're a natural Rams Head show!
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Geez my concert schedule is so bare in January and February! WTF? A lot of venues have but a handful of shows if that? Did everyone shoot their wad in 2022?
I can’t recall previous years where Fillmore had two shows in the entire month of January! Black Cat 🐈⬛ pretty much same with THREE shows. Take away the dance parties and 930 has 10 concerts ….obviously Anthem has a grand total of two shows at the very end of month for January…Lincoln has ONE!
I know things slow down in January but this seems more dramatic than usual
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I was thinking it's just me.
I guess this is all part of their plan to bring back the "pandemic", shutdown the economy and inject us all with tracking chips.
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Someone please announce something exciting
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Someone please announce something exciting
At 43, Clare Danes is expecting her third child. More great danes!
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Admirable but not what I had in mind..
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New The New Pornographer album and tour date, see appropriate threads for details.
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Someone please announce something exciting
At 43, Clare Danes is expecting her third child. More great danes!
i fully appreciated this reply.
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The Cure doing what they can to keep prices in check… if they don’t make tickets non transferable though I think there is going to be a ton of reselling
https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2023/03/09/the-cure-tour-dates-shows-of-a-lost-world/
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Wow
Tickets for the Cure US tour will not be transferable
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So based on The Cure ticketing announcement will they be rolling out twickets.live here in the US? it's been in use over the UK for awhile and lots of artists support the service.. it allows tickets to be transferred between fans only at face value.. Seems like The Cure is taking a very sensible approach to their tickets, hopefully it works!!!
also, I need to double check but Lowery posted that the Future Of Music Collation came out and said the Stubhub bill was dead in Maryland
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The Cure talk ticketing: “we want the tour to be affordable for all fans” (https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-cure-talk-ticketing-we-want-the-tour-to-be-affordable-for-all-fans/)
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Two favorite bands on opposite ends: Depeche Mode embraces highest ticket prices possible, dynamic pricing etc vs the Cure trying to hold the line
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Two favorite bands on opposite ends: Depeche Mode embraces highest ticket prices possible, dynamic pricing etc vs the Cure trying to hold the line
I'm glad the one I like is on the end that they are.
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I definitely hold the Cure over DM but they are both major bands for me. Thing about live DM is it’s basically karaoke with Gahan singing. I saw them once and enjoyed it but don’t feel like I need to again and their ticket prices are now prohibitive.
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I got waitlisted for the cure verified fan presale
I thought I had registered pretty quickly…maybe three hours after it was announced
Interesting
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I got waitlisted for the cure verified fan presale
I thought I had registered pretty quickly…maybe three hours after it was announced
Interesting
the verified fan thing is a lottery, not first-come-first-served. i also got waitlisted, AKA we're not getting in on the presale.
get ready to fire up your ticket-fu on friday at 10:00...
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Except I think the plan is to sell all the tickets today.
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(https://i.ibb.co/FXx11Cp/88-B7-CE3-F-05-AB-4-A91-8-B4-F-8926-C1132-DFF.png) (https://ibb.co/kJHTTvZ)
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assuming they sell out before Friday general on-sale
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out of all my friends that signed up, only 1 got into the verified fan sale. crazy. I guess I can hope for maybe lawn seats eventually
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GA sold out
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Got the verified - pavilion seats sold out in under 10 minutes. Ended up with lawn.
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welp, there is an opening the day after, but doubt they will add a date
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wait...so even lawn are sold out? this is some bullshit
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got in using my son's verified fan. Everytime I grabbed 2 seats together, someone else beat me to it
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Lawn seats were still available.
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I am off the wait list!!!
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Hmm just got off the wait list?
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oh damn, just got lawn seats!
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i never got a call-back from VF, so i'm locked out... no tix.
nothing on stubhub, so looks like the plan is working.
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nothing on stubhub, so looks like the plan is working.
There's tickets for other shows though. Wonder how they're moving them.
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i'm still on the waitlist.....terrible system
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nothing on stubhub, so looks like the plan is working.
There's tickets for other shows though. Wonder how they're moving them.
The band released a statement that NY, IL and one other state would not allow the cure to restrict resales, so in those states there will be a secondary market
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Robert, what is up with the ALL CAPS?
Not really on brand
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nothing on stubhub, so looks like the plan is working.
There's tickets for other shows though. Wonder how they're moving them.
The band released a statement that NY, IL and one other state would not allow the cure to restrict resales, so in those states there will be a secondary market
Oh so we are all going to MSG to see this. Cool.
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so at 3:45 pm, the missus texted me "i got this weird code from ticketmaster this morning... was that meant for you?" i completely forgot that i also signed her up for the presale. so i get in, and initially there was a pair in the last row, far corner, AKA worse seats in the house. i hesitated for a few seconds, and they were gone. not sure those were real available tickets, i suspect i would have gotten the "sorry, someone beat you to them" message.
anyhoo, can now confirm that the show it 100% sold out (not even singles)... except for wheelchair/accessible seating. no, not going there.
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I’ve done the wheelchair thing before. People do not appreciate the humor of you throwing down your crutches halfway thru and pretending the power of music has divinely healed you.
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I had the idea for a dating site for handicap people to get free concert tickets
But it seemed like the backlash wouldn’t be worth it it
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i'm in!!!
i guess it was worth keeping that browser tab open: they released side-view seats. per the seating map i'm in line with the 3 or 4th row of the floor, but halfway up the lower bowl. not a complete side-view. whatever, i'm in. yeay for tenacity and/or dumb luck.
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That’s great Sweetcell! Good job
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I’ve done the wheelchair thing before. People do not appreciate the humor of you throwing down your crutches halfway thru and pretending the power of music has divinely healed you.
I had the idea for a dating site for handicap people to get free concert tickets
But it seemed like the backlash wouldn’t be worth it it
these both made me lol. good work team!
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in furtherance of the band wanting to keep this show affordable: the last 5 rows of the upper side-view tickets are $25 (might have been that all last-5-rows uppers were $25, can't tell anymore). those are undesirable seats, but nice of the band to have such a price differential which allows financially-constrained fans to attend.
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Ok the ALL CAPS is still getting on my nerves… but bold move!
https://twitter.com/robertsmith/status/1636496816521748481
So am I getting a $20 refund?
Also, Jules looks like he is not happy about your NY plans
I HAVE BEEN TOLD: StubHub has pulled listings in all markets except NY, Chicago, Denver (IE. CITIES IN STATES THAT HAVE LAWS PROTECTING SCALPERS). PLEASE DON'T BUY FROM THE SCALPERS
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It’s kind of cool and funny how into this Robert Smith is….
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It’s kind of cool and funny how into this Robert Smith is….
I know, it’s like Jon Langford took over his account for the week
Also saw he was cheering on the striking works in London
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It’s kind of cool and funny how into this Robert Smith is….
robert smith, patron saint of concertgoers?
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got into the ticketmaster queue for the cure this morning - 800 people in front of me. by the time my spot came out, show totally sold out - only thing available were "resale" tickets - $107 for lawn, $300 for floor, up to $500 for some sections.
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got into the ticketmaster queue for the cure this morning - 800 people in front of me. by the time my spot came out, show totally sold out - only thing available were "resale" tickets - $107 for lawn, $300 for floor, up to $500 for some sections.
I saw a pair in the front row up for over $3K
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Wow…wait til Robert Smith gets a load of that…they don’t know who they are messing with
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got into the ticketmaster queue for the cure this morning - 800 people in front of me. by the time my spot came out, show totally sold out - only thing available were "resale" tickets - $107 for lawn, $300 for floor, up to $500 for some sections.
yeah, did the same thing
was 1155 in queue and got in
then snagged a $300 pit ticket and tried multiple credit cards/paypal and even signed up for Klarna, but could not complete the purchase
so decided to get on on my PC and the floor was $1100 and couldn't actually buy it??
I'm thinking some people were able to do resale tix, even though you were not supposed to and tixmaster cut it off??
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seeing lots of floor seats at MSG on stubhub ...jules did you get some?
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Wow…wait til Robert Smith gets a load of that…they don’t know who they are messing with
Yeah, he could write a song about it. Call it "Killing of a Scalper."
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Yup…Robert Smith is on the case…
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I don't remember the last time the Cure were here it being this crazy regarding ticket demand..
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It wasn’t! I got pit tickets for $99 each no problem!!!!
Maybe some of their fanbase has turned into empty nesters wanting to rock? Or the kids are older now? Or they got a new fanbase? RNR Hall of Fame!? Post Covid throw caution to the wind?
I am stumped.
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It wasn’t! I got pit tickets for $99 each no problem!!!!
Maybe some of their fanbase has turned into empty nesters wanting to rock? Or the kids are older now? Or they got a new fanbase? RNR Hall of Fame!? Post Covid throw caution to the wind?
I am stumped.
Damn, I foolishly bought 4 lawn and think I was shut out since I already had 4
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That is some ticket Kung fu!!! Even for you!!
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Honestly, since they replaced the roof at Merriweather they added to either side of the pavilion what they are calling a Vertical Lawn. Get there early and you can probably get a good spot in it. The Cure will be covered in smoke anyways and I believe that setup also had easy access to bars. Can’t seem to find any recent pictures of how that’s all setup. Also, shade and no slope…
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Yup…Robert Smith is on the case…
(https://i.imgur.com/lE3Avfs.png)
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Yup…Robert Smith is on the case…
(https://i.imgur.com/lE3Avfs.png)
OK now do one where his head is on James Spader's body and he's kissing Holly Hunter while a terrible Ric Ocasek performance is going on in the background.
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I think the verified fan thing made it worse - never had a problem getting ticket before...this time..I'm shut out?? in both philly and Merriweather? a friend did end up letting me buy his 2 extra tickets, but man....what a shitshow
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I think the verified fan thing made it worse - never had a problem getting ticket before...
- you've had a 100% success rate? even for mega-demand shows?
- i believe that VF improved things a lot, notably by killing the bots. between each fan/account needing a separate phone number, and the inability to transfer, the bots had to have seen this as a no-go (or a high-effort-for-low-volume endeavor)
- all the technology in the world can't change the fact that demand >>>>> supply. concert veterans like ourselves might have an advantage, normally, but VF levels the playing field...
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thank you robert smith!
For your recent order for The Cure, you will receive a partial refund of $10.00 per ticket.
This is all thanks to Robert Smith.
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never thought i'd say "wow, the guy from Crazy Horse is moving in on the guy from The Cure's turf," yet here we are...
Neil Young, Responding To The Cure Ticketmaster Fiasco, Says Touring Is Broken (https://www.stereogum.com/2217964/neil-young-responding-to-the-cure-ticketmaster-fiasco-says-touring-is-broken/news/)
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Robert Smith Says The Cure Have Canceled 7,000 Scalped Tickets to Their Upcoming Tour (https://consequence.net/2023/03/robert-smith-the-cure-scalped-tickets/)
Money from the canceled tickets will be donated to Amnesty International
now he's just milking it...
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cute, but not scalable...
Maggie Rogers Skips the Ticketmaster Line (https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/maggie-rogers-tour-tickets-in-person.html)
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thank you robert smith!
For your recent order for The Cure, you will receive a partial refund of $10.00 per ticket.
This is all thanks to Robert Smith.
Guys, I think we're doing it wrong :(
"Rapino argued that fans are willing to pay high prices, even those inflated by dynamic pricing, because they see “concerts as a really special moment in their life.”
“It’s a magic moment, maybe twice a year – way cheaper than Disneyland, or the Super Bowl, or the NFL or the NBA playoffs, or an expensive night out,” Rapino said. “So it’s really cheap overall considering.
“This is a great, great product that people will buy, as they’re gonna buy the Gucci bag. They’re gonna buy moments in life where they will step up, and spoil themselves – the big screen TV and or whatever it may be.”
He continued: “This is a business where we can charge a bit more. I’m not saying excessively, but it’s a great two-hour performance of a lifetime, that happens once every three, four years in that market. You don’t have to underprice yourself — low to middle income [people] will make their way to that arena for that special night.”
https://www.nme.com/news/music/live-nation-ceo-addresses-the-cure-ticketing-controversy-and-rising-gig-prices-3437833
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Rapino is such an ass.
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So by his logic, if you go to 25 shows/year, fees should be almost non-existent? I do like the idea of dynamic fees!!!
Or maybe this: pay a $50 annual membership and get fee-free ticketing.
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...but it’s a great two-hour performance of a lifetime, that happens once every three, four years...
This guy has a weird concept of time.