Just Announced Commentary - 2011 Edition

azaghal1981 wrote:
Tony Conrad as the improv artist in residence could be amazing.


Oh, it's Thurston Moore.
echo and the bunnymen is $35 plus $8 in fees at the fillmore


not sure how much their last black cat show was? $20 ? $25?
hutch wrote:
echo and the bunnymen is $35 plus $8 in fees at the fillmore


not sure how much their last black cat show was? $20 ? $25?



Seems pretty reasonable for one of the best live bands of all time.  I guess I would look into whether you get that 8 dollars back if they cancel as they have been known to do that.
930 charges at least $8 for a $15 ticket….


hutch wrote:
echo and the bunnymen is $35 plus $8 in fees at the fillmore


not sure how much their last black cat show was? $20 ? $25?
Vas wrote:
930 Ticketfly charges at least $8 for a $15 ticket….


FTFY
^ ok yeah, but the $4 processing fee is 930's.  ;)
point is more venues are causing prices to go up.

one of my pet theories on which i'm working on a dissertation/statistical analysis can't remember for whom on this board..
hutch wrote:
point is more venues are causing prices to go up.

one of my pet theories on which i'm working on a dissertation/statistical analysis can't remember for whom on this board..


Not true at all.  If the Echo and the Bunnymen were a reliable band most likely they would not have played the Black Cat last time they came through town.  They would have been at the 930 club.  And I am sure they would have charged at least 35 bucks.
Umm, they played the 930 club last time they were in town. I was there. They played all of Heaven Up Here and Crocodiles. It was sold out. Unless they came back since then.
They cancel one tour in 2009 over a dispute with the IRS.  Ian cancelled some solo dates in 2012 and DC wasn't on that tour
kosmo wrote:
They cancel one tour in 2009 over a dispute with the IRS.  Ian cancelled some solo dates in 2012 and DC wasn't on that tour


They walked off the stage after 5 minutes at HFS Festival the year Billy Idol headlined. 
azaghal1981 wrote:
Umm, they played the 930 club last time they were in town. I was there. They played all of Heaven Up Here and Crocodiles. It was sold out. Unless they came back since then.



Oh really.  Weird albums to play you would think Ocean Rain.
atomic wrote:
kosmo wrote:
They cancel one tour in 2009 over a dispute with the IRS.  Ian cancelled some solo dates in 2012 and DC wasn't on that tour


They walked off the stage after 5 minutes at HFS Festival the year Billy Idol headlined. 
Uh, Foo Fighters and Coldplay both definitely went on after Billy Idol.
Julian, wrote:
atomic wrote:
kosmo wrote:
They cancel one tour in 2009 over a dispute with the IRS.  Ian cancelled some solo dates in 2012 and DC wasn't on that tour


They walked off the stage after 5 minutes at HFS Festival the year Billy Idol headlined. 
Uh, Foo Fighters and Coldplay both definitely went on after Billy Idol.

yes, but billy stole the show.
sweetcell wrote:
Julian, wrote:
atomic wrote:
kosmo wrote:
They cancel one tour in 2009 over a dispute with the IRS.  Ian cancelled some solo dates in 2012 and DC wasn't on that tour


They walked off the stage after 5 minutes at HFS Festival the year Billy Idol headlined. 
Uh, Foo Fighters and Coldplay both definitely went on after Billy Idol.

yes, but billy stole the show.
Thats not the same as headlining.
That was a great HFStival. Social D, New York Dolls, Garbage, Interpol and They Might Be Giants were also there. Echo & The Bunnymen's antics were ridiculous and lame. I do remember they came on dressed in all black leather or something during the hottest n' sunniest part of the day. Then it got cloudy and rained as if they made the weather itself depressed.
atomic wrote:
hutch wrote:
point is more venues are causing prices to go up.

one of my pet theories on which i'm working on a dissertation/statistical analysis can't remember for whom on this board..


Not true at all.  If the Echo and the Bunnymen were a reliable band most likely they would not have played the Black Cat last time they came through town.  They would have been at the 930 club.  And I am sure they would have charged at least 35 bucks.


Funny about that HFStival. I saw them 2 nights before in Philly at TLA and it was one of the best shows I've seen them do. It was blazing. And Ian blew his voice out in the encore. They played Lancaster the next night, and by Baltimore Ian had NO voice to sing. He tried. Twice. And it didn't work out. And yes, they did play the 9:30 last time, it sold out, and I loved every minute. Echo is still a great live band and I'll go see them at the Fillmore.
that was indeed a great show….i was so pumped to see echo + the bunnymen, so was disappointed about that whole thing.  but billy idol was fucking great.
Interpol seemed totally disinterested, but I remember They Might Be Giants played "Fingertips", which was a riot. I loved the NY Dolls and thought Social D was great. That was a solid lineup.
Got wrote:
that was indeed a great show….i was so pumped to see echo + the bunnymen, so was disappointed about that whole thing.  but billy idol was fucking great.



Garbage was pretty awesome.  Too bad we don't have festivals with line-ups that good anymore.