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Post by nickheynes on May 2, 2024 12:37:27 GMT
Is it me or there are still plenty of tix available all over the place?
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Post by bmac on May 2, 2024 19:38:57 GMT
There are a lot of places where they are currently short of 50% capacity, and some with far less than that. Washington and Pittsburgh come to mind. The second nights in NYC and Chicago have not sold that well yet. They may have to cancel certain dates. Still plenty of time before shows so lets keep our fingers crossed.
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Post by Timeblue on May 3, 2024 6:27:36 GMT
Whatever happens with the tour, I think there will be a sombre feel to it amongst the true ELO fans who do go.
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Post by lawrev on May 3, 2024 7:22:04 GMT
Whatever happens with the tour, I think there will be a sombre feel to it amongst the true ELO fans who do go. There may be a sombre feel to it, but it won't be the whimper that characterized ELO's final dates in July 1986.
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Post by bmac on May 13, 2024 18:19:58 GMT
My worry with this tour is that it being listed as the last is the hook, and I just don't think that's close to enough after so long out of the spotlight. Sure, it wasn't the fault of Jeff or his management this time around, but they've had every opportunity over the past four years to do something - anything - with the back catalogue or even cobble together a new album he could now be promoting as the reason for his comeback, or victory lap as it's now being marketed. We know from previous cycles that Jeff isn't exactly a good subject on the interview circuit, and his closed "menu" of questions means we'd likely only hear the same few talking points that have become just as much of a barrier for him to hide behind than the ever-present aviators. Outside of a few comments whenever he's discussing his latest project or writing liner notes for an archival release (on the rare occasions we now get those), where are the insights for those who already know the basic ELO story and want something a bit deeper? Perpetuating the myth of Jeff's craft being some absolute set of qualities defined by a handful of the same familiar hits and a continuing trickle of fresh material that many see as not holding a candle to the classic era risks harming the legacy. Alas, this looks to be one final trip in the spaceship rather than a chance to shake things up, though I'd love to see the vaults opened up going much further down the line as a way to maintain interest for generations to come, even if I already have a feeling any future releases will be limited in their numbers and prone to heavy, protective curation. I think you are hitting on something I have had a problem with for a long time. Jeff is not a fan friendly artist. Yes, he is a genius (if that term can be used for a musical artist) but he does far less than he could for the long time ELO fans, to say the least.
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Post by lawrev on May 15, 2024 5:27:11 GMT
The Stones are on tour in the USA and the concert reviews note that the band is mixing up their set list. Hope someone in Jeff's management company is taking note of what the Stones are doing and feeding that info back to Jeff.
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Post by Timeblue on May 15, 2024 6:31:32 GMT
The Stones are on tour in the USA and the concert reviews note that the band is mixing up their set list. Hope someone in Jeff's management company is taking note of what the Stones are doing and feeding that info back to Jeff. Jeff's idea of mixing it up is to sing the same songs in a different order....
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Post by lawrev on May 15, 2024 13:49:34 GMT
The Stones are on tour in the USA and the concert reviews note that the band is mixing up their set list. Hope someone in Jeff's management company is taking note of what the Stones are doing and feeding that info back to Jeff. Jeff's idea of mixing it up is to sing the same songs in a different order.... True! I don't expect him to have an extra 20 songs in the can....but maybe a half dozen would be good.
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