VELVET REVOLVER Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

[jarmo]

The following is a concert attendance figure, as reported by Billboard magazine:

Artist/Event: VELVET REVOLVER, CHEVELLE
Venue: Germain Amphitheater
City/State: Columbus, Ohio
Date: Aug. 12, 2005
Attendance: 7,506
Capacity: 20,000

http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx




/jarmo

[Grouse]

that isn't too bad after such a long time on the road and only one album out

And if you look at the other shows at blabbermouth.net like motley crue for example:

Artist/Event: M?TLEY CR?E
Venue: Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
City/State: Burgettstown, Pa.
Date: Aug. 30, 2005
Attendance: 10,559
Capacity: 23,081

their almost getting the same amount of people to their concerts

But overall, all those attendance figures are pretty sad, it's always sad to see rock/metal do so bad over there in the US

[mikegiuliana]

they are not a 20,000 seater band it's that simple..

[Izzy]

I'd say 7k at a gig was pretty good, how many bands play to hundreds and not thousands of people?

VR are booking arenas that are far too big, i think their egos need to be reigned in

[Ignatius]

Doesn't have anything to do with their egos, which by the way, they definitely need to be reigned in, it has more to be with the greedy promoters trying to make as much money as they possibly can. They've been on the road now for how long now? 18 months? out of those, maybe 14 months have been domestic gigs. Why that many? This is their first album! Yes, it has been successful, but do they really need to keep on touring? The album has been out of the top 40 now for 6 months...they don't even have a single anymore. Go home guys and get some rest.

[mikegiuliana]

Doesn't have anything to do with their egos, which by the way, they definitely need to be reigned in, it has more to be with the greedy promoters trying to make as much money as they possibly can. They've been on the road now for how long now? 18 months? out of those, maybe 14 months have been domestic gigs. Why that many? This is their first album! Yes, it has been successful, but do they really need to keep on touring? The album has been out of the top 40 now for 6 months...they don't even have a single anymore. Go home guys and get some rest.

I'm agreeing, unless they just want to tour and don't care about their ,ainstream sucess at the moment.. They were always about just getting out and touring.. Anyways we know they will be back in the studio selecting songs and making the album which I read was coming around march 2006..

[Thorazine Shuffle]

The high ticket prices with the high gas prices in the U.S. are really hurting concert attendance.  Hell, I haven't attended a concert since VR in October of 04.  And I used to attend alot of concerts...but I am seeing the slide guitar master Roy Rogers next month.

[Ignatius]

The high ticket prices with the high gas prices in the U.S. are really hurting concert attendance.?

Ticket prices sure don't affect bands like U2 or even Green Day who have sold out every show they've played this year so far. And their tickets were probably more expensive than VR's.

Truth is in some markets, VR is not strong enough yet to sell out arenas.

[chineseblues]

The high ticket prices with the high gas prices in the U.S. are really hurting concert attendance.  Hell, I haven't attended a concert since VR in October of 04.  And I used to attend alot of concerts...but I am seeing the slide guitar master Roy Rogers next month.

Gas prices were not that high around the begenning of aughust. Its just that VR dont have a big enough fan base yet to play big arenas.

[mikegiuliana]

The high ticket prices with the high gas prices in the U.S. are really hurting concert attendance.? Hell, I haven't attended a concert since VR in October of 04.? And I used to attend alot of concerts...but I am seeing the slide guitar master Roy Rogers next month.

Gas prices were not that high around the begenning of aughust. Its just that VR dont have a big enough fan base yet to play big arenas.

exactly dude

[Carlos_f_Rose]

Well I think, that one problem is that Rock n Roll, is no longer considered as a mainstream, interest, since Hip hop and other black rhytms are the "coolest thing" well Bands like Vr, are not going to sell out stadiums yet...

[nesquick]

VR is not big enough. That's it. They sold what? 3 million copies of Contraband within 2 years? and after that you really think they would sell out arenas? You dream. They never had a Top 40 single (I mean in the REAL charts). Open your eyes, ok there are Slash, Duff and Matt, but their album is just not good enough to bring so much people. It has nothing to do with Rock music (Oasis sell out 70.000 stadiums capacity this summer, U2 played in front of hundreds of thounsands people this summer, 2x80.000 people in Paris= 160.000 people, Rock music is still very strong) , last summer metallica played in front of 50.000 people in Paris, same for the red hot chilli peppers...and so on...VR is just not good enough and not big enough. That's it.

3 million copies worldwide within 2 years is weak. I don't call it a "success". It's already good for them, but don't expect 20.000 people to see them. They just have 1 album. and this album ain't that great overall.

[mikegiuliana]

look at the band syou named, metallica, rhcp. u-2, oasis.. All big and huge bands.. Like they were all headlining the world their first years.. Cb has been out since june 2004, hardly 2 years.. Either way the album is done and stop acting like because it wasn't a fav of yours or didn't sell the proper number of albums it's not a success...
real charts.. ha.. the charts they were on were among their peers in the same field.. You expect way to much and held them to such a standard that it's complete bullshit..

No one is looking for them to play 20,000 seaters.. people on these forums are jaded

[Judge Dredd]

They've been on the road for over a year.

[chineseblues]

They've been on the road for over a year.

And your point is? U2 can consistantly pack arenas no matter how long they have been on tour. Its got to do with the fan base, and quite frankly VR just dont have the fan base to play arenas in certain places.

[tomass74]

I saw them 4 times in a year in my area..... That is alot of times to play.  Most people aren't like me and would go to all of them. I think if they played everywhere once or twice attendance would have been better. They still did pretty good though.  They should stick to smaller venues that hold around 5,000...

[Eazy E]

3 million copies worldwide within 2 years is weak. I don't call it a "success". It's already good for them, but don't expect 20.000 people to see them. They just have 1 album. and this album ain't that great overall.

Name a rock band that has come out this decade that has sold more than 2 million copies of an album... The only ones I can think of are the Killers and Audioslave (off topic, they are about to go on a full headlining arena tour on their second album).

I'd call Contraband a success, they may not be able to sell 20,000 tickets, but they can draw crowds bigger than 2,000 seat clubs (I think the show in Toronto had an attendace of 10,000+) and that is off one album.

Velvet Revolver is one of (if not THE) most popular rock band to come out in the 2000s... they didn't have a sold out tour of arenas, but they are definetaly a success (and are only getting started).

[Rob]

I'm happy the attendance figures are low for two reasons.  One, the less successful VR are, the more likely a future reunion is.  This is not to say VR has been unsuccessful.  Also, if they can't sell that many tickets to these big venues, they might consider playing smaller ones.  During the summer of '04 they played clubs and stuff.  I saw them on that tour and it was a way better show.  Small venue shows are so much better than big arena or ampitheater shows.  I wish all my favorite bands played small clubs.

[makane]

They've been on the road for over a year.

And your point is? U2 can consistantly pack arenas no matter how long they have been on tour. Its got to do with the fan base, and quite frankly VR just dont have the fan base to play arenas in certain places.

Let's see, VR released their first record 2004, when did U2? 1980
VR has 1 record, U2 has ~20?
Maybe you can figure out why U2 packs arenas, no matter how long they've been on tour.

[chineseblues]

They've been on the road for over a year.

And your point is? U2 can consistantly pack arenas no matter how long they have been on tour. Its got to do with the fan base, and quite frankly VR just dont have the fan base to play arenas in certain places.

Let's see, VR released their first record 2004, when did U2? 1980
VR has 1 record, U2 has ~20?
Maybe you can figure out why U2 packs arenas, no matter how long they've been on tour.

That still dont mean anything. Slash duff and matt were in guns and are famous same as scott. With their combined fame, they should at least be able to sell out their shows. It just proves they dont have as big of a fan base as they think (ego's are playing a part in this). They need to stick to 5000 seat venues and under.