How's VR attendance

[GNR4L]

On this recent tour is it sold out or is it barely selling tix ?

[Grouse]

It's decent, They're not selling out all the shows but it's not like the venues are 1/4 full...

[jarmo]

08.11.07     Montreal, QC    Bell Centre 3500/12000
08.12.07    Toronto, ON    Molson Amphitheatre 7000/12000

And by reading some other reviews that mentioned half full arenas, I'd say no shows have been sold out so far.




/jarmo

[Fingers]

The concert industry is touch and go right now-7,000 isn't too bad actually-Kelly Clarkson, who has sold a ton of albums, cancelled a tour rercently-I know the project revolution tour (I'm not that familiar with the bands) did not come clost to selling out here, and Van Halen still isn't sold out here

[jarmo]

 

Suddenly 7000 isn't too bad......

Funny how different it sounded in 2006. "They're not selling out arenas".

They refers to another band who did sell out multiple dates on their last North American tour.





/jarmo

[Fingers]

Jarmo, I was just making a general point about the music industry as a whole-I'm not getting into a GNR vs VR argument-I love both bands and want both to do well-I'm in Cleveland and it's been surprising to see some big bands not do well attendance wise here for various reasons-GNR did not sell out the Q here, but I didn't bring that up-I wish they would have-the Van Halen tour did not come close to selling out here in 2004 also-they maybe drew 10,000 here-these days 7,000 people is something many bands would wish for.

[Eazy E]

Suddenly 7000 isn't too bad......

Funny how different it sounded in 2006. "They're not selling out arenas".

They refers to another band who did sell out multiple dates on their last North American tour.

The one that has sold 90 million albums and is considered one of the greatests names in Rock n' Roll history?  I'm glad you think the two bands are on the same level.

Also, I thought it was all of "us" that brought "them" into these threads?

[jarmo]

Haha!

I never said they were on the same level. Yet your kind keeps comparing them.

And when VR doesn't sell tickets, anything is "good enough".


Some of you even think VR are above that other band.





/jarmo

[Fingers]

I don't have the 2006 figures, but for comparison in 2002 GNR drew 9,500-when GNR sells out 20,000 across the board for a NA tour, I will consider VR a failure

[SlashRock]

Is that Jarmo bringing GnR into this!? And after all he's lectured us VR fans about..

Not that it matters. Who gives a damn what Jarmo thinks? Seriously. You don't have to sell out arenas' to be a band who makes great music. The same goes for GnR.

[darth monkey]

Yep...Jarmo has a little bit of a problem. I love reading his posts though cause it does make me laugh. How can someone post so much about a band he hates, or mostly just hates because they were part of the blood and guts of the band that used to be GNR. You can't come to this board for content anymore, now it's just entertainment value.

[Rocker_GNR]

Today Velvet Revolver's attendance is more than decent, in short this is a new band (with new songs) with dinosaurs of rock that current attendace doesn't care, they prefer sounds more modern and teenagers band (for exemple My Chemical Romacance or some crap like that), even so, Velvet Revolver is out there rockin' a lot...

[estebanf]

The concert industry is touch and go right now-7,000 isn't too bad

Well, I agree with you, 7000 isnt too bad.

But we also should remember that VR is touring with Alice In Chains.

A comparison between the capacities of the arenas where VR used to play as the only act and the current hockey arenas in this tour with AIC should be considerated.

VR, playing alone, used to play in front of 1800/2000 people in the best cases... this is not something I am inventing, just search for information about the arena capacities in Wikipedia or something like that.

A very important portion of that 7000 tickets were bought by people only interested in Alice In Chains, do you agree with this?

[Rocker_GNR]

The concert industry is touch and go right now-7,000 isn't too bad

Well, I agree with you, 7000 isnt too bad.

But we also should remember that VR is touring with Alice In Chains.

A comparison between the capacities of the arenas where VR used to play as the only act and the current hockey arenas in this tour with AIC should be considerated.

VR, playing alone, used to play in front of 1800/2000 people in the best cases... this is not something I am inventing, just search for information about the arena capacities in Wikipedia or something like that.

A very important portion of that 7000 tickets were bought by people only interested in Alice In Chains, do you agree with this?

I don't think so, I would bet that is a portion very small that only interested in Alice in Chains, I sure the most of attendance likes Velvet Revolver as Alice in Chains...

[darth monkey]

I don't think this is true at all. While Alice in Chains are a good band, they were not the reason that people came to the concerts, at least not the concert I went to. I was at the Montreal show and Alice in Chains played their set and everyone sat in their seats. No one stood up for them, they cheered at the end of the songs and sang with a few songs, but other than that people were subdued. When VR came on everyone was standing and cheering and singing. It was a totally different atmosphere.

[jarmo]

Yep...Jarmo has a little bit of a problem.

Bet you thought you had it all worked out
Bet you thought you knew what I was about
Bet you thought youd solved all your problems
But you are the problem

I love reading his posts though cause it does make me laugh. How can someone post so much about a band he hates, or mostly just hates because they were part of the blood and guts of the band that used to be GNR. You can't come to this board for content anymore, now it's just entertainment value.

Hehehe. 

This is funny to me:

Album sales are important (2004), album sales mean nothing (2007)
They (GN'R) sold only a few tickets (2002/2006), VR's ticket sales weren't bad at all (2007)





Album and ticket sales are nice. It means that more people have the same taste as you in music.

But the way some of you used it against GN'R on a GN'R board was just stupid. Now it kinda came back to haunt you....


No matter how bad you want VR to be the biggest band in the world, they're not.




/jarmo

[Izzy]

Suddenly 7000 isn't too bad......

Funny how different it sounded in 2006. "They're not selling out arenas".

They refers to another band who did sell out multiple dates on their last North American tour.


/jarmo

arent you the guy that liked VR untill you were told not to?

7000 for a band as shite as VR leads me to suspect the venue might be handing out drugs, or gold or something.....

[jarmo]

arent you the guy that liked VR untill you were told not to?

Hahaha.

That must be one the funniest thing I've read.



Just like Snakepit, the music isn't good enough to stand the test of time.....

But what do you know about good music.




/jarmo

[darkdays_01]

Suddenly 7000 isn't too bad......

Funny how different it sounded in 2006. "They're not selling out arenas".

They refers to another band who did sell out multiple dates on their last North American tour.








/jarmo

Yeah if that aint the pot calling the kettle black. So safe to say a VR fan didnt make this another VR vs. GnR thread.

[jarmo]

Yeah if that aint the pot calling the kettle black. So safe to say a VR fan didnt make this another VR vs. GnR thread.

I know. You're only supposed to bring GN'R into this section when it's something bad about GN'R to make VR look good.

I know, I know.




/jarmo