2021 US Summer Tour (was: 2021 North America Stadium Tour)

[faldor]

They read a promo for the Fenway Park 8/3 show during the Red Sox game tonight. Jerry Remy (commentator) said he was working hard to get 6 front row tickets for friends from South Carolina. I checked online and field level tickets were available but some were limited view. I think they’re upping capacity to 25% soon and fully open by August?

I just saw a commercial for the show before the 9th inning.

[tim_m]

Yankee stadium is only open 33 percent, not fully opened.

It will have full capacity sections and 33% sections. So the overall capacity will exceed 33% for sure. Unless the majority of the crowd is unvaccinated. Which seems very unlikely.

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mets-Yankees-can-go-to-full-capacity-for-16153412.php

[draguns]

I drove past MetLife Stadium this afternoon to go see a movie. MetLife Stadium was advertising the GNR concert.

[rizzo160]

Still a lot of unvaccinated people, I wonder what the percentage will be in order to make money off of the concert?

[jarmo]

Still a lot of unvaccinated people, I wonder what the percentage will be in order to make money off of the concert?

I'm guessing they're still trying to figure it all out.

Concerts aren't back yet in the way we are used to. So we don't know once they are back if there'll be restrictions, and if so, what kind.

Obviously most of the artists/bands are eager to get back, but no one wants to tour before it's safe to do so. For everyone involved....


These openings with limited capacity at sporting venues are a step in the right direction. Let's see how long before the first bigger tours start....





/jarmo

[C0ma]

Yankee stadium is only open 33 percent, not fully opened.

It will have full capacity sections and 33% sections. So the overall capacity will exceed 33% for sure. Unless the majority of the crowd is unvaccinated. Which seems very unlikely.

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mets-Yankees-can-go-to-full-capacity-for-16153412.php

How does this work in a stadium where seats are already sold? I know for instance at the Fenway show my friend and I that are going together are both vaccinated. Do my seats change? do I get upgraded to a better seat that had been occupied by someone that isn't vaccinated? How do they decide who doesn't get in if the capacity of the venue is less than the percentage of tickets sold? I know Boston will not be 100% by 8/3 based on the Mayor's announcement. MA lifts restrictions 8/1, GnR is 8/3, Boston lifts their restrictions 8/22...

What percentage of capacity is "enough" for it to make sense for the band and management financially to have the show? It's less than 90 days until the Boston Show and even less for the start of the tour.

[AxlsMainMan]

I saw on Facebook that Genesis is doing an arena tour of North America in November. Seems like everything might be fully back to normal (or close to it) by then.

[D-GenerationX]

Philly is relaxing all crowd restrictions effective June 11th.

I know they don't actually have a show in Philly, but I'm just pointing out that it is possible, perhaps sooner than we thought.

[jarmo]

That's a good sign.

The USA is definitely on track for reopening.






/jarmo

[tim_m]

Evanesece and Halestorm just announced an arena tour too starting in late October.

[axlroses]

Things are definitely loosening up.  Vaccine available to 12 -15 years olds starting next week.  Baseball and basketball will give concerts a blueprint for how to proceed.

[jarmo]

Another band, Korn, just announced a tour starting in August.



/jarmo

[pilferk]

Things are definitely loosening up.  Vaccine available to 12 -15 years olds starting next week.  Baseball and basketball will give concerts a blueprint for how to proceed.

Just a correction:

In a lot of places....12 to 15 will have appts available TOMORROW.

Thursday, the 13th.  

Edit: In fact, I just scheduled my 14 year old for her first dose tomorrow at 4PM.

YMMV depending on where you are.   Heck, some places are already offering appts for tomorrow morning, figuring this afternoon is pretty much done (and...honestly, it is).

[tim_m]

Things are definitely loosening up.  Vaccine available to 12 -15 years olds starting next week.  Baseball and basketball will give concerts a blueprint for how to proceed.

Just a correction:

In a lot of places....12 to 15 will have appts available TOMORROW.

Thursday, the 13th.  

Edit: In fact, I just scheduled my 14 year old for her first dose tomorrow at 4PM.

YMMV depending on where you are.   Heck, some places are already offering appts for tomorrow morning, figuring this afternoon is pretty much done (and...honestly, it is).

Starting here tomorrow too.

[GNR4L]

CDC says no mask if you're vaccinated... so hopefully everyone can go get vaccinated, and we can see GnR once the tour starts in a couple of months!

[C0ma]

The Motley Crue, Poison, Def Leppard, Joan Jet tour just got pushed to 2022.

[tim_m]

Maybe i am reading more into their announcement then what is there, but it seems like they were concerned about capacity limits and not actually being unable to play. So i wonder what that means for GNR also supposed to play stadiums in that same tineframe.

[C0ma]

Maybe i am reading more into their announcement then what is there, but it seems like they were concerned about capacity limits and not actually being unable to play. So i wonder what that means for GNR also supposed to play stadiums in that same tineframe.

If the capacity is limited to a lower number than the tickets sold, how do they determine who gets in and who doesn’t? What is the capacity level where the band or bands don’t make enough money to cover the costs of the tour? Or do they just drop certain dates? Like Boston, where the concert is going to be three weeks before restrictions are lifted.

[jarmo]

If the capacity is limited to a lower number than the tickets sold, how do they determine who gets in and who doesn’t? What is the capacity level where the band or bands don’t make enough money to cover the costs of the tour? Or do they just drop certain dates? Like Boston, where the concert is going to be three weeks before restrictions are lifted.

I'm just guessing: You can easily just block certain sections to get capacity down.

I think at this point, until we have an announcement and know for sure, they're trying to figure it out. Maybe if a date can't be played on a certain date, it can be moved to a later date?


Like I said, I'm just guessing, but to me, as an outsider in Europe, some places look like they're ready to open for business while others might be a little slower.

So either you postponed everything (like some bands do), or you assume everything will be more or less back to normal in like August (like other bands do)?





/jarmo

[pilferk]

The Motley Crue, Poison, Def Leppard, Joan Jet tour just got pushed to 2022.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that tour was slated to start in June, 2021?

I know a month doesn't seem like a lot of time, here, but.....it's a lot of time, here.

We'll see.....