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Post by dontshakemytree on Nov 20, 2013 0:52:11 GMT -5
Well the picture is not one of his best, but the write up. You would think he had done nothing since 2010 INDIANA: ADAM LAMBERT The American Idol runner-up spent his early years in Indianapolis before relocating to California with his family. But Midwest Glamberts welcomed the rocker as their own when he brought his Glam Nation tour to Indiana in 2010. What kind of magazine is People. I've always thought of it as what you read in a doctors office 5 months late. and trashy. Is that just me? Oh that is pathetic! Oh, for Petessakes!! Why did they even bother to list him if they weren't going to do their homework!?! You're right...this does make it look like he has been doing nothing for the past 3 years.... ![]() </img> But on the plus side: this is People Magazine! Don't think they have been relevant for quite some time.... ![]() </img> I don't even read them in the dentist waiting room! ![]() Naming the other Adam is bad enough, but publishing such outdated info on AFL just makes them look ridiculous......IMHO, YMMV, etc........ |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 0:52:50 GMT -5
Respectfully disagree. Paul McCartney, Elton John tour to great crowds, both recent releases are not selling well at all. Paul Rogers was a poor fit, Adam restores the band to its former and familiar sound. Stage show touring US, movie press, Iheart press (before and after) commercial tie ins, and a strong multi generational appeal will sell tickets (I've seen both Paul and Elton in the last few years, VERY diverse crowds). Big THANK YOU to everyone here for all you do, I lurk daily. I though Queen + AL in Madison Square Garden made complete sense until I started to look at the numbers. And remember the 1982 tour. The numbers made me more realistic. I think there needs to be a special event associated with a Q+AL concert to put it in an arena. ** Paul is in a league of his own -- he is one of the most popular concert artist to play the US. He did 8 concert here - mostly in stadiums on his latest tour. Elton's US Tour is not doing as well. It is in arenas, not stadiums for a 13 city tour. I just checked Friday's concert in Minneapolis and I could buy 2 floor seats. or 2 first level seats. I could buy Row 11 right floor. 11/27/13 Elton John Philadelphia Standard tickets Adult Lower LOWER 102 17 17-18 12/3/13 Elton John Madison Square Garden Same thing. Lots and lots of tickets for sale. I got row 8 Platinum L or R or Section 2 on the Floor row 3 Standard or could buy the first level. 12/4/13 Elton John Madison Square Garden Same thing. Lots and lots of tickets for sale. I got row 12 Platinum L or R or Section 2 on the Floor row 6 Standard or could buy the first level. I am sure they will do something to fill a lot of the Elton seats but not without discounting or doing some kind of promotion. And Elton and Paul McCartney have continued to put out new music and stay in the public eye to some degree. Queen has essentially been dormant in the U.S. since the tour with Paul Rodgers and has produced no new music since Freddie died. I agree with Q3; I think it is unlikely that QAL would sell out 20,000 seat arenas. But I think venues like the Nokia Theatre and Radio City Music Hall would be good choices. And from a PR standpoint, I would rather have QAL sell out 7,000-seat venues than fill only 50-60% of the seats in much larger venues. |
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Post by kathy on Nov 20, 2013 1:03:02 GMT -5
I though Queen + AL in Madison Square Garden made complete sense until I started to look at the numbers. And remember the 1982 tour. The numbers made me more realistic. I think there needs to be a special event associated with a Q+AL concert to put it in an arena. ** Paul is in a league of his own -- he is one of the most popular concert artist to play the US. He did 8 concert here - mostly in stadiums on his latest tour. Elton's US Tour is not doing as well. It is in arenas, not stadiums for a 13 city tour. I just checked Friday's concert in Minneapolis and I could buy 2 floor seats. or 2 first level seats. I could buy Row 11 right floor. 11/27/13 Elton John Philadelphia Standard tickets Adult Lower LOWER 102 17 17-18 12/3/13 Elton John Madison Square Garden Same thing. Lots and lots of tickets for sale. I got row 8 Platinum L or R or Section 2 on the Floor row 3 Standard or could buy the first level. 12/4/13 Elton John Madison Square Garden Same thing. Lots and lots of tickets for sale. I got row 12 Platinum L or R or Section 2 on the Floor row 6 Standard or could buy the first level. I am sure they will do something to fill a lot of the Elton seats but not without discounting or doing some kind of promotion. And Elton and Paul McCartney have continued to put out new music and stay in the public eye to some degree. Queen has essentially been dormant in the U.S. since the tour with Paul Rodgers and has produced no new music since Freddie died. I agree with Q3; I think it is unlikely that QAL would sell out 20,000 seat arenas. But I think venues like the Nokia Theatre and Radio City Music Hall would be good choices. And from a PR standpoint, I would rather have QAL sell out 7,000-seat venues than fill only 50-60% of the seats in much larger venues. Elton tours ALL the time, Paul is well, Paul. Queen needs to market as an EVENT, limited dates, last chance kind of thing, mid sized locations. Youth tie in Adam/Avici/Glee, older fans legacy act and last chance, because really would they ever tour again? not likely, and not in US. |
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Post by wendyness on Nov 20, 2013 1:03:08 GMT -5
Oh, for Petessakes!! Why did they even bother to list him if they weren't going to do their homework!?! You're right...this does make it look like he has been doing nothing for the past 3 years.... ![]() </img> But on the plus side: this is People Magazine! Don't think they have been relevant for quite some time.... ![]() </img> I don't even read them in the dentist waiting room! ![]() Naming the other Adam is bad enough, but publishing such outdated info on AFL just makes them look ridiculous......IMHO, YMMV, etc........ Journalism is dead. Even a lazy journalist could have done better than this. |
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Post by dontshakemytree on Nov 20, 2013 1:11:00 GMT -5
Oh, for Petessakes!! Why did they even bother to list him if they weren't going to do their homework!?! You're right...this does make it look like he has been doing nothing for the past 3 years.... ![]() </img> But on the plus side: this is People Magazine! Don't think they have been relevant for quite some time.... ![]() </img> I don't even read them in the dentist waiting room! ![]() Naming the other Adam is bad enough, but publishing such outdated info on AFL just makes them look ridiculous......IMHO, YMMV, etc........ Journalism is dead. Even a lazy journalist could have done better than this. Read your comment too quickly...thought you wrote "Even a DEAD journalist could have done better than this"!  Way past my bedtime, obviously........g'night, all!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 2:00:38 GMT -5
And Elton and Paul McCartney have continued to put out new music and stay in the public eye to some degree. Queen has essentially been dormant in the U.S. since the tour with Paul Rodgers and has produced no new music since Freddie died. I agree with Q3; I think it is unlikely that QAL would sell out 20,000 seat arenas. But I think venues like the Nokia Theatre and Radio City Music Hall would be good choices. And from a PR standpoint, I would rather have QAL sell out 7,000-seat venues than fill only 50-60% of the seats in much larger venues. Elton tours ALL the time, Paul is well, Paul. Queen needs to market as an EVENT, limited dates, last chance kind of thing, mid sized locations. Youth tie in Adam/Avici/Glee, older fans legacy act and last chance, because really would they ever tour again? not likely, and not in US. I think we may be saying the same thing -- they should play mid-sized venues (6,000-8,000), not large arenas (20,000). But my point is Elton and Paul have worked to stay in the U.S. public's minds, while Queen has not. And Adam would not fill mid-size venues on his own. Maybe an unpopular opinion on this website, but his fan base isn't big enough. Glee is watched by only 4 million people now, and Lay Me Down hasn't been released as a single in the U.S., so I am willing to bet that most people in the U.S. aren't even aware of it. And Adam hasn't had a hit single in 3 years. So I'm not convinced that on his own, Adam could fill a 6,000-8,000 seat venue. And yes, there is the possible "last chance" positioning for Queen, but Brian and Roger would have to agree to that and I haven't seen anything to suggest that they are ready to stop performing as "Queen" with or with out Adam in the near future. So I'm not sure that they would agree to labeling this a farewell tour. So I still think Staples Center, Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl and other large venues are out. As I said earlier I would rather have QAL sell out 1 or even 2 nights at a 7,000-8,000 seat venue, than have them booked into a large arena and fail to fill it. Perception matters in business, and I would rather have QAL associated with multiple sell-outs in smaller venues than to have them fail to sell out because they overreached on venue capacity. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 2:03:14 GMT -5
So, I'm sitting in a little sushi place tonight and the music is playing in the background. First up, Avicii with Wake Me Up, then Rihanna with Stay, then Sia and Titanium, and finally Lady Gaga with...you guessed it, MTN!!! All in a row!! I was in heaven - So NOT. Just wasn't right. Just wasn't fair.  WOW! Seriously, what are the odds? It's a sign from the universe! (The Adam storm is coming.) IKR? But if any had been Adam singing (first should have been Lay Me Down) I probably would have fainted dead away - maybe it was for the best  . But the universe is cooking something up, I agree!! |
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Post by shimoli710 on Nov 20, 2013 2:06:02 GMT -5
Every time (cough..many times) I click on MTN to give it hits I have to watch the whole video...I can not stop watching this vid! Usually with some other Adam vids we try to keep hitting I can click it on and go open another window while it's playing but not MTN! DAY-UM...this vid just demands one's total attention every time! It's truly Mesmerizing!! ![]() |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 2:10:14 GMT -5
Every time (cough..many times) I click on MTN to give it hits I have to watch the whole video...I can not stop watching this vid! Usually with some other Adam vids we try to keep hitting I can click it on and go open another window while it's playing but not MTN! DAY-UM...this vid just demands one's total attention every time! It's truly Mesmerizing!! ![]() 1,976,095 VIEWS!!! LESS THAN 25,000 TO 2 MILLION!!! |
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Post by Q3 on Nov 20, 2013 2:18:12 GMT -5
And Elton and Paul McCartney have continued to put out new music and stay in the public eye to some degree. Queen has essentially been dormant in the U.S. since the tour with Paul Rodgers and has produced no new music since Freddie died. I agree with Q3; I think it is unlikely that QAL would sell out 20,000 seat arenas. But I think venues like the Nokia Theatre and Radio City Music Hall would be good choices. And from a PR standpoint, I would rather have QAL sell out 7,000-seat venues than fill only 50-60% of the seats in much larger venues. Elton tours ALL the time, Paul is well, Paul. Queen needs to market as an EVENT, limited dates, last chance kind of thing, mid sized locations. Youth tie in Adam/Avici/Glee, older fans legacy act and last chance, because really would they ever tour again? not likely, and not in US. I agree with the EVENT part. It was part of my original post -- with something that changes the dynamic, I can see them doing bigger venues. To me an EVENT is new Queen music (unlikely) or a multi-artist, rock mini-tour or a charity/cause related mega event. I can't see an AVICII dance audience at a classic rock concert. I do not think that a classic rock band/artist touring is a big enough event -- unless there is something new. For example, Bon Jovi did a mix of arena concerts + 4 stadium concerts and was successful. They have a new album and new music. Plus they have maintained their fanbase. Many other rock acts "returned" for special concerts/tours this year. Metallica played the Apollo Theater, NYC. Rush, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Peter Frampton and Sting put together special tours so far this year. Rod Stewart was back doing rock music. A few more I could find without too much effort: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company joined for the "40th Anniversary Tour". Yes reformed and toured the US last summer playing theaters and casinos. They did not sell out most shows. Eric Clapton toured last Spring-Summer "50th Anniversary Tour" and played top-tier arenas, some for 2 nights and sold out all over the US. Bob Dylan toured last Summer playing theaters and amphitheaters and did not sell out many shows. Styx, Ted Nugent + REO Speedwagon toured last summer, in the midwest is small arenas (under 10K) and have strong ticket sales. Todd Rundgren did a mini tour in the US in 1,500-3,000 seat venues. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers toured playing multiple dates in theaters. They did not sell out. Motley Crue toured several festivals. There are a lot of other classic rock acts touring. Many on Anniversary Tours. ** Perhaps I am being too conservative but I would rather be somewhat realistic -- and I think a few concerts in 7k-10K venues makes sense. Plus the expense of putting together a Queen arena show for a few concerts may not make any sense. I do not think Brian and Rodger need to worry about money but they would probably make more money play mid-sized venues and selling out. |
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