Re: bad summer for concerts but TKAA

[kob1@ix.netcom.com (Kevin B. O'Brien)]

On Thu, 24 Jul 1997 15:49:54 EDT, "Frank S. Corotto"
<fcorotto@nugget.ngc.peachnet.edu> wrote:

>A few weeks ago I went to the R.O.A.R. show at Atlanta's Lakewood=20
>Amphitheatre and found that, as I entered, only 300 tickets had been=20
>sold.  There must have been a few walk-ups because there were=20
>definately more than 300 people there in the end but it was still=20
>pretty pathetic.  Meanwhile, according to this month's Rolling Stone,=20
>Lallapalooza (spelled wrong?) is a big flop this year.  Crowds are=20
>small and not enthusiastic.  There are successes this summer like=20
>Styx (ugh!) and Lilith fair (no doubt a great place to meet women)=20
>but the point is that our boys are holding their own.  Sure I would=20
>like to see a huge, spectacular tour that generated publicity on its=20
>own but on the other hand I will be seeing TED up close in a crowd of=20
>true Who fans.  Not, as someone on one of these lists has pointed=20
>out in different words, in a crowd of drunks there just to buy a tour=20
>shirt and vomit acidic beer chyme on unsuspecting fans.

It's a sold-out show where I am. But some of that may just be that
Detroit loves The Who. I heard about the concert first from my local
radio station, *not* from either of the Who lists I subscribe to,
which says something. They announced when the tickets would go on
sale frequently. They have been promoting it for several months,
such as reminding people about the concert every time they play a
Who song. And last weekend they declared a "Who weekend", played
lots of songs, and gave away CDs, videos, and a few tickets to the
sold-out show, with the grand prize being both tickets and a limo to
get you there.


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Kevin B. O'Brien                  TANSTAAFL
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