Catalog Albums Outsell New Records Online for the First Time

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Wow.Thats interesting.Thanks for sharing.

It looks like fans rather see live shows then playing albums.

I cant say to much about the current artists outings because I'm not a fan of any but this is one good reason that the Mac is doing so great with this tour and thanks to Chris returning and making it happen for them.

I hope the Mac will win the tour of the year at the end of the year with Pollstar and Billboard.

You're welcome!

Yes, I realized that fans rather see live shows then playing albums the last summer when I went seeing Aerosmith in Milan. They had released only 8 months prior their new album; I bought it for my best friend and it was very good, but the setlist had just two songs from their latest work and they played a brand new song never previously released and no one gave a ****, they only went crazy when they played the 80's hits, and in my opinion their 70's work is far better. People want to hear always the same old ****.

I'm glad for Fleetwood Mac too, but I don't think I'll ever see them live so all I have left is hope for a new album coming out.

[SisterNightroad]

Why Has Las Vegas Become a Home for Classic Rock?
by Dave Lifton

For generations of music fans, Las Vegas has always been seen as the place where showbiz, the antithesis of rock, reigned supreme. But the past few years have seen a shift in that way of thinking, with bands now flocking to Sin City in the form of high-profile residencies. With Journey set to become the latest group to take the plunge, it seems like a good time as any to look at the reasons for this change.
Mostly, it’s the simple passage of time that’s caused the shift. As the stars who ruled Vegas for decades aged, fresh names were required to get tourists into shows. Because the idea of the all-around entertainer no longer existed, and acts with no track record outside of Vegas were meeting with diminishing returns, it made sense for the casinos to look for other musicians with decades of success behind them as live draws.
“Much of the past stigma about Las Vegas being the place where acts go to die has faded,” says Tim Dressen, a Vegas enthusiast who, for 10 years, has hosted the popular Five Hundy by Midnight podcast. “If bands can play for fans who still love their music and make decent money doing it, the location probably doesn’t matter much. Vegas resorts are generally good at promoting live events, so tickets sell well, and the casinos booking these acts know that their fans are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. They’re likely to have some disposable income to spend not only on tickets, but on food, drinks, hotel rooms and gambling as well.”
But why travel to Vegas to see a band when it will eventually make its way to your town? Dressen — who has seen numerous concerts on his travels to Vegas over the years, including Sammy Hagar, the Scorpions and U2 – notes that it creates a different mindset when you’ve traveled cross-country for a concert rather than to have the concert come to you. And when coupled with Vegas’s singular vibrancy, it becomes a special event rather than just an ordinary night out.
“A lot of people are looking for an excuse to visit Las Vegas,” Dressen says. “And even if they’re going to Las Vegas mainly to see a band, the rest of the trip — the food, the gambling, the madness of the city — adds to the experience and makes it special.”
A good portion of the recent classic-rock activity has centered on the Joint, a 4,000-seat concert venue located inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Since February 2012, when Motley Crue sold out 12 shows in a two-and-a-half week stretch, the Joint has reached out to other hard rock bands. Def Leppard, Kiss and Guns N’ Roses all launched similar residencies to great success, with Motley Crue and GNR doing a second run of shows in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
While those bands can play to considerably more people on a nightly basis, Dressen notes that playing Vegas residencies offers musicians a chance to perform something besides the usual greatest-hits show.
“Def Leppard did a top-to-bottom performance of Hysteria every weekend for three weeks,” Dressen says. “Fans didn’t get to see that particular show elsewhere because they didn’t tour it. There are rumors that they plan to do the same with Pyromania in 2016, so it must have worked out.” (Def Leppard and Guns N’ Roses have released DVDs of their Vegas shows, so fans who didn’t make it to one of them can now see them.)


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[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

Why Has Las Vegas Become a Home for Classic Rock?
by Dave Lifton

For generations of music fans, Las Vegas has always been seen as the place where showbiz, the antithesis of rock, reigned supreme. But the past few years have seen a shift in that way of thinking, with bands now flocking to Sin City in the form of high-profile residencies. With Journey set to become the latest group to take the plunge, it seems like a good time as any to look at the reasons for this change.
Mostly, it’s the simple passage of time that’s caused the shift. As the stars who ruled Vegas for decades aged, fresh names were required to get tourists into shows. Because the idea of the all-around entertainer no longer existed, and acts with no track record outside of Vegas were meeting with diminishing returns, it made sense for the casinos to look for other musicians with decades of success behind them as live draws.
“Much of the past stigma about Las Vegas being the place where acts go to die has faded,” says Tim Dressen, a Vegas enthusiast who, for 10 years, has hosted the popular Five Hundy by Midnight podcast. “If bands can play for fans who still love their music and make decent money doing it, the location probably doesn’t matter much. Vegas resorts are generally good at promoting live events, so tickets sell well, and the casinos booking these acts know that their fans are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. They’re likely to have some disposable income to spend not only on tickets, but on food, drinks, hotel rooms and gambling as well.”
But why travel to Vegas to see a band when it will eventually make its way to your town? Dressen — who has seen numerous concerts on his travels to Vegas over the years, including Sammy Hagar, the Scorpions and U2 – notes that it creates a different mindset when you’ve traveled cross-country for a concert rather than to have the concert come to you. And when coupled with Vegas’s singular vibrancy, it becomes a special event rather than just an ordinary night out.
“A lot of people are looking for an excuse to visit Las Vegas,” Dressen says. “And even if they’re going to Las Vegas mainly to see a band, the rest of the trip — the food, the gambling, the madness of the city — adds to the experience and makes it special.”
A good portion of the recent classic-rock activity has centered on the Joint, a 4,000-seat concert venue located inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Since February 2012, when Motley Crue sold out 12 shows in a two-and-a-half week stretch, the Joint has reached out to other hard rock bands. Def Leppard, Kiss and Guns N’ Roses all launched similar residencies to great success, with Motley Crue and GNR doing a second run of shows in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
While those bands can play to considerably more people on a nightly basis, Dressen notes that playing Vegas residencies offers musicians a chance to perform something besides the usual greatest-hits show.
“Def Leppard did a top-to-bottom performance of Hysteria every weekend for three weeks,” Dressen says. “Fans didn’t get to see that particular show elsewhere because they didn’t tour it. There are rumors that they plan to do the same with Pyromania in 2016, so it must have worked out.” (Def Leppard and Guns N’ Roses have released DVDs of their Vegas shows, so fans who didn’t make it to one of them can now see them.)


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It seem like everyone's sister or brother open up a theater there.Its like the classic country artist took over Branson MO years ago.

Maybe Mick should open up a theater restaurant on the mainland in Vegas.

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

It seem like everyone's sister or brother open up a theater there.Its like the classic country artist took over Branson MO years ago.

Maybe Mick should open up a theater restaurant on the mainland in Vegas.

I'd like him to. Maybe then we would get a last live DVD of a Fleetwood Mac show...

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

You're welcome!

Yes, I realized that fans rather see live shows then playing albums the last summer when I went seeing Aerosmith in Milan. They had released only 8 months prior their new album I bought it for my best friend and it was very good, but the setlist had just two songs from their latest work and they played a brand new song never previously released and no one gave a ****, they only went crazy when they played the 80's hits, and in my opinion their 70's work far better. People want to hear always the same old ****.

I'm glad for Fleetwood Mac too, but I don't think I'll ever see them live so all I have left is hope for a new album coming out.

Yes Thats the thing.They just want to hear the hits from the past.

Originally Posted by wetcamelfood

I wonder why that is? I'd much rather listen to an album myself.

John

That a good question.I haven't been to many concerts of any other artists lately and rather stay home and listen to the radio or fire up the iPod or give the turntable a spin or play a tape or two .I know it sounds sad and lazy but the shows are too expensive .Probably in the last 10 years I've only seen two other people live which are Keith Urban and comic Lewis Black.

I think I'm done with FM touring this year so far .Who knows what Stevie will do with her break time from the tour.

I would like t hit the local casinos for some cheap shows in the summertime.