Lindsey selling lots of tickets...

[elle]

i dislike these types of analyses, but since we didn't discuss yet how well this tour has been selling, maybe a good one to kick it off.

[jkmaletic]

In thinking about which FM songs he may do on this tour, I realized that this will be the first time that a member of FM will be touring solo at the same time as the band. Knowing that, does anyone know if Lindsey is allowed to play FM songs, contractually? I mean, I would think he'd be able to, as long as he was the writer or co-writer of the song(s), right?

Jamie

[Feather Blade]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

In thinking about which FM songs he may do on this tour, I realized that this will be the first time that a member of FM will be touring solo at the same time as the band. Knowing that, does anyone know if Lindsey is allowed to play FM songs, contractually? I mean, I would think he'd be able to, as long as he was the writer or co-writer of the song(s), right?

Jamie

Isn't the way these things work, that playing live anything is fair game and it is only when you record something and selling product is involved that you have to seek permission, pay royalties etc.? I could be wrong but that's the impression I am under.

[elle]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

In thinking about which FM songs he may do on this tour, I realized that this will be the first time that a member of FM will be touring solo at the same time as the band. Knowing that, does anyone know if Lindsey is allowed to play FM songs, contractually? I mean, I would think he'd be able to, as long as he was the writer or co-writer of the song(s), right?

Jamie

if in doubt, take a look at his live disc on the anthology. as long as they are solo recordings / live, he can do whatever he wants i suspect, especially with his FM songs. and he never tried to play anyone else's FM songs on his solo tours (not counting the chain and WT where he's a co writer). which takes me to the sad point - i even flew to Europe to see him play Oh Well. it makes me sad i will never get to see Oh Well from him.

didn't OOTC tour go at the same time as a FM tour back in the 90s?

are you gonna go see one of his Cali stops Jamie?

[Eugene]

Not at Town Hall in New York City...plenty of tickets still available.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by Eugene

Not at Town Hall in New York City...plenty of tickets still available.

I couldn't find any good seat in NYC. Also is there a VIP option for NYC?

[elle]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

I couldn't find any good seat in NYC. Also is there a VIP option for NYC?

there is VIP still available, but without the meet and greet. m&gs were all gone in the first couple of days.

[elle]

Originally Posted by Eugene

Not at Town Hall in New York City...plenty of tickets still available.

similar with DC - plenty of back of the floor and balcony tix still available. but i've been buying tix for various acts in that theater forever and that's a pretty regular way it goes for most shows there. you should have seen Brian Wilson sales.

unlike in New Jersey where there's next to nothing available. maybe 60 all together scattered around the venue. and maybe 10 left in San Francisco all together.

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by elle

if in doubt, take a look at his live disc on the anthology. as long as they are solo recordings / live, he can do whatever he wants i suspect, especially with his FM songs. and he never tried to play anyone else's FM songs on his solo tours (not counting the chain and WT where he's a co writer). which takes me to the sad point - i even flew to Europe to see him play Oh Well. it makes me sad i will never get to see Oh Well from him.

didn't OOTC tour go at the same time as a FM tour back in the 90s?

are you gonna go see one of his Cali stops Jamie?

No, I won't be attending any. Have fun though!

[elle]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

No, I won't be attending any. Have fun though!

how come? i thought i remember you went before, back on his last solo tour and had a great time?

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by elle

how come? i thought i remember you went before, back on his last solo tour and had a great time?

No... never been to a Lindsey solo show before.
I've had a great time interacting with him at Mac shows though. And that just by chance meeting I had with him in the hallway of the MGM Grand Hotel. I'll never forget that!
Jamie

[Lola]

Originally Posted by elle

i dislike these types of analyses, but since we didn't discuss yet how well this tour has been selling, maybe a good one to kick it off.

Thank you for posting this! (I was tempted). I've watched most of his videos about FM/Lindsey since the firing. He's slowly changed his tune on the situation. In the beginning he was all about this is FM being FM, no biggie. Then he started to come around when he saw the narrative wasn't exactly as stated and he heard input from fans. He's talked about the influence of Irving Azoff and now thinks it's a miscalculation to fire LB whereas in the beginning he didn't think so. I don't view this guy as any kind of expert and I doubt he's an insider---he's just a guy making a youtube video which any of us could do. What I find most interesting is that he's not a super fan like us here but he sees what's going on. Again, he's not an authority and I don't agree with all of his opinions. I just find it interesting that he's arrived at this point.

I'm really pleased with how things are going. I purchased tickets with a minimum amt of fuss, already received 1 of them in the mail, the email to claim the anthology cd came a day or 2 ago. Everything's rolling along just fine.

[TrueFaith77]

Meanwhile Johnny Marr is legit sold out at many venues on his tour. That's interesting since Lindsey often compares himself with Johnny in terms of how they are identified more with their respective bands than as guitar players in their own rights.

Johnny is probably my fav guitar player of all time.

Lindsey is obviously a better singer and lyricist, though.