Wouldn't it be great if Stevie... - Page 2

no_spoken_word · #16 08-10-2004, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

Maybe Stevie should open for Lindsey?!?!?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as a solo touring act, isn't Stevie way more popular? I mean, Stevie can do amphitheatres and arenas but what kind of venues did Linds play on the Out Of The Cradle tour?

dissention · #17 08-10-2004, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by no_spoken_word

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as a solo touring act, isn't Stevie way more popular? I mean, Stevie can do amphitheatres and arenas but what kind of venues did Linds play on the Out Of The Cradle tour?

Stevie can't do arenas.

Serrart · #18 08-10-2004, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

Stevie can't do arenas.

Are they like European stadiums?

Romy

dissention · #19 08-10-2004, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Serrart

Are they like European stadiums?

Romy

Beats me, I've never been to a European stadium.

She can't do arenas because she wouldn't be able to fill them. The venue would lose money, just as she would lose money.

Serrart · #20 08-10-2004, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

Beats me, I've never been to a European stadium.

She can't do arenas because she wouldn't be able to fill them. The venue would lose money, just as she would lose money.

I imagined that's what you meant. I'll come to US for her tour (and Lindsey's if he will open for her

... just joking, I hope to be able to see him in concert too) and I'm glad she would do smaller venues.

Romy

strandinthewind · #21 08-10-2004, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Serrart

Are they like European stadiums?

Romy

It depends. Although some smaller amptitheaters (5,000 or so seats ) here in the states call themselves "arenas," the term arena usually implies a venue like Madison Square Gardens, which can seat ten times that. In Europe, there are such areans like in London where they played last time.

no_spoken_word · #22 08-10-2004, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

Stevie can't do arenas.

She has. Some of the venues booked for the TISL tour; Allstate Arena, Rose Garden Arena, Key Arena, Blue Cross Arena, TECO Arena. Those are probably all cities that don't have amphitheaters, and granted playing a gigantic place like Madison Square Garden might be a bit risky, but anyway my point is La Nicks' tours are "big time rock and roll", whereas Lindsey as a solo arist less so.

strandinthewind · #23 08-10-2004, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by no_spoken_word

She has. Some of the venues booked for the TISL tour; Allstate Arena, Rose Garden Arena, Key Arena, Blue Cross Arena, TECO Arena. Those are probably all cities that don't have amphitheaters, and granted playing a gigantic place like Madison Square Garden might be a bit risky, but anyway my point is La Nicks' tours are "big time rock and roll", whereas Lindsey as a solo arist less so.

Also, some arenas, usually the smaller ones, like I think these are (I could be wrong), open up only half of the seating for the shows, but I think those were the whole arenas, with maybe the top level not sold.

dissention · #24 08-10-2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by no_spoken_word

She has. Some of the venues booked for the TISL tour; Allstate Arena, Rose Garden Arena, Key Arena, Blue Cross Arena, TECO Arena. Those are probably all cities that don't have amphitheaters, and granted playing a gigantic place like Madison Square Garden might be a bit risky, but anyway my point is La Nicks' tours are "big time rock and roll", whereas Lindsey as a solo arist less so.

To call Stevie's tours "big time rock and roll" tours is hysterical to me. Check out her ticket sales and get back to me.

She's not that big of a draw when her solo shows come to town. When I said she can't do arena tours, I meant it. I'm sure she has to play a few because like you said, not all markets have ampits. But she can't do arena tours like, for example, Fleetwood Mac can. The first two legs of the SYW tour were all arenas for the most part. Stevie can't do that.

bikerchic · #25 08-10-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I gave my friend a ride home the other day and RTTG came on and they said "Is that Kermit the Frog?"

When my brother-in-law (who is a casual fan by the way) bought the SYW cd, he said that when he first played it in his cd player in his pick-up truck (he's a farmer), he was listening to it while he was working around the barn yard & when RTTG came on he ran into the barn because he thought a goat had gotten loose!!! Too funny!!

He's a huge Christine fan!! He's always teasing me about Stevie!

amber · #26 08-10-2004, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

To call Stevie's tours "big time rock and roll" tours is hysterical to me. Check out her ticket sales and get back to me.

She's not that big of a draw when her solo shows come to town. When I said she can't do arena tours, I meant it. I'm sure she has to play a few because like you said, not all markets have ampits. But she can't do arena tours like, for example, Fleetwood Mac can. The first two legs of the SYW tour were all arenas for the most part. Stevie can't do that.

Bigger than Lindsey, nyeah.
Amber

dissention · #27 08-10-2004, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

Bigger than Lindsey, nyeah.
Amber

Obviously, but that doesn't make them "big time rock and roll" tours.

Hawkeye · #28 08-10-2004, 04:03 PM

Stevie has a tendency to "not care" if she sell well in a venue. Look at her Street Angel and Timespace show sales. She plays the big amphitheatres and arenasa because she for some reason likes them even if they sell 45-55 petcent it won't matter. I personally hope she'll do Arenas for her health.

Johnny Stew · #29 08-10-2004, 04:14 PM

I think it all depends on what one deems to be a "big time rock and roll" tour.
Stevie's shows certainly sell as well as, and in some cases better than, many of her peers... but they also most certainly don't sell as well as folks such as The Stones, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, and acts like that.

But for a 50-something female pop/rock artist, who isn't known for big-production shows, and who possesses a very odd voice, and whose biggest commercial successes were 20 years ago, Stevie does quite all right for herself.

amber · #30 08-10-2004, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I think it all depends on what one deems to be a "big time rock and roll" tour.
Stevie's shows certainly sell as well as, and in some cases better than, many of her peers... but they also most certainly don't sell as well as folks such as The Stones, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, and acts like that.

But for a 50-something female pop/rock artist, who isn't known for big-production shows, and who possesses a very odd voice, and whose biggest commercial successes were 20 years ago, Stevie does quite all right for herself.

You said it, js!!!

Damn, that girl's got it!!!

Amber