Stevie News: She's Touring With...

[Josh2003]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Did it never occur to you that some of us are joking?! Take some of your own lightening up prescription, my friend!

My doctor once tried to prescribe me klonopin to "lighten me up"...but I ran out of that office as soon as I could, per Stevie's advice.

I didn't mean to come off as mean or snippy...I was just surprised at how quickly everyone assumed that this is all a done deal. And I certainly don't think mikebise doesn't believe that this is true...I just know how this board has always reacted to secondhand information.

OK...now let's continue on with the speculation :-)

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by chiliD

JEEEEEZUS, what a bunch of whiners. Just stay home...that'll open up some tickets for me to go see her & Rod this tour. I've seen Rod the Mod a few times, with & without Faces, enjoyed it immensely each time (although I wouldn't drop the $$ for any of his albums after Unplugged & Seated...or any album that he doesn't have Ron Wood with him) Add Stevie to the bill and that's a plus. Haven't seen her since the Enchanted tour, so I'LL have one helluva good time without you.

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[jellyman10]

Y'know, the more I think about this Rod thing, the more I think my initial reaction was just shock. I mean, I don't like the guy that much, and SN touring with him (especially as an opener) would put paid to any crazy notions I had of actually smashing my piggy bank to come over to the States to see her this year, but.....

The live dates - whatever they are - are only part of what we have to look forward to: there's also the documentary (possibly plural), all the promo interviews and appearances and of course the album, which has just this minute been once again called 'amazing' by an industry guy on Twitter.

Of course, it could ALL turn out to be cack, but I think I'm over the shock at least.

I still totally, completely, utterly and absolutely hope and pray that some fud just got their Rods and their Daves mixed up, tho!

Loz

[Christopher]

Well to keep things in perspective if this Stevie/Rod teaming on tour is indeed true. It's a sign of the times, and most likely a strong armed effort of promoters and managers who crunched the numbers, ultimately looking after Stevie's best interest in launching a tour that is as successful as possible. It would not bode well for Stevie's new record if her ticket sales were weak out of the gate, and they had to cancel shows. On the other had, If Stevie scaled down her tour and played smaller theatre's I would be thrilled. But I don't think our gal is ready to go that route. Stevie has costs to recoup from making this new record as well as all this filming that Dave is doing towards his documentary/film. So I look at it this way: we are getting a great brand new Stevie record and what sounds like a very cool documentary film full of Stevie goodness, while sacrificing a co headlining tour with Rod Stewart, who by most accounts we're not all that jazzed about.

In the latest Rolling Stone there is a very eye opening article: "Concert Biz Collapses as Fans Flee". In which they report that 2010 was the worst year in memory: Attendance down 25% and gross sales were down 26%, and the total number of concerts staged dropped by almost 16%.

However, I think the main problem is simple. Greed! Not helping things along is that in 2010 the U.S. Justice Dept. approved the billion dollar merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. When are artists and promoters going to learn, keep the tickets affordable and below 100 bucks...then people could afford to go to a bunch of different shows instead of having to pick and choose.

[slc4236]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Lindsey tour, here I come!

How many shows are you going too ?

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by slc4236

How many shows are you going too ?

Well as of right now, I'm planning on 3 or 4 for Stevie's tour and probably 10-15 for Lindsey give or take a few.

[GoldDustOrphan]

Rod Stewart is booked for a UK show on June 8 and a show in Poland on June 11.

[daniellaaarisen]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Well as of right now, I'm planning on 3 or 4 for Stevie's tour and probably 10-15 for Lindsey give or take a few.

Is Lindsey definitely touring?

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

Is Lindsey definitely touring?

I would certainly assume so since his album is tenatively scheduled to come out in May.

[jellyman10]

Originally Posted by Christopher

So I look at it this way: we are getting a great brand new Stevie record and what sounds like a very cool documentary film full of Stevie goodness, while sacrificing a co headlining tour with Rod Stewart, who by most accounts we're not all that jazzed about.

Yep. Glass half full approach can make everything better! Thanks.

[StandbackStevie]

I think it will be a great tour I would think a double headling tour would be my guess i can't see Stevie or rod performing for 20 minutes for the other and probably do like Stevie did with Don back in 2005 on the Two Voices tour they each will do a set and come out in each others set and duet together. It just sounds like it will be a high price show and the cheap seats won't be cheap. Unless I win tickets on the radio will be home watching my Stevie solo and FM Soundstage dvd's with a bottle of margarita's I am sure Stevie will dig out one song from the archive to do but it would be more likely the similiar set we have been seeing so other that will pass on this tour.

[StandbackStevie]

to me this sounds true with the scheduled ellen show performance with Rod Stewart this week they are performing together according to ellen so it could be a teaser for summer tour where else other than Oprah Show would be to announce a summer tour than Ellen.

[StandbackStevie]

Stevie needs to vamp up her set list and drop all cover songs no more cover songs she has way to many songs to not put in the set that we have not heard live. She needs to drag out the songs that she is scared to perform and rock the stage along with some of her new songs.

[mitzo]

I am not particularly fussed about the tour, as long as it is lucrative and motivates her to record more. I am really all about the ALBUM, which I will listen to everywhere all the time for months. If the tour comes near me I might go, but the album is the real treat.

[CADreaming]

If the Rod tour is true, I can't see them singing together necessarily. She had a hit duet with Don so there was a reason...