Tour postponed - new dates August

elle · #1 04-15-2020, 09:15 PM

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Hi, Elle,

If not germane, I apologize as it is a thread you created, but for his meet & greets: how many people attend like 50-60?

Thank you very much.

yup, in 2018 it was anywhere between 40-60, depending on the venue.

back in 2012, it was way less, like 20 or so per show, and was more relaxed, less professionally done.

UnwindedDreams · #2 04-15-2020, 09:22 PM

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yup, in 2018 it was anywhere between 40-60, depending on the venue.

back in 2012, it was way less, like 20 or so per show, and was more relaxed, less professionally done.

Wow, that's a lot of people. I guess now one will get to meet him with a glass shield between!

I did the Mick m & g in 2013 and the ops. manager couldn't control people from flocking to the merchandise stand outside the MGM Grand Garden to buy stuff for Mick to sign. I heard the ops manager tell a group to just put that away so nobody else sees you did pre-show shopping. I got a show poster which Mick signed

michelej1 · #3 04-15-2020, 10:05 PM

Lindsey should be careful. No meet and greets and he shouldn’t touch anybody’s hands in the front rows.

If it weren’t important to debut his return in a live setting for the emotion and excitement, I would be planning a coronavirus concert for him in my head. The thing is, I would want him to have his small band with him. I wouldn’t want the concert to feature too many acoustic ballads. I would want it to rock a little. When Springsteen announced his concert, I begin to get a little jealous that we don’t have one,

HomerMcvie · #4 04-15-2020, 10:09 PM

I doubt there will be meet and greets for the next year or two. Right?

Until there's a vaccine for this, I think it's going to keep rearing it's ugly head, and distancing is our lives until that moment. Even if people might be able to attend shows, I'll bet there will be spacing between available seating. For a 70yo guy, doing meet and greets would be dumb, as long as the virus is still active.

As a sound and lighting guy, I've read pros speculate that they think the touring industry might be dead until sometime next year.

SteveMacD · #5 04-15-2020, 11:58 PM

I think Lindsey should do a live stream, solo acoustic or One Man Show-style. Yeah, the triumphant return to the stage would be a great moment of catharsis and very lucrative, but that’s not the moment we’re in. Realistically, that might be another year before that’s feasible. Why wait any longer? If he has a statement to make, he should make it now.

michelej1 · #6 04-16-2020, 05:44 PM

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I think Lindsey should do a live stream, solo acoustic or One Man Show-style. Yeah, the triumphant return to the stage would be a great moment of catharsis and very lucrative, but that’s not the moment we’re in. Realistically, that might be another year before that’s feasible. Why wait any longer? If he has a statement to make, he should make it now.

True. And if you can be promoted at all, now that we are all part of a captive audience, he might get more eyes and ears on him this way than he would with a tour. But I would rather it not be one-man show. Four piece band would be good.

bombaysaffires · #7 04-16-2020, 12:23 AM

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I doubt there will be meet and greets for the next year or two. Right?

Until there's a vaccine for this, I think it's going to keep rearing it's ugly head, and distancing is our lives until that moment. Even if people might be able to attend shows, I'll bet there will be spacing between available seating. For a 70yo guy, doing meet and greets would be dumb, as long as the virus is still active.

As a sound and lighting guy, I've read pros speculate that they think the touring industry might be dead until sometime next year.

70 yr old with a pre-existing condition which puts him even more at risk, regardless of how well he feels at the moment

HomerMcvie · #8 04-16-2020, 12:28 AM

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70 yr old with a pre-existing condition which puts him even more at risk, regardless of how well he feels at the moment

Exactly. Even though he's always been the youthful one, it doesn't matter. He shouldn't take chances, regardless of willingness to do so.

I believe a vaccine is our only hope of returning to any semblance of normal life. I think we're f*cked until then.

michelej1 · #9 04-16-2020, 05:46 PM

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70 yr old with a pre-existing condition which puts him even more at risk, regardless of how well he feels at the moment

And he’s had a seizure before, even if we don’t know why. Stevie had decided the edge walk was dangerous even before this all happened. Now, there’s no shaking hands.

Macfan4life · #10 04-16-2020, 06:25 PM

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And he’s had a seizure before, even if we don’t know why. Stevie had decided the edge walk was dangerous even before this all happened. Now, there’s no shaking hands.

Yep which means no more meet and greets. Glad I got to shake his hand 2 years ago.

HomerMcvie · #11 04-16-2020, 06:33 PM

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Yep which means no more meet and greets. Glad I got to shake his hand 2 years ago.

There might never again be meet and greets, for eternity, now.

Mick will be bankrupt in a year.

button-lip · #12 04-23-2020, 08:43 PM

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Yep which means no more meet and greets. Glad I got to shake his hand 2 years ago.

I (and many others) was supposed to see him and hug him in two days. And now that I think about it, we were so fortunate to meet him and talk to him and support him so many times that I'm truly ok knowing that he's taking no chances and I hope he re-considers and cancels the whole tour until next year.

Like Homer said, a vaccine is our only hope of going back to a normal life. Lindsey should take good care of himself until then. He had to deal with enough sh*t lately.

luminol · #13 04-24-2020, 09:49 AM

Quick vent...

The Atlanta venue is refusing to offer any refunds since the show is technically just "postponed."

While I am sad the tour has been canceled (for now), I really need the money back from the tickets I bought. It's like they're holding the funds hostage. And there is no news for new shows because of the virus (obviously!).

Not sure how to go about this. Very frustrating all around (I am not blaming anyone for this, clearly the virus has wreaked havoc on everyone).

Sorry, just kinda venting here.

Hope all of you are well.

UnwindedDreams · #14 04-24-2020, 12:50 PM

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope a treasure chest of cash comes to you!
The one thought I had was maybe you could call Live Nation, and ask for Customer or Patron services. I think they are the parent company of Ticketmaster.

button-lip · #15 04-24-2020, 01:33 PM

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Quick vent...

The Atlanta venue is refusing to offer any refunds since the show is technically just "postponed."

While I am sad the tour has been canceled (for now), I really need the money back from the tickets I bought. It's like they're holding the funds hostage. And there is no news for new shows because of the virus (obviously!).

Not sure how to go about this. Very frustrating all around (I am not blaming anyone for this, clearly the virus has wreaked havoc on everyone).

Sorry, just kinda venting here.

Hope all of you are well.

Unfortunately, that’s Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s policy all around the world. I have tickets for Rumours of FM in the UK and until the show isn’t canceled, TM won’t give me my money back.

That’s why I’m also hoping for this tour to be 100 percent canceled. People need the money right now!