Off to NYC for a live radio show tonight. Originally the show was going to be pre recorded but since the H&H Festival in Mexico was cancelled I’m headed in to do it live. Join me 11P-2A ET tonight on Q104.3 NYC, free stream at www.q1043.com or use the free Iheartradio app. Mark Slaughter will call in to debut a new solo song for charity, Glenn Hughes will call in to debut new music from his new band California Breed as well. SO much new stuff out there or coming that is SO good. Was just sent new music from Joe Holmes new band that is killer! Will play a bunch tonight. This is truly one of the best periods for new music and bands I like in a long time. Truly hope some of it breaks through but it seems harder and harder these days to get it across.
NEW TMS tomorrow with Dee Snider, Glenn Hughes on Skype and Chris Caffery on guitar. 11p ET on VH1C.
Don’t forget I’ll be in Largo FL 3/28 to host Jake E Lee. I’ll also be doing a pre show meet and greet and selling and signing both books. Hope to see you at Cultural Events Center. Then the MOR Cruise!
Kiss & Def Leppard will announce a tour together this Summer on Monday. Look no further for how competitive the touring circuit has become for your dollars when you see bands that once were headliners on their own teaming up like this. Good for fans to get the double bill but the good seats won’t be cheap and any “VIP” stuff very pricey. But the entire music business now revolves around the road and touring, so everything is for sale and all will work to make their package more attractive than others. Plenty of choices this Summer it’s looking like with many more announcements to come. Seems in the rock world there are very few bands left that can truly headline anymore and take out unknown acts to break them as support. Which kind of sucks for new developing artists who once found new fans from these tours. But bands just can’t risk the lack of ticket sales with a lesser known support act and not more of a co headline more and more it seems.
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NO WAY I PAY TO SEE COVER BAND .NO ACE NO PETER…..NO WAY
Rush managed to pull off a successful tour in 2012-2013 with no other acts. Too bad KISS can’t pull the same without using def leppard or Mötley Crüe as a crutch.
None of these shows are affordable. Queen with Adam Lambert – $300…cheapest ticket is 75. Are they reviving Freddie Mercury for these prices? Boston and Cheap Trick – $70-100. Foreigner and Styx the same price. Dream Theater at least has somewhat reasonable prices plus they are doing a 3 hour show this tour. Best show coming up for the price is Steel Panther – $30. Great performance and energy and the price can’t be beat.
Bands charge what they think they can get. Simple as that. Many shows heavily skewed toward high price VIP packages and front rows. That is steep for Queen I think. DT is a theater act, everyone charges what they can get. Panther is a spoof, and it amazes me how many don’t get that to be the case. Not saying not entertaining, but can’t comprehend how people put them in the same catagory..
Panther, although they are definitely a comedy act, can’t be denied how good they sound and tight they are live. I think most people recognize them to be a goof/put on, but the musicianship is top notch. You replace their lyrics with ordinary ones and they are no different from any other 80’s sounding rock band. They are heavy, they have “anthem” like songs and I’d rather listen to them over most bands out there now.
If you can’t afford to attend, then don’t attend. Or get a better job so you can attend. Stop whining about it.
Obviously you have a job and money, because that is all you say. I have a job and money and I invest in bands that give my Moines worth. I don’t need to over pay to see bands who way past there time, has anyone heard Vince Neil sing recently, I wouldn’t brag about seeing them no matter how money you have brother.
Really? Kiss has to co-headline with def leppard? Since when have they headlined on their own and drawn 40,000???? Oh that’s right!!!!! The reunion. This is just a sad way to get people to show up. If kiss was still big on their own they wouldn’t have to share the bill with leppard. Simple!
Don’t see kiss this year and don’t support the la kiss football team. These mfers need to retire already. This sh#t should have ended in 2002! Instead we have two bad albums, wigs, reality tv shows, $3,500 books, football teams, fake frehley and fake criss! How much will kiss fans really take? Can’t you see this has just been a giant marketing scheme by gene & paul???? It’s painfully obvious.