Boycott The 2005 Tour

Why?

1 - The shambles of a lottery.
2 - The fact that the fan club AND QOL were not REALLY organising it, but TickeMaster were - who knows how many REAL fans will get tickets.
3 - John Deacon wasn't OFFICIALLY APPROACHED to play.
4 - Tickets are WAY above the level normally charged for a band with NO new material.
5 - Brian is buying into the lies by representing the whole thing as beinf organised for the fans when it really is being organised by a conclomerate like ticketmaster.

There are so many other reasons why this sham should not be allowed to go ahead.

Who wants my tickets for Brixton? Ha ha.

Here are my counterpoints to your argument:

1 - The band didn't have to even HAVE a lottery -- their heart was in the right place, however it worked out.
2 - Try doing ANYTHING without Ticketmaster nowadays. Look what happened to Pearl Jam.
3 - Whether or not this is true, I'm sure there are aspects to John's decision (and to the decision of the other members) that we know nothing about, and which are none of our business anyway.
4 - The quality of the Queen gigs will also be WAY above the level of gigs by other bands these days.
5 - Brian would NEVER do anything to screw over a Queen fan -- he's one of the kindest, most honest people in the industry, in my experience.







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Point 4 Greg: With Freddie yes.....without Freddie ??? + it ain't really QUEEN. Queen is brand name without it how many tickets would they sell as Bryan May, Roger Taylor + Paul Rogers ??

Why so frustrated? Lighten up. If it doesn't make you feel good, think about something else.
Besides, it's a bit late for a boycott since several venues are already sold out.

Bryans,

I still feel they ARE Queen, even without Freddie and John, but either way, If they're going to have a tour, of course they'll want it to do well, and the name will help...no shame in that, especially since everyone who bought tickets already knew it would only be half the original band. They weren't lying to us or hiding anything. Intelligent marketing doesn't necessarily equal greed. And even without Freddie, I STILL think the shows will be better than anything else out there.

Best,

Greg

Benn

If you want to boycott the shows then that is fine with you, but there are an awful lot of people out there who have never been to a LIVE queen concert.

The fact that Freddie is not there does not mean it is not Queen who are touring.

Although Freddie and John are missing, if you witnessed the eruption at Ocean when Roger and Brian came on the stage you would appreciate why this is so exciting.

I'll take your Brixton tickets, Benn! ;-)

Probably plenty of touts would too.

you could make a killing ;)

I think that somebody that has that kind of feeling about a "Queen +" tour should be denyed entrance, anyway. I'm pretty sure the concerts will be sold out, mainly with real fans dying for a ticket.

I'm counting each and every coin to see if there is a possibility to pay a flight from Brazil to Europe in order to try to buy a ticket and see at least one of these concerts. Unfortunatelly, even if some of you boycott the shows, I don't stand a real chance at this point in time.

Oh, well, let me ask you guys something: don't be so bitter and,if you really are Queen fans, think a little bit more and don't loose such a chance.

Cheers,

Ogre-

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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Benn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Why?

1 - The shambles of a lottery.
2 - The fact that the fan club AND QOL were not REALLY organising it, but TickeMaster were - who knows how many REAL fans will get tickets.
3 - John Deacon wasn't OFFICIALLY APPROACHED to play.
4 - Tickets are WAY above the level normally charged for a band with NO new material.
5 - Brian is buying into the lies by representing the whole thing as beinf organised for the fans when it really is being organised by a conclomerate like ticketmaster.

There are so many other reasons why this sham should not be allowed to go ahead.

Who wants my tickets for Brixton? Ha ha.[/QUOTE]

Hey, once you sell them, why not treat yourself to that lobotomy you've been wanting so? I hear they're a steal in the winter months.

Let's boycott Benn... I don't like that guy anyway. But he must have a lot of knowledge... He is the only here who knows something about the relationship between John and the others band members and he knows exactly what their financial position is. So then you must be John’s personal assistant.

pff .. djeez .. if Bri and Rog care if you boycett them, Benn .. If we even care if you boycott them, Benn :P

Benn: I'll take those Brixton tickets...some of us weren't lucky enough to get them...hopefully you're not yanking anybody's chain...

The Brixton tickets have gone to someone for what *I* believe to be a fair price........

The beauty is (and this is not crowing or bragging, believe me) that I have an option on some free tickets / passes from the promotor.

As for having knowledge - yes I do have a knowledge in certain aspects of what has and is going on. But I certainly don't have any personal contact with the band; all I've tried to do is to convey what I know to be true - if you choose not to believe me, then fine. And I certainly don't *pretend* to know anything...