Boycott The 2005 Tour

The tour ISN'T completely sold out. There are still lots of tickets for each gig that haven't been released & many of the tickets already available will have gone to touts via the promoter. Nearer the time of the gigs, tickets on eBay will be starting from £0.01 and only sell for a few quid.... guaranteed.

To all of you griping about the ticket prices

When you are on your deathbed and thinking back and regretting the things you never did, at least you can take solace in the fact that you saved fifty quid by not lining the pockets of those greedy bastards Brian May and Roger Taylor

BOYCOTT THIS THREAD! Sorry for shouting, but I really feel sick everytime I see this topic. We are talking about derivations from the topic, but doing so we are collaborating with this awful idea of a boycott to a show by B and R!

I'll try not to post here again, and I ask you all to do the same, or we'll be contributing with this insane idea of a boycott to our heros.

Cheers,

Ogre-

> Get a life or some therapy. I hate too much negativity, irrelevent banter, bullshit etc. Try and be more upbeat.....you may become more popular and just might earn some respect.

You think I'm even considering that? I couldn't care less what anyone here thinks about me or my views. If it bothers you THAT much, let's have a private conversation or simply ignore me.....your chouce at the end of the day, but I imagine you'd be surprised at the number of people who are in complete agreement with me.

As for regretting not going when I'm on my death bed; I'd hope that you'd be thinking n=more about things that you should have said and done with your friends and family as opposed to not having gone to see a fucking rock band. Still if you're life's empty to the point that you are that concerned about Queen, then you ought to do the above and get some therapy.

Mir@cle, re:

> He tried once to convince me that they go on tour because they're running out of money. I couldn't make him clear that they still make huge profits with their cd and dvd sells...

Again, as before with that thread, you have taken the discussion completely out of context. I said that they need to tour for the money and not because they are "running out of money". Go back and check the discussion again.

Benn wrote:

Is everyone SO desperate to claim that they have seen Queen in concert that money becomes no obhect?

I'm in the fortunate position of having seen Queen (with Freddie) twice, so that dig can't apply to me. I have still stumped up over £100 for two tickets for Cardiff, and to be honest I would have been prepared to pay considerably more. When reports of the tour first came out I expected ticket prices to be high. Look at what Madonna, Elton John, U2 and others have been charging these last few years, and don't forget that they have been touring regularly so the infrastructure and backup needed to tour has already been in place for them. Queen + PR are going to have to set everything up from scratch, which is going to be very expensive. I'm willing to bet that this tour will actually cost them money to put on.(and before you start, yes I know that merchandise is where the money is made these days). I expect that once the tour starts people will whinge about the price of programs, t-shirts etc, and that will be a far more valid gripe in my opinion. But the price of tickets? I think they are entirely in line with what should have been expected, or even, dare I say it, ever so slightly cheaper.

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> But the price of tickets? I think they are entirely in line with what should have been expected, or even, dare I say it, ever so slightly cheaper.

All extremely good points. I saw The Who at Portsmouth Guildhall (twice) and Watford Coliseum in '92, then again at The Forum (three times) last year - ticket prices were £35-£40. I also saw them at The Albert Hall twice in '92 and once in '94 - ticket prices were again £35-£40 - all front row.

I saw Springsteen twice at Crystal Palace in '94 and was front row for a three hour show - again, ticket price of £40.

All completely different sized venues and different length shows (the third Who show at The Forum was only 90 minutes, compared to Springsteen's 3 hours). My biggest gripe is that there will be little value *FOR ME* on the night - if I see Brian and Roger play, I have absolutely no interest in hearing Bohemian Rhapsody for the millionth time.

I guess I wish that they'd waited and done some new material - I will miss not seeing Paul play with Brian again - their performance in '91 at Wembley for the Night Of 100 guitars was stunning, but it's just not my thang.

I truly hope that other people get out of it what they want.

They can sell out all the UK places they want. The fact remains that over here in the states they won't come here because they know that they won't sell out nothing. See over here people won't accept the fact that they want to put half the band out there and in return get half the show. I guess over there they must be awfully more popular for people to accept whatever Brian and Roger throws at them. Let them have there silly tour and embarass the legacy of what a great band they USED to be. No Freddie and No John = No interest in my book...........Peace

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]lyricalassasin_77 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]They can sell out all the UK places they want. The fact remains that over here in the states they won't come here because they know that they won't sell out nothing. See over here people won't accept the fact that they want to put half the band out there and in return get half the show. I guess over there they must be awfully more popular for people to accept whatever Brian and Roger throws at them. Let them have there silly tour and embarass the legacy of what a great band they USED to be. No Freddie and No John = No interest in my book...........Peace[/QUOTE]

You're so full of it.

They've all but said a tour of the states is happening in the fall.
They will have no problem selling out the mid-sized venues they will play here. Especially when the word gets out how good the shows were in Europe.
Paul alone has a strong US fan base. Add in the fact that the Queen name hasn't been around these parts since 82 and you couldn't be more wrong about there being no intrest. Queen and BadCo get played on every classic rock station in America several times a day.
The only ones who have no intrest are ignorant, close minded fools such as yourself.
Thank God you wont be attending any of the shows here.

the reason the tickets are a lot of money is because its friggin' Queen you putz. I paid $20 to see 'Ratt' 'Winger' and 'Skid Row' all in the same night but thats becasue it was Ratt, Winger, and Skid Row. If I want to see Queen I'd be expecting to pay a lot more
anyone who wants to boycott the tour isn't as much of a fan as they say they are. "aww boo hoo, freddie and john aren't in the band anymore" well skynrd doesn't have any original members and they can still put on a good show.
It's about the music. a lot of people seem to have forgotten that
so quit your bitching
and rock on!

I'm not sure about boycotting, God knows there are plenty of things to boycott on the planet, a tour with half of Queen not being one of them...

However, Paul Rodgers is clearly NOT the man for the job. Jeff Scott Soto would arguably have been one of the best choices, given he understands the material and did an excellent job singing it at the Convention.

Rodgers has done some good work in his career, but he doesn't have the voice to sing Queen songs- it's just not his style and a bit out of his league, IMHO.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]The Hero wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm not sure about boycotting, God knows there are plenty of things to boycott on the planet, a tour with half of Queen not being one of them...

However, Paul Rodgers is clearly NOT the man for the job. Jeff Scott Soto would arguably have been one of the best choices, given he understands the material and did an excellent job singing it at the Convention.

Rodgers has done some good work in his career, but he doesn't have the voice to sing Queen songs- it's just not his style and a bit out of his league, IMHO.
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The beginning and end of that particular discussion is that Paul Rodgers is the man Brian and Roger felt comfortable with singing for them. I'm sure Mr. Soto is a fine vocalist, but he's of a different generation than Brian and Roger, he's relatively unknown, and despite having sung for them before, Brian and Roger didn't perform with him and then immediately say "Ah! This is the guy! Let's go on the road!" and they did after performing with Paul Rodgers. Whether that was the right or wrong call is entirely in the eye of the beholder and the ear of the "be-hearer"; its completely subjective and that being the case, its Brian and Roger's call. They have the right and the power to giveth or withholdeth. I'm delighted that they found someone they felt comfortable going out on the road with, whether I personally think he's the right choice or not (and I frankly don't think there was a single "right" choice - anybody good was going to bring something different to the table, and Rodgers is good - but nobody was going to be Freddie, nor should they be).

And anybody who's serious about BOYCOTTING what will probably be Brian and Roger's last tour together because of ticket prices is either brain damaged or hopelessly cheap. Whoever said that this tour will probably end up a money loser for the band is probably right. They're touring because they want to tour - plain and simple. I've paid more to see lesser bands/performers and didn't bat an eye. Tickets are pricey these days, that's just the market.

And whoever said that the tour won't come to the States is dead wrong and I'll remember to laugh about that remark come October when I am watching Brian play a blistering solo on "Tie Your Mother Down". That train has already left the station and it ain't stopping.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Knute wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]lyricalassasin_77 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]They can sell out all the UK places they want. The fact remains that over here in the states they won't come here because they know that they won't sell out nothing. See over here people won't accept the fact that they want to put half the band out there and in return get half the show. I guess over there they must be awfully more popular for people to accept whatever Brian and Roger throws at them. Let them have there silly tour and embarass the legacy of what a great band they USED to be. No Freddie and No John = No interest in my book...........Peace[/QUOTE]

You're so full of it.

They've all but said a tour of the states is happening in the fall.
They will have no problem selling out the mid-sized venues they will play here. Especially when the word gets out how good the shows were in Europe.
Paul alone has a strong US fan base. Add in the fact that the Queen name hasn't been around these parts since 82 and you couldn't be more wrong about there being no intrest. Queen and BadCo get played on every classic rock station in America several times a day.
The only ones who have no intrest are ignorant, close minded fools such as yourself.
Thank God you wont be attending any of the shows here.[/QUOTE]



Listen here you stupid motherfucker. You watch and see them come here and sell out venues......Yeah I'm sure they will sell out the small shit over here, but they won't be going to Madison Square Garden or other places of its size. Every great band from yesteryear is played on Classic Rock stations you stupid fuck. I don't see alot of the bands I hear on classic rock going on tour and having phenominal success. You go ahead to a County Fairground near you and watch them play cuz that's about all they will be selling out. There's a reason they never came back here after 82 and believe me things haven't changed that much with there popularity here since then except for a little bit of a spike in it when Waynes World came out and that coinciding with Freddie's death. So you best keep your insults to yourself before I expose you for the fool you really are........later you Dumb Fuck..........Peace

lyricalassasin... chill the fuck out. What the FUCK is wrong with you??? Chill, dude. I'll be going to see Queen; all of my friends will as well. FYI, Queen is still huge and I think they'll have moderate success... but maybe you'll be right. We'll see. Eitherway, who cares??? They will be making the music I love. I was 11 when Freddie died... never got a chance to see them. 2 when they last played the states.

I am ecstatic they are coming. Hopefully they can book the Foo Fighters or the Darkness or someone like that to open, and the show will be a solid success.

I am into punk bigtime; I don't even particularly care that much for Classic Rock besides the best, as Floyd, Doors, The Who... and so are my friends. We just want to see one of our favorite influences. Queen crossed the musical genres. That is why they are a good candidate to make some serious success. Put some good supporting bands in there, and it will be a success. Even without Freddie b/c it will be a curiousty type thing.

I'm just fine dude, but when I comeback at somebody I do it strong. that prick above doesn't have the sense that god gave a buzzard to puke.......

> I'm just fine dude, but when I comeback at somebody I do it strong. that prick above doesn't have the sense that god gave a buzzard to puke.......

Another mouthy Yank - what on earth does "doesn't have the sense that god gave a buzzard to puke" actually mean?

Are you related to your wonderful President by any chance? That's straight out of his book.