Should summer USA Tour be Stadium or Amphitheatre?

[insomniac]

I really hope they do amphitheatres. one of my favorite places to see a show is the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel NJ. Thats a great venue

[Rose UK]

Anything they can sell out.

Would much rather see a band in a sold out show than a half empty massive stadium.

[karlossacanell]

Anything they can sell out.

Would much rather see a band in a sold out show than a half empty massive stadium.

+1

[realpoti]

Stadiums ?? I don't think so. Not without a big act. North American stadiums nowadays are just for pop-stars and cutie-faces of TV.

[B F O G]

Anything they can sell out.

Would much rather see a band in a sold out show than a half empty massive stadium.

+2

[HowlinWolf]

Stadiums In the States???? They better stick to Ampitheaters.. Those will atleast be half full....

[Carne_asaDA]

State fairs.

[ManetsBR]

They can't sell out stadiums in Canada, so they played in smaller venues.

They can sell out stadiums in South America, so they're playing in stadiums.

It's all relative! Can they sell out stadiums in US?

[smokingarthur]

I want them to play a show in my girlfriend enclosed patio. Come on Axl it will be full of hot Korean girls and plenty of Soju for alll!

[Carne_asaDA]

I want them to play a show in my girlfriend enclosed patio. Come on Axl it will be full of hot Korean girls and plenty of Soju for alll!

Bulgogi?

[gunsguy]

We still are not sure about the tour schedule for the summer. I think they will play the states, just dont know if it's in the summer.

[axl_on_drums]

If gnr tour the US this summer and play Arenas it will be the same old situation, half the dates will be sold out, the rest half or little more filled.

Dates like MSG will be sold out

[ManetsBR]

They don't have to tour whole US.

They're playing 5 gigs in Brazil, all in South and Southeast. North and Northeast of the country don't have any gig booked, and some friends I have will have to travel more than 3.000 km to see the band live.

Do you guys think they could sell out stadiums if they did a whole tour here like Canada? No way.

Look, Metallica and AC/DC sold out their stadium concert in 3 days, and it was a stadium MUCH BIGGER, with capacity for 72,000 people. BUT, it was only one concert (Metallica added another date, but it was after).

Guns N' Roses is playing one gig in Argentina, for 65,000 people, and it sold out in less then two weeks.

If GNR was playing only one concert in Brazil, in a huge stadium, it would be already sold out too, but instead, they're playing 5, for almost 130,000 people:

Brasília (gym) : 15 thousand

Belo Horizonte (gym): 20 thousand

São Paulo (stadium): 45 thousand

Rio (park): 40 thousand

Porto Alegre (gym): 20 thousand

So what do you prefer, a lot of small venues (canada) or just some big venues concerts?

Edited February 15, 2010 by ManetsBR

[Carne_asaDA]

Casinos

Edited February 15, 2010 by Carne_asaDA

[GeorgeGlass]

I really hope they do amphitheatres. one of my favorite places to see a show is the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel NJ. Thats a great venue

It depends, do you want half filled venues or sold out places?

[GunsNRevolvers2]

Saw AC/DC at Gillette Stadium outside of Boston, Massachusetts over the Summer, and THAT wasn't even sold out...Saw Stone Temple Pilots in an arena, where the stage was set up at Center Ice so that only half the seats where used, and that was full, GnR would fill arenas in the US to near capacity and sell out larger cities..

With that said, Arena/Amphitheatres, are the way to go for sure

[Guns n' Swedes]

I can only imagine how much nicer it is to play Europe, Asia, and South America for them. In those places, the fans are non-judging, into it, energetic and loud. In North America, the fans are full of judgement, quiet, and they are just standing still watching the show.

[Carne_asaDA]

Bars.

[dalsh327]

Where the band plays is up to the manager and the tour promoter, what's going to make the most money, past history with a specific venue, and they take weather into account. Outdoor venues usually have more curfew issues than indoor arenas. Something like a weekend festival show like Coachella winds up being an exception to that.

As far as American fans over European fans or Asian fans go - I don't think one is more or less rowdy than the other, because the crowd is usually mixed with people from all over anyway.

[Carne_asaDA]

Graduation parties.

[Matt13]

They can't sell out stadiums in Canada, so they played in smaller venues.

They can sell out stadiums in South America, so they're playing in stadiums.

It's all relative! Can they sell out stadiums in US?

I hate simple minds.

They're playing what, like 12 shows in all of South America? Of course they're going to sell out a few stadiums. Canada has a tiny population. They could have done four stadiums and sold them out if they wanted to there, but they spread the wealth around a little bit and played more shows in smaller venues to make it easier for fans to get to.

They'll do the same thing in the States. They'll play about 25-30 shows in arenas. More than double the amount of shows they'll play in South America, and ultimately more fans in the states will see the band. And they won't have to travel hundreds of miles and pay for hotel rooms and take time off work to see the band.

If anything, GNR is screwing South Americans. I'd be a bit upset if I had to make special travel plans to go see my favorite band. But, I won't have to worry about that. I could hop in a cab and go a few blocks to see them and be back in my bed a few hours later.

I can only imagine how much nicer it is to play Europe, Asia, and South America for them. In those places, the fans are non-judging, into it, energetic and loud. In North America, the fans are full of judgement, quiet, and they are just standing still watching the show.

I've been to a few GNR gigs in North America. NYC, Philly, Baltimore, DC. The fans in those venues were non-judging, into it, energetic and loud.

So I don't know what the hell you're talking about. You clearly don't, either.

[springclean]

Theatres for better atmosphere.

No way this band is gonna sell out a stadium without a co-headliner.

[Oh My God]

Man if they could perform in sun life stadium down here in miami that would truly be something.

[ManetsBR]

They can't sell out stadiums in Canada, so they played in smaller venues.

They can sell out stadiums in South America, so they're playing in stadiums.

It's all relative! Can they sell out stadiums in US?

I hate simple minds.

They're playing what, like 12 shows in all of South America? Of course they're going to sell out a few stadiums. Canada has a tiny population. They could have done four stadiums and sold them out if they wanted to there, but they spread the wealth around a little bit and played more shows in smaller venues to make it easier for fans to get to.

They'll do the same thing in the States. They'll play about 25-30 shows in arenas. More than double the amount of shows they'll play in South America, and ultimately more fans in the states will see the band. And they won't have to travel hundreds of miles and pay for hotel rooms and take time off work to see the band.

If anything, GNR is screwing South Americans. I'd be a bit upset if I had to make special travel plans to go see my favorite band. But, I won't have to worry about that. I could hop in a cab and go a few blocks to see them and be back in my bed a few hours later.

You really didn't read my other post, did ya?

http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=159954&view=findpost&p=2598530

[Matt13]

They can't sell out stadiums in Canada, so they played in smaller venues.

They can sell out stadiums in South America, so they're playing in stadiums.

It's all relative! Can they sell out stadiums in US?

I hate simple minds.

They're playing what, like 12 shows in all of South America? Of course they're going to sell out a few stadiums. Canada has a tiny population. They could have done four stadiums and sold them out if they wanted to there, but they spread the wealth around a little bit and played more shows in smaller venues to make it easier for fans to get to.

They'll do the same thing in the States. They'll play about 25-30 shows in arenas. More than double the amount of shows they'll play in South America, and ultimately more fans in the states will see the band. And they won't have to travel hundreds of miles and pay for hotel rooms and take time off work to see the band.

If anything, GNR is screwing South Americans. I'd be a bit upset if I had to make special travel plans to go see my favorite band. But, I won't have to worry about that. I could hop in a cab and go a few blocks to see them and be back in my bed a few hours later.

You really didn't read my other post, did ya?

http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=159954&view=findpost&p=2598530

No, I didn't read your other post. Unlike a lot of people on this forum, I only come on here for entertainment once a day or so for a few minutes. So I don't read every single post or thread.

Back on topic, your other post makes sense. So why are you completely contradicting yourself? What's your point? Because the post I quoted makes it sound like you're some arrogant South American gloating they can sell out a few stadiums in South America.

As you pointed out in your original post though, yes, if GNR was to only do a dozen shows in the states, europe, anywhere... in stadiums... they'd sell them out. It's called supply and demand.

But you can't expect GNR or any act for that matter to sell out 30 stadiums on one continent, anywhere.