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28 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said:

They could profit from it! They are not even good at the thing they prioritise, cash! Fans would buy far more Kissology type things (or Metallica style downloads of every show) than toy trucks and beach towels. 

Absolutely - it is about them embracing technology.  Everyone has a camera phone, lots of people use YT - don't fight it, join it and make it into something that can benefit the band and the business

I haven't posted on any GNR forum for quite some time and haven't taped, shared GNR shows for quite some time.

However, I have previously shared quite a few shows back in the old days.  Here is my 2 cent.

I cant honestly understand why they don't embrace things such as YT as opposed to fighting it.  Many bands such as Metallica have embraced this culture even to the point of releasing every live show to the community and making money off it - fans get the shows, the band make money and finds a happy medium.

What is clear is that TB do not have the knowledge, skills or motivation to actually look at the community and think of ways that will please the fans and meet the need of the 'business model'.  They cant even provide the argument that we want to protect the content of the shows when it is the same setlist and the tour has been going since 2016!

It smacks of 'the fans will still pay to see the shows YB videos or not' which is  pretty petty and shitty way of treating a community that has stuck with the band despite period after period of non activity.  I would have more respect if they just came out and said 'we don't like YT videos and we will take down any videos that are put on' - at least we would have absolute clarity where they stand.

Same core setlist and structure with some changes to songs such as Black Hole Sun, Yesterdays , Coma being changed.  Prob add Sorry and Catcher to the set list on a more permanent basis - however, I'm not expecting any major changes.