Upgrayedd Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 The last 3 times they've toured the U.S. has been during the fall. I would love to see them at an outdoor venue during the summer next time they tour the U.S.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 It ain't the original Guns. Zero chance of a summer outdoor stadium tour. But these musicians do a great job. Kicks ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upgrayedd Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 That stinks. I would love to see them do a solo U.S. tour during the summer or even co-headlining Ozzfest if they have it next summer with Black Sabbath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Be happy they could tour the US at all. The original plan according to DJ was to do the US tour starting in February 2011 but the Azoff case prevented that. However a summer tour would totally rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagarin Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 It's easier to do it in the fall/winter -if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 If the tour was in February it would have given Bumblefoot more time to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagarin Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) I'm not an expert (duh), but I'm sure the start was dictated when Rio was, and if you're talking about Feb, then you're talking about basketball and hockey seasons going full speed. Arena availability would be more limited (and more expensive). Summer entertainment dollars are stretched further than usual. Fall concerts make a lot of sense....totally wouldnt be opposed to shows in the summer, mind you, but its not like they flipped a coin and toured in the fall =) Edited November 21, 2011 by Gagarin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Money Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'm not an expert (duh), but I'm sure the start was dictated when Rio was, and if you're talking about Feb, then you're talking about basketball and hockey seasons going full speed. Arena availability would be more limited (and more expensive). Summer entertainment dollars are stretched further than usual. Fall concerts make a lot of sense....totally wouldnt be opposed to shows in the summer, mind you, but its not like they flipped a coin and toured in the fall =)Hmmm, basketball and hockey both start in October (not basketball this year) and end in April-May. So it's the same boat. football season ends in the first quarter of the new year as well. Baseball season is on during the summer, but rock concerts generally aren't held in baseball parks. In the summer the main competition is other bands.And wasn't there supposed to be a Guns/Van Halen summer tour that got canned?I still think some of these NBA venues were chosen over the smaller arenas in some markets because there was no NBA in the foreseeable future. The promoters were most likely able to score good deals. Unfortunately, the larger arenas make the band look less popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyrie Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 They could do an ampitheatre tour in summer but the curfew times are much stricter - 2am end times would not work. Arena shows have much more leeway in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 It ain't the original Guns. Zero chance of a summer outdoor stadium tour.What does the lineup have to do with the touring schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveysham Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 It may also be because Summertime tends to be better for European tours. Especially with the British festival season. These days, Europe is massively important for live music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flayer Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 The arrangement of the constellations in the late fall is Axl's go-time. He couldn't take the stage any earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcountry Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 A summer tour would be much better IMHO.They could hit the outdoor amphitheaters and do some 10-15,000 seats hockey arenas which would be easy to get during the summer. Though the owners may ask for more money due to all the touring that goes on during the summerStadiums would not be a good choice for GNR or really any band except a select few.As a fan I like the smaller venues much better anyway.As far as them playing at bigger arenas at some shows on this tour than they should I am sure the NBA not playing would make the price to rent them go way down so the band can just close the upper deck.Everyone knows that money is tight in the US and the current tour is happening to close to Christmas which makes money even tighter as far as going to a concert or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunsNRevolvers2 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 You dont need to do Stadiums, most states, at least most major markets have 10-15 thousand seat outdoor amphitheatres.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 It ain't the original Guns. Zero chance of a summer outdoor stadium tour. But these musicians do a great job. Kicks ass.Who said anything about a stadium tour? There are plenty of great outdoor venues in the US that aren't stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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