scooby845 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) to be honest and I dont care if this elicits hate but I primarily want them to surpass U2 with or without new music...then whatever happens.. lol Edited December 11, 2016 by scooby845 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexC Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2 hours ago, scooby845 said: to be honest and I dont care if this elicits hate but I primarily want them to surpass U2 with or without new music...then whatever happens.. lol With or without new... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DIST Posted December 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2016 U2 sucks. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 9 minutes ago, DIST said: U2 sucks. YES! agreed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 What does U2 have to do with anything? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mendez Posted December 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2016 I like U2. Their early stuff is super good. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) 12 minutes ago, moreblack said: What does U2 have to do with anything? I don't get it either. There are so many people burdened by the idea of GnR being the biggest band in the world and I really don't get it. Even if they get to U2 level they'll get to that touring endlessly without new album with overpriced tickets so I wouldn't even call that success but I don't really think that people will buy those expensive tickets at those prices twice. And also you guys should check out Coldplay's numbers Edited December 11, 2016 by Nicklord 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendez Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 10 minutes ago, Nicklord said: I don't get it either. There are so many people burdened by the idea of GnR being the biggest band in the world and I really don't get it. Even if they get to U2 level they'll get to that touring endlessly without new album with overpriced tickets so I wouldn't even call that success but I don't really think that people will buy those expensive tickets at those prices twice. And also you guys should check out Coldplay's numbers Well Coldplay is still "relevant" with young people way more than GNR is. Makes sense since they are a pop rock act, and pop is the most popular thing now. Just like new indie bands are essentially pop rock imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby845 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 49 minutes ago, AlexC said: With or without new... What? 19 minutes ago, Nicklord said: And also you guys should check out Coldplay's numbers yeah I know... Their AHFOD tour is kicking ass more than GnR.. 100% sold out shows..Unbelievable, yet deserved! They will if not GnR top U2.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJean Baby Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 hour ago, AlexC said: With or without new... I think it's an inadvertent play on words...with or without you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin82 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I think The Boss & ESB tour this summer just gone is up there with tix sales Great show would never do standing again tho my feet was in bits after near 4 hours lols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Nicklord said: I don't get it either. There are so many people burdened by the idea of GnR being the biggest band in the world and I really don't get it. Even if they get to U2 level they'll get to that touring endlessly without new album with overpriced tickets so I wouldn't even call that success but I don't really think that people will buy those expensive tickets at those prices twice. And also you guys should check out Coldplay's numbers And many may not get why you care about the fact that some others care about GNR being the biggest band in the world, you know? To each their own. It goes both ways. With regard to Coldplay, let's see how their numbers look nearly 30 years after they first broke on to the scene. The fact that GN'R is holding their own without a ton of promotion or a huge piece of the younger millennial fanbase is impressive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsoul Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 The biggest band in the world don't have to discount tickets and play to huge swathes of empty seats Its great to see them back together and no doubt they're making a ton of cash but this is not the biggest thing of all time and they are nowhere near the biggest thing out there ... There will be a ton of discounting again in the US, probably even more so this time given they're playing smaller markets and it's the second run and Australia has massive discounts months out and some dismal looking sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolranchdressing! Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 ok I'm in Toronto Canada, and when they played here this year it was sold out (I think 1st of all NA dates) and it was very $$ to get tix... this time around they are playing Buffalo (2 hours away) and I see the venue there is selling pretty ok; all the pit is sold out (unless you get $$ VIP package) and a lot of the good seats are gone. I know a lot of Torontonians will be heading there...so I imagine it'll be a sold out arena. I think Torontonians have a lot of $$ compared to other regions... However, I'm also going to Ottawa and Montreal and Ottawa still has pit tickets and I can't tell how much of the Montreal tix are sold (as it's a GA outdoor venue)...these two shows are just 2 hours away...I'm thinking they oversaturated this area? (altho' Montreal you'd think would be popular hot spot to go considering the riot)... I wonder how they've been doing thus far? I guess it's just fan speculation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJean Baby Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 hour ago, thunderram said: . The fact that GN'R is holding their own without a ton of promotion or a huge piece of the younger millennial fanbase is impressive. more than impressive, it's fuckin' awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 46 minutes ago, BlueJean Baby said: more than impressive, it's fuckin' awesome How are they not promoting? Posters, billboards, tv ads, radio ads, newspaper ads, internet ads (facebook especially) they are promoting more than 99.99% bands out there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJean Baby Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Without a huge millennial fanbase, of course they are promoting, anyway they are doing awesome was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, BlueJean Baby said: Without a huge millennial fanbase, of course they are promoting, anyway they are doing awesome was my point. That's true I guess in USA. In Europe they have a big millennial fan base but they basically priced them out. This pic is from GnR show in 2010 from Belgrade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, coolranchdressing! said: ok I'm in Toronto Canada, and when they played here this year it was sold out (I think 1st of all NA dates) and it was very $$ to get tix... this time around they are playing Buffalo (2 hours away) and I see the venue there is selling pretty ok; all the pit is sold out (unless you get $$ VIP package) and a lot of the good seats are gone. I know a lot of Torontonians will be heading there...so I imagine it'll be a sold out arena. I think Torontonians have a lot of $$ compared to other regions... However, I'm also going to Ottawa and Montreal and Ottawa still has pit tickets and I can't tell how much of the Montreal tix are sold (as it's a GA outdoor venue)...these two shows are just 2 hours away...I'm thinking they oversaturated this area? (altho' Montreal you'd think would be popular hot spot to go considering the riot)... I wonder how they've been doing thus far? I guess it's just fan speculation How is Buffalo selling? Take the seat map throw a dart and you can buy that seat at the moment... It isn't selling good at all. Our dollar is shit that could have something to do with it. I don't see many Canucks going over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Good news, UK and EURO extra dates in 2018 is ON! This tour is designed to make MAX buck and boy are they using every trick in the book !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jaro- Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 hours ago, Nicklord said: That's true I guess in USA. In Europe they have a big millennial fan base but they basically priced them out. This pic is from GnR show in 2010 from Belgrade Hide contents Yep, Zg and Split similar. my cousin took his kids (highschool and younger) and few of their friends on Split one, and they all became fans after it. They siure would attend potential Croatia gig, but nit with this prices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Nicklord said: How are they not promoting? Posters, billboards, tv ads, radio ads, newspaper ads, internet ads (facebook especially) they are promoting more than 99.99% bands out there The exact phrase was "without a ton of promotion". Nobody said there wasn't any promotion being done. But they aren't doing interviews or doing TV show appearances or airing commercials. They could be doing a lot more to bring attention to the shows but they aren't. I've talked with so many people (non-hardcore fans) that had no idea about the reunion or any of the the tour dates. I've read others on this board say the same thing. What does that tell you? Your 99.99% figure is way out in left field. Edited December 12, 2016 by thunderram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 8 hours ago, thunderram said: The fact that GN'R is holding their own without a ton of promotion or a huge piece of the younger millennial fanbase is impressive. because so many people have WAITED so damn long for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 hours ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: because so many people have WAITED so damn long for this! YEAH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanf23 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 12/11/2016 at 3:17 AM, scooby845 said: Yeah....thanks to Europe!! They should've booked twice as many dates in Europe instead of that pointless secondary markets US leg... Those "pointless secondary markets US leg" allowed me to see GNR for a second time so I'm happy :-) Winston Salem, NC 2017!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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