STP downgrade venue on greatest hits tour

Hugh Freaking Dillon
Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
edited September 2012 in Other Music
I'm not sure about the rest of the tour, but at least the Winnipeg show was moved from a 5000 capacity standing room only 18+ venue to an all ages 1200 seater. Got the email two days ago, and the show is in a week. Guess ticket sales weren't what they were expecting.

That's what you get when you do a greatest hits tour! If you had done a Core in its entirety tour, like you mislead your fans you were doing when tickets went on sale, this would have sold out instantly!

Good thing I sold my tickets to this weeks ago. Hope the guy I sold them to finds out about this!
Gimli 1993
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    ya, they downgraded here too. The smaller venue actually made me consider going....but no.
    Not sure a Core tour would have made a difference. Isn't that album basically their greatest hits? :lol:
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,074
    I think their last few tours have been greatest hits tours. I saw them last year and it was a good show. There were probably 3,000 people there.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    Drowned Out wrote:
    ya, they downgraded here too. The smaller venue actually made me consider going....but no.
    Not sure a Core tour would have made a difference. Isn't that album basically their greatest hits? :lol:

    Yea I feel like every show they play is a greatest hits show :lol:
    severed hand thirteen
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    That's what you get when you do a greatest hits tour! If you had done a Core in its entirety tour, like you mislead your fans you were doing when tickets went on sale, this would have sold out instantly!

    This statement is confusing. If they mislead fans that they were doing Core then why didn't tix sell out instantly?

    Whoever misses the show is missing a great one. Probably not a show to see more than once or twice but still a great band with plenty of great tunes to fill a 90 minute slot. It's sad that they're ignoring so many great songs, though.
  • qontheboard
    qontheboard Posts: 787
    If they decided to do Purple and promised some deep cuts from the later albums, I'd go see them.

    q
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    I've seen them three times. best one was my cherry in april of 2002. Opened with Shine on you crazy diamond.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    LloydXmas wrote:
    I've seen them three times. best one was my cherry in april of 2002. Opened with Shine on you crazy diamond.

    I saw them in NYC that year and it was the best Ive seen of them too. Also saw them in 2000 and 2008.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    I bet the Smashing Pumpkins will be next to downsize their venues!
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    DewieCox wrote:
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    That's what you get when you do a greatest hits tour! If you had done a Core in its entirety tour, like you mislead your fans you were doing when tickets went on sale, this would have sold out instantly!

    This statement is confusing. If they mislead fans that they were doing Core then why didn't tix sell out instantly?

    Whoever misses the show is missing a great one. Probably not a show to see more than once or twice but still a great band with plenty of great tunes to fill a 90 minute slot. It's sad that they're ignoring so many great songs, though.

    I bought tickets the minute they were on sale thinking it was a Core tour. It was finally rectified about a week later that it wasn't. they've been here enough times lately that it wasn't going to sell out regardless. my final statement was tongue in cheek.

    I have seen them 2 times since they got back together. Once when they reunited before "Peace" came out, no new tunes. Then when "Peace" came out. Some new tunes, but still less than a 90 minute show (festival). So them doing ANOTHER greatest hits tour with no new songs and apparently playing just over an hour is a waste of money for people in my position, no matter how good they are live.

    I find it so odd that they NEVER came here during their first run, and have now been here 3 times in as many years since their reunion.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    I bet the Smashing Pumpkins will be next to downsize their venues!

    I hope so! my seats would be even better!
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,898
    At least they are touring......
    hippiemom = goodness
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,074
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    I bet the Smashing Pumpkins will be next to downsize their venues!

    I hope so! my seats would be even better!

    SP is doing a show at Stubb's here. It holds less than 3,000.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.

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