Other bands protest HB2 without fucking fans over.
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I mean come on. Cancelling a show 48H before and using your fans as ammunition is really a better method than;
– Donating all proceeds to a cause to fight the law
– Webcasting the show for free, or show it on screens outside the venue while vocally protest on stage
– Release an EP from the show with proceeds going to a cause to fight the law
– Organize some protest or similiar in the city of the day of the show. Or something around the venue.
– Advertise it as "the last NC show till the law is changed"
Or whatever else that can be brainstormed together.
If they gave the challenge to a PR-company I bet you they could come up with ways to protest that would A) not fuck fans over and
Would make more people talk about and C) give more effect.
I mean come on. Cancelling a show 48H before and using your fans as ammunition is really a better method than;
– Donating all proceeds to a cause to fight the law
– Webcasting the show for free, or show it on screens outside the venue while vocally protest on stage
– Release an EP from the show with proceeds going to a cause to fight the law
– Organize some protest or similiar in the city of the day of the show. Or something around the venue.
– Advertise it as "the last NC show till the law is changed"
Or whatever else that can be brainstormed together.
If they gave the challenge to a PR-company I bet you they could come up with ways to protest that would A) not fuck fans over and
Would make more people talk about and C) give more effect. "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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Edit because I don't think they are F'ing fans over, I just think it could have been handled differently.
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those ideas are the way to twist it around for the good
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Don't worry the merch train will be chugging the down the track in no time. All the people upset and angry will buy the next vinyl vault release and all will be forgiven.
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