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anyone else surprised by this mini tour?

lazymoon13lazymoon13 Posts: 838
edited March 2008 in The Porch
Hi, I'm new around here so I'm sorry if this has been discussed. I must say I'm really surprised at how short this summer fling is. they have never really done something like this before, just seems odd. please don't take this as complaining....I am not at all.

why do you think its so short? will this be it for the whole summer?
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    lazymoon13 wrote:
    Hi, I'm new around here so I'm sorry if this has been discussed. I must say I'm really surprised at how short this summer fling is. they have never really done something like this before, just seems odd. please don't take this as complaining....I am not at all.

    why do you think its so short? will this be it for the whole summer?

    Prolly because they don't have a new album to tour behind, so it's not a full tour with new stuff. The quicker they make this tour, the quicker we will have new music from them.
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  • lazymoon13lazymoon13 Posts: 838
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    Prolly because they don't have a new album to tour behind, so it's not a full tour with new stuff. The quicker they make this tour, the quicker we will have new music from them.

    yea thats a good point. a new album! so exciting :D
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    Prolly because they don't have a new album to tour behind, so it's not a full tour with new stuff. The quicker they make this tour, the quicker we will have new music from them.

    Or..... scrap the 10 date tour (a week and a half??) and just get started on the album.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    I still think there will be more dates.
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  • lowlight10lowlight10 Posts: 619
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Or..... scrap the 10 date tour (a week and a half??) and just get started on the album.

    I'm the opposite. I say just make sure you tour every year. Play new songs live if you want, and release an album if/when you feel like it, but just make sure you tour.

    I'm hoping there is a second leg that starts in the upper midwest (Wisconsin, 2 shows in Chicago, work their way down to those rumored Texas dates).
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  • voodoopugvoodoopug Posts: 1,011
    The industry has certainly shifted where bands no longer tour to promote album sales, but rather release albums as an excuse to tour. The big money is not made by the artists anymore with record sales, but rather by going on tour.

    i was surprised (pleasantly surprised) to see the tour announcement and proceeding "tweet".
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  • LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    yep

    lowlight10 wrote:
    I'm the opposite. I say just make sure you tour every year. Play new songs live if you want, and release an album if/when you feel like it, but just make sure you tour.
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  • lazymoon13lazymoon13 Posts: 838
    I guess my point is that this is totally out of the norm for them....and they've been around for awhile now :)
  • Drew263Drew263 Posts: 602
    lazymoon13 wrote:
    I guess my point is that this is totally out of the norm for them....and they've been around for awhile now :)

    Well kinda...the last tour was announced in legs..so there could easily be more announcements made as the summer approaches.

    It sure isn't like they'll announce everything at once. ;)
  • stpmattbstpmattb Posts: 956
    Flagg wrote:
    I still think there will be more dates.

    Me too - hope to see you at some shows!
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    stpmattb wrote:
    Me too - hope to see you at some shows!

    I am shooting for Hartford and Mansfield, but I think there will be more. Just seems weird to throw out 10 dates like that and be done for the year.
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  • PJ_GAPJ_GA Posts: 121
    In my humble opinion, I believe they decided to do this tour mainly because of Bonaroo. In their last tour, they did not grace the southern states with their presence (better late than never). Why not string a couple of shows around the festival and makes some cash?!
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  • GlorifiedGEEGlorifiedGEE Posts: 169
    PJ_GA wrote:
    In my humble opinion, I believe they decided to do this tour mainly because of Bonaroo. In their last tour, they did not grace the southern states with their presence (better late than never). Why not string a couple of shows around the festival and makes some cash?!

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