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      CommentAuthorcancelbot
    • CommentTimeApr 9th 2008
     
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    Posted By: slowdive101One thing we haven't had here for a while is a huge stadium show. I believe U2 was the last one...about ten years ago. There were a ton in the 90s--The Stones twice, Pink Floyd, McCartney, and U2, but nothing since. Does this reflect a change in concert trends (ie, bands choosing smaller venues), or are stadium acts skipping over the city?


    Huge rock stadium tours are a rare bird these days, at least compared to 15 years ago. Bands seem to prefer smaller venues.
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      CommentAuthorZwikster
    • CommentTimeApr 9th 2008
     
    those concerts were all so epic! U2 had the largest TV screen in the world for their Pop Mart tour.
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      CommentAuthorTriniman
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2008
     
    Who saw New Model Army and how was it?

    Any take in the Cult show?

    I stayed in to catch up on sleep...
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    NMA was great. First off, it started at a decent hour for a bar show (the headliners went on shortly after 11 and played about 90 minutes including encore). They started off with "Here Comes the War" and then launched into a lot of newer material, a lot of which was not familiar to me. Justin Sullivan commented that those who came "for a nostalgia show" would be treated later on. They covered a lot of classic material including 225, The Hunt, Vagabonds, Get Me Out, Poison Street, Stupid Questions, Fate, and in the encore they did 51st State and Green & Grey.

    it took the band a while to get really rocking but once they did they kept it up most of the set. The sound was not ideal (it's the Albert, after all) but after waiting a long time to see a band like that you can forgive a little more. The average age in the place was 35 or 40.
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      CommentAuthorTriniman
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    I have only just begun to listen to their music, but I like them.
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      CommentAuthorGoth_chic
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    I am heading to Kenny Shields this evening...I managed to get 2 free tickets so what the hell. I haven't seen Kenny since the early 90's. I hope he still sounds good.
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      CommentAuthorZwikster
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008 edited
     
    5 years ago or so, I was working at the carnival and when we were in Saskatoon our booth was right near this stage where Prism with Kenny Shields played the exact same set like 3-4 times a day to a crowd of 10+ passerbys and they would always start things off with the keyboard intro to -

    Spaceship Superstar

    Every night is a different flight to a different galaxy
    Do a sold-out show, then I hit the road in my starship limousine

    Get so damned tired and uninspired doin' all these one night stands
    It's a giant leap for Rock'n'Roll...but it's too much for just one man

    (And I would always have this in my head with the high pitched yelp and the bassist saying the low tone laser beam part. ->)

    I'm a Spaceship Superstar... gotta solar-powered laser beam guitar
    I'm at the top of all the charts on Mars...I'm a Spaceship Superstar!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnKpC8pSWI0
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      CommentAuthorGoth_chic
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    Kenny sold out so we shall see how it is...
    • CommentAuthorhbob
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    Thx for the link Zwikster..... bringing back a lot of memories of good old canadian classic rock. I think Kenny Shields sang with Streetheart though, not Prism. That was Ron Tabak in the vid - he died in some sort of accident in the 80's. Great pipes.
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      CommentAuthorGoth_chic
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    Posted By: hbobThx for the link Zwikster..... bringing back a lot of memories of good old canadian classic rock. I think Kenny Shields sang with Streetheart though, not Prism. That was Ron Tabak in the vid - he died in some sort of accident in the 80's. Great pipes.


    You are right. Kenny Shields was lead singer for Streetheart NOT Prism.
    • CommentAuthorhbob
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    He's another with great pipes. Hope you enjoyed the show.
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      CommentAuthorTriniman
    • CommentTimeApr 11th 2008
     
    The Def Leppard show this coming Wed. has been postponed.

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2008

    SHOW POSTPONEMENT -- DEF LEPPARD
    With special guest – STYX

    Wednesday April 16, 2008
    MTS Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba

    Due to illness, the Def Leppard Show at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg has now been postponed. The previously scheduled date of Wednesday April 16, 2008 will now be rescheduled. Please retain your tickets, as all tickets will be honoured for the newly scheduled date TBD.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------

    UPDATE:

    In an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen regarding the band's Canadian show cancellations he stated...

    Says Collen: "Joe (Elliott - vocals) and I came down with a virus - they thought it was pneumonia, but it's not. But we both have lost our voices and there was just no way to do the shows. We are currently holed up in Quebec City."

    Collen also added that drummer Rick Allen threw out his back today and he's also laid up.

    Collen expects the band to make up the postponed dates in August
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      CommentAuthorZwikster
    • CommentTimeApr 12th 2008
     
    hmmm, I thought Kenny replaced the singer to play in Prism, im probably wrong. The new guy really wailed too. They would rock. I had the song stuck in my head for weeks.
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    Anybody try to get tickets to the Islands show at The West End?

    Tickets are unavailable, but there's no notification that the concert is sold out. Does Ticketmaster usually indicate if an event is sold out?
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    Posted By: slowdive101Does Ticketmaster usually indicate if an event is sold out?


    Not in my experience.
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    It seems to be on sale now...I just talked to the West End
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      CommentAuthorTriniman
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2008
     
    "This summer we are staging concerts in more than 30 countries around the world," said Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation. "We expect a very strong season as our global platform will be fully utilized by an anticipated 7,500 shows during our busiest season. That means that from May 1st until the end of September we will produce an average of nearly 50 shows per day -- that's one every half hour, 24 hours a day -- a volume which illustrates the unparalleled capacity of our global promotion and marketing infrastructure. By the end of the summer, we currently anticipate that we will have sold more than 27 million concert tickets worldwide."

    In the United States and Canada, Live Nation is currently scheduled to produce the following tours:

    * indicates a Winnipeg show, so far.
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    Allman Brothers Band
    Brad Paisley with Jewel, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough
    Brooks and Dunn with ZZ Top, Rodney Atkins and James Otto
    Chicago/Doobie Brothers
    *Crue Fest (headlined by Motley Crue)
    Dave Matthews Band
    Eric Clapton
    *Iron Maiden
    Jack Johnson
    James Taylor
    Jimmy Buffett
    John Mayer
    Jonas Brothers
    Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick
    *Kanye West
    Kenny Chesney
    Maroon 5/Counting Crows
    Martina McBride with Jack Ingram and Chris Young
    The Metal Masters Tour (Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead and
    Testament)
    Music Builds (Third Day, Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & The Family Band,
    Jars Of Clay)
    Pearl Jam
    Projekt Revolution (headlined by Linkin Park)
    Radiohead
    Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift
    Rockstar Energy Drink Mayem Tour (co-headlined by Slipknot and Disturbed)
    Rod Stewart
    *Rush
    Steve Miller/Joe Cocker
    The Police
    Tim McGraw with Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazzard
    Toby Keith with Montgomery Gentry, Charters Chord, Mica Roberts and
    Trailor Choir
    *Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    Van's Warped Tour
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    Moderator
    Hey Triniman - where did you get that quote?
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      CommentAuthorGoth_chic
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2008
     
    Power 97 is suppose to make 2 major concert announcement this Monday. Any guesses???
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      CommentAuthorTriniman
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2008
     
    <blockquote><cite>Posted By: Vote_for_Pedro</cite>Hey Triniman - where did you get that quote?</blockquote>

    Here. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-24-2008/0004799465&EDATE=

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