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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
It totally does though. Jon is one of the few artists who has his band named after his name. Any fan, including casual fans, who would get Motley tickets, would equally know who Vince Neil is. Just because Vince isn't named after Motley, doesn't mean that he's a less marketable artist than Jon is with Bon Jovi.... Jon might be easier to market, sharing the name but fans know what the deal is... People are going to know what's going on prior to the purchase. It's not like people are going to show up to a JBJ concert and be surprised with 5 other musicians standing behind him.
I don't agree but I also think it depends.
I think most people already had their tickets prior to Richie leaving and most really didn't know what the deal was in terms of his return. If there was a new tour announcement without Richie, I don't think ticket sales would be as stong.
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I still say that's crazy to think that the Bon Jovi/Jon Bon Jovi scenario is the same as Vince Neil/Motley Crue. If you youtube Living on a Prayer it's infinitely more likely to have the artist as Jon Bon Jovi than looking for Home Sweet home and seeing "By Vince Neil".
Fans, yes. They're gonna get it. Someone going for nostalgia purposes, it's not a lick of difference in North America. Not only did people still go to the shows that they had tickets to post Richie's departure legs were ADDED TO THE TOUR. A band in shambles with their fanbase doesn't add dates for people in the hopes of maybe Richie will come back. The earth kept spinning and the trucks kept moving which kind of makes me sad.