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Originally Posted by Stut
"The band is not coming to Australia for a proper tour at all. In all reality, it boils down to that it is not financially beneficial to play shows down under for American acts. By the time [artists] play and come back [to the USA], they truly do not have much money to show for a few weeks of very hard work. The Australian money does not translate well to America. Australian promoters were desperate to bring Springsteen in '03 and they did and lost loads of money.
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Number one, I thought Bon Jovi was for the fans.
Aside from that, look at all the bands that have come to Australia lately, hell, even some of them come to Adelaide. Now I am not asking for Bon Jovi to visit Adelaide, that just wont happen, but like most fans I am willing to travel.
Rob Thomas & Matchbox 20, Foo Fighters, Greenday, Nickleback, Black Eyed Peas, Simple Plan, Nelly..... are just a few and I can assure you, over the last couple of years they have had more hits than Bon Jovi. (Don't get me wrong, BJ is by far my favourite band but lets face facts.)
Now I know BJ are a much older band but is that any reason to ignore a potentially massive audience. Look at Rob Thomas for example. His solo album was not doing anywhere near as well as MB20 but as soon as he paid us a vist, album sales went through the roof.
Anyway, good luck to us.
A dissapointed Aussie fan