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Originally Posted by Walleris
Cause when you really thinkg about it, it was the record label's influence to have a different name for 2011,
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No it wasn't. That's the story Jon wants you to believe, but if Jon had pushed the issue he'd have been able to postpone the Greatest Hits record. All this nonsense about promising a Greatest Hits to the record company is exactly that; nonsense. Sure, a record company likes Greatest Hits records more than studio albums, especially with the one from Bon Jovi that was long overdue and had been promised several times before, but if Jon had wanted to he could've had the album released after the tour and bill the 2011 tour The Circle tour. A record company doesn't have much influence over an actual world tour.
Jon knew beforehand though that there's no way he'd have been able to sell as many tickets or promote it the way he did without a Greatest Hits to promote the tour, especially considering how poorly The Circle was received in Europe with it being the first Bon Jovi record that actually really tanked compared to albums before. A band doesn't need to change the name of a tour just because a Greatest Hits was released, but the 2011 performances were billed that way just so people knew Greatest Hits and more would get played.
In the end though, Bon Jovi fans seem to be brainwashed by the Bon Jovi number 1 tour propaganda nonsense. Bruce, among other artists, don't have the ridiculous VIP Diamond Circle packages. It'd be a lot more interesting to see who played for the most people in every area. Considering how Bruce did 3 in Italy while Bon Jovi couldn't sell out San Siro and Bruce did 9 shows in Scandinavia where Bon Jovi could barely do 4 in much smaller venues I'd say all this number 1 tour isn't showing who's the biggest act out there anymore. It's merely the one who's best at milking money out of their fanbase in the best way possible.
The only way Bon Jovi would be able to do more shows in Europe would be if they'd actually lower their fee, which would in return would mean a lower profit and numbers closer to the ones from Bruce. And even then I don't think Bon Jovi are actually capable of doing 9 shows in Scandinavia. This tour has been a cluster**** saleswise, and Jon knows it all too well.
Also, I think you're seriously underestimating Metallica's popularity in Europe. The difference is that they actually play the venues they can sell out, hence them playing stadiums with a capacity of 30.000 peope and not needing to rely on Groupon deals and the likes. Bon Jovi sells the same amount of tickets per show, yet plays in venues holding 50.000 people, thus not selling out any show at all anymore. Sure, they make more money, but the atmosphere at a Metallica show is very much like the atmosphere at a Bon Jovi show 10 years ago, when Bon Jovi did the same.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan