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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
No. Not at all. It was a day to day decision due to the uncertainty.
BTY, If anything, I think Phil joining had just a little more indication about the future then Jon offering a refund.... One would think anyway...
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Wrong. There was no uncertainty in Jon's PA during the show, on the contrary, "he won't be performing
anytime soon" + in the statement on the official site, "Due to personal issues, Richie Sambora will not be performing
on this upcoming leg. All shows will go on as scheduled."
That's why Phil was asked to join.
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Refunds are being offered for the rest of the shows in the tour and were also offered for the Edmonton performance.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04...n_3015948.html
Not what I'd call a "day to day decision"!
EDIT (for the braindead readers):
Calgary show without Richie: 4/2
Huffingtong Post article: 4/4 i.e. only 2 days later
and Phil was called on 4/2 but couldn't find a flight to arrive on time for the show so he joined only the day after and was hired for the rest of the leg, not for just one show.
"day to day decision"? yeah, right!
If there was some uncertainty it concerned only the rest of the tour + a blatant lack of info available, most concert-goers didn't know they could ask for a refund. But most likely those who knew didn't because either they didn't care or it would have cost them too much to cancel (flights, rented cars, hotel rooms, working days off...).