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05-02-2013 12:31 PM |
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Originally Posted by jessycardy
(Post 1126544)
Good post for me as well. But I'm not sure I understand the part about them knowing Richie would be gone for Europe from the start. Also, Phil X's Twitter account seems pretty active to me to this day. Am I missing something?
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The four day gap in tweets immediately after the last leg ended is pretty glaring if you actually look... depends if you want to see it or not, I guess. He was tweeting twice a day at LEAST before that. Again, if you know social media, you know he would have aware that the questions would start as soon as the last leg of the tour ended. Phil knew he was going to SA and Europe and so stayed off of Twitter, apart from a couple of general updates. Exactly as Richie has done.
As for the Richie being gone from the start... from a PR point of view, they know that Jon is the big draw in the US and the band are a package deal for most of the European fans. I think from the majority of reactions on this board, you can see that's the case. Not in all cases, before I get attacked.
So, if they announce that Richie is off the tour, gone, won't be back for Europe, then they run the risk of people asking for refunds, pissing off fans and thereby pissing off promoters.
The IOW festival organiser said back in mid-April “I'm certain they'll play the same set. More than one person is capable of playing guitar. It's hard to replace a singer.”
Sounds to me like he knew then, I think all the promoters knew then. I think it was a business decision to keep it on the down-low and do it in stages.
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