| Supersonic |
05-02-2019 05:02 AM |
Aloha !
I find it amusing to see "real fans" get upset on Facebook over the 50% sale as they've paid the full price for a ticket while every "real fan" would know not to buy ticket on the first day. Especially at places where the band plays at an open field. I'd say you're a ****ing idiot if you buy a Golden Circle ticket for Bon Jovi in Holland on the day it goes on sale as they've always been on sale the day of the show for the last 15 years. It's both amusing and sad to see how many people still fall for it tour after tour after tour.
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Originally Posted by manarosi
(Post 1252135)
don't really think bj has become a nostalgia act... it's just that they haven't been good enough to attract new generations with their music...i'll give you an example, i'm from italy and here maybe the biggest star is Vasco Rossi, who is a 67 years old rockstar that turned into a much more commercial pop act...he's just sold 6 straight sold out san siro this year and has the record for the biggest paid concert ever held (220k people) despite many of his hardcore fans really don't like his latest albums (myself included). So as you can see age is not a problem, voice isn't neither (he's absolutely nowhere near jbj's level as a vocalist and has never been), it's just a matter of bad commercial choices...BJ look like a group that has stopped being interest in selling albums and promote concerts, despite one of the biggest fan bases in the world that still follow them as you can see by how many tickets they've already sold
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If Bon Jovi aren't a nostalgia act I'm not sure what band does qualify for being a nostalgia act to you.
They haven't had a hit in over 15 years. Their last album to make any impact on the album charts was over a decade ago and the last time they attracted new fans was a decade ago as well. Besides that no one goes to see Bon Jovi live anymore based upon recent output, everyone who buys a ticket is to see the band either play the hits or with the hope to hear some older material. If that's not being a nostalgia act I don't know what is.
I'd say calling this tour the This House is not for Sale tour only damages ticket sales as people not familiar with setlist drama will expect a majority of new songs. Jon's insistence of not being called a nostalgia act will damage their ticket sales. Especially with setlist.fm being around and people seeing so many unknown songs in the set.
Still, I'm surprised at how well ticket sales are going. I expected a lot more empty venues but then again I didn't expect everyone on Jovitalk to buy tickets either after the backlash over the quality of the American shows. Oh well.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan |
