Possible Richie Solo Tour: Australia Jan 2014
 

Just saw the brief interview with Richie on the TMZ website, http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_qlki6tnh/ , and apart from the question about Jon, Richie says that he is doing some dates in Australia in January 2014. Anyone think this will happen?

I hope so as I was disappointed that Australia was skipped on the Aftermath Tour.

Any thoughts?

Well he did seem pretty definite about it.... the only thing that's making me question it is timing. The beginning of January is only 5 weeks away. I suppose it could be end of January/beginning of February but, if so, he had better make an official announcement now and start marketing the tour.... otherwise hardly any tickets will sell and it will be cancelled.

If he does come, I am there.

I find it all really wierd ..... But jeez , i will be first in line for multiple shows . Glad i resisted buying extra bj tix . Bring it on Sambora ! I guess he will do theartre shows as in enmore , state ect . Hopefully selinas at coogie again . That was ****ing brilliant .

It's interesting (or actually, maybe it's not) that he's doing this as soon as the Bon Jovi tour is over.

I wouldn't be booking any non-refundable hotels or flights that's for sure...

But seriously, I would be more than happy for Richie to get back on track with a decent solo tour with a decent mix of Aftermath/Stranger/Undivided Soul songs.

january makes sense...Bon Jovi tour would be over so he wouldnt be taking another dump on the fans by touring solo during the band tour. Him doing a few shows still means he wont be away from Ava for several weeks at a time (if that is the real reason not to tour with Bon Jovi).

What will actually happen....Richie annouces some solo shows in Australia and maybe some asian shows...Jon sees this and exteneds the Bon jovi tour to throw a spanner in the mix

Aloha !

Yeah, sure. Because you can just decide to do a world tour in a week and start a month later. That's clearly how this works.

People still seem to think that Richie can sell out small clubs outside of America, but this is just not the case. Bon Jovi aren't popular in Japan anymore, and considered how Bon Jovi can't seem to get a proper deal for the rest of Asia, I very much doubt Sambora being able to.

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Of course Richie can sell out small clubs outside of America. Richie can sell out small clubs anywhere actually. He just needs the right strategy that involves the following:

1 - Right venue
2 - Proper support
3 - Adequate pricing

Have just seen Buckcherry play my favourite location in London. Completely sold out for weeks. Had to pay the touts double face value which is just insane as I usually go for less than face value even when gigs are sold out.

Why did that happen?
First of all, it's Buckcherry. I don't know ANYONE who knows them yet the place was crammed. The support band was HUGE. The club they played is such a popular place that people fill it out even if there is no one famous playing it. Actually, artists play there just for the sake of playing there (specifically here I mean KOKO in Camden for people from London. Last year RHCP and Lenny Kravitz played there. Nick Cave just played there like 2 weeks ago...just some examples). Secondly - the price of the ticket was ~£20. Richie's gig costed ~£50. Now he didn't play quite the same venue, didn't have any support band, and his production was way poorer. Yet the place sold out within a day. Play around with those three items and Richie can easily sell out any major city in the world - no question about it. He just has to work a little harder for it. And maybe be prepared to not make money, but to play so that people can see him. Whether he is willing to do that is a different question. Whether he could or not is in my mind undisputable.

I guess he doesn't need to spend time with his daughter any more!
This guys losing all respect from me.

Well, playing devil's advocate here, you can't compare him going on tour with the band with a small mini solo tour. It's not like he's going to be on the road for months and months and months.

It definitely makes sense that he was waiting for the band tour to end before he solo toured. Can you imagine the slaughter he would have gotten touring at the same time?