Re: Riverdance Tickets @Wolf Trap
Posted by:
FUNdamental
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Date: April 13, 2008 07:01PM
Numbers Wrote:
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> Clearly Radio and Fun have never been performers,
> or in a rock n roll band, because if so, you would
> know the reason the roadies get action first, is
> to eventually get to the band members themselves.
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> BTW, WTF are "lawn People"? People with lawn
> seats? If so, the only reason people get lawn
> seats is because the indoor seats sell out, so how
> does this make them lower on the food chain?
> The real losers at shows and concerts are the
> idiots that continually stand up and yell banal
> comments at the performers, and most of these are
> inside the pavillion.
took my seven year old to a school function and all the fifth grade boys were wearing High School Musical shirts. My first grader laughed at them saying HSM was for girls. One responded "yes, and all the fifth grade girls like HSM." See, fifth graders are smarter than you!
As for Radiophile not knowing the music industry, Are you nuts? His posting on the history of The Nissan Pavilion, and his posting on what "sheds" are, and certain performers technical needs, proves to me he knows his sh&t when it comes to the concert business.
Now, getting to the band members through the roadies, many times the band is gone by the time the crew is done with the scab (industry term, scab, groupie who will have sex with anyone associated with the band to hopefully get to the band). Radio DJ's have been known to scour the floor during a concert looking for willing chicks with no intention of getting them to "meet the band."
As most in the industry know, never let a fan backstage; "they drink your beer, eat your food, and act like they own the place." One pop star even told me once someone said to him "hey, can I move your guitar case so I can sit down."
Hughie Lewis, David Bowie, sting, and Flea, have all been accused of rape by women that had sex with them on the road. So, most major performers these days simply stay away from aggressive fans, it is not worth the hassle.
Now, the "banal comments"from inside the pavilion-of course they are coming from inside, anything yelled from more than say 10 rows back can't be heard on stage. When it comes in loud and clear is when the microphones pick it up and go through the audio system. But, I have seen plenty of drunkard yelling things from the lawn hoping the band can hear it-trust me, they cant.