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zappa73
01-19-2005, 01:06 PM
Actually, they were $6 overall and made $54.3 million dollars last year.

1. Prince $87.4 million
2. Celine Dion $80.4 million
3. Madonna, $79.5 million
4. Metallica, $60.5 million
5. Bette Midler, $59.4 million
6. Van Halen $54.3 million
7. Kenny Chesney $50.8 million
8. Sting (?)
9. Toby Keith $43.7 million
10. Elton John (?)


I love Dave as much as anybody else, but facts are facts.

Net Music Countdown
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=7174

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/music.topconcerttours.ap/

Matt White
01-19-2005, 01:10 PM
So what's the FACTS?!? Bette Midler made more money???
Rehash.
ROLLING STONE reported in the latest issue the tour LOST money for reporters. FACT.

Nickdfresh
01-19-2005, 01:18 PM
Old news, dupe thread--Fact! This tour was an abortion with no real competition and no future prospects of ever taking place again.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 01:33 PM
Say what you will, but without any advanced notice/new album out, being out of the limelight ect. they grossed $54.3 million dollars.

Matt White
01-19-2005, 01:52 PM
Let us know when you plan on dealing with reality.
They drew UNDER 5,000 people on MANY occasions.
They LOST MONEY for the people who put the tour together & financed it. FACT. SMASHING SUCCESS!!!

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:13 PM
Uh huh.

$54.3 million dollars
79 shows

$687,341.77 made per show

6th highest grossing tour of the year after being out of the limelight, barely any promotions, no new material ect.

guwapo_rocker
01-19-2005, 02:16 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Say what you will, but without any advanced notice/new album out, being out of the limelight ect. they grossed $54.3 million dollars.

Listen dipshit!!

Get out your Barney calculator and do the math.

The band were guaranteed $750.000 per show.

They averaged 9000 per night.

The promoters lost their shirts!!

Big Troubles
01-19-2005, 02:17 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Actually, they were $6 overall and made $54.3 million dollars last year.

1. Prince $87.4 million
2. Celine Dion $80.4 million
3. Madonna, $79.5 million
4. Metallica, $60.5 million
5. Bette Midler, $59.4 million
6. Van Halen $54.3 million
7. Kenny Chesney $50.8 million
8. Sting (?)
9. Toby Keith $43.7 million
10. Elton John (?)


I love Dave as much as anybody else, but facts are facts.

Net Music Countdown
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=7174

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/music.topconcerttours.ap/

#6 with Sammy only means that they would've been #1 with Dave. End of fucking story.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:19 PM
Fuck the promoters.

All I said was that they were the #6 grossing tour with $54.3 million dollars. If the promoters were expecting more than that without any new material and barely any advanced notice then they need new financial advisors.

guwapo_rocker
01-19-2005, 02:20 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Fuck the promoters.

All I said was that they were the #6 grossing tour with $54.3 million dollars. If the promoters were expecting more than that without any new material and barely any advanced notice then they need new financial advisors.

Matt White
01-19-2005, 02:21 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Uh huh.
........no new material ect.

BWAHAHAHA!!! I'm sure that the Sisters & Spam would like to pretend that "UP Chuck for Breakfast" "outta Time" & "?" that other horrible song didn't exist!!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:22 PM
Agree there. That was some shit they put out.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:23 PM
#6 with Sammy only means that they would've been #1 with Dave. End of fucking story.

I agree with that too.

academic punk
01-19-2005, 02:29 PM
GROSS profit is MEANINGLESS. FORREST GUMP is one of the supposedly top-grossing movies of all time...but guess what? Due to the cost of production and Tom Hanks' percentage on the gross profits, the studio LOST money on the movie overall.

Sound familiar?

p.s. in the case of gump i think that that's actually more due to creative accounting on the studio's part.
in this case, it's the audience is gone and good will has dried up, thanks to a crappy compilation with three songs that even the most ardent fans have said were lame.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:38 PM
Fuck the studio.

Fuck the promoters.

The "tour gross" is a reflection of the popularity of the band.

Fuck, everybody PREFERS Dave, but it didn't fucking happen. What did happen is still pretty impressive.

$54.3 million dollars is a lot of fucking tickets, and a lot of fans looking to see them play.

Matt White
01-19-2005, 02:50 PM
Glad you enjoyed it. It's the LAST time your gonna see the sisters & Spam together. BANK ON THAT.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:53 PM
What the fuck is Dave up to now anyway? I don't see anything on the web to suggest he's gonna do another solo tour.

Is he just committed to that EMT job in NYC?

academic punk
01-19-2005, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Fuck the studio.

Fuck the promoters.

The "tour gross" is a reflection of the popularity of the band.

Fuck, everybody PREFERS Dave, but it didn't fucking happen. What did happen is still pretty impressive.

$54.3 million dollars is a lot of fucking tickets, and a lot of fans looking to see them play.

No, it really isn't. Not with the prices they were charging (easier to generate larger gross profts when you're charging double what Kenny Chesney does), and the numbers that everyone was obviously expecting this to bring in. Sorry - it was a loss, especially the merchandising, where a band sees an ENORMOUS percentage of their tour profits.
Also - look at how many dates they played. Many of the other artists on that list played significantly LESS - and came out with better numbers. THAT'S ALL ABOUT ATTENDANCE.

The most impressive number on that list is actually Celine Dion. She in actual fact did NOT tour. She played one location for the entire duration of the year. Vegas. Where she lives. HER HOME.

No touring costs. No hotels or road crews to pay. NOTHING. She saw an ENORMOUS NET profit on her 80-plus million.

Van Hagar saw...NO net profit.

(which is actually bad news for a CVH reunion. Promoters will NEVER offer that kind of money to VH again - regardless of who the frontman is- and the only way and reason ANY of these guys - Roth included - will ever even consider getting together again is STRICTLY FOR THE MONEY. It that ain't there, the tour ain't happening. And it ain't, so it won't.)

Bill Lumbergh
01-19-2005, 02:54 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Actually, they were $6 overall and made $54.3 million dollars last year.

1. Prince $87.4 million
2. Celine Dion $80.4 million
3. Madonna, $79.5 million
4. Metallica, $60.5 million
5. Bette Midler, $59.4 million
6. Van Halen $54.3 million
7. Kenny Chesney $50.8 million
8. Sting (?)
9. Toby Keith $43.7 million
10. Elton John (?)


I love Dave as much as anybody else, but facts are facts.

Net Music Countdown
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=7174

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/music.topconcerttours.ap/

Wow, Sheep Boy thanks for pointing this out! That 8,000 a night average(FOR A SUPPOSED REUNION TOUR) really knocked my socks off! I 'm sure you were there at least 20 times while they rocked those half empty arenas with "When Its Love"............I'm sure with Dave they would have been playing 7-11 parking lots. "Look at all the people at the Slurpee Machine tonight!!!!!!"

zappa73
01-19-2005, 02:57 PM
Every other rock touring act outside of Metallica would have loved those numbers.

Matt White
01-19-2005, 03:00 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
What the fuck is Dave up to now anyway? I don't see anything on the web to suggest he's gonna do another solo tour.

Is he just committed to that EMT job in NYC?

You almost made it sonny. Now, you've degenerated into a SHEEP droog. Tsk Tsk.

academic punk
01-19-2005, 03:01 PM
Hello? Schmuckola?

Saying every other band woould love those numbers is IRRELEVANT: that's like Donald Trump earned income for 2004 being 1.5 million dollars.

yes, for anyone else, that would be spectacular. For him and where he's at, IT AIN'T SHIT.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:06 PM
Originally posted by Matt White
You almost made it sonny. Now, you've degenerated into a SHEEP droog. Tsk Tsk.

There's nothing on this website listing any forthcoming tours, and his website isn't very functional right now.

Matt White
01-19-2005, 03:10 PM
Don't you find it disturbing that DAVE drew more people to a casino,by himself with NO PROMOTION, than van hagar did in many cities this summer....ON A REUNION TOUR?!?!
And you have to face fact. If the people who PUT UP THE MONEY FOR THE TOUR lost money, it will NOT happen again. EVH will be playing state fairs IF he ever decides to get off his lazy ass again.

Mishar_McLeud
01-19-2005, 03:12 PM
With Dave it would've been larger only by those Dave-era fans who didn't go to see them this year (yes, it would've been huge, but not twise as much as it has already been). Also, nobody knows if the tour wouldn't have been canceled if Dave was aboard (even when Sammy stated he was tired or Ed's behaviour back in October). So for a band with the bad stigma of VH3, after 6 years of non-touring and inactivity, and almost none promotion this tour was non as bad as somebody would like it to be :).

In that list btw VH is the only rock act (excluding Prince). Ozzfest not even close, so it's really not that bad.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:16 PM
Do you have a fucking tattoo of DLR on your nuts or something? You fucking guys are like groupies.


Originally posted by zappa73
[B]
Fuck, everybody PREFERS Dave, but it didn't fucking happen. What did happen is still pretty impressive.
B]

In other words, EVERYBODY PREFERS DAVE! Clear enough for you?

I'm just posting that a lot of fans saw the show and that the band made a lot of fucking money.

Another promoter might look at the $54.3 million dollar gross and know how to manage it better, like not booking a large show in North Dakota for starters. They sold out 5 shows in the Boston area, so there is money to be made.

The promoters for the Worcester Centrum in MA made a lot of money, so I'm sure they will book them again. Same with Connecticut and Rhode Island.

You guys are fucking bitches!

academic punk
01-19-2005, 03:16 PM
there was TONS of promotion. Especially during the later dates when the promoters realized things were not selling up to expectations.

The absence of any other rock act is a good, important point, though. It's a signal for for the entire industry that rock ain't what it used to be (even in the late '90s), and also that the cost of tickets has gone WAY too far.

Where was the Vote for Change BTW? That HAD to have made these kind of numbers.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:20 PM
Originally posted by Mishar_McLeud
Also, nobody knows if the tour wouldn't have been canceled if Dave was aboard (even when Sammy stated he was tired or Ed's behaviour back in October).

If Dave didn't act like such a Diva on that tour with Sammy, which was basically a feeler from Mike and Sammy on how he would act, I'm sure he would have been on board. All 5 of them could have toured, made a lot of money and a lot of fans happy.

Dave wanted to be a Diva, much like some bitches here, and so he's an EMT and VH grossed over $50 million dollars.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:21 PM
Originally posted by academic punk

The absence of any other rock act is a good, important point, though. It's a signal for for the entire industry that rock ain't what it used to be (even in the late '90s), and also that the cost of tickets has gone WAY too far.


Good point. The new acts don't hold up very well. Too much Pro-Tools and not enough practice makes the music too sanitized for touring.

academic punk
01-19-2005, 03:22 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Do you have a fucking tattoo of DLR on your nuts or something? You fucking guys are like groupies.



In other words, EVERYBODY PREFERS DAVE! Clear enough for you?

I'm just posting that a lot of fans saw the show and that the band made a lot of fucking money.

Another promoter might look at the $54.3 million dollar gross and know how to manage it better, like not booking a large show in North Dakota for starters. They sold out 5 shows in the Boston area, so there is money to be made.

The promoters for the Worcester Centrum in MA made a lot of money, so I'm sure they will book them again. Same with Connecticut and Rhode Island.

You guys are fucking bitches!

someone seems to have sand in his vagina.

guwapo_rocker
01-19-2005, 03:22 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
If Dave didn't act like such a Diva on that tour with Sammy, which was basically a feeler from Mike and Sammy on how he would act, I'm sure he would have been on board. All 5 of them could have toured, made a lot of money and a lot of fans happy.

Dave wanted to be a Diva, much like some bitches here, and so he's an EMT and VH grossed over $50 million dollars.

Ah showing your true colors huh sheep!!?

Dave wouldn't go on the tour if Spam was there!!

And if Dave was on Board nobody would want to he Spam's shit

anyway!!

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:26 PM
True colors?

What does that mean? Am I supposed to bash anything non-DLR to be a true fan?



If the average price was $75, then 724,000 tickets were sold.

Matt White
01-19-2005, 03:27 PM
HAHAHA!!! In almost 4 months they didnt sell out either of 2 shows in DETROIT. VAN HALEN used to sell out here in MINUTES!!!
BITCH PLEASE!!!
Van hagar CAN'T tour again. NOBODY CARES!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Under 5,000 people! WTF?!?!
Stop smoking the corn silk!!!

Bill Lumbergh
01-19-2005, 03:32 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
True colors?

What does that mean? Am I supposed to bash anything non-DLR to be a true fan?



If the average price was $75, then 724,000 tickets were sold.

His next thread title will be "Dave is bald" followed by "Dave cant fucking sing bitches" followed by a non thread "What did my girlfriend mean when she said, where the fuck is it?!".

scottydabodi
01-19-2005, 03:35 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Do you have a fucking tattoo of DLR on your nuts or something? You fucking guys are like groupies... You guys are fucking bitches!

Hey shithead, you know that just because you have "zappa" in your screenname doesn't mean you know SHIT about music, right? I have a message for you from Saddam:

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:37 PM
What a bunch of clever little girls in here!

It's so sweet to see you all getting your panties ruffled over the VH brothers making money without Dave.

scottydabodi
01-19-2005, 03:40 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
What a bunch of clever little girls in here!

It's so sweet to see you all getting your panties ruffled over the VH brothers making money without Dave.

Is it just me, or does this guy sound like KidVegas? Dude, you wanna run you trap about Ronald McHagar, go somewhere else to do it...

zappa73
01-19-2005, 03:45 PM
I see I touched a nerve with that "tattoo of DLR on your nuts" comment. A little too close to home, maybe?

My bad. I'll stop pointing out how unusual it is for people to get emotionally riled up about a band making money without their former lead singer.

Bitch.

Dr. Weenis
01-19-2005, 03:57 PM
This just in!!!

Gay Hagar poetry contest number #3 grossing poetry contest in the country, at Hitchworld1969.com forums!!!

It's Ghey!!!!

Nickdfresh
01-19-2005, 03:59 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
What a bunch of clever little girls in here!

It's so sweet to see you all getting your panties ruffled over the VH brothers making money without Dave.

Why honey? The only one wearing panties here is you. Why don't you try the Links? They enjoy banter from mental defectives such as yourself.

scottydabodi
01-19-2005, 04:02 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
I see I touched a nerve with that "tattoo of DLR on your nuts" comment. A little too close to home, maybe?

My bad. I'll stop pointing out how unusual it is for people to get emotionally riled up about a band making money without their former lead singer.

Bitch.

Hmm... I have a tattoo of Frank Zappa on my nuts, just so you know, homo. As far as the brothers making $$ without Dave, so what? I don't give a shit about their $$, cuz it is NOT coming out of MY wallet. I care about how little RESPECT, GRATITUDE, and HONESTY the VH's have, ESPECIALLY in regard to Dave. It's no secret that Dave worked harder than ANYONE to make VH famous, and how is he repaid? With 20 YEARS of lies about how bad his voice is. With 20 YEARS of trashing Dave at every turn. With 20 YEARS of how NO GOOD Dave was, and how THEY were the reason VH was famous. If you wanna sit here all day, and DEFEND these disrespectful liars, then that's your business, because your talking to deaf ears. Maybe you didn't realize that the RothArmy is a refuge for Roth fans? You seem pretty suspect to me. As far as I'm concerned, Ed, Al, and Mikey should kiss Dave's ass every fucking chance they get for Dave has done for them and their careers. He helped them out of the garage as RAT SALADE, and into the BIG TIME as Van Halen, and Ed, Al, and Sam sit around in every interview they can and slam him... pretty fucking lame in my book. Dave NAMED the band. He told Ed which riffs were great, and which ones SUCKED. He told them how to dress. The list goes on and on... fact is, Dave ran the show with VH, and the sisters can't get over how great he was at doing it, and how BAD they are at it. And to run your mouth about them and us(the members), man, get lost.

zappa73
01-19-2005, 04:06 PM
http://www.perpetualcow.com/gfx/crying-.gif

Matt White
01-19-2005, 04:07 PM
EVH at his new job....workin' a street corner in Mexico!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Nickdfresh
01-19-2005, 04:08 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
I see I touched a big, lovely set of testicles with that "tattoo of DLR on your nuts" comment. A little too close to home, maybe? I love man sack! Sometimes I dress up in a phoney lab coat and pretend to be a doctor just so I can ask young boys to line up and turn their head and cough!

My bad. I'll stop pointing out how usual it is for people like me to get emotionally riled up about a mens nuts and my one, true love Sammy Hagar.

I'm Gay!

Okay, we know fag:

scottydabodi
01-19-2005, 04:09 PM
EVH

scottydabodi
01-19-2005, 04:09 PM
Y'know, the more I look at that licture, the more I think of "Tales from the Crypt".... eww....

guwapo_rocker
01-19-2005, 04:30 PM
.

Big Troubles
01-19-2005, 04:38 PM
cool tatoo

guwapo_rocker
01-21-2005, 12:29 PM
Van Halen could not sell enough tickets to meet the high guaranteed payments the band demanded and lost money for promoters.

Link (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6856062/usher?pageid=rs.NewsArchive&pageregion=mainRegion&rnd=1106328365187&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.872)

Matt White
01-21-2005, 12:34 PM
GOOD WORK GR!

van hagar was a black-hole for promoters last year. It won't happen a second time. They'll be playing state fairs and flea markets!

zappa73
01-21-2005, 04:30 PM
It depends upon the state.

A promoter in North Dakota had to pay VH a ton of money to go there, and only sold about 5,000 seats.

Yet here in Massachusetts, they sold out each night they were here. And sold out Connecticut and Rhode Island too.

So that's really a 1/2 truth there. Some places, like North Dakota, they cannot sell enough tickets to justify going there. Other places, like New England, they can. The promoters made a shitload of money here.

Look, VH with Roth is my favorite band. I was just pointing out the facts.

I now realize that it isn't cool to do that here, just to bash McHagar as ruining VH. blah blah blah

Lesson learned.

guwapo_rocker
01-21-2005, 04:36 PM
It's the same promoter Gumby!! They made some money on some shows, but lost money on most!!!

Overall they lost a bunch of money!! Get it?

Carmine
01-21-2005, 04:38 PM
KICK HIS ASS...SEABASS!

guwapo_rocker
01-21-2005, 04:38 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
I was just pointing out the facts.

I now realize that it isn't cool to do that here, just to bash McHagar as ruining VH. blah blah blah

Lesson learned.

When you start pointing out "facts", you may get some respect.

Keep up with this Van Hagar made money nonsense and we'll kick

your ass over to the links.:D

Fabulous Shadow
01-21-2005, 04:45 PM
I have seen documention supporting the fact that it was in the top 10 tours yet I haven't seen anything documented that it was a cash cow. Can someone show me where this information is coming from?

dave_is_vh
01-21-2005, 05:15 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Uh huh.

$54.3 million dollars
79 shows

$687,341.77 made per show

6th highest grossing tour of the year after being out of the limelight, barely any promotions, no new material ect.


Of course most people who went probably thought they were paying to see Dave.

tomballin
01-21-2005, 09:46 PM
Zappa73, try not to be so stupid, gross don’t mean shite,…..and look at the big picture.

Van SpamBoys Tour a Success?

Yes it was, for the Sisters and VH management, (Irving Azoff, that Jew doesn’t miss a thing/William Morris Agency, etc.) they skinned what was left off the carcass well on this Tour, using every trick and fraudulent approach in the book BTW, to ass fuck a greatly diminighing VH fans base. The fraud/misrepresentation in the 04 SpamBoys Tour, was some of the worse/under-handed shite I have ever witnessed.

Was the SpamBoy Tour a Success?

No, it was not for the fans. They got totally ass fucked by high ticket prices, fraudulent ticket sales practices, fraudulent marketing practices, a shitty stage and album product, and Eddie Van Halen – who is Van Halen for many younger fans.

Secondly, a lot of people went to VH for the novelty factors and/or to see Eddie. It was a one time ticket purchase. They will not do it again, particularly after VH screwed the fans in the 98 Tour and now the 04 Tour, and lied about a Van Roth ReUnion in 2000, and ’96. So the fans got fucked 96, 98, 00, and 04, and EVH is only a ghost of his past. Real successful!

No it was not for the promoter, they lost money, and got hit with a number of lawsuits over the Van SpamBoys Tour. No good promoter will touch Van Halen now.

Was the SpamBoy Tour a Success?

For the future and the potential ticket buying fan base…….Forget About It!......the fat lady (Hagar) sung!

http://img77.exs.cx/img77/6600/23vl.jpg

RogueHorseman
01-21-2005, 10:18 PM
Originally posted by scottydabodi
...I don't give a shit about their $$, cuz it is NOT coming out of MY wallet. I care about how little RESPECT, GRATITUDE, and HONESTY the VH's have, ESPECIALLY in regard to Dave. It's no secret that Dave worked harder than ANYONE to make VH famous, and how is he repaid? With 20 YEARS of lies about how bad his voice is. With 20 YEARS of trashing Dave at every turn. With 20 YEARS of how NO GOOD Dave was, and how THEY were the reason VH was famous. If you wanna sit here all day, and DEFEND these disrespectful liars, then that's your business, because your talking to deaf ears. Maybe you didn't realize that the RothArmy is a refuge for Roth fans? You seem pretty suspect to me. As far as I'm concerned, Ed, Al, and Mikey should kiss Dave's ass every fucking chance they get for Dave has done for them and their careers. He helped them out of the garage as RAT SALADE, and into the BIG TIME as Van Halen, and Ed, Al, and Sam sit around in every interview they can and slam him... pretty fucking lame in my book. Dave NAMED the band. He told Ed which riffs were great, and which ones SUCKED. He told them how to dress. The list goes on and on... fact is, Dave ran the show with VH, and the sisters can't get over how great he was at doing it, and how BAD they are at it. And to run your mouth about them and us(the members), man, get lost.

BRAVO!

BRAVO!!

BRAVO!!!

A most gracious Tip Of The Ten Gallon Hat<sup>TM</sup> to you my brother in arms.

RogueHorseman
01-21-2005, 10:20 PM
Originally posted by tomballin
Zappa73, try not to be so stupid, gross don’t mean shite,…..and look at the big picture.

Van SpamBoys Tour a Success?

Yes it was, for the Sisters and VH management, (Irving Azoff, that Jew doesn’t miss a thing/William Morris Agency, etc.) they skinned what was left off the carcass well on this Tour, using every trick and fraudulent approach in the book BTW, to ass fuck a greatly diminighing VH fans base. The fraud/misrepresentation in the 04 SpamBoys Tour, was some of the worse/under-handed shite I have ever witnessed.

Was the SpamBoy Tour a Success?

No, it was not for the fans. They got totally ass fucked by high ticket prices, fraudulent ticket sales practices, fraudulent marketing practices, a shitty stage and album product, and Eddie Van Halen – who is Van Halen for many younger fans.

Secondly, a lot of people went to VH for the novelty factors and/or to see Eddie. It was a one time ticket purchase. They will not do it again, particularly after VH screwed the fans in the 98 Tour and now the 04 Tour, and lied about a Van Roth ReUnion in 2000, and ’96. So the fans got fucked 96, 98, 00, and 04, and EVH is only a ghost of his past. Real successful!

No it was not for the promoter, they lost money, and got hit with a number of lawsuits over the Van SpamBoys Tour. No good promoter will touch Van Halen now.

Was the SpamBoy Tour a Success?

For the future and the potential ticket buying fan base…….Forget About It!......the fat lady (Hagar) sung!



Damn straight.

Matt White
01-22-2005, 12:01 PM
CASE CLOSED.

Nickdfresh
01-22-2005, 03:07 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
It depends upon the state.

A promoter in North Dakota had to pay VH a ton of money to go there, and only sold about 5,000 seats.

Yet here in Massachusetts, they sold out each night they were here. And sold out Connecticut and Rhode Island too.

So that's really a 1/2 truth there. Some places, like North Dakota, they cannot sell enough tickets to justify going there. Other places, like New England, they can. The promoters made a shitload of money here.

Look, VH with Roth is my favorite band. I was just pointing out the facts.

I now realize that it isn't cool to do that here, just to bash McHagar as ruining VH. blah blah blah

Lesson learned.

As for the sell outs, this was a season wide open for any major rock act to OWN! Van Hagar certainly did not do that. Look at the other top ten acts, what else was there. Metallica? (VH's only real direct competition.) Prince? Bette Midler (not to be confused with Sammy)? Very little in the way of competition as far as the rock fan entertainment dollar went, so a lot of fans showed up that otherwise simply would not have been there if other major classic rock acts had done a 'retread of the hits' tour. I read a few descriptions of the venues by both Hagar supporters and CVH fans, and I always get the impression that a lot of the people in attendance probably knew little about VH in general.

Most of the bitterness here is actually directed towards the Van Halen, lying Dutchwomen, sisters. They could have had a much higher grossing tour with Dave, and we all know it. Sammy is a fool, but he is also another victim of their bullshit as well. Any way you spin it, this tour performed way below all expectations.

Jérôme Frenchise
01-23-2005, 01:25 PM
Originally posted by zappa73
Do you have a fucking tattoo of DLR on your nuts or something? You fucking guys are like groupies.



In other words, EVERYBODY PREFERS DAVE! Clear enough for you?

I'm just posting that a lot of fans saw the show and that the band made a lot of fucking money.

Another promoter might look at the $54.3 million dollar gross and know how to manage it better, like not booking a large show in North Dakota for starters. They sold out 5 shows in the Boston area, so there is money to be made.

The promoters for the Worcester Centrum in MA made a lot of money, so I'm sure they will book them again. Same with Connecticut and Rhode Island.

You guys are fucking bitches!

How delicious for a cunt to examine others's bank accounts!

Anyway, everybody knows about sheeps's shaking disease. The little son of an ewe has already been slaughtered by now.:smoke2: