VH demanding too much for English Monsters Gig

[Atomic_Rob]

Classic Rock is sad to report that the Monsters Of Rock Festival - which made a storming comeback at Milton Keynes Bowl last year with a bill that included Deep Purple, Alice Cooper and Journey - is almost certainly on the back burner for 2007.

A source close to the MOR camp told us that given the availabilities (or lack of same) of several key artists, the staging of a Monsters Of Rock event this year is looking "very unlikely indeed".

Many big-name artists have already announced shows of their own this summer, or are committed to rival festivals. Ozzy Osbourne is playing Wembley Arena on June 19 (the same month that MOR 2007 would have been staged) while Iron Maiden are headlining the Download festival on June 10. Maiden are likely to be joined by the likes of Motley Crue and Saxon at Download, making it a significantly 'trad metal' day.

Meanwhile, Van Halen - reunited with frontman David Lee Roth, although we are still awaiting 100 per cent confirmation of that fact - are thought to be asking too much money to make an MOR appearance viable.

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[Matt White]

Hmmm....I wonder how much money we're talking aboot here......


HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHA!!!

"Will DAVE & VAN HALEN make money?!?"

Just a touch...:p

[kamaboko]

OZ has set a pretty difficult price to beat for 07 summer: free.

[katie]

The VH deal is only for an hour show
Which is the same amount of time Ozzy is on stage these days.

Katie



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Pets that Katie owns - AKA The Army Cry babys

fryingdutchman (Goon 1 - Desperalty trying to be a big boy)
Unchainme (Goon 2 - A preteen crybaby)
LoungeMachine (A moderator apperently LMFAO)
Matt White (moderator clown understudy)
Dan (Low IQ but trys hard)
Jimmy Jingles (mummy's boy)
FORD (Village Idiot's stupider brother)
Wawazat (just a another preteen kid)
diamondjimi (arse bandit but my fav little pet)
Rikk (His posts suggest that his IQ size is his dick size = 4)
rustoffa (Yes this shocked me to, the headline read ‘Has been poster is really an idiot shocker!’)

[ThrillsNSpills]

Katie if you're going to disrespect the locals at least post a pic of yourself in your prime.


did they have cameras in '65?


Spills still loves ya

[binnie]

Ok, well at least it shows that they're prepared to come over here.

Fuck, I'd rather they did one or two nights at Earls Court indoors, would be much better than a festival gig. Can't see them doing Leeds/Reading....

Motley Crue at Download, nah they'd have taken a headline spot on one of the three days (which have gone to Maiden, Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance - Crue are a much bigger draw than the other two).

Metallica are also touring Europe this summer, playing festivals in June/ July (soon to be announced).

I suppose that over here Metallica could still play Reading/Leeds but that's the end of August. Preferably, I'd like to see them do their own gig at Milton Keynes Bowl, they're still a deadly live band....

[Atomic_Rob]

VH should just headline the bowl on there own anyway, even if they don't sell out all 65,000, the capacity can be brought up and down depending on the demand.

Reading and Leeds is a waste of time, space and money. £70 to see Maiden in 2005 with no decent support bands? Fuck no.

Earls Court would be insane because of the size of the joint, a huge stage show and lighting rigs... Awesome

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by binnie
Ok, well at least it shows that they're prepared to come over here.

No it doesn't! It shows that they are money hungry pieces of shit!

Oh, suddenly they can charge top dollar without having actually played a show together ?!?

How come there's only a handful of us that can see through this crap and see it for what it really is ??

You know, if Edward emerged from his ashes and actually conducted a coherent interview along the lines of what Rikk posted, and appeared to be trying to get his act together and show some fan support, I might even change my tune and consider catching a show...

But no, we have rumors of one new song to add to the third greatest sucky hits in hopes of someone actually purchasing a copy...

It all STINKS!

Get ready sheeple...

Get in line with your $250 ticket stub to watch Dave barely make it through your favorite adolescent anthems, while Edward incoherently improvises over them till there's nothing left in your memory banks of what these guys used to be...


COUNT ME OUT!

[binnie]

Originally posted by ELVIS
No it doesn't! It shows that they are money hungry pieces of shit!

Oh, suddenly they can charge top dollar without having actually played a show together ?!?

How come there's only a handful of us that can see through this crap and see it for what it really is ??

You know, if Edward emerged from his ashes and actually conducted a coherent interview along the lines of what Rikk posted, and appeared th be trying to get his act together and show some fan support, I might even change my tune and consider catching a show...

But no, we have rumors of one new song to add to the third greatest sucky hits in hopes of someone actually purchasing a copy...

It all STINKS!

Get ready sheeple...

Get in line with your $250 ticket stub to watch Dave barely make it through your favorite adolescent anthems, while Edward incoherently improvises over them till there's nothing left in your memory banks of what these guys used to be...


COUNT ME OUT!

don't get me wrong, I have no doubt that this is about $$$ and not the fans. But I still want to see them live, and any indication that they would consider a gig in the UK is good news to me.

I was 2 when they split, and a chance to see them now would be insane...

[binnie]

Originally posted by Atomic_Rob
VH should just headline the bowl on there own anyway, even if they don't sell out all 65,000, the capacity can be brought up and down depending on the demand.

Reading and Leeds is a waste of time, space and money. £70 to see Maiden in 2005 with no decent support bands? Fuck no.

Earls Court would be insane because of the size of the joint, a huge stage show and lighting rigs... Awesome

I think Earls Court is the best bet, not only from the show point of view (ie sound, lights and the volume of being indoors) but financially too: there's no way they'd sell 65,000 tickets over here.

Sure thye're legends and that will be a big draw. But Van Hagar hardly ever toured here, and the fan base thus diminished. consequently a big outdoor show on their own is a no go.

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by binnie

I was 2 when they split, and a chance to see them now would be insane...

No, it's gonna be a let down no matter how you slice it, and there's not a snowball's chance in HELL they will even remotely resemble the real deal...

Take Black Sabbath with Ozzy for instance, they look and sound VERY close to how the looked and sounded in say 1975...

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Notice Tony's son on bass ??

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT YOU DON'T !!

No WAY will Van Halen approach that, with or without Mr. Anthony...

[binnie]

Originally posted by ELVIS



Notice Tony's son on bass ??

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT YOU DON'T !!

No WAY will Van Halen approach that, with or without Mr. Anthony...

Elvis, you are absolutely right.

But at this stage in the game (last chance saloon) i'll take 75%, just to see Ed and Dave together again. I know it's not gonna be perfect, and that there's a chance it'll be a complete disaster, but it's a chance worth taking in my book.

However, I understnad your view entirely...

[ELVIS]

Well, like I said...

My tune would possibly change if Edward conducted some interviews along the lines of Rikk's fantasy post...

[binnie]

All is quite is camp Van Halen, are they planning a grand (re)entry onto the scene, or just being the insufferable, un-co-operative cunts that they have been for as long as we can all remember.

Only time will tell....

[kamaboko]

Originally posted by binnie
Elvis, you are absolutely right.

But at this stage in the game (last chance saloon) i'll take 75%, just to see Ed and Dave together again. I know it's not gonna be perfect, and that there's a chance it'll be a complete disaster, but it's a chance worth taking in my book.

However, I understnad your view entirely...

slice it up and cook it anyway you want, it's still VH4.