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Old 21-01-2015, 21:40
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They may do okay with a gig here. Lots of folks from a couple of provinces and a couple of US states could easily make their way to check them out.
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Old 21-01-2015, 21:53
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Where in Mexico are you? DF? Are there many fans there?
DF, yes. Well more than you would think. They are not overly popular, but Tolerate and You Stole The Sun are famous enough to attract the crowds. Also, a lot of people will go just because they are a "cult" band even though they are not fans.

But I mean if Editors, The Kooks and Kaiser Chiefs can sell out a 2,000 venue, so can they.
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Old 21-01-2015, 21:53
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The venue they played in Philly has a max capacity of 650.
650 995 1150 550 962 1100 1651 993 700 1350 1500 for all except Seattle so usually quite a bit smaller than Wolves which I think is 3000. From the sounds of it quite a few were under-filled too.

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Old 21-01-2015, 22:52
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Toronto and NY were both 2,000+ venues.
This isn't true. Webster Hall is 1,500.
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Old 21-01-2015, 23:25
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DF, yes. Well more than you would think. They are not overly popular, but Tolerate and You Stole The Sun are famous enough to attract the crowds. Also, a lot of people will go just because they are a "cult" band even though they are not fans.

But I mean if Editors, The Kooks and Kaiser Chiefs can sell out a 2,000 venue, so can they.
Cool. I want to visit DF and a Manics show would motivate me to finally go. I agree in principal that Manics should attract more. I feel the same way about the US actually but it just doesn't happen. I wish they could promote things better.
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Old 21-01-2015, 23:38
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This isn't true. Webster Hall is 1,500.
The toronto venue is only 1350 according to wik too?
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Out of curiosity, does anyone have a list of the venues they were supposed to play in 1995?
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Old 22-01-2015, 00:03
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The toronto venue is only 1350 according to wik too?
That sounds about right.
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Old 22-01-2015, 00:06
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Cool. I want to visit DF and a Manics show would motivate me to finally go. I agree in principal that Manics should attract more. I feel the same way about the US actually but it just doesn't happen. I wish they could promote things better.

I would love it to happen and it would be glorious, few places with better crowds than Mexico. It is a city of 20 million +, so it is not that hard to find 2,000 Manics fans. The problem sometimes here are ticket prices. As promoters usually fly the bands from the US only to one concert, it is expensive to them flying the band, crew and equipment, so they try to compensate with ticket prices. That means, you probably won't find tickets for a concert of an international band for less than $40 USD, and in a country with a minimum wage of $5 USD per day, scares a lot of people away.
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Sorry, but I am sure they will do Vancouver as their shows are always well attended there. They actually got airplay there, at least during TIMTTMY.

I saw them three times in Vancouver and every show was full if not sold out.




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I seriously hope if they do a North American run, that they go nowhere near British Colombia haha.
I was supposed to be here in Vancouver until August, however some stuff came up and so I'm going back home to Glasgow next week. Missed the Glasgow Holy Bible show cause I was on a working visa in Vancouver & now I'm CONVINCED they'll come here and I'll be gone

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Old 22-01-2015, 00:38
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I would love it to happen and it would be glorious, few places with better crowds than Mexico. It is a city of 20 million +, so it is not that hard to find 2,000 Manics fans. The problem sometimes here are ticket prices. As promoters usually fly the bands from the US only to one concert, it is expensive to them flying the band, crew and equipment, so they try to compensate with ticket prices. That means, you probably won't find tickets for a concert of an international band for less than $40 USD, and in a country with a minimum wage of $5 USD per day, scares a lot of people away.
Right, I have heard about those factors. But on the other hand Mexico has devoted fan bases. I really wish it could happen. I think it would require a petition etc to show that the interest is there. Maybe a Mexico based 'fan club' to stir up interest. I am guessing this tour has been set already and Chicago just wasn't supposed to promote it yet - so too late for this round unless its already planned. Anyway, Thailand got a couple of shows in '94 because a bunch of sales (of motorcycle emptiness is I remember correctly) and a fanatical radio DJ. I think the station may have partially sponsored it too. If they come to Los Angeles again I hope you make it and we can celebrate with a beer!

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Old 22-01-2015, 00:38
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That sounds about right.
How do you know? Are you from Toronto? Well I am so please don't try to school me on a venue I've been to on several occasions.

Anyway, the point I was trying to make before you two went all ridiculously literal was that not all of the venues are as small as was being implied.
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What sort of venues do they play in the us? Wolves civic sort of thing?
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Gigs over there are usually much smaller than that, I think.
i'm not sure of capacity but i was at metro (chicago) 2 weekends ago and it's *tiny* - i was there for the bloodshot records 20th birthday party (what is it with 20th anniversaries!) and my mate and i were leaning on the stage the whole way through. i went out to the bar/bathroom a couple of times and made it back to the stage immediately both times. it's really small. i can't wait
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Old 22-01-2015, 02:26
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How do you know? Are you from Toronto? Well I am so please don't try to school me on a venue I've been to on several occasions.

Anyway, the point I was trying to make before you two went all ridiculously literal was that not all of the venues are as small as was being implied.
It sounds about right that every other venue was between about 500 and 1500, and that Toronto wasn't randomly a 2,000+ capacity.

Overstating the size of a venue by around 50% of what it actually is (1350 vs. 2000+) is actually a pretty big overstatement. That's not a matter of being "ridiculously literal."
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