No Show in Rome for Barbara Streisand
May 29, 2007 Concert Tour, Famous People, Music, TV Show, Tickets Sale
Barbara Streisand recently canceled her concert in Rome. It was scheduled for next month but it did meet many fans that complained of very high ticket prices. Organizers claimed the move had nothing to do with this. The official statement made by promoter Michael Cohl was:
“We met with unexpected production delays. We deeply apologize to the fans in Rome”
Ticket prices will be refunded and fans will be allowed to book a ticket at another European venue included in the tour. We have to think about one thing here. The prices were very high as they varied from around $200 to $1,200. The show was supposed to happen at the Flaminio Stadium, which has 24,000 seats. Another thing to be taken into account was that the average sales price for a ticket in Barbara’s last tour (2006) was $298 and it still did sell like crazy.
Chemical Brothers to Launch New Album
May 20, 2007 Album, Concert Tour, Music, Music Artists, Music Bands, New Single, Song, Tickets Sale
The Chemical Brothers just announced their sixth studio album release. It will be held on the 18th of June and the material will be called “We are The Night”. As expected, there will also be a single release earlier, on the 4th of the same month, for a track featured on the album called “Do It Again”.
In other news, the Chemical Brothers will hold a show at Chalk Farm’s Roundhouse on May 31 and will headline the Other Stage in Glastonbury on June 24. The band is well renowned for their shows and fans are expected to quickly buy all the tickets can be offered. It certainly became a good move for a club to book them and I must say that they do know how to raise a crowd off their chairs.
No Need to Bail Willie out of Jail
Apr 24, 2007 Famous People, Music, Rumor, Tickets Sale
Willie Nelson today pled guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession. What this means is that he will not have to face jail time for the offense. Instead he will pay a fine of $1024 to a Louisiana court and have six months’ probation. Are we at all surprised? I know I’m not. This is Willie Nelson we’re talking about. Marijuana possession is a requirement of his career path, and they should pre-print the tickets citing him for it.
During his short time in Louisiana, fans gathered outside the courthouse for autographs. Nelson was a gentleman as always and signed pieces of paper and such, shaking hands with the small crowd. I guess toking doesn’t affect his manners.
Allen Calls it Quits
Apr 18, 2007 Lily Allen, Music, Music Artists, Performance, Rumor, Tickets Sale
Lilly Allen isn’t making any friends in America right now. On the heels of her recent remarks about how “backward” Americans are, Lilly has come up against sagging interest in her less than stellar debut album Alright, Still. She’s a British pop star with huge aspirations and an even huger thirst. Yeah, she said that stuff about Americans, but she didn’t mean it because she was drunk. Uh-huh. This is me believing her. Insert sarcastic rolling of the eyes. Partly in response to her comments, partly in response to her lack of talent, Lilly has been refunding tickets all along her American tour. Lilly recently wrote on her MySpace page, “I am tired, but more than that I don’t think I have been giving my best performances recently.” Yep she’s tired of it, tired enough to pack it in and go home. She looks tired, doesn’t she? Maybe it’s all the booze. Good riddance, I say. Go on home and whine about how America hates you. Maybe it will inspire some good music for a change.