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| From | "Brian Hughes" <bryzo.hughes@ntlworld.com> |
| Subject | Tribute bands |
| Date | Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:19:31 +0100 |
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I was walking past the Royal Concert Hall here in Glasgow tonight and
spotted posters advertising forthcoming gigs for 3 tribute acts - Elvis
Presley, Meat Loaf and Queen. This is a beautiful venue with fantastic sound
and great line of sight wherever you're sitting and it boggles my mind that
these acts are playing such a cool place. Why can't they play elsewhere and
let some new bands play the hall? Unfortunately tribute acts are big
business over here and regularly sell out venues. The Complete Stone Roses
are absolutely massive and even had original Roses bassist Mani DJ for them
on some tours. Scarily their website says they play to 60000 - 75000 paying
punters every year!
In the Concert Hall poster the tribute Meat Loaf singer looks like
Michael Chiklis AND it says he'll be singing songs from all 3 Bat Out Of
Hell albums. Mmmm, maybe I WILL go along after all...
Are tribute bands big business Stateside too?? Just wondered....
Bryzo
PS. My wee brother went along to see the REAL Mr Loaf recently and people
were walking out after about 3 or 4 songs as his voice was completely gone.
Maybe that's why there's a tribute act doing the rounds...
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