PartyDoll MEG wrote on Jul 25^th, 2009 at 7:27am:



this won't bring glencar back

Report on btx that Bruce busted out 'Burning Love' in Santiago, Spain.

I've long hoped that he'd bring back 'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck'.
Suddenly it doesn't seem like such a pipe dream...

Meg - you'll be pleased to know I scored a few gems yesterday (for Sept 20).
My C-Card is turning me into the authorities tomorrow for abuse.




Word!

parmeda wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 7:54pm:

I wondered if you would be able to pass by those 2 dates..

Apparently not..
I guess Hubby must have enjoyed Bruce?!!

My two shows are coming up for sale soon-both road trips....
Recession, cut backs. live frugally...
For Bruce, believe it or not I have done that a wee little bit....

PartyDoll MEG wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 5:07am:


It ain't over till it's over Meggy. But he's got a few weeks to rest before satrts trying to wow us jaded yanks again.

New Fogerty song with Bruce now streaming on fogerty's site. When Will I Be Loved. Beware the twang factor,but not bad.

PartyDoll MEG wrote on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 12:24pm:


Yeah not bad Meg. Not far off from the Linda Ronstadt version. Bruce does have several numbers that have a country feel Kind of like the stones. I'd like to hear the rest of the Fogerty BRR new album as well.

Bruce in Italy over the weekend:



Meg just hit the floor. 

Oh rumours...those dreaded heartbreaking rumours. Now the tour might go until 2010.....A Bruce winter followed by a possible Stones spring....What's a poor boy to do

Gazza wrote on Aug 12^th, 2009 at 10:17am:

He certainly hasn't exhausted the west coast. In fact the PNW didn't get ANY shows.....Btw....Des Moines. WTF

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 12^th, 2009 at 10:29am:


Sympathise 100%, mate. However there are still loads of gaps early in that tour itinerary - ample opportunity, had they wished to, to have added a few dates in those areas. If its not going to happen in Sept/Oct 2009, I can't see them coming back in early 2010 just to play half a dozen shows.

Places like Des Moines are markets where he hasnt played at all. He's played California and the sales were OK, but not generally sell outs (close enough though but unremarkable considering he only played three shows in California)

April 01 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion ................16,713 / 17,196........97%................$ 1,535,889

April 15 Los Angeles, CA Memorial Arena.....combined with below..94%
April 16 Los Angeles, CA Memorial Arena......31,080 / 33,094.......94%.................$ 2,807,010

The only American city with a smaller % of tickets sold than LA was Greensboro - 89% (17,234 out of 19,462), which isnt a bad return for a small city which he'd visited just 12 months earlier.

For a place the size of California, that's comparitively slow. Surprised they didnt play San Francisco/Oakland though on this tour.

To get some perspective, he played 27 shows in North America in April-May. 17 sold out with all but Greensboro being 94-99% sold. 16 of the shows were on the east coast.

Here's the full list of American shows for the rest of 2009 with onsale dates :

August 19 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater (On sale now)
August 22 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (Sold out)
August 23 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (On sale now)
August 25 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center (On sale now)
September 12 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre (On sale now)
September 13 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (On sale now)
September 16 Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center (On sale now)
September 20 Chicago, IL United Center (On sale now)
September 21 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena (On sale August 22)
September 30 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 2 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 3 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 8 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (On sale now)
October 9 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (Sold out)
October 13 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (Sold out)
October 14 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (Sold out)
October 19 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (On sale now)
October 20 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (On sale now)
October 25 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (On sale August 8)
October 26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (On sale August 8)
October 29 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
(Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert, On sale now)
November 2 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center (On sale September 25)
November 3 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena (On sale August 28)
November 7 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (On sale September 18)
November 8 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (On sale September 18)
November 10 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (On sale August 22)
November 13 Auburn Hills, MI Palace At Auburn Hills (On sale August 22)
November 15 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (On sale now)
November 18* Nashville, TN Sommett Center (On sale now)
November 20 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena (On sale September 25)
November 22 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena (On sale September 12)

*Rescheduled, previously set for September 10


Christ - looking at that, its like the Louisiana Purchase never happened....

Gazza wrote on Aug 12^th, 2009 at 11:10am:


Des Moines got added after the sluggish Chicago sales - even with the full 'Born To Run' hype - didn't warrant adding the second date that was reportedly held.

There's less than 30 days from ticket on sale to show date in Des Moines.  

left shoe shuffle wrote on Aug 12^th, 2009 at 11:18am:



Similar scenario to Dublin. Last year they sold out three shows (115,000) tickets in a couple of hours. They had three shows reserved for the same venue this July. Put two on sale to begin with - first one sold in no time, second was a bit slower but sold out in a couple of weeks. Hes played so many Irish shows in the last 3-4 years that he's flooded the market - especially considering Dublin has by some distance the highest ticket prices of Bruce shows anywhere (40-50% higher than the UK dates).

Still impressive to sell something like 78,000 tickets and get two sell outs on the same weekend as the OXygene festival took place in Kildare, but instead of adding the 3rd night on July 14th they went for a show in Glasgow instead - where the ESB have never played before (only 3 visits to Scotland before - Edinburgh 81 and 96, Glasgow in '93). Sold about 45-50,000 tickets.