| Toon_86 27.09.2019 22:28 |
Guys in the UK may be getting overwhelmed with the amount of Queen music on adverts during programs at the moment. Everything from SSOR, WWRY, AOTD, Flash, to name a few and now this video appears:- link (sorry not clickable, not a hardship to copy / paste) What is happening? The prices on the Uk 'tour' (London and Manchester is a UK tour? are mental, or are they just the biggest arenas? to cash into) As a fan of 45 years, seen them many times, this is just getting desperate. A mate of mine was at this corporate gig, apparently it was great. But man, this is beginning to demonstrate it is just a cash cow now. BM is 72 RT is 70, how much do they need? |
| MisterCosmicc 28.09.2019 00:11 |
Yep. A hired band like at a wedding. |
| flash00. 28.09.2019 00:11 |
I noticed all of this greed many years ago, I also agree with all their music on tacky Television adverts, cashing in while there is huge interest. Don't worry though,I bet they still will spew out compilation albums/box-sets with childish ltd edition fucking balloons like it's 1971, to be honest I think they are not far off from retiring, so it's all about the money not the fans who have stuck with them for decades making them multi-millionaires and giving them one hell of a lifestyle. Just look at the crumbs they include on releases compared to many other big artists (it speaks volumes) then you will see how much they truly value us old gits, crumbs = keep the old fans quiet and ridiculous one penny frigging balloons to blow up while doing sodding pirouettes to that ballet for life dvd crap! I wouldn't care but Brian and Roger don't even like ballet so they palm the shite off on us lot. They are so out of touch with fans, this my friends is what fame and wealth and ego does to some Humans. Just see how long the BR movie fans last Brian. |
| rockchic65 28.09.2019 01:01 |
Toon_86 wrote: Guys in the UK may be getting overwhelmed with the amount of Queen music on adverts during programs at the moment. Everything from SSOR, WWRY, AOTD, Flash, to name a few and now this video appears:- link (sorry not clickable, not a hardship to copy / paste) What is happening? The prices on the Uk 'tour' (London and Manchester is a UK tour? are mental, or are they just the biggest arenas? to cash into) As a fan of 45 years, seen them many times, this is just getting desperate. A mate of mine was at this corporate gig, apparently it was great. But man, this is beginning to demonstrate it is just a cash cow now. BM is 72 RT is 70, how much do they need?That's not a corporate gig it was for the husbands birthday party and they have various charitable foundations and donate a lot of money to charity every year including animal charities. The wife is a massive Adam fan and he's played for her birthday a few times. |
| dysan 28.09.2019 09:09 |
To be honest it looks like a lot of fun. But did remind me that big gigs are now just a sea of mobile devices held aloft. |
| stevelondon20 28.09.2019 09:49 |
Watch the gig as it happens. Not through your phone. Odd why people do that! |
| Toon_86 28.09.2019 10:34 |
I thought it was a gig they did for Microsoft during the American tour. A friend of mine was there who said it was tremendous. If it was a charitable thing or someone close I get it, but corporate stuff leaves me cold. |
| Vocal harmony 28.09.2019 13:42 |
The recent gig in Italy was a private party, they are not the only band to play at these kind of events. As mentioned already it was arranged through people who know band members. They are far from being the only band to do this, some including U2 ( contact their management and they'll let you know their fee ) will do these type of events (schedule permitting) for a lot of cash. As far as TV ads go, Queen are not the only band, it's kind of a feature of popularity. |
| flash00. 29.09.2019 00:10 |
I don't recall The Beatles or Led Zep or Pink Floyd on TV ads (I'm sure they are popular...I think) I could be wrong. (On tv ads) I remember I think Freddie was offered one million dollars to do a TV ad for wine or something like that but refused as it was beneath him etc Brian and Captain Birdseye will probably allow Fat Bottomed Girls to be used in the US for hemorrhoid cream next. |
| dysan 29.09.2019 08:37 |
It's a different world now innit. Post-social media times I'm sure they view having DSMN on an advert for Dairy Milk to be the equivalent of getting a track on a big movie soundtrack. Pumped into every home everyday for weeks on end. And when Flash kitchen floor cleaner approach you, you don't say no. Interesting about the other bands - I know the beatles had a strict rule about it (notably relaxed these days) and I genuinely doubt the other 2 were approached back then. Advert people like the obvious. |
| kosimodo 29.09.2019 09:20 |
Concert ticket prices are high in general. I havent checked but i guess thats how it is nowadays. |
| Toon_86 29.09.2019 10:17 |
Gig tickets don't need to be extortionate. I go see bands like The Wildhearts who work and work for around £25-£30, they are still recording new stuff and are tremendous, Same with The Darkness. Few bands try and charge what Queen are asking without a couple of decent backup bands. We will get 20 mins of background noise. I'm a huge Queen fan, possibly would argue my collection would rival anyone globally, but this is now taking the pee. UK tour in London and Manchester? I honestly believe they are the biggest UK Arenas hence the most money can be gained. Where is the Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast dates? That is a UK tour. Sorry for the bad vibes, just frustrated that this is now so corporate. |
| Holly2003 29.09.2019 10:22 |
dysan wrote: And when Flash kitchen floor cleaner approach you, you don't say no.My vote for comment of the year so far. |
| Vocal harmony 29.09.2019 13:48 |
Toon_86 wrote: Gig tickets don't need to be extortionate. I go see bands like The Wildhearts who work and work for around £25-£30, they are still recording new stuff and are tremendous, Same with The Darkness. Few bands try and charge what Queen are asking without a couple of decent backup bands. We will get 20 mins of background noise. I'm a huge Queen fan, possibly would argue my collection would rival anyone globally, but this is now taking the pee. UK tour in London and Manchester? I honestly believe they are the biggest UK Arenas hence the most money can be gained. Where is the Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast dates? That is a UK tour. Sorry for the bad vibes, just frustrated that this is now so corporate.The Wild Hearts are a great band, but they are touring on a different level. It's possible for an o2 Acadamy level band to tour with a large van or small truck and five or six crew. Taking advantage of in house PA and lights. Or even carrying two or three lighting trusses and a relatively small amount of PA. it all cuts touring cost down A big arena tour is totally different. At the level Queen tour at, at the moment, they have 24 trucks 8 tour busses plus close to 100 local crew at each venue. I'm not denying they are making a shed load of money but they've also invested hugely into the current production. Also no matter what level a band tours at, the promoter will usually set ticket prices and percentages are earned by the band and promoter on each ticket. The Wild Hearts could be on a higher percentage than Queen because the overall production costs are less |
| flash00. 29.09.2019 17:35 |
Vocal harmony wrote:I remember years ago Roger (and Elton) bitching about Madonna and the price of her tickets etc and now RT is doing the same thing hypocrite or jealous? Who remembers Kid Rock charging $20 a ticket? just proves it can be done.Toon_86 wrote: Gig tickets don't need to be extortionate. I go see bands like The Wildhearts who work and work for around £25-£30, they are still recording new stuff and are tremendous, Same with The Darkness. Few bands try and charge what Queen are asking without a couple of decent backup bands. We will get 20 mins of background noise. I'm a huge Queen fan, possibly would argue my collection would rival anyone globally, but this is now taking the pee. UK tour in London and Manchester? I honestly believe they are the biggest UK Arenas hence the most money can be gained. Where is the Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast dates? That is a UK tour. Sorry for the bad vibes, just frustrated that this is now so corporate.The Wild Hearts are a great band, but they are touring on a different level. It's possible for an o2 Acadamy level band to tour with a large van or small truck and five or six crew. Taking advantage of in house PA and lights. Or even carrying two or three lighting trusses and a relatively small amount of PA. it all cuts touring cost down A big arena tour is totally different. At the level Queen tour at, at the moment, they have 24 trucks 8 tour busses plus close to 100 local crew at each venue. I'm not denying they are making a shed load of money but they've also invested hugely into the current production. Also no matter what level a band tours at, the promoter will usually set ticket prices and percentages are earned by the band and promoter on each ticket. The Wild Hearts could be on a higher percentage than Queen because the overall production costs are less |
| Mr Mercury 29.09.2019 21:56 |
Actually the Beatles did have one of their songs, Revolution being that song, used in an ad by Nike. They then sued Nike, the advertising agency and Capitol records and eventually settled out of court. And here is the advert Nike used link |
| dysan 30.09.2019 07:27 |
The makers of the Bohemian Rhapsody movie: We were lucky the band gave their blessing to their music being used in a terrible film The makers of the Yesterday movie: Hold my beer |
| Holly2003 30.09.2019 11:19 |
I know why they're doing it, I just don't like it. It devalues the music. And once again, so much for Roger and Brian claiming they would rather be remembered as an album band while they relentlessly promote Queen's hit singles. |
| aristide1 30.09.2019 14:58 |
They were always very competitive, between them and with other bands. Losing an advert contract in favor of another rock band is not their style, and money has little to do with this. In fact the most competitive was Fred and under his brief musical leadership between 77-78 the band shifted the orientation from album to hits. His lousy "democratic" idea of splitting the album to the four members produced great hits interleaved with subpar fillers. It was the time when they were watching the musical charts like an oil magnate watch the oil price. In conclusion, you don't know why they're actually doing it, and you don't understand that music can't be devalued by context. What remains is that you (and others) don't like it because of a personal caprice, which you are totally entitled to. Thank you for sharing it. |
| Holly2003 30.09.2019 15:41 |
aristide1 wrote: They were always very competitive, between them and with other bands. Losing an advert contract in favor of another rock band is not their style, and money has little to do with this. In fact the most competitive was Fred and under his brief musical leadership between 77-78 the band shifted the orientation from album to hits. His lousy "democratic" idea of splitting the album to the four members produced great hits interleaved with subpar fillers. It was the time when they were watching the musical charts like an oil magnate watch the oil price. In conclusion, you don't know why they're actually doing it, and you don't understand that music can't be devalued by context. What remains is that you (and others) don't like it because of a personal caprice, which you are totally entitled to. Thank you for sharing it.You're still pissed that I schooled you over Brian's PhD, which you claim he bought. Don't take it personally. I often try to teach idiots the truth. It's a failing of mine... |
| dysan 30.09.2019 15:53 |
I don't really have a horse in this race (apart from an absolute solid gold 5/5 gag a couple of posts up) but I do think music can be devalued by context. |
| GonnaUseMyPrisoners 01.10.2019 02:57 |
Holly2003 wrote: And once again, so much for Roger and Brian claiming they would rather be remembered as an album band while they relentlessly promote Queen's hit singles.Very keen observation, I've had it too, as have others. But well said, nonetheless. Even when they specifically state, at the outset of a tour, that they'll include deeper cuts to make fans happy, they're dropped less than 1/3 the way through the tour, leaving only... yes, you guessed it, the hits. Nothing wrong with the hits. But in the immortal words of Dr. Evil "throw me a friggin' bone here..." |
| The Fairy King 01.10.2019 06:45 |
I see over saturation. I wonder why Miami let's this happen. I thought he didn't want to flood the market. People are gonna become tired of Queen soon. |
| Holly2003 07.10.2019 14:36 |
The Fairy King wrote: People are gonna become tired of Queen soon.Yep. When QP's brand appeals mainly to the fickle masses, they will quickly move on to the next flavour of the month. |
| dysan 20.11.2019 19:34 |
This just in: 'A Kind Of Magic' is on the current Furniture Village advert. |
| Nathan H 20.11.2019 20:49 |
dysan wrote: This just in: 'A Kind Of Magic' is on the current Furniture Village advert.Wow I didn't realise they still used it. I'm sure I first saw it a few years ago. In fact I just quickly searched on Google and they first used A Kind Of Magic in 2015! Source: link Somebody To Love is currently being used in Visa's Christmas advert - I think it's a really good one perfect for this time of year. |
| dysan 20.11.2019 20:56 |
Yeah I'm sure it's been on a while that one. Truth is, I steer clear of that sort of channel :) |
| dysan 21.11.2019 19:30 |
Somebody To Love: VISA |