BrianK 25.05.2005 20:11 |
I don't know if this is true or not. My brother actually told me, after hearing it, on a New York radio station(Q104.3). He said, he heard that the planned US tour would be scrapped and they are planning a one and done show somewhere in New York. I'm sure they would play The Garden if they decide to do it. I'm just wondering if anybody else had heard anything on this? |
iron eagle 25.05.2005 20:26 |
have not heard that as Brian mentioned earlier about 90% sure why does everyone mention madison over and over??? just curious no new music even when paul tours here he doesnt go there no tour in america in oh i dont know how long (actually i do ) LA could barely get 350 people to watch them play what makes anyone think they can fill it?? (this coming from someone of course who wants to see it happen) |
Queen T 25.05.2005 20:48 |
I've heard the same as you Eagle...I mean there's an audio clip of him actually stating this Monday on his website |
sdsu82 26.05.2005 16:26 |
I just read that Q+PR is playing the Aruba Music Festival in October. link |
The Stealer 26.05.2005 18:11 |
Aruba...that might be fun!!!! Well at least that is some confirmation that they will be in the Western Atlantic in the fall. Called number-left message. |
The Stealer 26.05.2005 18:17 |
You can buy tickets right now!!! link $100.00 Golden Circle $60 and $40 General Admission OK- So why can't they annouce US Dates???? |
CharlieG 26.05.2005 18:31 |
I would guess that they'll play a couple of one offs to test the waters over here. Maybe big markets like LA & NY. . . If that pans out, I would imagine something early next year - basically after Stones, U2, Springsteen, etc., wrap. That many big tours clogging the circuit out here and competition gets fierce. Just a thought. . . |
Queen T 26.05.2005 19:23 |
sdsu82 wrote: I just read that Q+PR is playing the Aruba Music Festival in October. linkHmmm...an Aruba Music Festival...that's random... |
Ray D O'Gaga 27.05.2005 22:51 |
Mr. May has addressed this very subject on his website. "We are still looking at options for the next leg of our tour (after the Summer outdoor gigs). We have offers from the USA, Japan, Australia, and South America ... it is just a question of how much we take on, and .... in what order. UNOFFICIALLY I can tell you we are veering towards doing a quick slam around the world first, and then coming back to do the BIG stuff in the USA later." I'd say the likelihood of a US tour just went from 90% to about 40%. The longer its put off, the more likely something will come up later to prevent it from happening at all. I guess I'll start looking into travel arrangements to Aruba. This, perhaps, is the price we pay for not buying enough copies of "I Want to Break Free" in 1984. Let the "I told you so" gloating begin. I've earned it. |
Saint Jiub 27.05.2005 23:13 |
Sigh |
Ray D O'Gaga 27.05.2005 23:21 |
Rip Van Winkle wrote: SighFor once, Rip, we are in complete agreement. |
Knute 28.05.2005 00:51 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote: Mr. May has addressed this very subject on his website. "We are still looking at options for the next leg of our tour (after the Summer outdoor gigs). We have offers from the USA, Japan, Australia, and South America ... it is just a question of how much we take on, and .... in what order. UNOFFICIALLY I can tell you we are veering towards doing a quick slam around the world first, and then coming back to do the BIG stuff in the USA later." I'd say the likelihood of a US tour just went from 90% to about 40%. The longer its put off, the more likely something will come up later to prevent it from happening at all. I guess I'll start looking into travel arrangements to Aruba. This, perhaps, is the price we pay for not buying enough copies of "I Want to Break Free" in 1984. Let the "I told you so" gloating begin. I've earned it.I disagree. I think if anything this message implies a desire to stretch the Q+PR experiment out. This confirms a US tour in my mind. They wouldn't do one off shows in all parts of the world and bypass the states. I'm willing to bet money on that. |
sucaine 28.05.2005 01:34 |
Listen to the wind being taken from my sails.... They have to come, we've been waiting the longest...damn it. |
ianshome 28.05.2005 02:35 |
sucaine they dont have to do anything!!!!!!!! elvis never came to uk lol....... |
Grantcdn 28.05.2005 03:32 |
yeah I agree with Ray that the longer it goes without coming here...the less likely it is that they'll find a way over here...perhaps they start getting sick and/or tired of it, health or personal problems, conflicts etc.....I think they will still do at least one or two shows/appearances here no matter what....still hoping for a full tour though....and if it is promoted properly they could fill Madison Square Garden or the ACC Centre in Toronto.....let's hope they do it......noticing Aruba flights are kind of pricey....hope this tour stays successful wherever it goes....and yes worldwide is cool |
The Mir@cle 28.05.2005 04:31 |
**Sat 28 May 05** US TOUR SCRAPPED??!! We are still looking at options for the next leg of our tour (after the Summer outdoor gigs). We have offers from the USA, Japan, Australia, and South America ... it is just a question of how much we take on, and .... in what order. UNOFFICIALLY I can tell you we are veering towards doing a quick slam around the world first, and then coming back to do the BIG stuff in the USA later. We actually have quite modest aims ... we went into this with the idea of having fun, doing what we do best, and fulfilling a wish for those who wish it .... everything beyond this is pure bonus.... As soon as I have OFFICIAL info, you guys will be the first to know. love Bri © brianmay.com |
CharlieG 28.05.2005 06:36 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote: Let the "I told you so" gloating begin. I've earned it.Put that douchebag gloating on hold. . . |
The King Of Rhye 28.05.2005 08:06 |
If all they did in the US was a one-shot deal in NYC, I would find some way to go, though it would be quite a trip, and quite an expense....however, I would think, even if they did a relatively small tour, one of their stops surely would be Detroit...or even if they came to Chicago, that would be KINDA close I guess.... |
doremi 28.05.2005 13:04 |
I just saw Brian's website too. Somehow...I am not surprised, I AM dissappointed, but not surprised. |
sdsu82 28.05.2005 13:06 |
I am definitely going to Aruba. Went to the festival a couple of years ago. It is a cool place. |
Ray D O'Gaga 28.05.2005 14:04 |
sdsu82 wrote: I am definitely going to Aruba. Went to the festival a couple of years ago. It is a cool place.I'll see you there. |
The Mir@cle 28.05.2005 14:33 |
Arlene R. Weiss wrote: I just saw Brian's website too. Somehow...I am not surprised, I AM dissappointed, but not surprised.Why dissappointed??? What's negative about this?? Brianmay.com UNOFFICIALLY I can tell you we are veering towards doing a quick slam around the world first, and then coming back to do the BIG stuff in the USA later. They will come to the USA, only a bit later. |
YourValentine 28.05.2005 14:51 |
"We are pressing the button any minute now .. ... I'm pretty sure we will see you soon in the USA. It will be a BIG thrill. We have all waited a long long time..." Brian May on his website on April 29th - that sounded much more definite than his latest statement. I really hope for all the American fans who have followed the tour reports of us Europeans during the last weeks that the tour will come to the USA. The Madison Sq Garden reports come from an interview Spikey Edney gave a keyboard magazine. But quite obviously, nothing has been decided yet. |
Queen T 28.05.2005 15:29 |
Sounds like they are reorganizing their plans since he mentioned they'd had "offers" from Japan, South America, Australia, and the US. Whatever they decide to take on, it would be a bit odd if they toured most of the world and completely skipped and disregarded the US since it's one of the largest countries...I'm not sure I understand why his most recent statement should be taken negatively...surely they may want to tackle the largest part of the tour at the end? It's such a huge thing to organize... |
doremi 28.05.2005 16:13 |
Yoy have to remember that Brian, Jim Beach will take alot of factors into account as to touring in other nations/areas like Japan, South America, as opposed to the USA. Booking Promoter Tour revenue guarantee. Which in laymens terms means that whatever concert tour promoters Brian & QPL are in discussions with for all of these geographic markets, Brian & QPL will want a written contract guarantee of how many quality venues the promoter can book for that market, how much MONEY/RETURN the promoter can guarantee for the market...as opposed to all touring costs for Queen+Paul Rodgers (which Queen & Paul have to lay out), if the promoter can arrange a tour schedule in that market that conforms to Brian, Roger, Paul's life & work schedule that is agreeable to them, the COMPETITION meaning other toruing music artists in the market that they want to tour that will be competing for fan's dollars AND attendance in each market. They will take all these things into account, and choose the best markets that will afford them the most return and best circumstances for a tour. |
ianshome 28.05.2005 17:58 |
Sounds like they are reorganizing their plans since he mentioned they'd had "offers" from Japan, South America, Australia, and the US. Whatever they decide to take on, it would be a bit odd if they toured most of the world and completely skipped and disregarded the US since it's one of the largest countries...I'm not sure I understand why his most recent statement should be taken negatively...surely they may want to tackle the largest part of the tour at the end? It's such a huge thing to organize... my dearest hammer/tracey just because its the biggest country don't give them a divine right to expect queen/pr to go there the worlds a big place not just usa you know |
djaef 28.05.2005 18:32 |
The Mir@cle wrote: **Sat 28 May 05** US TOUR SCRAPPED??!! We are still looking at options for the next leg of our tour (after the Summer outdoor gigs). We have offers from the USA, Japan, Australia, and South America ... it is just a question of how much we take on, and .... in what order.AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Ray D O'Gaga 28.05.2005 18:52 |
MyHammerIsFalling wrote: Sounds like they are reorganizing their plans since he mentioned they'd had "offers" from Japan, South America, Australia, and the US. Whatever they decide to take on, it would be a bit odd if they toured most of the world and completely skipped and disregarded the US since it's one of the largest countries...I'm not sure I understand why his most recent statement should be taken negatively...surely they may want to tackle the largest part of the tour at the end? It's such a huge thing to organize...We completely missed out on the Works tour and the Magic tour. So for whatever reason, many completely justifiable from a business standpoint I'm sure, the Queen organization has shown a willingness in the past to pass up the North American market. And with this tour, we're talking about musicians in their late 50s and a singer who has his own thing going completely seperate from Queen. If something happens to Brian or Roger's health, the deal is off. If someone decides he's had enough time away from home, the deal's off. If Paul has a serious vocal problem, the deal's off. If Paul decides he's had enough of singing someone else's songs for two hours a night, the deal's off. The whole Queen + Paul Rodgers enterprise is a fragile construct, with a lot of things that could potentially derail something that's left to be picked up in a "later" that could never come to pass. I'm confident in the professionalism of all involved that they will, if at all possible, honor a gig that's already been booked and sold, which is why I'm making plans to go to Aruba in October. But as much as I admire and respect Brian May, I'm not going to take his word that they'll get around to the USA "later". If between now and October 8, there are announced dates for the US or North America, I can always cancel my flight and sell my tickets on eBay. But what I'm not going to do is be caught flat-footed if the US tour never comes to fruition. |
Queen T 28.05.2005 19:43 |
ianshome wrote: Sounds like they are reorganizing their plans since he mentioned they'd had "offers" from Japan, South America, Australia, and the US. Whatever they decide to take on, it would be a bit odd if they toured most of the world and completely skipped and disregarded the US since it's one of the largest countries...I'm not sure I understand why his most recent statement should be taken negatively...surely they may want to tackle the largest part of the tour at the end? It's such a huge thing to organize... my dearest hammer/tracey just because its the biggest country don't give them a divine right to expect queen/pr to go there the worlds a big place not just usa you knowNo shit Sherlock... |
Queen T 28.05.2005 19:46 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote:I won't be caught flat-footed as I've seen two of the concerts...just hoping they get here if possible. Not willing to shell out and go to Aruba as tickets seem to be premiumly priced...MyHammerIsFalling wrote: Sounds like they are reorganizing their plans since he mentioned they'd had "offers" from Japan, South America, Australia, and the US. Whatever they decide to take on, it would be a bit odd if they toured most of the world and completely skipped and disregarded the US since it's one of the largest countries...I'm not sure I understand why his most recent statement should be taken negatively...surely they may want to tackle the largest part of the tour at the end? It's such a huge thing to organize...We completely missed out on the Works tour and the Magic tour. So for whatever reason, many completely justifiable from a business standpoint I'm sure, the Queen organization has shown a willingness in the past to pass up the North American market. And with this tour, we're talking about musicians in their late 50s and a singer who has his own thing going completely seperate from Queen. If something happens to Brian or Roger's health, the deal is off. If someone decides he's had enough time away from home, the deal's off. If Paul has a serious vocal problem, the deal's off. If Paul decides he's had enough of singing someone else's songs for two hours a night, the deal's off. The whole Queen + Paul Rodgers enterprise is a fragile construct, with a lot of things that could potentially derail something that's left to be picked up in a "later" that could never come to pass. I'm confident in the professionalism of all involved that they will, if at all possible, honor a gig that's already been booked and sold, which is why I'm making plans to go to Aruba in October. But as much as I admire and respect Brian May, I'm not going to take his word that they'll get around to the USA "later". If between now and October 8, there are announced dates for the US or North America, I can always cancel my flight and sell my tickets on eBay. But what I'm not going to do is be caught flat-footed if the US tour never comes to fruition. |
Ray D O'Gaga 28.05.2005 21:22 |
MyHammerIsFalling wrote: I won't be caught flat-footed as I've seen two of the concerts...just hoping they get here if possible. Not willing to shell out and go to Aruba as tickets seem to be premiumly priced...In light of what the flight and lodging will cost me, the ticket price was the least of my concerns. |
The Stealer 28.05.2005 21:30 |
I have -in the past- been very optimistic about QPR coming to the US this fall. Brian's latest post concerns me--- I agree the longer they stay away as Ray and others have pointed out-- the less likely a US tour seems to be. Health, family and other issues could get in the way, etc. I guess we can thank- Bruce, U2, Stones, Paul MCCartney- who are all touring in the fall in the US. Are promoters willing to fork out for an "unknown" like QPR??? The offers from the other countries are probably more appealing and it's been a LONG time since Queen have been to these countries as well I just want an annoucement of the rest of tour soon-- wherever it may be- I need to plan out my remaining 2005 holiday time--If they are not coming to the US then I can unlock my days for other commitments. If they are thinking NOV/Dec...I also need to know ASAP-Thanksgiving,year-end and Christmas time will be booked by others soon.. C'mom Brian< Paul, Roger, Jim Beach...throw us bone!! |
Queen T 28.05.2005 21:41 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote:That was my point...the flight and lodging costs..not the Queen tickets...in any case, I hope you have a blast! I have no doubt you will though!MyHammerIsFalling wrote: I won't be caught flat-footed as I've seen two of the concerts...just hoping they get here if possible. Not willing to shell out and go to Aruba as tickets seem to be premiumly priced...In light of what the flight and lodging will cost me, the ticket price was the least of my concerns. |
ianshome 29.05.2005 05:14 |
you certainly had a blast hammer london, paris and then there were the concerts!!!!!!!! |
Ray D O'Gaga 30.05.2005 00:57 |
Compliance Queen wrote: I have -in the past- been very optimistic about QPR coming to the US this fall. Brian's latest post concerns me--- I agree the longer they stay away as Ray and others have pointed out-- the less likely a US tour seems to be. Health, family and other issues could get in the way, etc.Just to put a fine point on this, take a look at Brian's most recent post and you'll get a fine illustration of how quickly this whole Queen + Paul Rodgers tour could derail. "And now, nearly two weeks after the tour [26 May], I still can hardly move my left hand fingers when I wake up in the morning. So I'm getting advice and doing tests ...and ... well, I hope for the best. Opinion seems to be that I basically strained the tendons and accumulated some damage. Assuming it is nothing more sinister, I seem to have something called Tenosynovitis. I'll keep you posted. I contemplated cancelling my participation at the Norway 46664 gig in Tromso, to let the hands recover, safeguarding our summer gigs, but I've been advised it may be OK if I am careful, so, as of now, I'm going to chance it." Hence my desire to get while the getting's good. |
Queen T 30.05.2005 09:28 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote:Yes, you're right Ray. I find it a bit strange however that a mere two days earlier he's still talking about touring other parts of the world while he knows he has this hand "problem." Can't quite figure that one out...Compliance Queen wrote: I have -in the past- been very optimistic about QPR coming to the US this fall. Brian's latest post concerns me--- I agree the longer they stay away as Ray and others have pointed out-- the less likely a US tour seems to be. Health, family and other issues could get in the way, etc.Just to put a fine point on this, take a look at Brian's most recent post and you'll get a fine illustration of how quickly this whole Queen + Paul Rodgers tour could derail. "And now, nearly two weeks after the tour [26 May], I still can hardly move my left hand fingers when I wake up in the morning. So I'm getting advice and doing tests ...and ... well, I hope for the best. Opinion seems to be that I basically strained the tendons and accumulated some damage. Assuming it is nothing more sinister, I seem to have something called Tenosynovitis. I'll keep you posted. I contemplated cancelling my participation at the Norway 46664 gig in Tromso, to let the hands recover, safeguarding our summer gigs, but I've been advised it may be OK if I am careful, so, as of now, I'm going to chance it." Hence my desire to get while the getting's good. |
Megamike The GREAT 30.05.2005 10:12 |
Well, call me negative but I have a feeling that this might be the end of the tour, sure they will do what shows they already have scheduled... but I doubt they are going to do a US tour... I mean look at it.. they are thinking of doing the REST of the world first.. and THEN doing the USA... sounds to me like we are the last resort.. and to think... the US used to be their best gigs, they did more shows in the US than they did anywhere else... I guess they just outgrew the US fans. I wish Brian a speedy and full recovery, having hand problems myself I know just what a PAIN they can be. |
karen 31.05.2005 01:46 |
djaef wrote:AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!! There is more than just America out there!!The Mir@cle wrote: **Sat 28 May 05** US TOUR SCRAPPED??!! We are still looking at options for the next leg of our tour (after the Summer outdoor gigs). We have offers from the USA, Japan, Australia, and South America ... it is just a question of how much we take on, and .... in what order.AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Ray D O'Gaga 31.05.2005 09:23 |
karen wrote:Considering that they haven't toured North America in 23 years, I don't think they're looking at the world as "just America". Australia hasn't had them for a long time either, but you've had them more recently than we have.djaef wrote:AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!! There is more than just America out there!!The Mir@cle wrote: **Sat 28 May 05** US TOUR SCRAPPED??!! We are still looking at options for the next leg of our tour (after the Summer outdoor gigs). We have offers from the USA, Japan, Australia, and South America ... it is just a question of how much we take on, and .... in what order.AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
ianshome 31.05.2005 09:40 |
amen to that Karen! |
Knute 01.06.2005 01:01 |
I think that they're looking at the winter months to tour the US(maybe a new year's gig) because they can corner the market so to speak. They just can't compete with the Stones,U2,and Sir Paul in the fall. |
7Innuendo7 01.06.2005 18:15 |
nice post The Mir@cle no nothing's been officially confirmed. But we're all the way tuned in-- |