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True, but getting the gear to WA is probably a big concern, and to make it viable they probably need all the possible WA tour stops to be feasible for the dates they need. One unfeasable stop is enough to scotch the whole leg, which is most probably what happened here, in some form or another. There's a lot of behind the scenes technical concerns that dictate where a tour like this goes. Just because a reason isn't readily visible to us on the outside, doesn't mean there isn't a perfectly good one, and like I said, it's probably something so mundane, it would disappoint you if you found out what it was.

I'm by no means sure on the 70's issue. I haven't come across any pics where the guitar is enlarged/positioned clearly enough to see details. I just thought that in a few of the pics it looked like it could have the bigger headstock.

I've wanted one of those American reissue Thinlines since they came out anyway. They reformulated the pickups so they sound more like the original Wide Range ones from the 70's. The fact that it was painted only sweetened the deal.

He did become an official Fender endorser recently so who knows. I signed up for the promotional drawing where they gave away the Thinline Tele custom painted by Paris, but didn't win.:cry:

Bass tends to be a lot more noticable in a live setting.:laugh3:

Just thowing it out there, but are you sure the venue is free during that time? That's a common reason tour stops get left out (and can be easily checked by anyone), and if that's the case it's going to be hard to succeed. Otherwise (given what happened with Twisted Logic), I'd say you've at least got a shot. Good luck.:)

I wonder exactly how much seating was freed up.:confused:

Fair enough. :)

You can really hear a lot of his influences. He's heavily influenced by Krautrock and 1970's Post Punk as well, and both of those are present in a lot of the songs.

Is that photo the origin of the whole cake thing?

It takes time to have the cake shipped all the way from London, you know!:laugh3:

If they took Plug in Baby out, I guarantee you a large portion of the audience would react with much more than a "so what". The nature of arena/stadium shows is such that the audience is so large that a good portion of the audience aren't even all that familiar with a band's lesser known songs. Surely you've been to an arena gig where large numbers of the audience got the blank cow stare during the deep cuts? In structuring a set, a good band's responsibility is to try to ensure that the largest possible percentage of their audience hears what they came for. Unfortunately, it's impossible to please everyone, so you have to do the best you can. Radiohead gets away with it because, by and large, they drove off their casual fans a decade ago when they took the plunge into heavy experimentation. IMHO, a lot of the critisism levelled at Muse's live shows these days is justified, but I just can't agree with your particular arguement.

Whew!:laugh3:

I personally think they get a bad reputation. If done well, they can be really cool. I'm just saying that some people don't enjoy them, and I respect that.

I never meant to imply that people purporting to be the band online were even remotely genuine, but I can see how my post came off with a rougher edge than I intended it to. My bad.:(

Debs does say that, but she may simply be doing so to protect their privacy. The only thing we can say for sure is that they don't have public accounts. My only point was that Chloe is the only member of the Coldplay "inner circle" that's had a confirmed public presence on this type of thing. (barring Jo's twitter/blog which she mainly uses for professional purposes.), and based on the fans that had contact with her when she was on twitter, she did seem more than willing to share a certain amount of personal information.

IDH, I think it's fair to say that you may personally enjoy a stadium gig less. (because let's face it, stadiums aren't the best venues for concerts on a lot of levels.), but I think it's important to acknowledge that there are other valid reasons for holding a stadium tour than simple money grubbing.

Fair enough. I misunderstood your point a bit, I think. :)

True, but it's important to keep in mind that it's often not entirely within a band's control how "big" they get. As I said on another thread, any proffesional band, no matter how artistically driven or indie-minded, is when it comes down to it, a business entity. It's called the "music industry" for a reason. Even bands that have managed to break out of that mold to various degrees (like Radiohead) have done so after years of playing the game. Coldplay are a stadium act, not just because they want to be big (although I'm sure that's a factor), but because stadiums are now the most feasable option to meet live demand, without having to play 200+ dates a year.

I'm highly skeptical, but who knows, she did have a Twitter account, and she was fairly open and gracious to a lot of fans who contacted her through it. I still call BS on this one though.:thinking:

I think a lot of the material from those sessions was rewoked into stuff that did appear (at least in some form) on MX though, so there may not be all that much in the way of finished material from those sessions to release. (If they even wanted to, which frankly I doubt.)

While I can understand your sentiment, the truth is that ALL proffessional bands are an industry, even if some don't admit it.

There's no way of knowing how much material the band does/does not have in stock until they say something about it and I don't really see why we should assume they have "so much", or anything at all. Just because they released an E.P. a year after VLVODAHF doesn't mean they will this cycle, and aside from 2 or 3 songs from the E.P. they only played 2 other "new" songs last tour, and those very sparingly.

I'm sure it's more to do with mundane logistical things, as opposed to not "wanting" to play more places. They have a history of playing more places than a lot of international acts, and they are playing fewer dates everywhere this tour. To be honest, I think it's probably more to do with the band (understandibly), not wanting to be on such a punishing schedule as the last two tours, now that they have families and stuff. They've all more or less said as much.

I'm not sure what you mean by no new material. They released the album late last year, and have been releasing it's supporting singles in a fairly usual pattern. It's only been about 7-8 months since they last released new material, and that's not long at all really, especially in the middle of a major touring cycle.