Duran Duran

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Nov 25, 2004 11:10 AM On 2004-11-24 17:43, vintagegirl wrote: I asked him if they would be playing the states more often and he said that if it were up to him, he would. (What did that mean?) He probably meant that tours are dictated not by the desires of the band, but by their record labels, who are looking at profits and the bottom line. As big Sylvian fans as we are, the fact is that his following is pretty small, and Virgin (his label, until recently) isn't going to put him on tour unless he can bring in some cash... which, unfortunately, he can't (as evidenced by the fact that 80% of the dates on his 2002 tour were cancelled). He still does well in Europe and the far east, but not enough of us yanks ever caught on to his tunes to make more frequent touring worthwhile for the label, even if the band might want to.

On 2004-11-24 17:43, vintagegirl wrote:
I asked him if they would be playing the states more often and he said that if it were up to him, he would. (What did that mean?)

He probably meant that tours are dictated not by the desires of the band, but by their record labels, who are looking at profits and the bottom line. As big Sylvian fans as we are, the fact is that his following is pretty small, and Virgin (his label, until recently) isn't going to put him on tour unless he can bring in some cash... which, unfortunately, he can't (as evidenced by the fact that 80% of the dates on his 2002 tour were cancelled). He still does well in Europe and the far east, but not enough of us yanks ever caught on to his tunes to make more frequent touring worthwhile for the label, even if the band might want to.

Post #127444 by tikibars on Thu, Nov 25, 2004 11:10 AM