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Great comment by (the) Melvins.
"Incase you haven't noticed, we tour all the time. Eventually we'll play in your city. Hey, you can always travel to see us!"
Can we finally put the "why don't Melvins play my city" cry to rest?
All I can say is,
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk281/JoelMarx/nice_big_cup_1.jpg)
Yes, they tour a lot, but they tour the SAME FUCKING CITIES the majority of the time. LA San Francisco Minneapolis Austin New York YAWN. Good luck seeing them within a few years if you live outside of the U.S. Why do they tour the same cities? It's probably easy when you're comfortable with certain venues. And, they play in or around the Los Angeles area about TEN TIMES a year. People ask the Melvins to tour their city because they like the band. It's not brain surgery. :x
Quote from: Brian Foy on June 27, 2011, 09:15:31 PM
All I can say is,
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk281/JoelMarx/nice_big_cup_1.jpg)
Yes, they tour a lot, but they tour the SAME FUCKING CITIES the majority of the time. LA San Francisco Minneapolis Austin New York YAWN. Good luck seeing them within a few years if you live outside of the U.S. Why do they tour the same cities? It's probably easy when you're comfortable with certain venues. And, they play in or around the Los Angeles area about TEN TIMES a year. People ask the Melvins to tour their city because they like the band. It's not brain surgery. :x
Fantastic poster!
i can not complain. i live in a small country, however the melvins drop by every 2 to 3 years. they either play zurich which is 20min away from home or they play in the french part of switzerland, which is 3 to 4 hours away... i am fine with that! thats the good thing about switzerland, no matter where a gig is, it's never longer than 4 hours to travel!
I'd travel to see the Melvins, absolutely! But I'm a college student and anything that's over 5 hours away is just too difficult. More than anything it just seems really odd that they skipped Athens GA this year with their mini tour. I know I'm beating a dead horse but the closest show for me was New York and that's roughly a 12 hour drive. They skipped the entire southeast. You know you feel sad when The Melvins skip your city and you don't get to see them. :(
Still, I guess playing CA 12 times this year makes sense to them. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a fall tour that brings them over here!
Quote from: MrLuck87 on June 28, 2011, 11:11:41 AM
I'd travel to see the Melvins, absolutely! But I'm a college student and anything that's over 5 hours away is just too difficult. More than anything it just seems really odd that they skipped Athens GA this year with their mini tour. I know I'm beating a dead horse but the closest show for me was New York and that's roughly a 12 hour drive. They skipped the entire southeast. You know you feel sad when The Melvins skip your city and you don't get to see them. :(
Still, I guess playing CA 12 times this year makes sense to them. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a fall tour that brings them over here!
yeah it sucks. They've been playing here nearly every since 1990. They haven't been back since asa.
Sorry, I don't travel with the Grateful Dead. I live nearby in Louisville, KY. It is a fairly major city when it comes to concerts. The Melvins have played here before but not enough to suit me. I have travelled at the most about 120 miles to see them before. I don't see myself doing that all the time for them. THEY are the band. I'm the customer. You come to my city and I will pay to see you. I won't keep coming to YOU. That is simple capitalism that even Roger Osborne can appreciate.
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on June 28, 2011, 06:56:13 PM
Sorry, I don't travel with the Grateful Dead. I live nearby in Louisville, KY. It is a fairly major city when it comes to concerts. The Melvins have played here before but not enough to suit me. I have travelled at the most about 120 miles to see them before. I don't see myself doing that all the time for them. THEY are the band. I'm the customer. You come to my city and I will pay to see you. I won't keep coming to YOU. That is simple capitalism that even Roger Osborne can appreciate.
Then you will understand why they do not come to your city often enough to suit you.
i got a question. they always sold out here in nashville, but its a smaller club. i wonder if the only cities they are playing have bigger stages and guarantees. they've mentioned before that the huge guarantees is what gets them to europe for special events. i also notices all of the residency shows featured borrowed or rented equipment. the almighty dollar is starting to really come between the artist and the fan.
Quote from: swanky on June 28, 2011, 11:02:13 PM
i got a question. they always sold out here in nashville, but its a smaller club. i wonder if the only cities they are playing have bigger stages and guarantees. they've mentioned before that the huge guarantees is what gets them to europe for special events. i also notices all of the residency shows featured borrowed or rented equipment. the almighty dollar is starting to really come between the artist and the fan.
You are right.
It rubs me the wrong way when they get bothered by fans saying Come to My City.
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on June 28, 2011, 06:56:13 PM
Sorry, I don't travel with the Grateful Dead. I live nearby in Louisville, KY. It is a fairly major city when it comes to concerts. The Melvins have played here before but not enough to suit me. I have travelled at the most about 120 miles to see them before. I don't see myself doing that all the time for them. THEY are the band. I'm the customer. You come to my city and I will pay to see you. I won't keep coming to YOU. That is simple capitalism that even Roger Osborne can appreciate.
It hasn't been very major THIS year. :lol:
I'd be fine with going to Indy or Newport to see them as I'm convinced only like 5 people in my town like the Melvins but I'm freakishly subconcious about planning for out-of-state trips to shows.
Quote from: Captain CoryCory on June 29, 2011, 10:53:06 AM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on June 28, 2011, 06:56:13 PM
Sorry, I don't travel with the Grateful Dead. I live nearby in Louisville, KY. It is a fairly major city when it comes to concerts. The Melvins have played here before but not enough to suit me. I have travelled at the most about 120 miles to see them before. I don't see myself doing that all the time for them. THEY are the band. I'm the customer. You come to my city and I will pay to see you. I won't keep coming to YOU. That is simple capitalism that even Roger Osborne can appreciate.
It hasn't been very major THIS year. :lol:
I'd be fine with going to Indy or Newport to see them as I'm convinced only like 5 people in my town like the Melvins but I'm freakishly subconcious about planning for out-of-state trips to shows.
when i was wifey-less, i would make at least 4 trips to atlanta a year. but now with the economy the way it is and three mouths to feed, it ain't happenin'. and what makes more sense: making a load of nashvillians pay a hundy each to make way to atlanta or play nashville too, sell out the show, and have all of them spend a hundy each at the merch table to boot?
Quote from: Brian Foy on June 28, 2011, 11:24:57 PM
It rubs me the wrong way when they get bothered by fans saying Come to My City.
I didn't think they were upset. They were just saying that they tour frequently and will eventually end up in your city. If you don't like it travel to CA.
The closest Buzz has seemed bothered on the issue was when fans were asking them to play some obscure city in the middle of nowhere. It seems like Buzz's reply was something like, "Really, you can't figure it out on your own why we don't play there? :lol:".
Quote from: MrLuck87 on June 29, 2011, 11:36:05 AM
Quote from: Brian Foy on June 28, 2011, 11:24:57 PM
It rubs me the wrong way when they get bothered by fans saying Come to My City.
I didn't think they were upset. They were just saying that they tour frequently and will eventually end up in your city. If you don't like it travel to CA.
The closest Buzz has seemed bothered on the issue was when fans were asking them to play some obscure city in the middle of nowhere. It seems like Buzz's reply was something like, "Really, you can't figure it out on your own why we don't play there? :lol:".
Sure-fire way to make new fans statements like that.
Jimi Hendrix never tours and he sells a shit ton more music than Melvins ever could.
Quote from: sadcorps on June 29, 2011, 03:14:09 PM
Jimi Hendrix never tours and he sells a shit ton more music than Melvins ever could.
Good point except you neglect one small matter.........he's dead. He earns the tragically-died-too-soon genius buck.
Quote from: Captain CoryCory on June 29, 2011, 10:53:06 AM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on June 28, 2011, 06:56:13 PM
Sorry, I don't travel with the Grateful Dead. I live nearby in Louisville, KY. It is a fairly major city when it comes to concerts. The Melvins have played here before but not enough to suit me. I have travelled at the most about 120 miles to see them before. I don't see myself doing that all the time for them. THEY are the band. I'm the customer. You come to my city and I will pay to see you. I won't keep coming to YOU. That is simple capitalism that even Roger Osborne can appreciate.
It hasn't been very major THIS year. :lol:
I'd be fine with going to Indy or Newport to see them as I'm convinced only like 5 people in my town like the Melvins but I'm freakishly subconcious about planning for out-of-state trips to shows.
Well, there is Clutch who always delivers and Big Business will be in Newport late July...
Quote from: Bigval on June 29, 2011, 02:40:22 PM
Quote from: MrLuck87 on June 29, 2011, 11:36:05 AM
Quote from: Brian Foy on June 28, 2011, 11:24:57 PM
It rubs me the wrong way when they get bothered by fans saying Come to My City.
I didn't think they were upset. They were just saying that they tour frequently and will eventually end up in your city. If you don't like it travel to CA.
The closest Buzz has seemed bothered on the issue was when fans were asking them to play some obscure city in the middle of nowhere. It seems like Buzz's reply was something like, "Really, you can't figure it out on your own why we don't play there? :lol:".
Sure-fire way to make new fans statements like that.
I'm sure if your band got as big as The Melvins you'd gladly play Aurora, Utah to appease your one fan.
Quote from: MrLuck87 on June 29, 2011, 03:42:41 PM
I'm sure if your band got as big as The Melvins you'd gladly play Aurora, Utah to appease your one fan.
Don't try and justify it it's a shitty thing to say to your fans.
The Melvins would play anywhere if the price was right so lets not try to pretend the lack of people turning up would actually bother him.
I don' t think it is at all a shitty thing to say to your fans. It is called REALITY.
Quote from: Bigval on June 29, 2011, 03:59:35 PM
Quote from: MrLuck87 on June 29, 2011, 03:42:41 PM
I'm sure if your band got as big as The Melvins you'd gladly play Aurora, Utah to appease your one fan.
Don't try and justify it it's a shitty thing to say to your fans.
The Melvins would play anywhere if the price was right so lets not try to pretend the lack of people turning up would actually bother him.
Then those fans can save up money to pay them to play their city.
Quote from: sadcorps on June 29, 2011, 05:33:51 PM
I don' t think it is at all a shitty thing to say to your fans. It is called REALITY.
Seriously. I currently live in Augusta GA which is the second biggest city in the state. The Melvins have
never played here and play Atlanta and Athens instead. I'm not complaining. Me and my friends even told Buzz that it probably wasn't best for them to come here because people probably wouldn't show up.
Buffalo/Rochester and the whole WNY area can be a bitch sometimes for shows, often times bands bypass this area when going from NYC to Toronto. It's definitely gotten better recently, due to more clubs and better promoters. Before the 2006 tour, it was 1995 when they played here last!
Since '06 it's been decent though. Buffalo/Rochester got back to back nights in '08/'09. Last year closest was Cleveland, well worth the drive. 6 hrs round trip is about all I'd drive to see any band. I like driving home after the gig, and sleeping in my own bed.
I get why they don't play here all the time and why the smaller tours only hit the "big" cities. When it's a small run and they're gonna play x amount of shows, the places that cough up the cash get the band.
There is absolutely NO reason for them not to play in Louisville. When they play here the place is packed and people buy up the merch. So the capitalist in Buzz should always bring it to the 'ville.
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on June 29, 2011, 07:59:50 PM
There is absolutely NO reason for them not to play in Louisville. When they play here the place is packed and people buy up the merch. So the capitalist in Buzz should always bring it to the 'ville.
It's a marketing statement to defend that whole thing, once they finish playing Grumpy's for the 400th time. Part of me hates it because I will spend my money to go see this band live. But part of me does like the fact that... Guess what? You'd better either catch them or wait another ten years. Makes the experience a little more authentic.
I didn't catch em' in 2002 so how was that show? When Big Business came here in '09 like 50 people showed up.
It was packed at headliners when they opened for Down. It was packed in 2002. As far as big business...it was the concert goers loss because that was the show Tweak Bird was with them. And I dare say they stole the show.
fuck off melvins! play canada you 'tards
Quote from: anaconda on June 30, 2011, 07:33:44 PM
fuck off melvins! play canada you 'tards
yeah they should do a month long residency in toronto, and they should play GPT , OZMA, and THE TRILOGY and why not BSM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on June 30, 2011, 07:30:29 PM
It was packed at headliners when they opened for Down. It was packed in 2002. As far as big business...it was the concert goers loss because that was the show Tweak Bird was with them. And I dare say they stole the show.
Yeah but that whole crowd was.... a bunch of.... DOWNERS. *rimshot*
Not as bad as Indianapolis, though. :lol:
I lvoe this topic.
I saw them in Indy with Jello. It was packed but there were a lot of metal heads in the show. Buzz said on stage that he loved Indianapolis.
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 01, 2011, 03:44:34 PM
I saw them in Indy with Jello. It was packed but there were a lot of metal heads in the show. Buzz said on stage that he loved Indianapolis.
I don't see how he could.
Quote from: spunkmonkey on July 01, 2011, 05:36:24 PM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 01, 2011, 03:44:34 PM
I saw them in Indy with Jello. It was packed but there were a lot of metal heads in the show. Buzz said on stage that he loved Indianapolis.
I don't see how he could.
if a rock star says he loves a city/state/country on stage... he means it!
Yeah, we ALL know how much of a ROCK STAR Buzz is...
Quote from: spunkmonkey on July 01, 2011, 05:36:24 PM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 01, 2011, 03:44:34 PM
I saw them in Indy with Jello. It was packed but there were a lot of metal heads in the show. Buzz said on stage that he loved Indianapolis.
I don't see how he could.
Have you been to Indianapolis? I have only been there to see the show and where they played seemed like a cool part of the city.
Quote from: spunkmonkey on July 01, 2011, 05:36:24 PM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 01, 2011, 03:44:34 PM
I saw them in Indy with Jello. It was packed but there were a lot of metal heads in the show. Buzz said on stage that he loved Indianapolis.
I don't see how he could.
Me either. Having lived in Indianapolis for 25 years, I can tell you honestly it is a very shitty place to live, especiall if you don't give a fuck about sports or racing.
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 01, 2011, 08:49:30 PM
Quote from: spunkmonkey on July 01, 2011, 05:36:24 PM
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 01, 2011, 03:44:34 PM
I saw them in Indy with Jello. It was packed but there were a lot of metal heads in the show. Buzz said on stage that he loved Indianapolis.
I don't see how he could.
Have you been to Indianapolis? I have only been there to see the show and where they played seemed like a cool part of the city.
My parents and most of my relatives are from Anderson (I was born there, but moved to Michigan when I was 1). We spent a lot of time there in the summers and I've been to Indy countless times. I do remember the Children's Museum was one of my all time favorite places when I was a kid.
I thought this thread was supposed to end the whining.. :lol:
Quote from: jonE5 on July 03, 2011, 11:14:18 AM
I thought this thread was supposed to end the whining.. :lol:
I should have known! Melvins fans are the biggest cryers.
Quote from: sadcorps on July 03, 2011, 11:23:59 AM
Quote from: jonE5 on July 03, 2011, 11:14:18 AM
I thought this thread was supposed to end the whining.. :lol:
I should have known! Melvins fans are the biggest cryers.
it seems you have been proving your own point with almost every post lately. quit the whining, man, we get it.
Well, he or she is sad after all.
Quote from: Jackie Treehorn on July 03, 2011, 02:34:01 PM
Well, he or she is sad after all.
:lol:
Stop being a fucking dick, Sadcorps.
Just calling it like I see it, which I guess you are too.
:P
Quote from: Chief Ten Beers on June 29, 2011, 05:49:27 PM
Buffalo/Rochester and the whole WNY area can be a bitch sometimes for shows, often times bands bypass this area when going from NYC to Toronto. It's definitely gotten better recently, due to more clubs and better promoters. Before the 2006 tour, it was 1995 when they played here last!
Since '06 it's been decent though. Buffalo/Rochester got back to back nights in '08/'09. Last year closest was Cleveland, well worth the drive. 6 hrs round trip is about all I'd drive to see any band. I like driving home after the gig, and sleeping in my own bed.
I get why they don't play here all the time and why the smaller tours only hit the "big" cities. When it's a small run and they're gonna play x amount of shows, the places that cough up the cash get the band.
Most of the shows I attended back in the day were in NYC. I didn't mind driving down from Syracuse. One of the first Melvins shows I ever went to, gas was $1.50 a gallon and tickets were $10, way back in 1999. But now with higher gas prices, tickets prices climbing... it's just getting too expensive. factor in parking, food, merch and all the rest, I'm spending a few hundred bucks in one night. All of those upstate shows had great turnouts (minus that show in albany) so there is no reason why they shouldn't come back. And they should.
I spent 160 bucks to see them at The Opera House.
Ticket - $30
Booze - $80
Dope - $50
:D
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Quote from: anaconda on July 08, 2011, 07:44:58 PM
I spent 160 bucks to see them at The Opera House.
Ticket - $30
Booze - $80
Dope - $50
:D
:D
Money spent on first melvins experience :
Gas $3 for 30 mile trip to Nashville and back.
ticket? No ticket, 6 bucks cover charge.
Flyer for show? Five finger discount.
overall experience? Priceless!