by Rockindeano » Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:08 am
TOTO
FOREIGNER
NIGHT RANGER
BILLY SQUIRE
Are you shitting me dude? Where do I start?
TOTO, solid band, but they aren't an asset to any day long festival. Go test the fucking rains in Africa, not in North America!
Foreigner- Jesus, new singer, they are struggling to get into small clubs, no thanks. Call back in two years
Night Ranger- I love Jack Blades, but if you are in a band, who was asked to go on "Hit me Baby one more time" or even thought it about it yourselves, then you are done..see ya
Billy Squire- Now you have really fucking embarrassed yourself. This is the guy who wore a slinky pink tank top for his video, and when he was on the bill at Junefest(keep reading), he played his biggest hit..acoustic style)--Everybody Wants You..
So, no, dude, that ain't happening. I doubt Journey or Boston would go for it..
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Now for a reformulated scenario.
Firstly,
3 million dollars is no big deal Andrew. You'd make that up easy..But not with Toto or Foreigner or Night Ranger..Those are fine bands, but not top caliber classic bands..
In 2002, Journey kicked off their tour in an outdoor field headlining "Junefest" and the lineup was..
JOURNEY
Styx
Bad Co.
Billy Squier
Night Ranger
Molly Hatchet
That show drew 40, 000+ and MADE tons of money.
Now if you could put:
JOURNEY
Styx
Boston
REO
Cheap Trick
That would draw more people and you could play medium sized stadiums, making bucks...
With VH, NIG, I would think there would be bruised ego's on the VH side about not closing...Sammy would probably be ok, but Ed wouldn't go for it.. Ed hates Journey, so fuck you Ed.. go mix a drink you lush.
Then you could get a more mixed day:
Journey
Def leppard
Bon Jovi
Styx
REO
You would draw chicks, you would draw dudes, and you would draw both young and old.
How bout it Andrew, get your fuckin' checkbook out, and fund this fucker; I'll round up some rent-a-cops, and we could get some Hooter babes to flash us their hardware, and give the fans lapdances..It would be all good Goddammit! I am starting to get, you know, excited!!