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Happy 4th of July to everyone in the States. Reader Kalman (drummerdad2112) wanted me to let everyone who's going to the show tonight that there will be a pre-show gathering at the Trump Plaza Beach Bar. Have fun everybody!
Date/Time: Friday, July 4th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 38
Venue: Marc Etess Arena
Place: Atlantic City, NJ
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Harmonix developer hmxsean announced earlier today on the Rock Band forums that next week would see the release of 2 master tracks from Rush for their popular Rock Band video game; Closer to the Heart and Working Man. A cover version of Working Man had been already been released for the game early this year. But this version is a master track and - even better - it's an alternate-take master from the same session where they recorded the original but with an alternate solo! The tracks will be released Tuesday, July 8th for the XBox and on Thursday, July 10th for Playstation. Just a couple of weeks ago I let you know that Rush's Moving Pictures would be the next full album to be made available for download for Rock Band. So I would think that this makes it more likely that the album release will be master tracks as well. Thanks to Byrddogg for the heads up.
Back in late May Rush.com released a video in their Multimedia: Rush Video section of Rush lighting director Howard Ungerleider in Oklahoma City. In the video Howard promises some more drink-mixing tips in a future video - along the lines of his Mai Tai video from last September. True to his word, Rush.com just posted two videos of Howard discussing his famous Mint Julep. Be sure to check them out when you get a chance; they are not to be missed. Thanks to Tim for the heads up.
Since there's no show today and tomorrow is a holiday here in the US of A, I thought I'd bring you the weekly updates and random Rush stuff a day early. Rush is down to their last dozen shows of the Snakes & Arrows tour, beginning with tomorrow's 4th of July show at the Marc Etess Arena in Atlantic City. They'll then play a series of dates in the Northeast, a couple of dates down south and then close out the tour with the rescheduled Indianapolis show on July 24th. On one tour-related note, if you haven't read Dave's (Neil Peart's bus driver) tale of Neil and the Nantucket cookies yet, be sure to check it out.
Tuesday through Thursday of next week Rushcon 8 will be held in Toronto at the Days Inn Downtown. In addition to the Rush show at the Molson Amphitheatre Wednesday night, the RushCon crew has a slew of festivities planned. For all the details and to register visit the website at RushCon.org.
Earlier this week reader RedSectoA provided us with scans of the recent Rolling Stone feature article on Rush. John over at Cygnus-X1.net has also transcribed the article which you can check out at this link. The article is surprisingly good (especially considering the source) and has garnered mostly positive feedback from fans. It was written by former Spin staff writer Chris Norris and was his first piece for Rolling Stone. In their Rock-critically Correct section yesterday the Idolator.com heaps praise on the article and the author, and gives their take on it:
... he's [Chris Norris] on pretty firm footing when he suggests that Rolling Stone's past and present staffers regard the band the same way as every American woman and non-nerd male: as an abomination. Writer Chris Norris enumerates the qualities that damned Rush in RS' purview, although he describes them as commonplace complaints: ... His conceit is that the band has created a world with as much immersive detail as the Grand Theft Auto diaspora, the Marvel Comics universe, or J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth. Which is to say that a certain kind of nerd digs the fuck out of the band. So, between the MSM's recent interest in geek culture and Rolling Stone's agenda to laud any band that has stood the test of time, Rush can now receive the mag's imprimatur. ... Norris particularly excels at describing common knowledge in engaging language and thus avoiding cliche. ... Norris has done a superb job ... his take on what makes the band unique seems genuine and admiring. Let's have some more like this, RS! And to you what don't like Rush: reading Norris' article will begin the process by which you will acknowledge how very very wrong you are.
The entire review of the article is very good; a good review of a good article. Read the whole thing if you get a chance. So, what's your opinion of the article? Take the poll and let us know if you haven't already.
Earlier this week I let you know that Neil Peart has won Drummer of the Year in DRUM! Magazine's 2008 Reader's Poll for the second year in a row. He also won the Best Live Drummer award, the Best Mainstream Pop Drummer award, and was runner-up to Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) for Best Progressive Rock Drummer. The complete results are published in the August 2008 issue of the magazine.
Time Life Music is releasing a new 9-CD hard rock and heavy metal compilation titled Hard & Heavy next week. The compilation comes in a metal box and will contain 2 Rush songs; New World Man and Fly By Night. For details check out this link. Thanks to Blabbermouth.net for the heads up.
Reader and professional photographer sdfotodude shared with me a great story regarding the rescheduled Red Rocks gig. The short of it is that he was able to get Live Nation to grant him photo credentials at the Red Rocks show because of the rescheduling (he had traveled into town just for the show). Lucky Guy. Here are the photos. Very nice.
Rush is in the running once again at the Greatest of All Time blog. This time the tournament is focusing on best live acts. Rush is currently up against Pink Floyd. So go vote for Rush if you get the chance. Also - go vote for Rush's Limelight in this poll at K-Rock for the greatest guitar songs (thanks jprager87).
The Counterparts messageboard's Name that Rush Tune charity contest is over and the winner was RIAB reader OntariOFace. Congratulations! $1000 will be donated to The Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation on his behalf.
Tuesday was Canada Day and Rush got a mention in this Wired article discussing the holiday (thanks Hans). And there's a Neil Peart sighting in this online comic strip (thanks Gangster_of_Boats).
That's it for this week. Have a great holiday weekend everybody!
If you've read Neil Peart's book Roadshow then you are probably familiar with his tour bus driver Dave. Dave has a MySpace page and recently posted a humorous tale involving Neil Peart and cookies to his MySpace blog. Here it is:
From time to time there are tour road stories that are so funny they beg to be told. The following is not only funny, but true.
Neil has his favorite cookie, made by Pepperidge Farms called Nantucket. It is a chocolate chip crispy cookie so good that you can not each just one. I have had a problem leaving them alone while on my diet. For some reason as good as these are, they have become very hard to find. No one seems to stock these morsels anywhere. Every day I write the grocery list for the bus and include in my request for as many that can be found. Each day the runner comes back empty handed after allegedly looking several places.
While we where in Philadelphia, the runner of the day knew of a Pepperidge Farm store. I had him to check to see if we could purchase a case. This would solve our problem for the rest of the tour. It took him over an hour to return with a full case of fresh chocolate chip Nantucket's. Getting these cookies have caused several problems for two tours now and having them would help solve the tensions.
We finished the second leg of the tour two days later in Mansfield Mass. I decided because of the bus being shut down at the Nashville shop and the summer heat it would be best to take them home. Arriving in Nashville at 1 AM Tuesday morning I went home and to bed. At 8 AM, I awoke, dressed and went back to the bus shop with my truck and trailer to haul Neil and Michael's bikes to Bloodworth Motorsports. Both bikes needed to be serviced and repair work done. While at the bus I placed the case of cookies in the cab of my pickup. From there I proceeded to the bike shop, dropped the bikes and then off to lunch at my favorite hangout in Nashville. It is a great little restaurant and bar called South Street. Donovan, the band's assistant just happened to miss me by fifteen minutes that day.
Now for the fun part!
While on my way home I caught the smell of something burning. I assumed (and we all know the definition of assume) someone was burning trash. Several minutes later the same smell became more prevalent and I soon discovered that my box of most precious cargo was burning! I pulled my truck over to a quick stop, cars going in every direction, and with trailer bouncing in tow to the side of the road. Quickly I jumped out and to the other side to pull the burning packs of cookies out, throwing them to the ground. The cardboard box was also burning. Normally, I would have a water bottle or a cup of coffee in the console, but as fate would have it there was nothing. I was spitting on the burning box, considering another source of moisture and using my hands to extinguish the box fire. As I turned around the three burning packs where now fully involved. Picture me on the side of the road stomping on three packs of burning cookies. I was mad at myself and laughing at the same time, for throwing a cigarette out the window and starting the fire inside of my truck. It had came back in the window and into the box of the now famous Nantucket cookies!
Upon telling Neil the story he laughed and said "It is a shame you didn't have a movie camera. That should be on Youtube!" Needless to say, the whole tour got a laugh.
Hilarious. :) Thanks to Asif for the heads up.
UPDATE - 7/3@8:34AM: Here's a review from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 2nd @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 37
Venue: Post Gazette Pavilion
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
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For the second year in a row Neil Peart has won Drummer of the Year in
DRUM! Magazine's 2008 Reader's Poll. He also won the Best Live Drummer award, the Best Mainstream Pop Drummer award, and was runner-up to Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) for Best Progressive Rock Drummer. The complete results are published in the August 2008 issue of the magazine. Thanks to Sean and tomsawyer912 for the heads up.
UPDATE - 6/30@9:22AM: For everyone going tonight, have a blast! And for everyone else, go vote for Rush in this online poll if you get a chance (thanks ashpkt).
Date/Time: Monday, June 30th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 36
Venue: Riverbend Music Center
Place: Cincinnati, OH
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UPDATE - 7/3@10:28AM: John over at Cygnus-X1.net has transcribed the entire article at this link.
Thursday we learned that Rush was featured in the latest Rolling Stone magazine with a 4-page article/interview titled Rush Never Sleeps. The article has not been posted online yet, but thanks to reader RedSectorA you can view a scan of the article at this location or by clicking on the above thumbnails. It's a surprisingly well-done article that's more a historical retrospective of the band than anything else. It contains several interesting anecdotes and some great pictures. It's definitely worth checking out.
UPDATE - 6/30@8:45AM: Here's a review from STLToday.com (thanks Mars).
Date/Time: Saturday, June 28th @ 8:00PM
Show Number: 35
Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Place: St. Louis, MO
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UPDATE - 6/28@10:38AM: Here's a positive review from OnMilwaukee.com.
UPDATE - 6/28@9:51AM: Here's a lukewarm review from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (thanks Nettie).
Date/Time: Friday, June 27th @ 7:30PM
Show Number: 34
Venue: Marcus Amphitheater Summerfest
Place: Milwaukee, WI
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The tour is now in its final stretch; Rush heads east to play their last 16 shows beginning tonight with Summerfest in Milwaukee. Want to see photos from all the meet and greets on the tour? Just go to this link (thanks nposter). There are also a bunch of great fan photos in the tour gallery.
It was a somewhat quiet week for Rush news. The big news bullet dealt with Rolling Stone magazine printing an unprecedented 4-page, feature story on Rush in their latest issue. There were also reports of flying pigs and snowballs in hell. :)
In my last poll I asked everyone what they thought about Rush getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Most of you (about 44%) chose What a great achievement. It's really cool! and around 38% at least said I'm happy for them, but it's not a big deal. About 9% chose It's stupid. I hate Hollywood and the rest of you were either indifferent or couldn't care less. For this next poll I'll ask the same question but in regards to Rush's feature article in Rolling Stone magazine. So, what's your opinion? Take the poll and let us know.
This weekend there will be a VIP gala and dedication ceremony to celebrate the opening of the MotoStars: Celebrities and Motorcycles exhibit at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio. Neil Peart has donated one of his BMW GS motorcycles, a full drum kit and other memorabilia to the Museum.
Reader drummerboy let me know that the MuchMoreMusic series Listed featured a list of the top 20 Most Distinctive Voices In Music this week. Geddy Lee just squeaked in at #20.
Last week's online edition of Entertainment Weekly had a photo gallery in their Readers' Picks section titled 22 Rock Heroes You Just Don't Get. Rush was featured on the front page along with a classic picture of Alex and Geddy strutting onstage with their double-necks. Here's what the reader said:
Pink Floyd is the big one, I never got them. But Rush is the one that gets me in most trouble. I'm Canadian, and Canadians are supposed to love Rush. Sorry, but I can't stand them.
I fortunately don't have the problem of not getting Rush. Thanks to PhillyMike for the link.
GraphJam.com is a site I recently discovered which takes pop culture references and turns them into humorous graphs. Reader Scott in Pittsburgh located this pie graph of Places to be Living which contains a Rush reference.
MTV.com has a behind-the-scenes video of Weezer up on their website and the video starts with Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson making an attempt at playing the drum fill in Tom Sawyer. He comes close... but not close enough. Check it out:
Thanks to MitA for the heads up.
Have a great weekend!
UPDATE - 6/29@9:19AM: A scanned version of the article is up online at this location (thanks RedSectorA).
UPDATE - 6/27@8:12AM: According to the Power Windows site the 4-page article is titled Rush Never Sleeps and includes photos of the band backstage from the current tour, as well as pictures of Geddy and Alex's recent appearance at the Foo Fighters' show in Toronto.
Last month I'd mentioned that Rolling Stone had dispatched a reporter to spend four days with Rush on the Canadian leg of their tour last month, interviewing all 3 members for an article to be featured in an upcoming issue of the magazine. Apparently this feature article is part of the most recent Rolling Stone (with Barack Obama on the cover) out on newsstands now. At this point all I know about it is that it's a very positive 4-page article with plenty of great photos. In other news, hell freezes over. :) More information as I get it. Thanks to sndtatro for the heads up.
There's a new video up on Rush.com in the Multimedia: Rush Video section. In this installment, Snakes & Arrows tour production manager Craig Blaizer (aka CB) talks about border crossings, illegal contraband and rubber gloves. Thanks to Toronto Writer for the heads up.
UPDATE - 7/2@12:30PM: Here are some really great pro-shot pics from reader sdfotodude.
UPDATE - 6/30@9:11AM: Here's a review from the Denver Post.
UPDATE - 6/28@9:53AM: Pics from the show are now up on Rush.com in the Multimedia: Rush on the Road section.
Rush picks up the tour again this evening with the rescheduled show at Red Rocks. They then will head east to play the remaining 16 dates on the tour. The venue has a webcam so if you are so-inclined you can watch the show tonight via this link albeit with crappy quality and no sound (thanks coolphantom190).
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 25th @ 8:00PM
Show Number: 33
Venue: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Place: Morrison, CO
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UPDATE - 6/24@12:59PM: Here's a link to an online auction to raise money for the Museum. Included are some Neil Peart items; a used pair of sticks and a signed Sabian cymbal. Thanks to AFarCryfromFBN for the heads up.
Late last year I mentioned that Neil Peart would be featured in a celebrity exhibit at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington Ohio (just outside Columbus, OH). The exhibit is called MotoStars: Celebrities + Motorcycles and will feature bikes and memorabilia provided by notable celebrities including Neil Peart, who donated one of his BMW GS motorcycles, a full drum kit and other memorabilia. The exhibit opens at the end of this month with a VIP gala and dedication ceremony to be held June 27-28 on the grounds of the Museum. For details visit the Museum's website. Thanks to Power Windows for reminding me about this.
Here I was thinking that since Rush was on break from the tour it would be a quiet week for Rush news. Not so - just the opposite in fact; there's a lot to report. The big news was that Rush will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. We also got another News Update from Neil Peart last night where Neil mentions a couple of his future projects. Earlier this week Chris Stankee of Sabian cymbals chronicled his adventures as Neil Peart's riding partner and temporary drum tech. We also learned that the entire Moving Pictures album will be made available for download for the Rock Band video game. Donna Halper wrote a great article for OpEdNews.com earlier in the week titled With a Little Help From My Friends. It focused on the topic of friendship and how it relates to politics, using her long-running friendship with Rush to illustrate her point. And let's not forget the Great Spider Cook Off!
On the tour front, the band is on hiatus until the rescheduled Red Rocks show on June 25th. They'll then hit the Midwest and points East for the last 16 dates of the tour. On Wednesday the official Billboard Boxscore attendance and sales figures for 5 more dates were released. The Moline, St. Paul, George, Ridgefield and Boise shows reported numbers which you can check out in this post.
Speaking of tours, in my last poll I asked everyone how many times they have seen Rush live. It seems that the vast majority (about 60%) of us have seen Rush between 6 and 30 times. Around 28% of us have seen them 5 times or less; 7% have seen them between 31 and 50 times; a little over 4% have seen them between 51-100 times; and one lucky individual reports having seen them over 100 times! You can check out the complete results here. For my next poll I thought I'd ask you all what you think about Rush getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. So take the poll and let us know.
I received a ton of emails about this next news item. Yahoo! Music's List of the Day Blog from Rob O'Connor featured a list of The 25 Best Heavy Metal Bands yesterday. In at #14 was Rush. Here's what they said:
Rush took a severe beating at the hands of critics for being a tad humorless about their high concepts. But they never whimpered and headed home. Nope. They had too many kids waiting for them in the stadiums who liked their high seriousness and looked forward to living in a future they would never actually live to see. 2112 is still a long ways away...They did it with guitars and they did it with synthesizers and they did it with a drummer who owned way too many drums. But to be fair, he uses all those drums. They're not just for show, like with some people.
Many thanks to the 500 or so readers who sent me this link. ;)
Reader Rushman204 alerted me to a recent blog post from Rush's current sound engineer Richard Chycki where Rich checks in regarding some current Rush-related projects:
Back in the land we call Rush, the double CD of Snakes & Arrows Live has been completed and released with the DVD audio of the same currently in production. As well, I've also completed a live mix of Limelight for a cameo appearance Rush is making in an upcoming film production.
It's good to hear progress is being made on the DVD. Neil Peart also mentioned that he recently watched a finished edit of the video for the DVD in his recent News Update. I believe the movie Rich is talking about is I Love You Man which I'd mentioned a couple weeks ago.
Speaking of movies and Rush, RUSHHEAD666 over at The Rush Forum reports a Rush reference in the recently-released poker movie The Grand. Apparently in one scene Woody Harrelson's character goes into a deep philosophical speech about his intellectual approach to playing poker and the guy next to him (played by David Cross) simply says, Is that Rush?.
Reader, drummer and doctor Asif Khan wanted me to let everyone know that he's an occasional contributing writer for Modern Drummer magazine. As of late he's been writing a column for the magazine titled The Doc Is In where readers send in drum-related health questions and Asif answers them. You can see some examples of the column at this link. So if you are a drummer and have any interesting drumming-related health issues to report, feel free to shoot Asif an email at asif70@gmail.com. To learn more about Asif you can check out his website and his MySpace Page.
I've mentioned several times in the past about Alex Lifeson's friendship with professional golfer Rocco Mediate. Rocco was all over the news last week because of his dramatic playoff with Tiger Woods at the US Open last week. He ended up losing but it was still a great accomplishment.
I'd forgotten to mention a couple weeks ago that Rolling Stone magazine actually published an obituary for the late John Rutsey who died last month in issue #1054. Here it is:
John Rutsey, 1953-2008
Rush's original drummer, John Rutsey, 55, who played on their first hit, 'Working Man,' before being replaced by Neil Peart died on May 11th in Toronto from complications related to diabetes. Rutsey played with the prog trio from 1968-1974, leaving because of his struggles with diabetes and his dislike of touring. 'Our memories of Rush when John was in the band are very fond to us,' Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson said in a statement. 'Those years spent in our teens, dreaming of one day doing what we continue to do decades later, are special.'
Thanks to Kelly D for the reminder.
The Lux Blog - companion to Pittsburgh's Lux Magazine - has been running a series of posts focusing on Rush over the past couple of months, leading up to the band's July 2nd show in Pittsburgh. They're an interesting read and you can check them all out at this link.
And before I go, I think every drummer (or wannabe drummer) will want one of these for their car (thanks John at Cygnus-X1.net).
Have a great weekend everybody!
[NEWS, WEATHER, and SPORTS - June, 2008: WHEN THE ROAD ENDS]
As expected, Neil Peart has taken advantage of the band's last extended break on the 2008 tour to compose another News Update to his website. Neil spends a lot of time describing his motorcycle travels across the Northwest, through snow and wind and winding, rock-strewn roads. He adds this little tidbit regarding the upcoming live DVD of the Rotterdam shows, due out this fall:
... During that day I watched the finished edit for our live DVD from last October in Rotterdam. It looked really good, and we had played well, so it was enjoyable to view, but I could not get over how composed I looked. Such a contrast to how it feels, mentally and physically-brain frantically trying to keep everything "under control," and body pounding away at full strength all the time. It doesn't seem fair that it should look so easy. But as I learned a long time ago, "Ain't no why, ain't no fair." ...
He also touches on the cancellation of the Red Rocks show:
... unfortunately the show we were on our way to-Red Rocks, near Denver-had been cancelled due to impending bad weather. The same front that delivered us a blizzard brought thunderstorms to Denver, and tornadoes to Kansas. Our equipment trucks and crew buses had already been on-site at Red Rocks that morning when the decision was made to cancel, but we'll be making it up at the beginning of the next run.
Knowing the weather was threatening that show, I checked my cell phone at the park and saw I had a message, but there was no cell service until an hour later, back in Gunnison. I led Brian into a roadside spray-wash (a rare and valuable shelter for a motorcyclist on a rainy day-more roadcraft), and called tour manager Liam to discuss alternatives for the make-up date, and bus driver Dave to plan our logistics. I arranged to meet Dave and Michael in the parking lot of an arena in downtown Denver, where I did a quick oil change, then we loaded the bikes in the trailer and climbed on the bus. Dropping Brian at his hotel, Dave drove Michael and me to a truck stop in western Kansas. The following day we would enjoy a pleasant ride on the back roads of the Great Plains, without snow, rain, cold, police, or traffic. ...
So it sounds like the band and crew were already at Red Rocks the morning of the show when the decision to cancel was made. He continues describing his travels, moving across the Mississippi to points east - and closes with some thoughts regarding future projects including the upcoming Buddy Rich Memorial Concert and possibly another book:
... People often ask, "What's next for the band?", but we learned long ago that when you're in the middle of a big job, you don't need to talk about another one. So, in the middle of a tour, we never talk about making another album, and in the middle of recording, we never talk about another tour. One job at a time, even in your own head, is easier to deal with-you don't need another burden if you can keep it "in storage" for a while.
For fifteen years people have been saying to me, "I hear this is your last tour" (I've been saying it myself since 1989), but subjects like that don't even get raised among the three of us. Certainly after the last two summers of heavy touring, which will eventually add up to well over a hundred shows, there will be no more of that for a while.
(I adopted my current motto, "What cannot be altered, must be endured," around New Year's, and actually found it useful in such occasions as, say, flight delays. Only much later did I realize that the reverse was equally true, in a less passive way: "What cannot be endured, must be altered.")
Some fresh challenges await me, no doubt. Later this year, I have agreed to take part in another big-band project, a Buddy Rich tribute concert in October, and that will be a huge occasion to try to rise to. I'm thinking a lot about that these days.
While I ride the open roads, from time to time I have given a little thought to trying to write another book. It seems to me that the stories I've been writing for this Web site are laying a good foundation for another challenge I might like to undertake: a book called ROADCRAFT: How to Work the World. If I could draw together all I've learned about traveling, in the literal sense and in a larger, metaphorical way, it might be worthwhile. It wouldn't be just for motorcyclists, of course, or even just for travelers-but I would love to make the particular elements of roadcraft apply to the larger journey: life.
The gas can, the oil changes, the rain gear, the maps and signs.
How to make the most of the road you're on; what to do when the road gets tough; what to do when the road ends.
That would be a tale worth telling.
(Hint: In reference to the question, "what to do when the road ends," the correct response is not, "Pout.")
Thanks to Ripsin2 for the heads up.
[25 getting Hollywood Walk of Fame stars next year]
About a month ago I alerted you to a campaign that was underway to get Rush a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The campaign is spearheaded by long-time Rush friend Donna Halper - the woman who is credited with discovering Rush while working at WMMS-FM in Cleveland back in 1974 - and Rush fans extraordinaire Keith and Kevin Purdy. Well, it looks like their efforts have paid off. According to an Associated Press news release from this morning, Rush will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year! More details as they become available. Thanks to unique43 for the heads up.
The official Billboard Boxscore attendance and sales figures for 5 more dates were released yesterday. The Moline, St. Paul, George, Ridgefield and Boise shows have reported numbers. Keep in mind that the capacity figures reported do not correspond to the actual physical capacity of the venue; it reflects the number of tickets that were made available to be sold. The new least-attended show for the tour is now the Boise date with only 5,568 tickets sold; and the new least-grossing date is the Moline show with $298,153 in sales. With the new numbers, the average attendance for reported dates has been 7,681 tickets sold out of 9,680 available and the average gross sales has been $515,733. Many thanks to Mark S for providing the numbers. I've added the figures to the tour section, each individual show's open thread and also repeated them here.
Tue, May, 20: i wireless Center - Moline, IL
Attendance / Capacity: 5,789 / 6,526
Gross Ticket Sales: $298,153Thu, May, 22: Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Attendance / Capacity: 7,901 / 12,440
Gross Ticket Sales: $494,340Sat, May, 31: Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA
Attendance / Capacity: 10,450 / 14,482
Gross Ticket Sales: $638,211Sun, Jun, 1: The Amphitheater at Clark County - Ridgefield, WA
Attendance / Capacity: 8,157 / 10,790
Gross Ticket Sales: $449,155Tue, Jun, 3: Idaho Center - Boise, ID
Attendance / Capacity: 5,568 / 6,160
Gross Ticket Sales: $330,479
