Massive Attack:: North American Tour

[txjaxx]

09-10 Toronto, Ontario - V Festival
09-11 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
09-12 Detroit, MI - State Theater
09-13 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
09-15 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-17 Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater
09-19 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
09-20 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
09-22 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater
09-23 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
09-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
09-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-20 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
10-01 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
10-03 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-04 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-05 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom

[joethelion]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE F++CKING KIDDING ME!!!!

AS SOON AS I MOVE OUT OF DC - THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY TWO NIGHTS AT A SMALL PLACE IN TOWN?!?!?!?



seriously.... I will have only moved out by like 2 weeks ahead of that time!

but I SWEAR I will see them live multiple times on this tour....

[stimpee]

where ya goin?

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Absolutely not to be missed. The voices of Fraser and Daddy G will touch your soul. I will def. be doing a second go round for this one.

[joethelion]

...just checked the website for the 930 Club (the DC Venue)


...and guess who else is playing there on the 18th of August


literally nine days after I leave Washington, DC



TRICKY

[cured]

Saw 'em at Coachella, will see 'em again at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Should be good times! Can't wait to hear "Group Four" again...

[Sean]

Thanks for the heads up. Just got my tickets for the Hollywood Bowl. I haven't seen them since the tour they did for Protection.

[dubnobasswithme]

once the chicago tickets are up for sale, i'll be picking up 2 of those :) t'would be cool to meet up with some other dirts who might be in the area!

[gambit]

And just to add fuel to the fire, four of those shows (Dusseldorf, Berlin, Munich, and Berkeley) will be with DJ Shadow. I'll definitely give that Berkeley show a good look. (And the L.A. show will be with TV on the Radio.)

[mkb]

whaaat, a boston show!? yaaaaaay!

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Berkeley it is then.

[Cadevil]

Berkeley it is then.
Just saw them 2 weeks ago at Wireless in Hyde Park...Would love to see tem back home in the intimate confines of the Greek.

[gambit]

Dammit! I don't think I can get the time off for the Berkeley show. *grumble*grumble*

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

AAAAhhhh the joy of being unemployed and a full time student playin' hooky!!!!:D


Sorry gambit, it's rare I get to brag about being unemployed.

[dirtytomato]

Berkeley it is then.

Does anyone happen to know when they go on sale (in particular this show)?

[joethelion]

yea - I was wondering about ticket sales too...


esp as yesterday, ticketmaster had them available, but then when I checked today (after I found out that I could def catch at least one show), ticketmaster said that they're not being sold through them

[Dirty0900]

Your bastards. I want to see them live.

Trade you for an UW American tour.

[joethelion]

dude...

seriously - you live in the UK


MA have toured the UK in various places multiple times. The last time they did a tour of the US was EIGHT YEARS AGO!!!!!!

and no - those 3 shows not too long ago don't count

[sunflowereye]

09-10 Toronto, Ontario - V Festival
09-11 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
09-12 Detroit, MI - State Theater
09-13 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
09-15 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-17 Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater
09-19 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
09-20 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
09-22 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater
09-23 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
09-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
09-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-20 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
10-01 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
10-03 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-04 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-05 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom

Atlanta and SE in general gets no love. :[

[Dirty0900]

dude...

seriously - you live in the UK


MA have toured the UK in various places multiple times. The last time they did a tour of the US was EIGHT YEARS AGO!!!!!!

and no - those 3 shows not too long ago don't count

Yer but im a poor student and couldnt afford to go to Leeds or London or really anywhere!

[joethelion]

well think of it this way -

and I should preface this with, it's not directed at you by any means... more of just this general vibe that I'm kinda annoyed with


but anyways - I'm also a poor student, but I'd still wager it's much more expensive for me to see MA

(option 1)
Washington, DC show... which is after I'm moving, but it's def more desireable of a show
$200 - $300 for plane tickets
$25 - $35 for tickets to the show
~ a full day of air travel, unless I can get a direct flight, which is rare

then, if I want to take a lady friend or whatnot, then x2 for the tickets... and if I want a hotel, and can't crash at a friends place then let's tack on another like... what $400 depending on rates and how long I stay - but it'd almost definitely be more

so all in all - including meals (and I'm prolly off on hotel costs) it's going to run me somewhere in the $1,000 ballpark, conservitively speaking


(option 2)
Chicago Show
• $25 - $35 for tickets to the show, and definitely would have to buy an extra ticket
• ~5 hours driving + full tank of gas, snacks (so like with the cost of gas these days, that's going to run ~$50 one way)
• and then you've also got hotel accomodations, meals and whatnot

so either way, I'm going to spend a rediculous ammount of money if and when I see Massive Attack

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

When I was a youngen college kid (in other words, poor) I was much more creative and will pass along my wisdom to you lot.

You don't need a hotel. Sleep? What's that? When you're gig hopping that is. And if the need be, crash at the beach the next day. If there's no beach, crash at the park. All you need is the rental car.;) One time we played homeless and stayed at the salvation army, only because there were girls with us. (that was very bad, I admit it)

And Dirty0900, I've traveled through the UK on the train system DIRT cheap. Time to travel sucks the big one, but that's when you play your banjo, bongos or whatever with your open hat. J/K.

[beh]

Does anyone happen to know when they go on sale (in particular this show)?
July 16th. see this link for more info, it's the Greek's promoters:

http://www.apeconcerts.com/

and scroll towards the bottom.

I'll be at the Berkeley show. saw 'em for the first time at Coachella. my best friend who absolutely loved MA couldn't go to Coachella and was so bummed. but she was so excited she almost peed her pants when I told her about this show.

saw Radiohead at the Greek a few weeks ago. first time at the Greek and I love the venue. a no-brainer to see MA there.

bh

[Sarcasmo]

Holy Shit!!! I Might Be Back In The States For The Chicago Show!!!:d:d:d

[Dirty0900]

well think of it this way -

and I should preface this with, it's not directed at you by any means... more of just this general vibe that I'm kinda annoyed with


but anyways - I'm also a poor student, but I'd still wager it's much more expensive for me to see MA

(option 1)
Washington, DC show... which is after I'm moving, but it's def more desireable of a show
$200 - $300 for plane tickets
$25 - $35 for tickets to the show
~ a full day of air travel, unless I can get a direct flight, which is rare

then, if I want to take a lady friend or whatnot, then x2 for the tickets... and if I want a hotel, and can't crash at a friends place then let's tack on another like... what $400 depending on rates and how long I stay - but it'd almost definitely be more

so all in all - including meals (and I'm prolly off on hotel costs) it's going to run me somewhere in the $1,000 ballpark, conservitively speaking


(option 2)
Chicago Show
• $25 - $35 for tickets to the show, and definitely would have to buy an extra ticket
• ~5 hours driving + full tank of gas, snacks (so like with the cost of gas these days, that's going to run ~$50 one way)
• and then you've also got hotel accomodations, meals and whatnot

so either way, I'm going to spend a rediculous ammount of money if and when I see Massive Attack

Hmmmmmm point noted!

Nothing is cheap. It will be worth it though. You'll have to report back and gloat!

[txjaxx]

tix for Houston are $45, so you might want to up your estimates a little.

[joethelion]

anyone anxious at the fact that NONE of these new dates are listed on the MA's own page?

and that you can't find them on ticketmaster, or at least on the Washington, DC show's website?

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

It's all about supply and demand.

Most of the lesser known foreign bands do this to get a feel of how many people are planning to show. In MA's situation, there's always been question of outright dislike towards them from Americans as The Massive has always been critical of our govts foreign affairs.

Just look at the arrogance towards Sinead, and gasp(shit!) she's now one of them.

[dirtytomato]

July 16th. see this link for more info, it's the Greek's promoters:

http://www.apeconcerts.com/

and scroll towards the bottom.

I'll be at the Berkeley show. saw 'em for the first time at Coachella. my best friend who absolutely loved MA couldn't go to Coachella and was so bummed. but she was so excited she almost peed her pants when I told her about this show.

saw Radiohead at the Greek a few weeks ago. first time at the Greek and I love the venue. a no-brainer to see MA there.

bh

I saw them at Coachella and I'm hoping this experience will be much better. And I couldn't get tickets for the Radiohead show even though I was online half an hour before tickets went on sale.

[txjaxx]

Tickets!!!
Most go on sale on Saturday, but there are some presales already on.
Check ticketmaster.com for dates. I don't think ticketmaser is selling for all dates though, so if you don't see your city there, check with the venue in yo town.
For fellow Dallasites - the presale starts at 10am Friday and general public onsale is Saturday at 10am.

[absolute zero]

going to the Oct. 5th show- can't wait =-)

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

One Week and counting . . .

[Dirty0900]

Do you know some shows have been cancelled?

[No shit, the early ones due to Visa issues]

[dubnobasswithme]

Do you know some shows have been cancelled?

[No shit, the early ones due to Visa issues]

yup. i should have seen them on the 13th, but now it's been rescheduled until the 27th....

[Dirty0900]

yup. i should have seen them on the 13th, but now it's been rescheduled until the 27th....

Good good, glad they aint pulled the dates altogether. Just means u have to wait longer!

[joethelion]

yup. i should have seen them on the 13th, but now it's been rescheduled until the 27th....


yea - that kinda sucks... I mean - I'm still going, but I really wanted to see them this week, you know?

[dirtytomato]

How's going to tomorrow's show in Berkeley? I've got a class trip to the California Academy of Sciences in the city that morning, but will have some time to kill in the afternoon before the show. There should have been a mini meet. :p