hello Dirts! I've been away for a while and only lurking since the format change at dirty.org. Still, I can't keep my composure with all this new UW info coming out about album releases, tour dates, etc.
I must say I'm reluctant to get excited about the potential Hollywood bowl gig. Just looking at some numbers....
The last time UW swept through San Francisco, they were billed with 4 other acts (including Dirty Vegas) and had to change from a 7000 person venue (Bill Graham Auditorium) to 1250 capacity Fillmore because of a lack of ticket sales. The Hollywood Bowl seats 18,000.
I want our boys to succeed as much as any of you, and I hope that they can pack that place out. Obviously there a lot of reasons why a show goes off well and why it doesn't - from promoters to marketing to natural disasters - but I think it might be a bit steep to believe this show could work well at that venue.
Perhaps KCRW is trying to lock down the performers with a thought to change venues later when they can better gauge ticket sales. I hope so because that means I'll still get to see UW!!
Sorry for the long post - I've missed you guys!
