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11-10-2009, 17:26
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It was obvious that they had a blast in the U.S. which was great to see! They won't break America (I doubt they were trying to) but from the reception they got and how amazing they were with the fans they'll certainly be back again sooner than 10 years, I can bet on that!
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11-10-2009, 17:33
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They quite often do small venues in the Uk...
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11-10-2009, 17:37
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After seeing them play, I realized that this tour wasn't merely about promoting JFPL but rather a chance for the band to play for an audience that they virtually ignored for 10 years. If some of you can't be happy for us about that without bringing up the old "why'd they bother because they aren't gonna be as popular over there" arguements, then really, why bother even saying anything at all? It's a little like rubbing salt in a fresh wound. I have more to say on this topic, but I'll come back to it when I'm not coughing up a lung.
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11-10-2009, 17:38
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 Well said! It was fantastic tour and everyone enjoyed it; band and fans. I think above all that's what they were trying to achieve.
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11-10-2009, 17:50
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Why does it cost 'so much' to do the US? Just the distances involved and shipping the gear over, or what? Surely no more than shipping the gear to japan for example. Once they are there it can't cost too much more than touring the Uk, can it?
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11-10-2009, 18:39
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11-10-2009, 18:57
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I was wondering about the debt thing as well! I take it they just mean they went over budget, not actually having lost millions of pounds. (Hope not anyway!
 ). Seeing JDB in Stoke was as tiny a venue as I'll probably ever get to see any member of the band so I treasure that memory! Watching the clips from the US tour has been great though and seeing all the pictures. The band were loving it and so were the fans. James said in the next '1 and a half to 2 years' a couple of times so hopefully they will stick to that and US/Canadian fans will get to see them again alot sooner.
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11-10-2009, 19:11
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Well, when you play to 150 people one night - a few other shows were probably in that rage too - and then have a really poor selection of merch avaialble, it makes sense as to why they went into debt doing that tour. I'm sure they expected it though. It's not like they thought they were going to make a financial killing on the N American tour.
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11-10-2009, 19:13
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As long as they're not totally bankrupt!
(Don't worry, I know they're not!)
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11-10-2009, 19:24
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It must cost a hell of a lot of money to do a decent full US tour-just look at the size of that piece of land. To break the US properly a band needs to spend a good solid year at least over there to tour the place properly, combined with a popular song that co-insides with the tour/radio/magazine/tv promotion and then do it all over again within 2-3 years so people don't forget about the band. I can understand why many bands don't bother with it.
The manics are never going to break america-there music is too intelligent for the vast majority of the american audience and the manic boys now have families and what not. The perfect time would have probably been in 1996/97 just as they got big in the UK.
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11-10-2009, 19:34
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