Set List critique
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Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
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LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
Funny thing is... wasn't "Slip Kid" in the setlist at the concert in Miami?
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LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
I get that. And that is why I won't spend money travelling to see him anymore. I would see him in my city, because that is reasonable. It is not reasonable for me to travel to see him, financially speaking . And we are talking finances, right? I won't travel to see The Stones, U2, or the Who either. I've seen these bands already. I don't need to see them play their hits again. It sounds the same each time!
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RMartinez:
LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
I get that. And that is why I won't spend money travelling to see him anymore. I would see him in my city, because that is reasonable. It is not reasonable for me to travel to see him, financially speaking . And we are talking finances, right?
That's always my feeling. I'm happy with his show, but he has to come to me. I wouldn't want to risk an outcome like Candlestick Park. That was an expensive fail for many, many people.
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Fail? Logistically perhaps...we travelled the world to be there. ...we arrived well prior to the start (if that is what you mean).
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The Osaka setlist is not even close to the one I suggested a few days ago, but there are a few small coincidences: "Listen..." was dropped (I suggested Silly Love Songs instead) and replaced by Can't Buy My Love (which I suggested as replacing Get Back) and I've Just Seen A Face was dropped too (I suggested "I Will" instead, but I actually prefer Hope For The Future). I was not expecting All My Loving and Everybody Out There being dropped and Jet being added, though.
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LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
""Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""" The Who has been irrelevant for decades and lived quite well from trotting out the hits from the past. I expect more from Mr. McCartney live because he has been creating new music for decades. I find it amusing that Mr. Daltry thinks doing a "deep cut" like "Slip Kid" will prevent people from buying tickets. Even if they threw that in, you know you are going to get the same old stuff off "Tommy", "Who's Next" and Quadraphonia".
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I think there is a major disconnect if anyone thinks performing Hope keeps Paul relevant.
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RMartinez:
LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
I get that. And that is why I won't spend money travelling to see him anymore. I would see him in my city, because that is reasonable. It is not reasonable for me to travel to see him, financially speaking . And we are talking finances, right? I won't travel to see The Stones, U2, or the Who either. I've seen these bands already. I don't need to see them play their hits again. It sounds the same each time!
In a 40-song setlist, you can give the diehards 3-4 rarities, can't you? And pick wisely enough and you might have someone turning to their neighbor: 'What song was that? That was awesome? I'm going to download it at the end of the show."
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Maccafan82:
RMartinez:
LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
I get that. And that is why I won't spend money travelling to see him anymore. I would see him in my city, because that is reasonable. It is not reasonable for me to travel to see him, financially speaking . And we are talking finances, right? I won't travel to see The Stones, U2, or the Who either. I've seen these bands already. I don't need to see them play their hits again. It sounds the same each time!
In a 40-song setlist, you can give the diehards 3-4 rarities, can't you? And pick wisely enough and you might have someone turning to their neighbor: 'What song was that? That was awesome? I'm going to download it at the end of the show."
Yup!
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I think it's pretty awesome that the cast of "1964" added "Hope For The Future" to their setlist last night. "ZING!!!"
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audi:
He will open with either "Eight Days A Week," "Magical Mystery Tour," "Drive My Car" or "Hello Goodbye."...
Told y'all.
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audi:
I think it's pretty awesome that the cast of "1964" added "Hope For The Future" to their setlist last night. "ZING!!!"
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I was hoping we'd see -- at the very least -- the thwarted "Appreciate" performance. I suppose that robot rusted over the hiatus?
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Sgt._Pepper:
audi:
I think it's pretty awesome that the cast of "1964" added "Hope For The Future" to their setlist last night. "ZING!!!"
Thankyathankyaverymuch.
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Maccafan82:
RMartinez:
LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
I get that. And that is why I won't spend money travelling to see him anymore. I would see him in my city, because that is reasonable. It is not reasonable for me to travel to see him, financially speaking . And we are talking finances, right? I won't travel to see The Stones, U2, or the Who either. I've seen these bands already. I don't need to see them play their hits again. It sounds the same each time!
In a 40-song setlist, you can give the diehards 3-4 rarities, can't you? And pick wisely enough and you might have someone turning to their neighbor: 'What song was that? That was awesome? I'm going to download it at the end of the show."
"In a 40-song setlist, you can give the diehards 3-4 rarities, can't you? And pick wisely enough and you might have someone turning to their neighbor: 'What song was that? That was awesome? I'm going to download it at the end of the show."" Nah because all you ever hear is that when Mr. McCartney plays stuff the Beatle Paul fans don't know they head to the bathroom or to buy a beer - lol.
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audi:
I was hoping we'd see -- at the very least -- the thwarted "Appreciate" performance. I suppose that robot rusted over the hiatus?
In all seriousness, I don't understand the minimal "outrage" we're experiencing because of this. It is the SAME tour. Whether he's already played in Japan or not it is a PRODUCT that is being SOLD and it has been very clearly defined that it's the same product that came to Japan in the fall of 2013. Now as far as the selections...Magical Mystery Tour probably sucked. I haven't seen a clip, but opening night of a tour with that song...it was probably horrendous. Can't Buy Me Love is VERY exciting in my opinion. Say what you will about the Beatles stuff but this is a BIG hit that he has essentially ignored for the past 10+ years. I've never heard it live and hope this sticks around. It's the perfect alternate to All My Loving which had definitely reached the end of it's latest stint on tour. Hope For The Future is exciting, but I'll be surprised if it makes it to the summer tour, it might not be played again on the Japanese tour for that matter. I Saw Her Standing There should just get a permanent spot in the set, why bother rotating...
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LiveForever:
Folks, it's been a while since I chimed in on this thread but after having just seen the Who Friday night in Miami (amazing show) I was doing some online research on the tour and found this quote from Roger Daltrey in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview. Found it to be quite intriguing that speaks to the dynamics of touring. "Fans hoping to hear the Who break out rarities like The Who by Numbers deep cut "Slip Kid" are going to be disappointed. "It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the economics of touring," Daltrey says. "It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums in seats. There might be 40,000 total people in America who want to hear 'Slip Kid.' That won't be enough to put us on the road. That's the problem.""
Except that I heard they DID perform "Slip Kid" at the Tampa show...!
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Delighted about Can't Buy Me Love Baffled at the removal of Listen to What the Man Said Gutted that Magical Mystery Tour is STILL kicking around, he has so many songs he could open with and he insists on rotating the same few songs for almost 15 years now. Completely bewildered at the inclusion of Hope for the Future. Out of all the solo songs he could pick he decides to add a song that is as irrelevant as it is mediocre. Didn't New top the charts in Japan? He should be playing more from his number 1 album OR some solo hits of yesteryear or ever some recent album tracks over a completely irrelevant single that was bought by nobody and liked by even fewer.
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RockyRaccoon68:
Delighted about Can't Buy Me Love...
Agreed. "All My Loving" had to go.
RockyRaccoon68:
Baffled at the removal of Listen to What the Man Said...
The falsetto part at the end was getting pretty rough. It was a wise decision.
RockyRaccoon68:
...Gutted that Magical Mystery Tour is STILL kicking around, he has so many songs he could open with and he insists on rotating the same few songs for almost 15 years now...
I wish one of his band-members would actually take the risk and talk to McCartney musician-to-musician, and tell the boss: "Bro...give this song a rest." Being McCartney sidemen has certainly afforded them career opportunities for their own, respective solo-careers, but they have GOT to be bored sh-tless doing the same songs gig after gig, tour after tour.