veggieburgher:
Seuss:
Makes you wonder why Wells Fargo doesn't try HARDER to get Macca back. Instead, Chicago, KC, Minneapolis and now LINCOLN get him instead. They are not trying, in my opinion. I really thought when they built this new arena, we'd be competition for some of these other cities. . .but after that first few years, it's gone steadily downhill w/ a lot of country acts and Taylor Swift every year . . .blech
That's right. Booking a McCartney show requires a concerted effort, especially for a venue he hasn't played before, such as those in Madison (Kohl Center or Camp Randall). It could support a summer show as well as Missoula can but I assume that no effort has ever been made by the university to attract him here.
Macca played the stadium at Iowa State in 1990 (my first show) . . .so yes, universities can put forth the effort if they want to but apparently many of them don't. We used to get quite a few stadium shows (U2, Rolling Stones, Billy Joel & Elton John) but now it seems they only want to protect the natural grass for football season (perhaps this is Bucky's issue also) - ha ha! Anyway, it just seems that it's a win-win for any city that books Paul . . .the shows generally sell very well, hotels are booked, people eat & drink everywhere . . . I've complained and complained and, of course, I never get a straight answer. I'm sure I'm red-flagged as that crazy woman that wants the McCartney show