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| at a lot of these european festivals local bands go on after the headliner and play until the wee morning hours |
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Road Reporter
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Location: Baltimore, MD | Yes, I think that's exactly the case.
TS should be eating dinner right about now in Iowa....wish I was there....le sigh. Looks like there is some severe weather moving into the area, hope everything goes on without any issues. I'm exhausted...tomorrow I'll write up the Spain report and figure out where to go next..either Brugges...or possibly Cologne then Brugges.
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Location: Baltimore, MD | internet issues at this hotel. seems to have a lot of duplicated posts.
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| For the record, we were the headliner. We had to leave very early for Iowa and the promoter was aware that we had to go on earlier to get some sleep and catch the first if 4 plane changes over the next 27 1/2 hours (Vitoria, Spain to Paris, Paris to JFK, JFK to Minneapolis, Minneapolis to Ceder Rapids, Iowa then a 2 hour bus ride to the hotel).. This happens all the time at festivals. Iron Maiden asked us to close a show for them in Spain last year because they had to make another show the next day, their stage time had also been moved up at that other festival and had to leave earlier.
As for the time slot, that is all on the deal that is made between us and the festival. The festival/promoter pays us fees based on time performed. That is how their budget works and how they can afford some bands. The stage time and festival billing is all done by contract. This is the business side that fans are not aware of. We as a band try to cover as many practicle appearences as we can in the limited calender months that we actually work. In the festival circuit there are so many bands that the promoters have to fit the big bands in to give the festival it's credibility. We have become one of the bands that they feel is a 'must' if the festival is to be considered 'real'. Not bad for that "little old bar band from LI". |
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Extreme SMF
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Location: Austria | ^^Ah, well. That explains it then.
Wow! Tight schedule you got there. Kinda ironic, playing a big show basically at home but still having to go through a grueling 27 hour trip to get there. But it sounds like it was worth it. |
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Location: Graveyard BLVD. | Thanks T...still can't believe they played "Wake Up the Sleeping Giant"....remarkable! ^5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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