Posted on 06/06/2010 10:17:32 AM PDT by BigChiefLtd
I believe the one I heard about was June 26 at St. Louis. Maybe it has been canceled by now also.
Earlier, the tour’s show in Washington, D.C., also had been canceled without explanation. That means three of the eight scheduled shows now are off. The combined tour is to kick off June 8 in Toronto.
Yet More Eagles, Keith Urban, Dixie Chicks Stadium Shows Canceled
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Oh dear. The Eagles rescheduled a Washington state show for June 15 in Pennsylvania but now that show, as well as the one the day before, has been canceled. Both shows were to have featured Keith Urban and the Dixie Chicks.
Recently, the May 13 show was rescheduled for May 26 after Eagles’ bassist Timothy Schmit had to undergo unexpected surgery and there are those who are suggesting the further cancellations are related to this issue as well. However, with 2 tickets setting you back about $400 it is no surprise this tour’s stadium shows are not selling out and poor ticket sales could very well be the real reason for all this. All I know is that I am glad I am not the tour manager who has to deal with this mess...
http://www.urbancountryblog.com/2010/05/yet-more-eagles-keith-urban-dixie.html
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There are tons of speculations swirling around the Internet as to why the shows are being cancelled. One website claims the Philadelphia show was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Some fans are speculating in online message boards that Dixie Chicks are playing “Divas” on the road and say enough seats aren’t being filled for their opening act slot. While others are saying drug problems for Eagles bassist Timothy Schmit is the reason for the cancellations.
In all of the digging I have done to try to find out the reason behind the cancellations it looks as if no one is pointing the finger at Keith Urban. Who knows why these things happen and some sources say more cancellations may occur.
Dave says:
Blame on this in all likelihood falls on the shoulders of Don Henley. Yes, the same guy who is leading the charge against radio stations with his support of the Performance Tax. The tix were probably priced at $200 because of Henley. Bank on it. Hey Don, in case you didn’t notice we almost got 10% unemployment in this country. Go smoke that fact in the halls of your Beverly Hills mansion. GREEDY SOB.
John Galt says:
Peop-le in Hershey still remember paying huge bucks for a Crosy, Stills, Nash, and Young show a couple years back and walking out as it turned into a political rant. Many won’t pay if the Dixie Chicks are on the bill. Natalie Whatshername is free to her opinions and can yap all she wants, but nobody paying to hear music wants to hear it at a show. Sort of a case of ‘fool me once......’
This is funny (IMO)...
Saturday headliner Taylor Swift ranks among the most popular acts in music, country or otherwise. The current leg of the 20-year-old superstar’s “Fearless” tour is doing massive business. Sales for her sold-out June stop at Gillette Stadium outside Boston far outpaced those for the Eagles/Dixie Chicks/Keith Urban show at the same venue.
And, I LOVE KEITH URBAN’S MUSIC, his concerts are outstanding! It must be the Dixie Chicks! I have no interest in seeing the Eagles either.
Okay, “mostly harmless” it is — I can go for that! I expect that you’d do a good enough job of raising your kids with solid right values that even if Willie did end up in their path as a mentor, they’d take what good he had to offer and pass on the bad stuff. I hope you have kids — methinks you’d be a good parent.
On one hand, I understand your thoughts about “60 year-old guys singing Surfer Girl” but let’s keep the proper perspective:
The Beach Boys aren’t singing about things they do, they are singing about a lifestyle that is endless. Kids today relate to their music and “The Girls On The Beach” but within their own generation.
This particular song, “The Warmth of the Sun” is not a song that is aimed specifically at just the young. It’s about loss. In fact, the song was written by Brian Wilson on the night of November 22nd, 1963. Earlier in the day, President Kennedy had been assassinated. Brian was inspired to write about the loss of someone that means a lot to him. He wrote the entire song in one night (which, when you think about the chord progressions, is pretty incredible) but decided instead of making it about the loss of Kennedy he would make it a universal story about losing “someone” close to you. It worked then, and nearly 50 years later, it still does.
I haven’t seen the Beach Boys in concert since Carl died. It’s now down to just one original member (Mike Love) and Bruce Johnston. Although Al is in the video, that was done before Carl died so that puts it PRE-1998. I prefer to think of the Beach Boys as they were back in this timeframe. As for Willie... well, he’s always sounded like an old man and that’s part of his charm. I disagree with his politics, but that’s OK. My only concern for him is as a singer and he’s one of the best in the country genre. He IS country.
I couldn’t agree more. Nothing against Mike, but to call a group of unknown musicians the BeachBoys simply because he’s the front man? It’s a sham and I refuse to see that act. It’s not the Beach Boys. Not even close. But they still do well on the road, but primarily the audiences are made up of folks too young to know the difference... they just like the songs. And that’s fine with me. Just don’t ask me to go. I’ll let you in on a little secret: Carl and Denny were friends of mine. Without them, there’s NO Beach Boys.
Sorry to disappoint you, but Al wasn’t “with them again.” This was recorded before Carl died and while Al was still in the group. He left after Carl died, admitting that without Carl it was time to call it quits. I mean, come on... The Beach Boys with all THREE of the Wilson brothers absent? That would be like having McCartney and Starr going back on the road with a bunch of back-up musicians calling themselves “The Beatles.”
I paid $75 for 2nd row center stage on the first reunion tour in the early 90s. It was good, but I ain’t payin $400 to see the iggles especially with big mouth nat up on stage
While I believe that singers have the right to their political views, the moment they use their stage as a soap box for proselytizing (that’s clean... I looked it up), they are guaranteed to alienate a chunk of their audience. But so great are the egos of some of these performers that they just ASSUME we all want their “expert” viewpoints in the middle of their damn show.
Dixie Chicks learned the hard way. I don’t think the Eagles ever did learn... even though I love their misic. I think it’s a COLLOSSAL mistake for the Eagles to take the DCs on the road as their opening act. Too many toxins.
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