Another late-night vent from me!
I just went and checked out Ticketmaster for Saskatchewan and saw there was only a few "big name" bands/artists playing here in the next few months:
Three Days Grace
Beyonce
Rhianna and Akon
Paul Anka
Def Leppard
Brad Paisley
Olivia Newton-John
I just kind of feel SK is overlooked during Canadian tours. For example, I was looking at past tour dates for Fleetwood Mac, and in their over 40 years of playing, they've played in this province ONCE. And it wasn't even the best known lineup. A lot of the bands I like tend to play in Edmonton or Calgary and there's no way my parents are going to drive me all the way to Alberta for a concert.
In October of 2006, the Rolling Stones planned to do a concert in Regina (the capital). So many people were interested that they planned another date. Both shows sold out in less than an hour. I watched the news on the nights of the concert and there were so many people that didn't even LIKE the Rolling Stones but went anyway because it's a once in a lifetime experience. Both concerts together serve as the highest grossing concert event in Canadian history.
You'd think a band would say, "Hey! People in Saskatchewan are crazy about concerts and we can make big money, why don't we stop there?" Apparently they don't think that way.
I just went and checked out Ticketmaster for Saskatchewan and saw there was only a few "big name" bands/artists playing here in the next few months:
Three Days Grace
Beyonce
Rhianna and Akon
Paul Anka
Def Leppard
Brad Paisley
Olivia Newton-John
I just kind of feel SK is overlooked during Canadian tours. For example, I was looking at past tour dates for Fleetwood Mac, and in their over 40 years of playing, they've played in this province ONCE. And it wasn't even the best known lineup. A lot of the bands I like tend to play in Edmonton or Calgary and there's no way my parents are going to drive me all the way to Alberta for a concert.
In October of 2006, the Rolling Stones planned to do a concert in Regina (the capital). So many people were interested that they planned another date. Both shows sold out in less than an hour. I watched the news on the nights of the concert and there were so many people that didn't even LIKE the Rolling Stones but went anyway because it's a once in a lifetime experience. Both concerts together serve as the highest grossing concert event in Canadian history.
You'd think a band would say, "Hey! People in Saskatchewan are crazy about concerts and we can make big money, why don't we stop there?" Apparently they don't think that way.