Live Summer Tour Thread Options

[SJN1279]

The rumors of a US summer tour in support of the new CD/DVD are running rampant.
Where do you think the band will tour and with whom? Or would you like to see the band tour with and what venues would like to see them in?

[Wendy]

Well,when they ever come to Belgium again,...i vote for Zornik !!!!!

[CRH]

Better Than Ezra is one of my absolute favorite bands, up on the level of Live for me. That being said, I would not want them to tour together. I don't think it makes for a great crowd when you mix two bands that are at this point in their career. Each band has its niche of who they play to, and I think its great to keep it separate. I personally did not like the CS/Live/CC tour nor did I really enjoy the CS/BT/Live tour from the perspective of a Live fan. Any time there is competition between each band's fans, it just takes away from the shows overall vibe.

I'd love to see Live do their own tour, giving them the opportunity to play 20+ song sets, rather than 16 or so. While some of their openers have been atrocious, they sometimes end up having some great bands play. Recently, I really enjoyed Will Hoge (AC HoB in 05) and the Alternate Routes (Sayreville and Borgata in March 08). Crash Palace at Trump Taj Mahal in 01 was cool, but ear bleeding loud.

That being said, I've had to stand through some pretty god awful bands to see Live as well. Michael Shapiro in Sayreville and Electric Factory? Those goth kids in Sayreville? Ambulance LTD at the Trump Marina? Those Pink Floyd cover band kids in Wildwood? One of the best opening bands ever was the band that failed to show at the second Trump Marina show in like 03.

Also Nick...absolutely not to a tour that would include Nickleback, Train, 3 Doors Down, or Vertical Horizon. To me, that would be an embarrassing attempt to re-establish this band as something they aren't.

This post has been edited by CRH: Feb 6 2009, 8:02 pm

[ShowalittleLove]

Better Than Ezra is one of my absolute favorite bands, up on the level of Live for me. That being said, I would not want them to tour together. I don't think it makes for a great crowd when you mix two bands that are at this point in their career. Each band has its niche of who they play to, and I think its great to keep it separate. I personally did not like the CS/Live/CC tour nor did I really enjoy the CS/BT/Live tour from the perspective of a Live fan. Any time there is competition between each band's fans, it just takes away from the shows overall vibe.

I'd love to see Live do their own tour, giving them the opportunity to play 20+ song sets, rather than 16 or so. While some of their openers have been atrocious, they sometimes end up having some great bands play. Recently, I really enjoyed Will Hoge (AC HoB in 05) and the Alternate Routes (Sayreville and Borgata in March 08). Crash Palace at Trump Taj Mahal in 01 was cool, but ear bleeding loud.

That being said, I've had to stand through some pretty god awful bands to see Live as well. Michael Shapiro in Sayreville and Electric Factory? Those goth kids in Sayreville? Ambulance LTD at the Trump Marina? Those Pink Floyd cover band kids in Wildwood? One of the best opening bands ever was the band that failed to show at the second Trump Marina show in like 03.

Also Nick...absolutely not to a tour that would include Nickleback, Train, 3 Doors Down, or Vertical Horizon. To me, that would be an embarrassing attempt to re-establish this band as something they aren't.

Couldn't agree more. While I do like to see multiple bands I am interested in at a concert that only applies when LIVE is not inlcuded. Other bands just reduce the setlist and crowd energy away. LIVE's at a point in their career where they can fill the place with people who just want to see them and it makes for longer sets and the crowd vibe much more energetic and into the show. I absolutely hate when they open for more "popular" bands like Bon Jovi or Nickleback. I know it makes good sense for promotion and don't mind as long as they still play some headlining club shows. Having said that I think if I had to choose one band for them to play with it would be OAR.

[SJN1279]

I'm thinking its going to be Live and Collective Soul again this summer. Collective Soul has solo tour dates that end on July 1st and start up again on September 4th, which leaves plenty of time left open in July/August to team up with Live again. They also are releasing a new album this summer. The only possible roadblock is that the band signed a deal with Roadunner Records and aren't their own bosses anymore.

I guess we'll hear what's up within the next month or two.