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[Badman]

I'm so lost, why is everyone talking about the Tea Party? Is this an inside joke??

[dangum]

I'm so lost, why is everyone talking about the Tea Party? Is this an inside joke??

The Tea Party is the opening act for Live on two of their 3 Australian shows.

[Ecstatic Fanatic]

Ed and Chad have been doing this in every interview for a year.

So, for whatever reason they’re not playing a new song (fear? ), what about replacing I Am the Highway with Spew or some other rarity? No offense to Cornell & fans, but c’mon.

I’m happy Iris and TBD made it in and cheers to Aussies who enjoyed the show.

I am as disappointed as anyone in the lack of new music, but I can see where they are coming from in some ways. Right now everyone is glad they are back together and we are all pretty much in agreement that the quality we are getting in music is as good as it's been in years. They are playing it safe and playing the hits that everyone agrees are good and this keeps people happy enough to at least come to the shows.

But the minute they drop a new song then there will be those who hate it (rightfully or wrongfully), complain that they've lost their ability to make good music and should hang it up, and the reunion honeymoon for the fanbase will be over.

For now though they can try to rebuild their following and make some money in the process. It's hard for me to fault them for trying to ride this out as long as possible as I would probably do the same if I were them. So for now I will sit back and hope the forthcoming tour comes near my house and that they decide this summer is the right time for some new music. It's not the ideal situation, but this is still probably the best time to be a Live fan since Clinton was president.

[Bremang]

My guess is there are metrics with Spotify, Youtube, and other services which show which songs are most popular in which areas, and there may be some way of showing the conversion between songs played in concert to social media exposure and $ in their pockets. I would guess that there is a much bigger $ response from the casual fan than from those who would love to hear the lesser known and new tracks. So I'd also guess they will play new songs if and when they feel like they can capitalize on a campaign for a new release.