Tour in 2015?

I almost forgot to say. They will play in Ireland again to kick of the European tour in 2015. I think it was even mentioned that it will be Dublin and Belfast but I'm not a 100% sure about that.

Fail wrote:

It's a fairly safe bet that they will be in Europe over most of the summer, but you would expect the majority of those dates to be festivals. Not sure we'll get another proper tour next year, though very happy to be proven wrong!

I'm going out on a limb and saying they'll almost certainly be at Reading/Leeds. Having done it 4 times in 5 years, they haven't been there since 2012. I imagine they'll be having withdrawal symptoms.

What I'd guess/predict, is play the festival circuits then do one or two bigger shows in the UK- so like Wembley Arena- cos bare in mind, that arena is over 12,000- but they did Alexandra Palace (6,000), Motorpoint Arena which ranges from 5,000-7,000, two nights in Manchester Apollo of 3,500 per night, Edinburgh Corn Exchange (3,000) and Birmingham O2 Academy of 3,500+ capacity. So if you were to combine that, even conservatively, they played to roughly 25,000 people. They could maybe do one night at Wembley Arena and one night at maybe the Motorpoint at Sheffield or NIA in Birmingham or the Leeds arena. I mean, lets just say, they did Reading and Glastonbury in the UK Festival circuits then did Wembley Arena and Leeds Arena- that would be 26,000 people over the two nights, which isn't too far away from what they did this time around, so I think it would be interesting to see if they could fill both. I think they probably could, especially if they are high on the bill on the Festival circuits.

I'd be surprised if they went for the bigger venues - I'd be less surprised if they did a place like Brixton a night or two before the festival shows (if they were doing Reading) or Cardiff/Bristol just before Glastonbury.

Especially if Brian is telling the truth about not liking the big venues.

Fail wrote:

I'd be surprised if they went for the bigger venues - I'd be less surprised if they did a place like Brixton a night or two before the festival shows (if they were doing Reading) or Cardiff/Bristol just before Glastonbury.

Especially if Brian is telling the truth about not liking the big venues.  

I've not seen this quote, but he seemed to love playing that PNC Centre in NJ and that is bigger than Wembley Arena. Plus he seemed to get a kick out of playing Wembley Stadium in support for the Killers last summer, so I'd imagine if they were confident they could sell it out, I'm sure they'd be okay with it.

Woody wrote:

What I'd guess/predict, is play the festival circuits then do one or two bigger shows in the UK- so like Wembley Arena- cos bare in mind, that arena is over 12,000- but they did Alexandra Palace (6,000), Motorpoint Arena which ranges from 5,000-7,000, two nights in Manchester Apollo of 3,500 per night, Edinburgh Corn Exchange (3,000) and Birmingham O2 Academy of 3,500+ capacity. So if you were to combine that, even conservatively, they played to roughly 25,000 people. They could maybe do one night at Wembley Arena and one night at maybe the Motorpoint at Sheffield or NIA in Birmingham or the Leeds arena. I mean, lets just say, they did Reading and Glastonbury in the UK Festival circuits then did Wembley Arena and Leeds Arena- that would be 26,000 people over the two nights, which isn't too far away from what they did this time around, so I think it would be interesting to see if they could fill both. I think they probably could, especially if they are high on the bill on the Festival circuits.

I genuinely can't see them playing either Wembley Arena or Leeds Arena. I've been to Leeds a LOT since it opened, and seen far more popular acts play to the place half empty. Upcoming acts that haven't yet sold the place out: Slash, The Who (!!!), Status Quo, Madness, Kaiser Chiefs (£20 a ticket, and FROM Leeds), Lionel Richie, The Black Keys, etc.

Don't get me wrong - seeing my favourite band in my favourite venue would be incredible. But it won't happen any time soon.

the Rock A Field (festival in Luxembourg) takes place from the 3 to the 5 of July... I hope they will come.... some bands are already announced...more will be in March... too long to wait

CapedAvenger wrote:

Woody wrote:

What I'd guess/predict, is play the festival circuits then do one or two bigger shows in the UK- so like Wembley Arena- cos bare in mind, that arena is over 12,000- but they did Alexandra Palace (6,000), Motorpoint Arena which ranges from 5,000-7,000, two nights in Manchester Apollo of 3,500 per night, Edinburgh Corn Exchange (3,000) and Birmingham O2 Academy of 3,500+ capacity. So if you were to combine that, even conservatively, they played to roughly 25,000 people. They could maybe do one night at Wembley Arena and one night at maybe the Motorpoint at Sheffield or NIA in Birmingham or the Leeds arena. I mean, lets just say, they did Reading and Glastonbury in the UK Festival circuits then did Wembley Arena and Leeds Arena- that would be 26,000 people over the two nights, which isn't too far away from what they did this time around, so I think it would be interesting to see if they could fill both. I think they probably could, especially if they are high on the bill on the Festival circuits.

I genuinely can't see them playing either Wembley Arena or Leeds Arena. I've been to Leeds a LOT since it opened, and seen far more popular acts play to the place half empty. Upcoming acts that haven't yet sold the place out: Slash, The Who (!!!), Status Quo, Madness, Kaiser Chiefs (£20 a ticket, and FROM Leeds), Lionel Richie, The Black Keys, etc.

Don't get me wrong - seeing my favourite band in my favourite venue would be incredible. But it won't happen any time soon.

I just used Leeds as an example. I genuinely think they could sell Wembley Arena if the prices are right. And if they are doing Reading/Leeds, I doubt they'd do Leeds Arena anyway. But I'd be interested if they did Wembley Arena and NIA or Sheffield.

Woody wrote:

Fail wrote:

I'd be surprised if they went for the bigger venues - I'd be less surprised if they did a place like Brixton a night or two before the festival shows (if they were doing Reading) or Cardiff/Bristol just before Glastonbury.

Especially if Brian is telling the truth about not liking the big venues.  

I've not seen this quote, but he seemed to love playing that PNC Centre in NJ and that is bigger than Wembley Arena. Plus he seemed to get a kick out of playing Wembley Stadium in support for the Killers last summer, so I'd imagine if they were confident they could sell it out, I'm sure they'd be okay with it.

I've heard this too. I wouldn't be surprised if they did an arena sized show here or there when it made sense, but I don't think they're in a big hurry to play places like PNC every night. And honestly, I'm not in a hurry for them to either! I think they get a kick out of those shows because I mean who wouldn't, it's gotta be insane to be on that stage! But it's a whole different story to do that on a nightly basis.

Woody wrote:

Fail wrote:

It's a fairly safe bet that they will be in Europe over most of the summer, but you would expect the majority of those dates to be festivals. Not sure we'll get another proper tour next year, though very happy to be proven wrong!

I'm going out on a limb and saying they'll almost certainly be at Reading/Leeds. Having done it 4 times in 5 years, they haven't been there since 2012. I imagine they'll be having withdrawal symptoms.

What I'd guess/predict, is play the festival circuits then do one or two bigger shows in the UK- so like Wembley Arena- cos bare in mind, that arena is over 12,000- but they did Alexandra Palace (6,000), Motorpoint Arena which ranges from 5,000-7,000, two nights in Manchester Apollo of 3,500 per night, Edinburgh Corn Exchange (3,000) and Birmingham O2 Academy of 3,500+ capacity. So if you were to combine that, even conservatively, they played to roughly 25,000 people. They could maybe do one night at Wembley Arena and one night at maybe the Motorpoint at Sheffield or NIA in Birmingham or the Leeds arena. I mean, lets just say, they did Reading and Glastonbury in the UK Festival circuits then did Wembley Arena and Leeds Arena- that would be 26,000 people over the two nights, which isn't too far away from what they did this time around, so I think it would be interesting to see if they could fill both. I think they probably could, especially if they are high on the bill on the Festival circuits.

I think you are being more than slightly ambitious with what venues they could play in the UK! I was surprised they went with Alexandra Palace in all honesty and I don't think that sold out. They may have played to 25,000 over the whole of the UK but I imagine there were a few who went to more than one gig (I know I did) and more importantly I'm not sure they would all travel to London/Leeds to see them! I think even Birmingham had some tickets available on the day and that venue looked small (I'm shocked it has a capacity of over 3,500!). When I tell most people my favourite band is The Gaslight Anthem, most of them have never heard of them! I think they are a way off playing Wembley Arena just yet...

Fail wrote:

I'd be surprised if they went for the bigger venues - I'd be less surprised if they did a place like Brixton a night or two before the festival shows (if they were doing Reading) or Cardiff/Bristol just before Glastonbury. 

I fully support them doing two nights at Brixton before Glastonbury. It may be a little because I live within a half hour walk from the venue...

enola wrote:

I almost forgot to say. They will play in Ireland again to kick of the European tour in 2015. I think it was even mentioned that it will be Dublin and Belfast but I'm not a 100% sure about that.

if they play both,I will be there for sure. I love Irland and the irish audience.

Brian said at the first Manchester pre-show that he wasn't particularly comfortable at venues bigger than that size (3,500).

They didn't sell out Ally Pally (7,300), Cardiff (7,500) or Birmingham (about 3,000) and, according to the security guys, they only sold about 1800 for the second Manchester night.

Wembley is 12,500. I just don't see it.

Fail wrote:

...according to the security guys, they only sold about 1800 for the second Manchester night.

A friend of mine dropped out of the gig a few hours before we set off, so i had a spare ticket to offload at short notice. I had no time to try to sell it via other means, so i had to try touts. I couldn't even get £5 from a tout because there was so much availability for the second night.

I'll say this and then drop it, because this is turning into a somewhat circuitous argument: i cannot see TGA headlining any UK venues with a capacity of 10,000 or over in the next 2 years.