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I'm undecided as to if I should go for more than one show or not. On one hand, I'd love to see the Hip at every single one, on the other, it costs a hell of a lot of money.
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[quote="direwolf74"]
Agreed. The old Mac Hall Ballroom was great for seeing shows. It was so tiny, and you could always walk right up to the front of the stage without any hassels. I've seen a few shows at the new Mac Hall, and it's just not the same. It's a big cavernous room that feels more like the Max Bell Arena than a cabaret-style concert venue. I've been told that it holds over 1000 people.
There's something about the sound there, I saw the Queens of the Stone Age, and was literally almost in pain from some high pitched sounds coming from the sound system and wrote it off to it being a loud show, then I saw Corb Lund there and ran into the same problem...
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WOW, i mean..WOW..this isn't a "tour". Come on, I mean what the hell??
The past 3 months The Hip have seriously done a 180 on me.
4 nights in 2 places, 60 bucks a pop? The hat, the **meh** reviews at Sasquatch, In View...what's next???
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AndGraceToo Wrote:WOW, i mean..WOW..this isn't a "tour". Come on, I mean what the hell??
The past 3 months The Hip have seriously done a 180 on me.
4 nights in 2 places, 60 bucks a pop? The hat, the **meh** reviews at Sasquatch, In View...what's next???
Bob Rock :lol:
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That's what frustrated me, regarding the tour. I went to the website today expecting "exciting information" about a tour and got news about a few shows in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. Where are the tour dates? Are they ever going to have an idea on cross Canada tour dates? I still love the Hip but I'd like to be in the loop a little better. Delays in pretty much every aspect of The Hip's music news is frustrating.
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Maybe they shouldn't have used the word tour.
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Maybe they should just not tour at all? Perhaps MAv and The Hip should cut us off completely? It seems that once we were given a little more insight and advanced notice of what's to come, we started wanting even more, and stopped being thankful for what we get. Sure, it's good business to be accessible but it's not a necessity. I like it the way it is.
And playing a small venue multiple nights in four of the largest markets in the country is also good business... making lots of fans happy in the process.
