Woman in the Stands (WITS) 0 Posted May 24, 2010 [quote user="yellow blood"]oh ffs! That''s spoilt my Saturday night. Was going to loiter down Riverside to try to pick up women of a certain age [;)][/quote]There''s always Rouen Road and Lakenham yb! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellow blood 0 Posted May 24, 2010 It was only women WITS not anything else! lol Plus if it was after the concert, they wouldn''t have any underwear on...hang on, that''s just like Rouen Road [:P] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted May 24, 2010 Apparently they were hoping to sell 17,000 and with two weeks to go only 3,000 punters including less than 100 for the hospitality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted May 24, 2010 [quote user="TIL 1010"]Apparently they were hoping to sell 17,000 and with two weeks to go only 3,000 punters including less than 100 for the hospitality.[/quote]And that pesky seat installation thing getting in the way.[;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woman in the Stands (WITS) 0 Posted May 24, 2010 You know they wear no underwear yb [:O] [;)]The ''ladies'' of Rouen Road obviously need your business to go to M&S in order to buy something to keep their assets warm then lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Methane 0 Posted May 24, 2010 I blame the green green grass at home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted May 24, 2010 Apparently they were hoping to sell 17,000 tickets but with two weeks to go had only shifted 3,000 including less than 100 for the hospitality package, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ur just a man in a jacket 0 Posted May 24, 2010 And my wife bought new knickers to throw too. Damn it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurd 0 Posted May 24, 2010 [quote user="wedgie"]Stereophonics were to be the support, maybe if they released that info a few more tickets might have been sold[/quote]No they were not, they''re headlining Cardiffs new ground that night.http://www.stereophonics.com/#/live/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ur just a man in a jacket 0 Posted May 25, 2010 two words why it has been cancelled - ticket sales. why wont the club just say how many sold?? it is their fault for pricing way too high at minimum of £40 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GUcanary 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Last I heard was that they''d only sold 4,000 and needed 13,000 to break even! It''s surprising that so few had been sold, but you''re right at that price it puts so many people off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDD In The Fine City 1 Posted May 25, 2010 When I last came up for a game and saw it advertised I did think, why Tom Jones up in Norwich? surely if someone would want to go and watch that crap they''d just go to WalesAnd the Ticket prices were a joke, not supprised they could only shift a couple of thousand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="Delias Devonshire Dirtbox"]When I last came up for a game and saw it advertised I did think, why Tom Jones up in Norwich? surely if someone would want to go and watch that crap they''d just go to WalesAnd the Ticket prices were a joke, not supprised they could only shift a couple of thousand[/quote]To be fair Tom Jones is an international superstar who has sold out shows all over the world, I''m actually pretty surprised this wasn''t more popular, its not like when they took this gig on that they were in any doubt of his credentials.I wonder though if we have suffered yet again based on geographical location and the inability to make people want to travel here, hampered by having to spend hours stuck on the A47 behind a tractor! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="morty"][quote user="Delias Devonshire Dirtbox"]When I last came up for a game and saw it advertised I did think, why Tom Jones up in Norwich? surely if someone would want to go and watch that crap they''d just go to WalesAnd the Ticket prices were a joke, not supprised they could only shift a couple of thousand[/quote]To be fair Tom Jones is an international superstar who has sold out shows all over the world, I''m actually pretty surprised this wasn''t more popular, its not like when they took this gig on that they were in any doubt of his credentials.I wonder though if we have suffered yet again based on geographical location and the inability to make people want to travel here, hampered by having to spend hours stuck on the A47 behind a tractor![/quote]No, I think the club has suffered from picking an old and past-it lounge singer whose best days are thirty years behind him. I wouldn''t spend fifty pence to watch the clapped out old duffer gyrate his way through "Sex Bomb", never mind fifty quid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McCanary 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Or maybe the seating installation is more important?...you never know.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woman in the Stands (WITS) 0 Posted May 25, 2010 They didn''t have problems selling tickets for George Michael - friends of mine went to that and said he was great.Wrong choice of act for the area I guess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityislife 0 Posted May 25, 2010 < b>situation< /b> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityislife 0 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="cityislife"] < b>situation< /b>[/quote]*** sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 271 Posted May 25, 2010 that full page add on the back of sundays Sunday Times Culture supplement was money well spent then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted May 25, 2010 I bet Neil Doncaster would have organised a sell out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sing Up The South Stand 0 Posted May 25, 2010 What I never understood is why can''t we get current artists?Now I''m not the biggest fan, but I''ve seen Pink is playing at Portman Road, why can''t we get people like her? Also they''ve had people like the Chili Peppers, REM. See someone said Stereophonics are doing Cardiff. Also Bristol City are playing host to Westlife. I''m surprised the club didn''t try and make the most of no-Blickling gigs.As soon as it was mentioned I wondered how much of that was to do with Delia, who probably is a fan.But as others have said, whatever the truth it''s good that it seems the football side does appear to be taking priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="Mark Rivers..."]What I never understood is why can''t we get current artists?Now I''m not the biggest fan, but I''ve seen Pink is playing at Portman Road, why can''t we get people like her? Also they''ve had people like the Chili Peppers, REM. See someone said Stereophonics are doing Cardiff. Also Bristol City are playing host to Westlife. I''m surprised the club didn''t try and make the most of no-Blickling gigs.As soon as it was mentioned I wondered how much of that was to do with Delia, who probably is a fan.But as others have said, whatever the truth it''s good that it seems the football side does appear to be taking priority.[/quote]its because Ipswich council own poormans road stadium, so they use whatever they can to make money on it with big name acts such as Pink... our stadium is owned by the club, the hotel residents and dear old mavis from normandy tower wont enjoy her cup of tea if someone big comes to town with the sell out standing etc...I went to the Chilli peppers gig, the scum holds about 35,000 and with 15,000 standing on the pitch i reckon the council made a pretty penny. oh well.. im sure Tom Jones wpuld have raked in similar fortunes... or not.Get someone like the View to Carrow road, they''d pack the place! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blofield Canary 11 Posted May 25, 2010 Don''t think it''s been mentioned anywhere on this thred but the club do not run these concerts. They rent the facilities to the promoter who then pockets all the income from ticket sales. The club usually then only get a proportion of the food / drink sales. Tickets were not being sold by the club which would have beeb the case if they were underwriting the event.This does then bring up the question of compensation to the promoter. After all, if you were running a concert and NCFC told you sorry we can''t let you have the ground at short notice you wouldn''t be too happy. Then again if you had not sold many tickets you would be glad of an excuse to cancel.Looks to me that the promoter and club have got together and the cancellation suits all parties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pesee 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Don''t worry they will be removing the extra seats next May.. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurd 0 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="Mark Rivers..."]What I never understood is why can''t we get current artists? Now I''m not the biggest fan, but I''ve seen Pink is playing at Portman Road, why can''t we get people like her? Also they''ve had people like the Chili Peppers, REM. See someone said Stereophonics are doing Cardiff. Also Bristol City are playing host to Westlife. I''m surprised the club didn''t try and make the most of no-Blickling gigs. As soon as it was mentioned I wondered how much of that was to do with Delia, who probably is a fan. But as others have said, whatever the truth it''s good that it seems the football side does appear to be taking priority.[/quote]its because Ipswich council own poormans road stadium, so they use whatever they can to make money on it with big name acts such as Pink... our stadium is owned by the club, the hotel residents and dear old mavis from normandy tower wont enjoy her cup of tea if someone big comes to town with the sell out standing etc...I went to the Chilli peppers gig, the scum holds about 35,000 and with 15,000 standing on the pitch i reckon the council made a pretty penny. oh well.. im sure Tom Jones wpuld have raked in similar fortunes... or not.Get someone like the View to Carrow road, they''d pack the place![/quote] [:|]Glad you’re not working for the club, The View would struggle to fill The Waterfront! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurd 0 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="Mark Rivers..."]What I never understood is why can''t we get current artists? Now I''m not the biggest fan, but I''ve seen Pink is playing at Portman Road, why can''t we get people like her? Also they''ve had people like the Chili Peppers, REM. See someone said Stereophonics are doing Cardiff. Also Bristol City are playing host to Westlife. I''m surprised the club didn''t try and make the most of no-Blickling gigs. As soon as it was mentioned I wondered how much of that was to do with Delia, who probably is a fan. But as others have said, whatever the truth it''s good that it seems the football side does appear to be taking priority.[/quote]its because Ipswich council own poormans road stadium, so they use whatever they can to make money on it with big name acts such as Pink... our stadium is owned by the club, the hotel residents and dear old mavis from normandy tower wont enjoy her cup of tea if someone big comes to town with the sell out standing etc...I went to the Chilli peppers gig, the scum holds about 35,000 and with 15,000 standing on the pitch i reckon the council made a pretty penny. oh well.. im sure Tom Jones wpuld have raked in similar fortunes... or not.Get someone like the View to Carrow road, they''d pack the place![/quote] [:|]Glad you’re not working for the club, The View would struggle to fill The Waterfront! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurd 0 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="Mark Rivers..."]What I never understood is why can''t we get current artists? Now I''m not the biggest fan, but I''ve seen Pink is playing at Portman Road, why can''t we get people like her? Also they''ve had people like the Chili Peppers, REM. See someone said Stereophonics are doing Cardiff. Also Bristol City are playing host to Westlife. I''m surprised the club didn''t try and make the most of no-Blickling gigs. As soon as it was mentioned I wondered how much of that was to do with Delia, who probably is a fan. But as others have said, whatever the truth it''s good that it seems the football side does appear to be taking priority.[/quote]its because Ipswich council own poormans road stadium, so they use whatever they can to make money on it with big name acts such as Pink... our stadium is owned by the club, the hotel residents and dear old mavis from normandy tower wont enjoy her cup of tea if someone big comes to town with the sell out standing etc...I went to the Chilli peppers gig, the scum holds about 35,000 and with 15,000 standing on the pitch i reckon the council made a pretty penny. oh well.. im sure Tom Jones wpuld have raked in similar fortunes... or not.Get someone like the View to Carrow road, they''d pack the place![/quote] [:|]Glad you’re not working for the club, The View would struggle to fill The Waterfront! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YellowRoad 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Next you get an e-mail in your postbox from Norwich City Football Club: Your last chance to play at Carrow Road...Several dates to hire the pitch ''for fun'' from the 31st of may to the 6th of june. And yes you can hire the pitch also on saturday the 5th of june .. from 8.30 till 11.30 and from 1pm till 4pm. So the concert was called of because the club needs the stadium to install our new seats .. on the 5th of june .. and now they ask people to pay them for using the playing field on the same day .. sounds good to ''smile'' .. maybe Tom has nothing to do ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,278 Posted May 25, 2010 For those of you who still have a ''Thumbs up for Tom''....Well, you 3,000 (plus 300 corporate) ''Tom Thumbers'' - you can still get your fix of the international singing pensioner on ''Later with Jools Holland''.....which is on tonight and Friday....Throw them knickers at yer 42" Plasma or 6" Portable....you never know, if them knick-knacks are nylon, they might even stick to the screen?...They may even stick to the screen, even if they aren''t nylon....depends how excited one gets before removing and then flinging.......yeurgh![8] "What''s new Pussyfat?" [8] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,710 Posted May 25, 2010 [quote user="Larry David"][quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="Mark Rivers..."]What I never understood is why can''t we get current artists? Now I''m not the biggest fan, but I''ve seen Pink is playing at Portman Road, why can''t we get people like her? Also they''ve had people like the Chili Peppers, REM. See someone said Stereophonics are doing Cardiff. Also Bristol City are playing host to Westlife. I''m surprised the club didn''t try and make the most of no-Blickling gigs. As soon as it was mentioned I wondered how much of that was to do with Delia, who probably is a fan. But as others have said, whatever the truth it''s good that it seems the football side does appear to be taking priority.[/quote]its because Ipswich council own poormans road stadium, so they use whatever they can to make money on it with big name acts such as Pink... our stadium is owned by the club, the hotel residents and dear old mavis from normandy tower wont enjoy her cup of tea if someone big comes to town with the sell out standing etc...I went to the Chilli peppers gig, the scum holds about 35,000 and with 15,000 standing on the pitch i reckon the council made a pretty penny. oh well.. im sure Tom Jones wpuld have raked in similar fortunes... or not.Get someone like the View to Carrow road, they''d pack the place![/quote] [:|]Glad you’re not working for the club, The View would struggle to fill The Waterfront! [/quote]He was talking sense until that part! The View[^o)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites