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Per and tours
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gessle-addict said on August 3, 2006 22:24:
I’ve always had my questions as regards Per and touring. And it is why Per only starts a tour ONLY if his current album is succesful? If it happens not to be so, he gives up. Haven’t you ever wondered the same? Why is he SO structured when it comes to touring? I see many artists much less famous than Gessle and they’re always on tour!!! Why is it that he always has to sell millions to tour??? Isn’t touring a good way of promoting himself?? Isn’t he famous enough to start a tour even without a million-selling album? I think he could tour South America and be quite succesful even without releasing an album. Only by being the Roxette male half. I don´t mean playing in a big arena but in a theatre. I’ve always wondered why?
etrejos said on August 4, 2006 02:29:
I think, without knowing the too much about the industry, that there are many reasons for this:
- First of all, there has to be demand for a group to go on tour. There has to be booking agents and promoters who are willing to pay the artist to go to their country, which leads me to...
- Touring is very expensive. The profits have to be good enough for them to even consider touring; at the same time, ticket prices can’t be too high because people won’t go to the concerts (unless it’s Madonna and people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars). Most artists really make money on merchandise, which is terribly expensive most of the time.
- That’s why a good sucessful good-selling album helps. Specially for artists who are not mainstream.
- I think the biggest issue for Roxette is the time and effort it takes going out on tour; it’s exhausting to travel and perform all over the world. Per & Marie don’t like being away from their family and bringing them along it’s also difficult for the kids.
Nonetheless, I agree that Roxette could tour on a smaller scale and people would go see them. Or maybe not, if the promotion is poor; look at the whole Bob Geldof fiasco in Italy:
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1827401,00.html
But then again, it comes down to EMI backing up Roxette, and Per & Marie willing to go out. Which is something unlikely, after Marie’s recovery and “newfound way of life”.
If anything they’ll do a few presentations here and there, but not a proper all-around tour. Per already said in an interview they’re planning concerts and presentations, you never know...
plectrum said on August 5, 2006 18:16:
just read the link concerning geldof & i find it amusing when he accused the italian media of sabotage lol,i’d like to ask him what his excuse was for only 12 people turning up at his blackpool concert (of which he completed the concert),i know this because my brother works there & witnessed it all,he said it was rediculous
whateveriam said on August 5, 2006 22:05:
Ah, well-he wasn’t ever good anyway, even in the Boomtown Rats...
Santi said on August 5, 2006 22:16:
I think Per is more of a studio musician. I get this feeling that he loves to have everything under control, which you can’t really on tour, you know.
Besides, his voice suffers too much when touring, don’t you think? I think that’s why he doesn’t go on long tours anymore :P
whateveriam said on August 5, 2006 22:35:
A Kate Bush figure you mean? Permanently in control of your own music, though not in a Phil Spector kinda way...
Sparvogamarie said on August 10, 2006 10:05:
It may not be entirely his choice, EMI might not be willing to fork out the money for a tour if the album was not huge. Gessleaddict is right though that there are plenty of artists who tour when they haven’t had a hit for years. Duran Duran were touring not long ago, when was the last time we heard from them??
I have an interview somewhere where Marie and Per both said it wasn’t worth it for them to play smaller gigs, they only want to do big tours. Now things have changed of course.
whateveriam said on August 10, 2006 13:24:
New alb Astronaut to plug-actually not bad considering the crap DD have put out before this. Tour was to promote that
Majdy said on August 3, 2006 22:51:
I don’t really know much about music business, but I think it’s very important to see how many of your album sold before you go on tour, that way you’ll know if there’ll be people to watching your performance, and you won’t waste any money.