I've definitely seen bands before they made money kind of change their thing on the next tour, and I prefer it when it's a little more raw.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band over the past couple of tours. I was interested in re-shaping the Rising material for live shows, so people could hear the bare bones of that.
The Tour has changed, and I can't make up my mind if it's changed for the better or worse.
It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen.
Over time, certain people don't want to go on tour, and that can easily break up a band.
I can't wait to start something up myself that is actually about giving unsigned bands the exposure they deserve, especially when they travel so far to play the smallest gig they've ever played in their lives.
I've been told by a lot of people after concerts that they felt the show was just for them. And I try to make it that way.
We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.
The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money.
It's like they had a backlash the first 11 years. I think the reason why it always seems like there's a backlash is because when bands are unknown, they only get written about by fans.
When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.