BOK Center gets more Country love

[we vs us]

Did anyone else read the title of this thread as "BOK Center gets more Courtney Love"?  

No?

Anyone?

[dbacks fan]

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

Did anyone else read the title of this thread as "BOK Center gets more Courtney Love"?  

No?

Anyone?

VooDoo Economics.

Yeah I thought that as well.

[dbacks fan]

quote:Originally posted by BKDotCom

"We've got both kinds.  Country AND western!"

"Well we're the 'Good Ole Boys' come here to play at Bob's Country Bunker!

[kylieosu]

quote:Originally posted by tulsascoot

Can we please get something worth a crap at the Arena???!!!!!

I am tired of driving to Dallas and St. Louis to see good bands play. ( However, Radiohead at the Riverport in St. Louis was a phenomenal show)

+1. I didn't get to see the show in STL but I did catch them in Dallas and it was amazing.

[breitee]

quote:Originally posted by tulsascoot

Can we please get something worth a crap at the Arena???!!!!!

I am tired of driving to Dallas and St. Louis to see good bands play. ( However, Radiohead at the Riverport in St. Louis was a phenomenal show)

Exactly my point. Enough of the ****kicker crap. Diversify!

[Renaissance]

Maybe once these shows fill the arena on a regular basis, shows that don't have such a solid demographic fit will start to book as well.  

By the way:

Top grossing acts of 2007
1. The Police ($131.9m)
2. Kenny Chesney ($71.1m)
3. Justin Timberlake ($70.6m)
4. Celine Dion ($65.3m)
5. Van Halen ($56.7m)
6. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ($52.3m)
7. Rod Stewart ($49.0m)
8. Genesis ($47.6m)
9. Josh Groban ($43.0m)
10. Rascal Flatts ($41.5m)

Draw your own conclusions about what acts the BOk Center "should" be booking.  We want good shows, but we also want the thing to be profitable, right?

[TUalum0982]

quote:Originally posted by Floyd

Maybe once these shows fill the arena on a regular basis, shows that don't have such a solid demographic fit will start to book as well.  

By the way:

Top grossing acts of 2007
1. The Police ($131.9m)
2. Kenny Chesney ($71.1m)
3. Justin Timberlake ($70.6m)
4. Celine Dion ($65.3m)
5. Van Halen ($56.7m)
6. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ($52.3m)
7. Rod Stewart ($49.0m)
8. Genesis ($47.6m)
9. Josh Groban ($43.0m)
10. Rascal Flatts ($41.5m)

Draw your own conclusions about what acts the BOk Center "should" be booking.  We want good shows, but we also want the thing to be profitable, right?

HOLY ****.  THE POLICE damn near doubled Kenny Chesney in 2nd place? WOW!! That is something I would have never guessed.  I agree some diff acts at the BOK would be nice...then again between Rascall Flatts, Celine Dion, Niel Diamond, and Carrie Underwood, who says thats not diversity!!!

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by breitee

quote:Originally posted by tulsascoot

Can we please get something worth a crap at the Arena???!!!!!

I am tired of driving to Dallas and St. Louis to see good bands play. ( However, Radiohead at the Riverport in St. Louis was a phenomenal show)

Exactly my point. Enough of the ****kicker crap. Diversify!

Why, you say the building looks like a 'giant roll of duct tape' anyway.

[cannon_fodder]

Pollstar Top 50 in ticket sales for the week.  This is not revenue, just ticket sales and serves as a snap shot (not touring or tickets not on sale = not on the list). I think in many ways it is a more important measure (butts in seats mean more to the venue than the price of the ticket) but like any other measure has it's flaws (not touring!).

Some make sense, others don't (new kids?).  But I'd go see Coldplay, Madonna, STP, Dave, Peal Jam, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Foo Fighters, Rage, NIN, or REM for sure.  BUT, the acts we have are still popular even though not all are currently selling tickets (American Idol will be huge, Rascall Flatts and Celion Dion - but tickets not on sale yet).

I still stand by my notion of ignoring my demographic (18-50 year old non-country fans) and reiterate that the acts they have landed should sell well.

Anyway, another interesting list:

This week, last, artist

6    1    Coldplay    
1    2    Madonna    
8    3    Eagles    
5    4    Brad Paisley    
3    5    Stone Temple Pilots
7    6    Metallica    
12    7    Dave Matthews Band    
9    8    Pearl Jam    
10    9    Radiohead    
4    10    Tina Turner    
27    11    Elton John    
25    12    Judas Priest    
18    13    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers    
14    14    Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band    
16    15    New Kids On The Block    
19    16    KISS    
15    17    Motley Crue    
22    18    Foo Fighters    
30    19    The Cure    
24    20    Eric Clapton    
17    21    Neil Diamond    
28    22    Iron Maiden    
11    23    Tom Waits    
31    24    Rush    
43    25    Death Cab For Cutie    
23    26    Bon Jovi    
20    27    Neil Young    
26    28    The Police    
39    29    Journey    
37    30    Rage Against the Machine    
   31    John Mayer    
34    32    Poison    
53    33    Lynyrd Skynyrd    
49    34    Lenny Kravitz    
21    35    Bob Dylan    
33    36    Def Leppard    
36    37    Nine Inch Nails    
54    38    Queen + Paul Rodgers    
   39    Puddle Of Mudd    
52    40    Sheryl Crow    
51    41    Kenny Chesney    
47    42    R.E.M.    
38    43    Robert Plant and Alison Krauss    
55    44    3 Doors Down    
29    45    Kid Rock    
54    46    Jimmy Eat World    
53    47    Duran Duran    
   48    The Flaming Lips    
56    49    Jimmy Buffett    
2    50    Janet Jackson    

http://www.pollstar.com/about_pollstar.pl?page=Help

[breitee]

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

quote:Originally posted by breitee

Originally posted by tulsascoot

Can we please get something worth a crap at the Arena???!!!!!

I am tired of driving to Dallas and St. Louis to see good bands play. ( However, Radiohead at the Riverport in St. Louis was a phenomenal show)
[/quote

Exactly my point. Enough of the ****kicker crap. Diversify!

Why, you say the building looks like a 'giant roll of duct tape' anyway.

What does one quote have to do with the other? The building does look like a giant roll of duct tape, but that does not mean that I would not attend a show there if they would diversify and book some acts other than country. There ARE other types of music.

[TUalum0982]

quote:Originally posted by breitee

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

quote:Originally posted by breitee

Originally posted by tulsascoot

Can we please get something worth a crap at the Arena???!!!!!

I am tired of driving to Dallas and St. Louis to see good bands play. ( However, Radiohead at the Riverport in St. Louis was a phenomenal show)
[/quote

Exactly my point. Enough of the ****kicker crap. Diversify!

Why, you say the building looks like a 'giant roll of duct tape' anyway.

What does one quote have to do with the other? The building does look like a giant roll of duct tape, but that does not mean that I would not attend a show there if they would diversify and book some acts other than country. There ARE other types of music.

As well as a pop can that has been smashed IMO.

[brunoflipper]

i like to think of it as the giant glass cinnamon roll...

[MichaelBates]

quote:Originally posted by brunoflipper

i like to think of it as the giant glass cinnamon roll...

To me it looks like a QT coffee lid.

[Conan71]

All of Dylan's songs sound great- when they are sung by someone other than him.  Great poet and songwriter, always sounds like a demo-track musician to me.  Sorry to blaspheme, but he's just never really appealed to me enough to go see him.  I like plenty of others from his era and genre, just never got the Bob.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by tulsascoot

Can we please get something worth a crap at the Arena???!!!!!

I am tired of driving to Dallas and St. Louis to see good bands play. ( However, Radiohead at the Riverport in St. Louis was a phenomenal show)

Hate to say "I told you so" to so many who thought this arena would bring in the Stones, Clapton, et. al.

Having an 18,000 seat arena is useless in attracting a-list entertainment (ostensibly of the non-country variety) if you don't have the demographic and pops that a promoter is looking for.

I wouldn't go so far as to say what's been booked at BOK is total crap, but we aren't going to get near as many acts who will play STL, DFW, NYC, etc. if it comes down to choosing OKC or TUL, unless OKC is already booked with a sporting event or another show.  Even then, they might move it forward or back a day or book on the back side of the tour.