Celine Dion!

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

The Canadian chick will open the new BOK arena.

She is a major star.

I was just hoping for someone I like.

Celine is good, but terribly overrated.

[oasis812005]

How about Michael Jackson? Can't wait till he goes back on tour with the jackson 5.

[mr.jaynes]

My concert-going days are not yet done. I get back to T-Town, and I imagine this BOK Center will have something going that I'll want to see. And while I like Celine, I probably would not go see her.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by DScott28604

quote:Originally posted by inteller
she is a major star?  no, she is a has been.

right from the paper...

"her first concert since 1999"

no one wants to listen to her sappy dreck.  hell she probably signed to the BoK because it will be hard enough for her to find 18k people who want to hear her.

she is a freakshow act that should be in Branson.

Are you kidding me??
It's not her first concert since 1999--she's been singing to sold-out crowds in Vegas for 5 straight years... This is her first World Tour since then... MAJOR difference there.

Here we get the top-selling female artist of all time and people complain...My God.

yeah Vegas...home of the has beens.

get the Stones or Clapton and I'll stop complaining.

Until then it is just has beens like Dion and Cher....when there is not a some redneck pissing contest like UFC or "wrasslin"

[TheArtist]

quote:Originally posted by brunoflipper

yep, no accounting for taste...
celine is the mcdonald's of the music industry...

Exactly why she will probably sell out in this town. Is Barry Manilow still alive? Bet he would sell out here too.

While she "Celine Dion" is not someone I would go see, may suit some peoples tastes. They should indeed try for a wide variety of different artists appealing to different audiences. Especially in that first year to get people excited about one show or another and have Tulsa show that it can have good turnouts.

Having this arena is another positive thing for having good suburban and metro growth. Since Tulsa hasnt had the growth its up to the growth in the suburbs to supply the number of people needed to support good shows coming to town. If the people show up, it will be taken notice of in the industry and good acts will more likely start coming to Tulsa.

I bet we will even start to draw people from the Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville area for concerts. We should definitely advertise our arena and its shows in those markets. I have friends from there, who when they visit Tulsa like it, but dont really think of it as a place to "get out of town and go do something".  Having good concerts and also a good club scene downtown could change that. Kind of make Tulsa be to that area like Dallas is to Tulsa. The place you go when you want to go to the "big, city" and hang out.  As odd as it sounds to actually consider Tulsa as being that, even to them lol.

[Ibanez]

quote:Originally posted by MH2010

I predict that once tickets go on sale, it will sell out within 4 hours.

I predict you couldn't get me to buy one if my life depended on it.

[Breadburner]

quote:Originally posted by oasis812005

How about Michael Jackson? Can't wait till he goes back on tour with the jackson 5.

He is busy molesting kids over-seas where they don't have laws for stuff like that.....

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

quote:Originally posted by brunoflipper

yep, no accounting for taste...
celine is the mcdonald's of the music industry...

Exactly why she will probably sell out in this town. Is Barry Manilow still alive? Bet he would sell out here too.

While she "Celine Dion" is not someone I would go see, may suit some peoples tastes. They should indeed try for a wide variety of different artists appealing to different audiences. Especially in that first year to get people excited about one show or another and have Tulsa show that it can have good turnouts.

Having this arena is another positive thing for having good suburban and metro growth. Since Tulsa hasnt had the growth its up to the growth in the suburbs to supply the number of people needed to support good shows coming to town. If the people show up, it will be taken notice of in the industry and good acts will more likely start coming to Tulsa.

I bet we will even start to draw people from the Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville area for concerts. We should definitely advertise our arena and its shows in those markets. I have friends from there, who when they visit Tulsa like it, but dont really think of it as a place to "get out of town and go do something".  Having good concerts and also a good club scene downtown could change that. Kind of make Tulsa be to that area like Dallas is to Tulsa. The place you go when you want to go to the "big, city" and hang out.  As odd as it sounds to actually consider Tulsa as being that, even to them lol.

If you build it, they will come....

[cannon_fodder]

First, and foremost, I do not like Miss Dion (other than the SNL skits mocking her).

HOWEVER, this is a very big deal for Tulsa.  Contrary to the opinion that she is a "has been" she is the 6th highest grossing artist in the world in 2006.  She racked in $85,200,000.00 without leaving Las Vegas.  More than ANY of the acts we listed as 'wants' other than the Stones.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/24/money-concert-music-tech-media-cx_lr_0123topmusic_slide_6.html?thisSpeed=15000

She is leaving for her world tour in Feb. and playing  Johannesburg, Capetown, London, Paris, Munich, Toronto and the like.  Then coming to the States and playing Phili, DC, the Garden, Atlantic City, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, KC, LA, Denver, Atlanta, Houston, San Antonio and a little stop over in TULSA.   Take note that she is NOT in OKC, Branson, Little Rock, nor Dallas.  She is in Tulsa.
http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?By=Artist&Content=CELDIO&PSKey=Y&Sort=Date&Date_From=Today&Date_To=11-07-2009&Market=N&Page=2

The Target Center, United Center, the Garden, Staples Center, The Palace, KC's new Sprint Center and the BOk Center.  Not bad company.

Per my scheme, lets hope this is the one for the FOPS.  We still need Garth + Underwood, and Lips + Peppers.  Then I'd be happy.

So while I do not enjoy this entertainer and will likely not be attending, it is still a really good sign for our management team.

[azbadpuppy]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

The Canadian chick will open the new BOK arena.

She is a major star.

I was just hoping for someone I like.

she is a major star?  no, she is a has been.

right from the paper...

"her first concert since 1999"

no one wants to listen to her sappy dreck.  hell she probably signed to the BoK because it will be hard enough for her to find 18k people who want to hear her.

she is a freakshow act that should be in Branson.

Your opinion is irrelevant. The fact is she is the biggest female star of all time. Obviously there are quite a few people out there who want to listen to her "sappy dreck".

Get back to me when your net worth hits $250 million.

[MichaelC]

quote:Originally posted by wavoka

quote:Originally posted by MH2010

I predict that once tickets go on sale, it will sell out within 4 hours.

I predict you couldn't get me to buy one if my life depended on it.

 

I'm a little surprised MH2010 said that.  

But I think he might be right.  Tickets will go quick, people from all over the place will come to see her.

[AMP]

She hits the 7,500,000 mark on the Google Popularith Meter.  Not too shabby.

So this reads as if the promoter will bring this artist to Tulsa, she will sing a few songs, dazzle a few lights and extract a bundle of cash from the local area to take back to their village to spend with their local car dealer, grocer, mall and other businesses.  

Interesting how folks in a small city are mezmorized by a single human being.  

Reminds me of an Andy of Mayberry episode. "Well Golly Andy, I'm takin' Imagene to the big concert on Saturday, you and Helen goin'?"  

Only in Oklahoma the big question if anyone books an event on too of one of these is typically, are they gona be showing the OU Football game or the NASCAR race on the Jumbo Tron during the concert? LOL

[AMP]

Originally posted by AMP

She hits the 7,500,000 mark on the Google Popularith Meter.  Not too shabby.

That ranks here in the top 10 of celebs that will have visited Tulsa.  

One would think that having Garth Brooks would be the big ticket for the Grand Opening. At least most of the money he earns has more potential of staying in the Oklahoma economy.  Grand Opening Should be an All Star line up of all famous Oklahoma entertainers including Garth, Leon, Hanson, Carrie Underwood, Roy Clark, Arlo Guthrie, Gary Busy, Mazeppa etc.  And even have a Free Style Show with Oklahoma's own, "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram.  And a suprise autograph table featuring the OU Football team.

Updates on the Celebs that visited Tulsa list

Here are the Google search results, for whatever they are worth:

1 Elvis 55,800,000
2 U2 45,300,000
3 Hanson 29,700,000
4 Spider Man 25,800,000
5 The Animals 23,000,000
6 Tiger Woods 12,300,000
7 Tom Cruise 12,100,000
8 Caruso 10,700,000
9 Hillary Clinton  8,170,000
10 Celine Dion 7,500,000

Kinks 7,190,000
Led Zeppelin 3,200,000

Jimi Hendrix 2,960,000
Bon Jovi 2,730,000
Francis Ford Copolla 2,720,000
Frank Sinatra 2,690,000
Marilyn Monroe 2,680,000
Jay Leno 2,590,000
Eric Clapton 2,550,000
Jethro Tull 2,480,000
Beach Boys 2,480,000
Alice Cooper 2,370,000
Al Yankovic 2,340,000
Billy Joel 2,310,000
Willie Nelson 2,240,000
John F. Kennedy 2,220,000
Elizabeth Taylor 2,220,000
Bad Company 2,100,000
Neil Diamond 2,080,000
Lucianno Pavarotti 2,040,000
Oral Roberts 2,030,000
Carrie Underwood 2,000,000
Oprah Winfrey 2,000,000

Garth Brooks 1,930,000
Joan Jett 1,920,000
Will Rogers 1,860,000
Ronald McDonald 1,860,000
Dennis Hopper 1,850,000
Howard Hughes 1,830,000
Gene Aurty 1,820,000
Tony Stewart 1,800,000
Jeff Gordon 1,790,000
Sofia Coppola 1,670,000
Matt Dillon 1,650,000
Mickey Rourke 1,500,000
Ted Nugent 1,460,000
Sammy Hagar 1,170,000
Amelia Earhart 1,140,000
Peter Frampton 1,130,000
Sonny & Cher 1,040,000
Rob Lowe 1,030,000

Charles Lindbergh 845,000
Gary Busey 707,000
Evel Knievel 670,000
Roy Clark 583,000
Leon Russell 544,000
Bob Wills 491,000
Donna Reed 449,000
John Force 184,000
Hamburglar 120,000
Jane Mansfield 92.000
John Zink 73,600
Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney 38,600

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