Mandatory Fun Tour Anticipation Thread

[Well, Well, Well]

no Wisconsin dates what is this smurf

[Well, Well, Well]

I saw al post on facebook that you shouldn't blame him for anything yada yada but who is the company responsible for organizing these dates also can we have a new subforum for all the Nevada dates lord knows there's enough of them what is this smurf

[algonacchick]

Well, I will say this. As far the concert dates that Al said can't be released yet, one of them better be Meadowbrook. That is where I first saw him, and according to Al, it's one of his favorite venues. I can't see him skipping it this tour. Soaring Eagle is too far away.

[Kemit27]

I started making a list of the Seating Capacity for each Venue on the North American leg of the tour, but I sorta gave up. Here's the list so far, with some venues without Capacity info listed yet. If anyone wants to finish this list, have at it.

It looks like the smallest shows on the tour are going to be:
Turning Stone Resort Casino - Showroom - Verona, NY 800
Van Duzer Theatre - Arcata, CA 862


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Planet Hollywood - Las Vegas
Brady Theater - Tulsa - 2800
Hudson Performance Hall - OK City
Hard Rock Live - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Biloxi
Ryman Auditorium - Nashville 2,362
Horseshoe Tunica - Bluesville - Robinsonville
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts 1180
Murat Theatre at Old National Centre - Indy 2600
Soaring Eagle Casino And Resort - Mount Pleasant, MI
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica - Cleveland, OH 5000
Palace Theatre - Greensburg, PA 1369
Wilbur Theatre - Boston 1200
Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH 1300
Foxwoods Resort Casino - Ledyard, CT
Governor's Ball Music Festival - New York City, NY
American Music Theatre - Lancaster, PA 1600
Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Center Stage - Richmond, VA 3600
Filene Center at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA 3,868
Pier Six Pavilion - Baltimore, MD 4400
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre - Roanoke, VA 2148
Sands Bethlehem Event Center - Bethlehem, PA 2,250
Koka Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC 1000 + lawn
Ovens Auditorium - Charlotte, NC 2460
Chastain Park Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
Fraze Pavilion - Kettering, OH
Midland Theatre - Newark, OH
Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
Caesars Windsor - The Colosseum - Windsor, ON, Canada
Chicago Theatre 3,880
Peabody Opera House - STL 3100
Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland - Kansas City, MO 3,573
Orpheum Theatre - Wichita, KS 1,281
Harrah's Hotel and Casino - Stir Cove - Council Bluffs, IA 3000
Mystic Lake Casino - Mystic Showroom - Prior Lake, MN 2100
Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center - Bowling Green, KY 1800
Peace Center for the Performing Arts - Greenville, SC 2100
Warner Theatre - Erie, PA 2,250
Palace Theatre - Albany, NY 2,844
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts - Burlington, VT 1411
Turning Stone Resort Casino - Showroom - Verona, NY 800
University at Buffalo - Center for the Arts - Buffalo, NY 1744
Hamilton Place Theatre - Hamilton, ON, Canada
Casino Rama - Entertainment Centre - Rama, ON, Canada
Ottawa Bluesfest - Ottawa, ON, Canada
Centennial Hall - London, ON, Canada 1625
Casino Nova Scotia - Schooner Showroom - Halifax, NS, Canada
Casino New Brunswick - The Centre - Moncton, NB, Canada
Maine State Pier - Portland, ME 3000
The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center - New Bedford, MA 1226
Community Arts Center - Williamsport, PA 2,078
Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN 1,631
Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News, VA 1753
North Charleston Performing Arts Center - North Charleston, SC 2,341
Hard Rock Live at Universal Citywalk - Orlando
Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL 2180
King Center for the Performing Arts - Melbourne, FL 2000
Broward Center For the Performing Arts - Ft Lauderdale, FL 2688
Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL 1900
Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX 2400 (seated) 2815 (standing)
Majestic Theatre - San Antonio, TX 2,264
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater 2,750
Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie + TX 6350
Paramount Theatre - Denver 1880
Masonic - SF 3,165
Van Duzer Theatre - Arcata, CA 862
Britt Pavilion - Jacksonville, OR 2,200
Les Schwab Amphitheater - Bend, OR 8000
Oregon Zoo Amphitheater - Portland
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver, BC, Canada 2,929
South Okanagan Events Centre - Penticton, BC, Canada 6,432
River Cree Resort and Casino - The Venue - Enoch, AB, Canada
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB, Canada 2,538
Northern Quest Resort and Casino - Pend Oreille Pavillion - Airway Heights, WA
Washington State Fair - Puyallup, WA
Harrah's Laughlin - Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater - Laughlin, NV 3000

[Elvis]

That's one hell of a first post!

Okay, I think I narrowed it down to 15 definites, and about 7 or so maybes. And of course whatever Jersey shows get added later.

Dave

[Mr.Fandango]

How would one get to meet Al? Does he have a meet and greet or do you have to find his bus and wait for him?

[algonacchick]

You can wait by the bus, and there's a chance you'll meet him. I did that once, and everyone was invited back inside the building for a meet and greet. Most times, it's just out by the bus, but I've yet to meet him that way. Any of the other times I met him, I had passes.

[tomatochives]

[algonacchick]

Haha, tomatochives! There are so many gaps in his schedule that I am sure will be filled by concert dates in states for which very few or no dates have been posted. I went to the page for Meadowbrook in Rochester Hills, MI; where Al plays just about every tour, and the only concert listing up is for Diana Krall. Really?? This leads me to believe that it is one of those dates Al mentioned that can't be posted yet for contractual reasons.
To quote Al: "Don't give up hope quite yet."

[spmahn]

I just went to look at getting tickets for the Foxwoods show, and as far as the "Czar" and "VIP" packages go, I really only have one thing to say



I really thought Al was above this sort of nonsense. Yeah, I understand the prima donnas like KISS, Motley Crue, etc. pulling this stuff, but really Al? Last time around I got second row seats dead center and paid $50. Were my tickets underpriced? Probably. This time around, the exact same seats cost $260? I mean, I guess I can't complain TOO much since similar packages for other groups cost upwards of $1000 or more, and maybe I'm just spoiled from years of free meet and greets and cheap concert tickets, but I'm still a bit disappointed.