Originally posted by deanallison:Thanks for the reply Remy, I’m just curious at this point really, fully expect the announcement to get made but it’s good to get a bit of knowledge of what could be going on behind the scenes.
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That makes sense now, so we’re not saying they suddenly complete everything then go right quickly announce we’re saying they pick a date then work towards getting everything done before that date so they can make the announcement. That is sort of what I expected, just seeking clarification.
Originally posted by deanallison:Another question perhaps it can be answered not specifically in the case of this tour as that information might not be able to shared but do insiders even from previous jobs etc have a sort of a list of common reasons a tour announcement might be delayed at a seemingly advanced stage?
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Originally posted by MattG:HA, blueeyedboy and I coming in hot with the same take!
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Remy has mostly hit the nail on the head, but in my experience announcements are usually delayed due to fine-tuning sellable tickets for a specific event.
Like Remy noted, all shows are announced at once and each one must be ready to go. If even one venue is having issues finalizing their sellable tickets, it will hold up the entire announcement.
An example of this would be if - hypothetically - one of the venues wasn't going to QUITE fit the exact stage they're planning to tour with. CAD drawings (architectural) are revised over and over to determine each individual logistic. How does the stage placement affect sight-lines in the seats? Is there enough room on the floor for fire lanes? What is that particular area's fire code, and when the stage is set, how many feet/meters need to be left around the stage for safety? This all determines how many tickets are allowed to be sold on the floor - essential information to put tickets on sale.
There are a million variables, so much so that one small change can end up affecting dozens of other variables, which leads to time spent re-drawing these CADs, which compounds a delay in every way.
Originally posted by bpt3:This was maybe mentioned back on previous pages, but just checking in to this news while taking a break from grading student exams. My question: are people happy with the "recycling" of the JT Tour yet again? Undoubtedly I think we're all glad for the fans in this part of the world that finally get to see the band again after too long. But were people expecting something different/unique, rather than something they did in 2017 already?
