Reading all this stuff is really surprising to me, about Kiss not being able to pack arenas in North America and Def Leppard not even packing a club there. You gotta be kidding right? Is rock music really THAT dead in the US??
But if hard rock tours are so dead in the USA, it makes me wonder why more bands only tour there and don't come down here where it seems they would be alot more successful.QUOTE]
To answer your questions:
1.) KISS could probably pack an arena hold 14,000 seats. They probably would not sell out if they didn't have a "popular" opening band.
2.) It's true, Def Leppard can't fill a club in the USA. This summer they played a the state fair in Oregon. You wanna know ehat the cost was? zilch. They must have "whored" their asses for that gig. Like I said it's all self inflicted & they got in return what they gave the fans with their last three records. A big middle finger!
3.) Rock is alive & well in America. Just cos' a band had success in the 80's & they don't now doesn't mean that rock is dead. Keep in mind 1980 was 23 years ago? I think rock is amore underground now & will be huge again. I wouldn't jold my breath on there being a retro thing going on & there being a big push for the glam of the 80's though. Which is a great thing, I personally wouldn't want it to come back. I liked certain bands from the era, but to be honset there were very few innovators & a shit load of followers.