http://www.metalmeltdown.com/interviews/stratovarius0204.html
It's a audio interview he did. If you want to hear what he says about playing in the states, check out the 2nd file (There's 2 parts). He's talk about it right at the start...I'll just write what he said.
DM: "Do you have plans to come to the states and what sort of held you back up till now?"
Tolkki: "There was mainly the circumstances. We were talking about these things, and there were some offers...was it ProgPower or something, in Atlanta. It was mainly financial reasons, the offer wasn't that good actually, and we have a very big cost to fly in all the road crew and stuff."
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I can't see how Glenn could get Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian on the same ticket, yet give a 'bad offer' to Stratovarius. Part of me think's Tolkki is a little money hungry...and he needs to realize that this is the states. It's not like we have a concert like Wacken... Sometimes I wish Tolkki would just do something for the fans ONCE without thinking about the bigger picture...
It's a audio interview he did. If you want to hear what he says about playing in the states, check out the 2nd file (There's 2 parts). He's talk about it right at the start...I'll just write what he said.
DM: "Do you have plans to come to the states and what sort of held you back up till now?"
Tolkki: "There was mainly the circumstances. We were talking about these things, and there were some offers...was it ProgPower or something, in Atlanta. It was mainly financial reasons, the offer wasn't that good actually, and we have a very big cost to fly in all the road crew and stuff."
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I can't see how Glenn could get Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian on the same ticket, yet give a 'bad offer' to Stratovarius. Part of me think's Tolkki is a little money hungry...and he needs to realize that this is the states. It's not like we have a concert like Wacken... Sometimes I wish Tolkki would just do something for the fans ONCE without thinking about the bigger picture...