BOk Center Press Conference 4/3?

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by tsfinest

joemomma,

are you opening a branch downtown?

Ta-da:
https://tulsanow.org/wp/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9487

[FOTD]

Neil Diamond? 10/21?

[pfox]

NEIL DIAMOND 2008 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

July
19 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
22 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center
24 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha
26 Chicago, IL United Center
29 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
31 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills

August
3 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
5 Washington, DC Verizon Center
7 Hartford, CT XL Center
9 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
18 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
20 Albany, NY Times Union Center
23 Boston, MA Fenway Park
25 Columbus, OH Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center
27 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
29 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

September
14 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
18 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
20 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
22 Portland, OR Rose Garden
24 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
26 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
28 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

October
1 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
2 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
7 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
10 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
16 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
19 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
21 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
24 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
28 Orlando, FL Amway Arena Orlando
30 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

[Townsend]

quote:Originally posted by pfox

NEIL DIAMOND 2008 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES


October
1 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
2 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
7 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
10 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
16 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
19 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
21 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
24 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
28 Orlando, FL Amway Arena Orlando
30 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Freaking Sweet.

Start practicing



Where it began
I can't begin to knowin'
But then I know it's growin' strong

Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along

Hands, touchin' hands
Reachin' out
Touchin' me
Touchin' you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would

But now I
Look at the night
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin' runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when I'm with you

Warm, touchin' warm
Reachin' out
Touchin' me
Touchin' you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
Sweet Caroline

[FOTD]

Interesting. Notice the demographics for the already announced acts. How old is Neil Diamond?I am certain availability is an issue, but none of the acts so far appeal much to the boomers.

Must be saving that for the opening.....

If not, I'm gonna start to wonder who's booking talent.

Black Crowes are playing Cain's in July....

[Renaissance]

Neil Diamond doesn't appeal to boomers?  Who are you and what planet are you from?  His career spanned the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.  Neil Diamond is a definitive baby boomer crowd pleaser.

We're coming to America!

TODAY!

TODAY!

TODAY!

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

Neil Diamond? 10/21?

I thought that restraining order was still in effect keeping you at least 100 feet from Neil Diamond.

[blindnil]

Tulsa World has the Diamond announcement

http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/spot/article.aspx?articleID=20080416_243_D3_span26771

[cannon_fodder]

If not the baby boomers, who does Neil Diamond appeal to?  

It certainly doesn't appeal to my grandparents nor particularly to my generation.  Seems to leave the middle for his primary audience... which would be those born from 1950 ~ 1960.  Aka, baby boomers.

Another big name signing, another act none in my circle will pay to go see.

[JoeMommaBlake]

Yeah. My parents are boomers....and will probably go see Neil Diamond...and they'll be there with all of the other 50ish year old people in town. Cool thing about 50ish year old people is that they tend to have expendable income...which comes in handy when you're trying to sell tickets and concessions...and when you're serving food a few blocks away. []

[Townsend]

I'm in my thirties and I dig Diamond.  No tribute band but I'd like to see the act.

Sure, my 20 something GF reacted with the "you're kidding right?" look on her face.

[jne]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

If not the baby boomers, who does Neil Diamond appeal to?  

It certainly doesn't appeal to my grandparents nor particularly to my generation.  Seems to leave the middle for his primary audience... which would be those born from 1950 ~ 1960.  Aka, baby boomers.

Another big name signing, another act none in my circle will pay to go see.

Yeah, its great, but I sure wish it were Neil Young!

[rwarn17588]

Neil Diamond put out massive amounts of suckage from about 1980 on. Even my wife, a big fan, admits this.

But then, a few years ago, he got Rick Rubin as a producer. You know, *that* Rick Rubin -- the fellow who produced all those latter-day albums by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Audioslave, Slayer and at least two dozen other acts. Heck, Rubin deserves some sort of lifetime-achievement prize for resurrecting Johnny Cash's career like he did.

Diamond's last album, "12 Songs," was tremendous. Rubin stripped out all the schlock that made those 1980s and '90s albums unlistenable. Rubin gently busted Diamond's chops and told him: "You can do better."

He did.

Rubin's on board with the new album coming out on May 6.

So, yeah, I'm going.

[Cubs]

I know numerous kids in their young twenties that like Mr. Diamond!

[FOTD]

FOTD CALLS IT RIGHT AGAIN!!!

EAGLES...SEPT. 5 OR 6

OPENING ACT.