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I was there and not happy... but wow...
NASHVILLE - British rock band Radiohead’s rain-drenched
show near Washington D.C. last weekend has triggered an
Internet-driven firestorm, with message boards and the
blogosphere lighting up amid fan frustration.
The area around the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va., was
hammered by monsoonlike conditions last Sunday, with
an estimated four inches of rain and flooding forcing road
closures and paralyzing traffic. Hundreds or thousands of
fans - depending on who is estimating - were extremely
late or unable to get into the show.
As such, many fans have taken to the Internet to vent their
dissatisfaction, with neither the venue, the promoter nor the
band being spared. One area blogger offers this headline:
“Radiohead (at) Nissan: You Both Suck.”
Radiohead’s Web site offers the following comment: “Due to
Sunday night’s torrential rain storm and consequential multiple
road closures, many fans were unable to reach the Nissan Pavilion.
While acknowledging a lack of control over the ensuing flooding
and detours, the members of Radiohead are nevertheless disappointed
regarding this turn of events. For further inquiries, ticket holders who
didn’t get in are urged to contact: customerservice(at)nissanpavilion.com.”
Nissan Pavilion owner/operator Live Nation has offered fans that
were turned away tickets to an Aug. 12 show at the Susquehanna
Bank Center in Camden, N.J. (near Philadelphia), or tickets to a
show of their choice at Nissan Pavilion (subject to availability).
But that may not be enough to pacify some fans. One online petition
signed by more than 350 people calls for another Radiohead show
in the market, with such comments as, “I would ABSOLUTELY want to
attend another DC/Baltimore show - as long as its not at Nissan!! The
offer that Nissan provided me of free lawn tickets to the Camden, N.J.,
show is insulting! For one, I had pavilion seats. Two - its Camden, NJ!!”
Adding fuel to the fire is Radiohead’s self-stated intention of making
its summer tour as environmentally friendly as possible. According to
one fan post, “One-third of the concert-goers that night were driving
around in circles, burning fossil fuels all the while. This is your save the
Earth tour ... and yet you play in the middle of nowhere with no public
transportation leading there. You owe us!”
And from another, “If you gave even one tiny llama turd about environmental
impact, you would never have scheduled a show at a venue 40 miles away from
downtown D.C., nowhere near public transportation of any kind.”
Spokespersons for Nissan Pavilion and Live Nation had no comment.
- taken from msnbc.com
All I can say is... All Points West! Woohoo!
NASHVILLE - British rock band Radiohead’s rain-drenched
show near Washington D.C. last weekend has triggered an
Internet-driven firestorm, with message boards and the
blogosphere lighting up amid fan frustration.
The area around the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va., was
hammered by monsoonlike conditions last Sunday, with
an estimated four inches of rain and flooding forcing road
closures and paralyzing traffic. Hundreds or thousands of
fans - depending on who is estimating - were extremely
late or unable to get into the show.
As such, many fans have taken to the Internet to vent their
dissatisfaction, with neither the venue, the promoter nor the
band being spared. One area blogger offers this headline:
“Radiohead (at) Nissan: You Both Suck.”
Radiohead’s Web site offers the following comment: “Due to
Sunday night’s torrential rain storm and consequential multiple
road closures, many fans were unable to reach the Nissan Pavilion.
While acknowledging a lack of control over the ensuing flooding
and detours, the members of Radiohead are nevertheless disappointed
regarding this turn of events. For further inquiries, ticket holders who
didn’t get in are urged to contact: customerservice(at)nissanpavilion.com.”
Nissan Pavilion owner/operator Live Nation has offered fans that
were turned away tickets to an Aug. 12 show at the Susquehanna
Bank Center in Camden, N.J. (near Philadelphia), or tickets to a
show of their choice at Nissan Pavilion (subject to availability).
But that may not be enough to pacify some fans. One online petition
signed by more than 350 people calls for another Radiohead show
in the market, with such comments as, “I would ABSOLUTELY want to
attend another DC/Baltimore show - as long as its not at Nissan!! The
offer that Nissan provided me of free lawn tickets to the Camden, N.J.,
show is insulting! For one, I had pavilion seats. Two - its Camden, NJ!!”
Adding fuel to the fire is Radiohead’s self-stated intention of making
its summer tour as environmentally friendly as possible. According to
one fan post, “One-third of the concert-goers that night were driving
around in circles, burning fossil fuels all the while. This is your save the
Earth tour ... and yet you play in the middle of nowhere with no public
transportation leading there. You owe us!”
And from another, “If you gave even one tiny llama turd about environmental
impact, you would never have scheduled a show at a venue 40 miles away from
downtown D.C., nowhere near public transportation of any kind.”
Spokespersons for Nissan Pavilion and Live Nation had no comment.
- taken from msnbc.com
All I can say is... All Points West! Woohoo!