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Friday, March 27, 2009

Music The Greatest Concert in the World is Coming to the Rose Garden. Maybe.

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:42 PM

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Holy crap, it's the greatest concert ever!
So great that they can't even tell us what it is!
So great that the invite is a RSVP and "non-transferrable"!
So great that will be serving refreshments!

So, who do you think it is? U2? Travis Tritt? Limp Bizkit? Smashmouth?

The better question is, how many artists can still sell out an arena in a market this size? Even Lil Wayne—with his big 'ole pile of cash, Grammy's, and magazine covers—has not been able to sell out his Rose Garden concert next Thursday (there are still 100 Level seats available for that show).

Maybe this big announcement will save the arena concert world as we know it. If that's the case, we all know who it's going to be: Miley Cyrus.

End Hits: It's U2. At least, that's our guess.

 

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Of course it's U2.
Posted by Suburban Porn King on March 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM · Report
2
MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON!
Posted by Erik Henriksen on March 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM · Report
3
Oh shit, nice work Erik. Anyone want to dress up like Bubbles and attend the press conference?
Posted by ezra on March 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM · Report
4
Oh...for a second I thought you meant Bubbles from The Wire, and I was all SHIT YEAH!! But I guess you mean Bubbles the chimp...so...okay, fine.
Posted by Joneser on March 27, 2009 at 6:00 PM · Report
5
no, Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys
Posted by miguelaron on March 27, 2009 at 6:14 PM · Report
6
Leslie and The Lys!
Posted by MarconiBologna on March 28, 2009 at 10:45 AM · Report
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Since I probably will be working at this show, I'd be quite pleased to know who it is. Based on the schedule, I'm sayin' either that Allmans/Doobies extravaganza coming up, or the Lippizaner Stallions.
Posted by rich bachelor on March 28, 2009 at 12:11 PM · Report
8
two piano men. elton and billy
Posted by genRR8 on March 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM · Report
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Or, perhaps it's Beyonce, since I've just been called to work that show at Key Arena, in Seattle. Funny: she didn't require a special announcement last time she came here.

Or y'know: it's some stupid fucking show none of us were going to go see anyway. I can't wait.
Posted by rich bachelor on March 28, 2009 at 8:37 PM · Report
10
greatful dead
Posted by cheese sandwich on March 28, 2009 at 8:39 PM · Report
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I thought U2 was supposed to be doing a STADIUM tour since they've already done the whole "arena" bit for All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Posted by JakeM on March 29, 2009 at 7:35 PM · Report
12
Phish. That's my guess anyway....
Posted by Doogie on March 30, 2009 at 9:17 AM · Report
13
Ugh, here it is:

"Billy Joel and Elton John come Face 2 Face at
the Rose Garden Nov 10"

Nice call, genRR8.
Posted by ezra on March 30, 2009 at 11:11 AM · Report
14
. . . my uterus just prolapsed.
Posted by themme on March 30, 2009 at 10:28 PM · Report

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