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MadLove1348 OP t1_j8fuohb wrote

Reply to comment by PJfanRI in What’s the deal with The Strand? by MadLove1348

Not an Alice In Chains fan myself, but my husband is. But years ago they would get like 6-8 bands a year I would want to see. Now it’s 0-1. Just a bummer because we spend so much traveling to venues outside of RI we can only afford 1-2 shows a year when we used to be able to do one annual outside of RI trip and multiple local shows.

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PJfanRI t1_j8g7u80 wrote

I thought your concern was the quality? You might not a be a fan of AiC, but Cantrell is a major get.

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lovecraft_401 t1_j8gf4vn wrote

It’s not a major get. It might be a good show that you’ll enjoy, but Jerry Cantrell and Alice In Chains hasn’t been relevant for 25 years.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j8ig2cd wrote

Alice In Chains sold out a 20,000 capacity amphitheater like 4 months ago as a headliner and still pull 7 million listeners on Spotify. Radio stations are still going to play those songs a couple times a day, people still want to go see them.

They might be 25 years removed from a hit but they’re still a pretty big name on the strength of the hits in that 5-6 year run.

That being said, Cantrell isn't really a huge get. It's a nice show for a certain demographic that still will go out to see him. I don't know if he's going to sell out a midweek show here but the show probably sells 75% or more. Then he'll go sell out the place half that size north of Boston later in the week.

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PJfanRI t1_j8gfssi wrote

They haven't been? I thought they were still doing national tours at large venues. I guess I didn't see them at the Comcast Center in Mansfield? Any idea who I did see?

There were a lot of people there to see an irrelevant band.

This might shock you, but there is still a lot of demand to see 90s rock.

Next you're going to try to tell me Pearl Jam is irrelevant lol.

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mkmck t1_j8hw3vn wrote

>They haven't been? I thought they were still doing national tours at large venues.

So is Loverboy. What's your point?

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PJfanRI t1_j8hwto6 wrote

That people still find them relevant.

What's your point exactly?

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lovecraft_401 t1_j8ggda2 wrote

It hasn’t been the Comcast Center since 2013.

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PJfanRI t1_j8ggmn9 wrote

It hasn't been Greatwoods since 99, nor the tweeter center for 15 years. And yet people still call it both.

So what's your point?

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