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Loose lips sink ships
Glenn Hughes spoke to the Classic Rock magazine and revealed that it was his Twitter tirade that caused cancellation of Black Country Communion one-off gig in Wolverhampton, originally scheduled for January 5:
I was getting killed by a lot of my friends and fans in the Black Country for the ticket prices. I went on Twitter and said, ‘Don’t shoot me, I’m only the messenger, I don’t set the prices,’ and that was the thing that really started the whole debacle off.
I said the same thing in 2010. I have a lot of fans who complain, ‘We’re from Wolverhampton, we can’t afford these tickets.’ This time it was the red rag to the bull.
Bonamassa’s manager Roy Weisman confirmed he pulled the show as a result of Hughes’ comment:
The tickets might have been more expensive than an average rock band, but they’re not an average rock band. They certainly weren’t as expensive as a superstar band. I decided to price the tickets that way. When Glenn decided he wanted to make a comment, and pointed the finger to me – it was really upsetting to me. I’d had enough of it.
The story appears in the issue 179 of Classic Rock that is currently on sale in the UK.
Thanks to Yvonne Osthausen for the info.
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Hughes simply said the truth…
December 9th, 2012 at 19:33If you go to classic rock magazine.com you will see four other covers of bands stating rock band of the year.
December 9th, 2012 at 22:30puuuuh – it this the END !?
… Please not !!
LLRnR
-kraatzy-
December 9th, 2012 at 22:35Quite juvenile indeed. Super Group = Super Egos = Super Cat Fights = Super Finger Pointing = Super Collapse. Thanks again Glenn. “Shades of Deep Purple MK3”.
CheerZ
December 9th, 2012 at 22:36forget about Joe Glenn,give Jimmy Page a call he might be loving the idea of the band !
December 9th, 2012 at 22:42Good , li R&R does get expensive . But look at football and stage show tickets . It’s never cheap . Sad when somebody gets left out in the cold .
December 10th, 2012 at 04:44Good R&R does get expensive . But look at football and stage show tickets . It’s never cheap . Sad when somebody gets left out in the cold .
December 10th, 2012 at 04:47What a sham, I mean shame…..all this publicity, a Billboard top 50 entry, a very strong album….and not a band in sight…..sigh.
December 10th, 2012 at 08:12I don’t understand Glenn Hughes nowadays. I think Joe Bonemassa is great and well talented guy. Maybe Glenn is just jealous…
December 10th, 2012 at 08:17-It’s not wise to think that tickets are too expensive .. – tickets are for TRUE FANS that loved our Heroes.
Btw. look at Clpapton, Knopfer or Stones -they take big money from fans but let them decide to go to concert or not. If it’s worth it- why not. Glenn also forget that in ticket price are costs of book stage , technicans job, management and promoters, and everybody should earn appropriate money for his work.
O’boy.. just because of expencive tickets…? Tickets these days ARE damn expencive!! Good old Roy Weisman needs to pull his head out from somewhere..
December 10th, 2012 at 15:50We want BCC back on stage.
This supergrooup was live THE supergroup. I still hope….
4 great albums by a great badn.
Kalle
December 10th, 2012 at 18:13@ 9
Are you suggesting Glenn was born yesterday?
December 11th, 2012 at 10:57Or maybe you think his Alzheimer is plaguing him that much that YOU have to help him out?!
Tickets were quite expansive and some british fans could not afford it because they re unemployed and had no money -that’s a fact.
December 13th, 2012 at 10:24Remember the price of Glenn’autobio deluxe edition too..
You know Really love you Glenn but you need to shut the hell up and get off the god shit on the records this isn’t a christian. GET OFF YOUR CLOUD
December 14th, 2012 at 19:56ED DAY @14,
Dude, didn’t you know? BCC actually stands for ‘Bible Carrying Christian’. The Truth will set you free…..
CheerZ
January 15th, 2013 at 03:14