Touring in the US is “not really viable at the moment”

[Bosco]

The United States' Department Of Justice is coming down on Live Nation/Ticketmaster

It will be interesting to see what comes of this, but I'm not confident restructuring and forcing competition will aid The Chemical Brothers. I'm afraid the might have hit a brick wall of irrelevancy, both from natural and unnatural fate...

Say hello and goodbye to a very ambitious Black Keys tour.



The new question becomes what is the future of this Music: Response audio/visual exhibit. Does this have potential for substituting the future of "live" shows? In theory, it economically seems more feasible...

[gfa2001]

The United States' Department Of Justice is coming down on Live Nation/Ticketmaster

It will be interesting to see what comes of this, but I'm not confident restructuring and forcing competition will aid The Chemical Brothers. I'm afraid the might have hit a brick wall of irrelevancy, both from natural and unnatural fate...

Say hello and goodbye to a very ambitious Black Keys tour.



The new question becomes what is the future of this Music: Response audio/visual exhibit. Does this have potential for substituting the future of "live" shows? In theory, it economically seems more feasible...

The black keys shows sold very poorly here too

They were doing the co-op live arena (largest in the uk which had a delayed opening). its 24k capacity and they did a 'reduced test event' which was 8,000 people, without cancelling a single ticket!!

[Bosco]

The black keys shows sold very poorly here too

They were doing the co-op live arena (largest in the uk which had a delayed opening). its 24k capacity and they did a 'reduced test event' which was 8,000 people, without cancelling a single ticket!!

I don't recall how successful the 2023 fall arena tour was for The Chemical Brothers, but I'm curious how sustainable they think the current production size of their live show will last. Outside of a festival set, I'm not sure how much longer they think their main demographic (35-55) has the will or ability to do general admission (standing) type shows at arena sized venues anywhere.

My last show in 2022 was a mid-sized arena at $100+ a ticket, which I gladly payed. This was also my first time seeing them in an arena, and of the 7 times I've seen them over the course of 20 years, I think it's the best conditions for the production of their show. But that's easy for me to say as a desperate and devoted American fan who has only a handful of chances to see them.

[Bosco]

The Prodigy, Kraftwerk, and Basement Jaxx are all playing Coachella 2025 (and probably Portola 2025). Another big year for legacy electronic talent?

Justice is just coming off a successful fall 2024 tour here in North America. Probably a great group for The Chemical Brothers to fuse crowds, team up, book larger venues, and do a co-headlining tour with?

Basement Jaxx, along with their Radio/Ad-friendly work, seemingly could be headed for a huge revival here with a prime Coachella showcase. I feel like Coachella's current climate is a perfect fit for their music and think they'll do extremely well with demographics that maybe are unfamiliar with them. Obviously, very  dependent on how they present their LIVE show. If it's anything conservative, then call off the victory lap.

Anyways, something interesting for us eager US fans to watch over as we continue to hope for future dates.

[Enjoyed]

Slap Basement Jaxx onto the Red Rocks Reunion™ show with Fatboy Slim, Orbital, and Underworld.

I'll give the promoters access to my ACH and routing number.

Kinda pumped for the BJ set. I won't be getting tickets to but would love to watch that at home with a brew. Basement Jaxx are a band I put on all the time, but always seem to be on the outskirts of my nebulous gloop of "core" favourite bands. All I Know and I Want U pop up pretty regularly on the studio playlist!
It would definitely be cool to see them get a second wind of attention.

[Bosco]

Kinda pumped for the BJ set.