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« on: March 30, 2025, 08:40:51 AM »
Amen to that!
The pre-show CW thing has simply become a photo op. They start it 30 minutes before the show, and there's something like 20 people. Not worth it to me anymore. Of course, since who knows when there will be another tour, it's maybe a moot point.
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« on: March 29, 2025, 10:37:32 AM »
Wasn't Rebecca the one who made some "comments" about the presidential election back in 2016?
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« on: March 29, 2025, 10:36:14 AM »
The first time I saw CW was on PBS. I dumped cable TV about two years ago (cost). Yes, there's an app, but most things require some kind of membership. Because of where I live, I can't use an antenna (HOA issues) and one of the small ones won't pick up my station.
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« on: March 19, 2025, 08:46:18 AM »
CWazyTom makes some very good points. Looking back on shows I've been to since just 2022, I don't recall any of them that were at capacity. Contrast this from earlier years when there were times I ended up on the secondary market for tickets. I'm guessing also that the cost for the various venues increased as well. I know I'm paying more for various shows/concerts that I go to.
One reason I really, really liked CW was you had an opportunity to connect with some of the performers. The M&G's aren't worth it to me any more, because they are way too rushed. I don't know how the girls feel about this. Example: I went to one of Lisa Kelly's Masterclasses. She knew my name when I walked in. Chatted a bit at one of the breaks about various shows I had met her at. Same thing with Chloe. I just don't feel that any more. Don't get me wrong -- I still really like the music.
I always budgeted about $100 a ticket when I went to a show (and that's as far back as 2009. I went to 2 shows in 2024, and they were similar in price. Other "Broadway" shows in my area (and there are 3 decent PAC's near me), I was paying $200 for decent, but not great, seats. So, will CW have to raise their price? Probably.
Yes, travel is probably brutal for everyone involved. Being an artist is a tough way to make a living, especially since COVID. Can you make money on something like StageIt? Some, but probably not enough. Is the whole back to the office movement going to change live performances?
I can understand why they aren't doing anything right now. Will CW be able to come back? Maybe, IMHO, but not the way they were. Will I still support them? Sure, but maybe to the extent of 2 shows a year, not 12.
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« on: March 15, 2025, 09:36:14 AM »
Nothing in the South; think Florida, Georgia, etc.
Guess I have to consider more travel costs if I want to go.
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« on: March 08, 2025, 04:15:54 PM »
I had the opportunity to attend a M&G with him last year while they were on tour. Good luck to him!
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« on: February 13, 2025, 10:45:50 AM »
I've always wondered about what the ladies do when they are not touring. Does CW pay them enough that they don't need another "full time" job and they can just do some one-off shows?
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« on: January 27, 2025, 08:49:39 PM »
Maybe 2 years ago I went to a concert Chloe was doing. She had a small selection of merch there. Haven't seen anything on line. I also have a tee shirt from one of Lisa Kelly's shows.
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« on: January 21, 2025, 02:33:47 PM »
I thought I saw that Lisa was doing a show somewhere in Ireland in maybe March (I know, I'm being vague because I'm not going back to look). When I saw that, I kinda thought that seeing Lisa on the Christmas tour was a one off. If she's doing something in, say March, does that give her enough time to practice?
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« on: January 18, 2025, 09:59:07 AM »
I've been to two of Lisa's Masterclasses. I was a pretty decent vocalist in high school, and probably should have continued in college. However, if I joined the marching band, I got a tuition reduction. That was more important at the time.
Anyway, Lisa's class was fun. Yes, I even learned a few things, which of course I promptly forgot as soon as we broke into small groups!
On some level, I'd like to sing more, but know it really won't happen. Would I do a Muirgen class? Sure. Will I? Probably not unless it's an in-person thing.
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« on: December 29, 2024, 08:37:44 PM »
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Some thoughts about your post concerning the forum. I'm sure some people will take offense to my post, but I’ve seen some similar postings on other forums.
As we all know, the internet is constantly evolving and not always for the better! I saw my first CW concert in 2007 based on seeing them on PBS. It took about 2 years until I figured out there was such a thing as a Meet & Greet. That’s about the time I discovered “forums”. This was also, IIRC, that Facebook started becoming more popular. Anyway, for a number of years, forums were the way to get information. It’s not any more.
As we wall know, there is now a huge amount of information available on-line, and a lot of it is pushed to you. So, the question is do we really even need forums anymore?
My thought is yes. One ongoing problem is what happened to the CWF.com. Forums are typically ran by one or two people. When something happens, the forum mostly dies. Yes, the same thing can happen with a Facebook group, but they seem to reach a lot more people, and sometimes have multiple administrators.
I still try to check the forum every day.
One other thing to keep in mind. Like a lot of groups, Celtic Woman has changed over the years. If you count the Lisa Kelly and Chloe Agnew individual shows, I’ve been to something over 100 shows. Keeping in mind most of them required traveling, I’ve probably spent close to $1,000 a show (air fare, hotels, car rental, etc). Do I regret it? No. I had a blast doing it. Will I continue? Not so much. Maybe 2 or 3 a year. It doesn’t have the same feel as it did. Kind of the same thing with the forum.
Anyway, thanks Glen for what you are doing.
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« on: December 10, 2024, 10:58:42 AM »
I decided I would go to the show in Washington, DC. Got M&G from CW. 2nd row tickets for $100. Hotels are generally high, especially since I didn't want to rent a car.
Then, of course, Lisa Kelly announced her Masterclass for Sunday, 12/14. Luckily, my DC show was Friday night, so decided to fly to Atlanta Saturday night, especially since she's starting her class at 11:00.
Busy 5 days.
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« on: December 01, 2024, 08:13:48 AM »
So I went to Lisa's Masterclass last year and had a great time! I also went to the CW concert in Atlanta. They were a week apart, so I did a lot of driving back and forth from Florida. I decided to go see CW in Washington DC this year, partially so we could see the Christmas lights.
About a week after I bought tickets, Lisa announced she was doing a Masterclass again the same weekend. Part of it was probably because Chloe was doing a show in Atlanta also. Dang. Neither one had a huge amount of notice.
So, what's another plane ticket! Flying to DC, then flying to Atlanta, then flying home. Going to be an interesting couple of days (Thursday thru Monday).
So, anyone else going to the class?
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« on: November 16, 2024, 11:04:00 AM »
Ticket prices are all over the place. I'm going to the CW concert in Washington DC in a couple weeks. Tickets were $95 and I am in the second row. I spend $150 last year for the regular tour. Maybe some of it is due to the size of the venue? You said 5100. That's a pretty decent size venue. I'll say Kennedy Center is maybe similar? But most of the tour shows are in the 2500 range.
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« on: October 17, 2024, 08:18:21 AM »
rfcw made some comments about the tours in general in Florida. My thoughts.
Since 2009, I've been to 32 shows in Florida. Most were in the Tampa area (that's where I live). 5 were in Lakeland. A couple of times that was the first show on the tour. 6 were in Orlando. A few in Daytona, a few in Fort Myers.
A lot of my tickets I bought thru the local PBS station; primarily to get the M&G. That MAY have had some input in deciding what cities to go to. It seems like CW is cutting out the PBS stations now. I know a couple years ago that my local PBS station rep told me they were not going to participate any more since they were having issues with the venues. The venues did not want to allow PBS to get front row seats -- the venue wanted to sell them directly to their season ticket holders.
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