Hey Ford Center, why aern’t these bands coming to Evansville?

google.com, pub-2427795083793513, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0

Ford Center may host killer concerts?

I have been watching the summer “rock” tours heat up and checking out the different bands’ touring dates and Evansville continues to not show up for the Ford Center. Well, unless you are an “easy” listening musical group or a country act. It’s almost like having a Rock act come to Evansville is like finding Bigfoot in the middle of downtown? What gives? Yea I know I have asked this before…

Kiss and Motley Crue have teamed up for “THE TOUR” of the summer as they have called it. Kiss has been coming to Evansville regularly since 1976. Just about every tour they go out on they make sure that Evansville is included. One of Kiss’s guitarists, Vinnie Vincent played his last gig in the band in Evansville. Gene Simmons wrote “Calling Dr. Love” at the old Holiday Inn one night while staying in Evansville for a show. I looked at their tour dates… No Ford Center…No Evansville. The KISS/Motley Crue show is going to be all around this area but not stopping at the Ford Center. Anyone know why? Is it because the Ford center is smaller than Robert’s Stadium? Robert’s stadium seats a maximum of 12,732. The Ford Center seats a maximum of 11,000. Not a big difference there until you figure in ticket prices for each seat plus concession stand, merchandising, etc that is lost for those seats that aren’t there.

Let’s see who else is not coming to the Ford Center…

Oh that’s easy. Def Leppard, Poison and Lita Ford are heading out for the summer too. As I look over their tour dates guess what… Once again, No Ford Center, No Evansville. What about the Evansville fans? Well, you guys will just have to spend your dollars at a venue not near you to see these great acts… I am not going to rattle on and say “what gives again with the Ford Center.

Had enough? One more classic rock act that’s not coming either… Journey/Loverboy and Pat Benatar.

Ford center

KISS/Mötley Crüe tour dates:

to get tickets go here:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/KISS-tickets/artist/735455?tm_link=tm_homeA_b_10001_1

Jul. 20 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
Jul. 21 – Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA
Jul. 22 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion – Raleigh, NC
Jul. 24 – Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
Jul. 25 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC
Jul. 27 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Jul. 28 – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater – Tampa, FL
Jul. 31 – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre – Pelham, AL
Aug. 03 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Woodlands, TX
Aug. 04 – Gexa Energy Paviliion – Dallas, TX
Aug. 07 – Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 08 – Comfort Dental Amphitheater – Englewood, CO
Aug. 10 – Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 11 – Mandalay Bay Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 12 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA
Aug. 14 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine, CA
Aug. 16 – Sleep Train Pavilion – Concord, MA
Aug. 18 – White River Amphitheatre – Auburn, WA
Aug. 19 – Sleep Country Amphitheater – Ridgefield, CT
Aug. 24 – Rock Jam – Grand Junction, CO
Aug. 26 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
Aug. 27 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Maryland Heights, MO
Aug. 29 – Minnesota State Fair – Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 31 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Sep. 01 – Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
Sep. 02 – First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA
Sep. 04 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Sep. 05 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI
Sep. 07 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
Sep. 08 – Alpine Valley Music Theater – East Troy, MI
Sep. 11 – Allegan County Fair – Allegan, MI
Sep. 12 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sep. 13 – Molson Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Sep. 15 – Darien Lake PAC – Darien Lake, NY
Sep. 16 – Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA
Sep. 18 – Toyota Pavilion – Scranton, PA
Sep. 19 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
Sep. 21 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Sep. 22 – Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY
Sep. 23 – Comcast Theater – Hartford, CT

Ford Center?

Ford center

Def Leppard/ Poison/Lita Ford Tour Dates:

To get tickets go here:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/Def-Leppard-tickets/artist/734898#!

ef Leppard	Wednesday, 20 June 2012	Salt Lake City UT USANA Amphitheatre, United States
Def Leppard	Friday, 22 June 2012	Irvine CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, United States
Def Leppard	Saturday, 23 June 2012	Las Vegas NV Red Rock Casino, United States
Def Leppard	Monday, 25 June 2012	Denver CO Pepsi Center, United States
Def Leppard	Wednesday, 27 June 2012	Kansas City MO Sprint Center, United States
Def Leppard	Saturday, 30 June 2012	Tampa FL Tampa Bay Times Forum, United States
Def Leppard	Monday, 02 July 2012	Cincinnati OH Riverbend Music Center, United States
Def Leppard	Tuesday, 03 July 2012	Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena (Formerly Sommet Center), United States
Def Leppard	Friday, 06 July 2012	Cleveland OH Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena), United States
Def Leppard	Saturday, 07 July 2012	Clarkston MI DTE Energy Music Theatre, United States
Def Leppard	Tuesday, 10 July 2012	Columbia MD Merriweather Post Pavilion, United States
Def Leppard	Wednesday, 11 July 2012	Newark NJ Prudential Center, United States
Def Leppard	Friday, 13 July 2012	Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, United States
Def Leppard	Monday, 16 July 2012	Montreal Centre Bell, Canada
Def Leppard	Tuesday, 17 July 2012	Hamilton Copps Coliseum, Canada
Def Leppard	Thursday, 19 July 2012	Rosemont IL Allstate Arena, United States