MJ Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Wendy, Diane, and whoever else attended this year - Facebook announced on Davy's, Micky's and Peter's websites that due to "business reasons" they cannot continue the tour - the giant egos have reared their ugly heads - thank god we had good shows! I feel bad for all the other fans who bought tickets and now will never get the chance to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy-Ann Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Great! Well, they owe nothing to me or other fans...but I would have loved to take my mom to see them. This sucks...but it's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I read on Facebook of one woman's horror story about this. When she was young, she had first row tickets to see them and got very sick and couldn't attend. Now, 45 years later, after waiting all this time, she paid a king's ransom and got first row tickets and the show gets cancelled! Ouch!Micky just said there is no truth to health rumors pertaining to the tour ending, no truth to the boys fighting, it's just simply "business". (Word is that the remaining shows were booked without the band's prior knowledge by a different booking agent and it rubbed them wrong.) He said he will continue to perform solo, wouldn't rule out any more Monkees tours, but said it was "unlikely". No DVD or CD will be released from this tour, which is really a shame.A side note to Bernie, who like me, is a huge fan of their "Head" album, in one of their recent shows, they performed the entire album from start to finish, then did their hits in the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Wow! Would have loved to see THAT!Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 This can't just be a booking agent dispute? That doesn't make sense...It has to be a money thing...Promises made, but not kept?Or maybe Peter is still mad he didn't get writing credit for the opening riff of their classic hit,...Oh never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Bernie - the "Head" section of the show was fabulous - hearing some of those songs that I really hadn't listened to since what - 1968? Tony - you bad..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 MJ, did they sing Nesmith's "The Girl That I Knew Somewhere"?One of my favorite Monkees tunes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Unfortunately, I had a pair of third row tickets for a now cancelled show Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm sorry to hear that Bernie; however, you did get to go to the Hall of Fame thing with those "other" guys to see their last show lol. Monkees had a great audience vibe though - all those people not afraid to show that they liked the band after all these years! Plus great songs by great songwriters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 tony. i think nesmith wrote some great songs for the monkees and can see why he quickly got frustrated with the entire deal. his solo material shows what a true musician he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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