You need time to sell tickets with venues this big. Build in the holidays, and that's why they did such a big lead time.
Still, Brand New is playing the same venue in Cleveland on October 20. That tour was just announced not even 2 months ago. And Panic! can probably fill a room more than Brand New can.
Maybe my magazine subscriptions? In every Rock Sound, AP, or Kerrang it's "look at all these awesome photos of Brendon...every month."(And I seriously need to unsubscribe to that shitstorm Alternative Press.) I bought AFYCSO the first day, and it was a gorgeous mess. On the flipside, I seriously envy Brendon's vocal and mic-juggling skills. haha
No way! Beats most of the crap at Pepsi Center. The ADTR/Blink tour was great, first arena tour I've been to in...ten years?
Holy friggin'! That's gonna be awesome. Remember the project w/ Keith, Joe, Andy and Ian from Anthrax? Can't remember the name but want more.
I was just there too. I've seen some shows at Pepsi Center but that was the first one I was in GA for. But even Blink didn't sell it out.
That wasn't surprising to me. They're still not Linkin Park or Green Day. Very popular, but not meteorically popular.