The Format Band • Page 47

oof

 

Ha, just got tomorrow's show on my calendar too. Sad!

 

So does anyone know how many copies of the tour edition live at Mayan vinyl there were? I was going to add the variant to Discogs.

 

Nates Twitter handle is now "starting tomorrow"

Can't tell if means anything but I hope it does

 

OoOoOoOooooOOOooooOOOo I hope it's actually something

 

New music?

 

I may die if there is new music from them tomorrow or some kind of announcement.

 

Is it bad to think that the July dates probably aren’t going to happen? Does anyone else think that?

 

Nah I’m pretty sure they won’t happen. I don’t See NYC or Chicago green lighting mass gatherings that soon and even if AZ gives them the ok I bet Nate and Sam won’t feel comfortable doing the shows and risking everyone’s health.

 

0% chance.

 

Absolutely not happening

I do hope the shows themselves get postponed a year or something. Really don’t want to go through the buying process again.

 

I think they'll just move them again

 

Still third in line on Lyte for the third NYC date, lol.

 

July is not happening but as long as my ticket is still good, I will wait another decade if I have to. I dont want to, but it'll be worth it. I can't imagine the rescheduling scramble/headache that'll be happening when concerts are on again, though.


The DVD being on Prime has helped a lot, but then I get to If Work Permits and lose my shit when Nate lets the crowd sing

 

Nate should do a virtual livestream

 

Sam posted that they are putting up new the Format merch tomorrow morning, in the pic you can see the tour poster. Makes me wonder if they are going to be selling the tour merch online because they tour is gonna be cancelled :/

 

Well I can’t see the tour going on as planned. Someone said in The Format Facebook group that The Bowery said they are opening back up in mid June but surely that’s not happening anymore, I presume. No way the Chicago show happens since in order for the shows to happen we have to be in phase five (which is either a vaccine or widely effective treatment plan and we are only in phase two).

What would suck but will probably be likely is the shows get cancelled and they happen next year but since they were cancelled there’s a whole new ticket sale.

 

Yeah unfortunately I agree with everything you say here

 

I really don’t want to go through another ticket sale

 

It would definitely suck for everyone who managed to get a ticket, and I’m sure there would be a lot of outrage from those people. If the venues were bigger and everyone had a chance to get tickets then it wouldn’t be a big issue, but since the venues are small...it would definitely be annoying to have to go through it all again.

 

I can imagine it must be really tough for artists with current tours that have high demand. On one hand, you want someone who worked hard to get a ticket to be able to use that ticket on the re-scheduled dates. On the other hand, you don't want to feel like you are keeping someone's money hostage for a year.

 

I thought what Phish for summer tour 2020 was pretty interesting. They took the entire tour and moved it to summer 2021—same venues, and basically the same dates. You can request a refund up until May 31 or you can keep your tickets and use them next summer.

 

this is what I think most artists should do, but with a longer refund window

 

Yeah I think that's the best solution when possible. To reschedule with new dates, but offer both options.

 

Over a year since people paid for most folks if the new dates are after the (first original) dates. Crazy!