Well it was a rather uneventful night last night. I had been looking forward to seeing an old Canadian band April Wine. I bought the tickets, got a babysitter, filled the car with gas and drove all the way to Castlegar to Club Element to see them play only to be told the band had cancelled the show cause they said the stage was too small. What crappy management they must have to not have checked the place beforehand. There were over 400 tickets sold to this concert. I can't quite believe they left their fans in the lurch like that, how very unprofessional. Maybe they don't think we are a big enough town and the fans aren't important enough for them to worry about insulting. How sad for them. It's not like they are big time anymore. They used to be a great band over 20 years ago. It would have been nice to hear their music again but I guess egos and management wouldn't let that happen.
So I'm out the cost of the babysitter, gas money and my time. I'll get my money back from my ticket but who's going to replace my time and other money I spent? Not to mention how I feel about April Wine now. If an old band like them with tons of experience under their belts can't manage to work out a deal with the club management and work together to get the show on for all those people who bought tickets and came to see them then I've lost a lot of respect for them. I doubt I'll be listening to or buying their new album.
Now if they decided to come back and play another venue to make up for the no show then I'd be more inclined to forgive them. I just wanted to see a great band.
So I'm out the cost of the babysitter, gas money and my time. I'll get my money back from my ticket but who's going to replace my time and other money I spent? Not to mention how I feel about April Wine now. If an old band like them with tons of experience under their belts can't manage to work out a deal with the club management and work together to get the show on for all those people who bought tickets and came to see them then I've lost a lot of respect for them. I doubt I'll be listening to or buying their new album.
Now if they decided to come back and play another venue to make up for the no show then I'd be more inclined to forgive them. I just wanted to see a great band.
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