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Interest in Tweedy/McGuinn show in WV?


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Hi,

I just had a question for everyone. I was considering booking Jeff Tweedy for a solo show with Roger McGuinn opening in Charleston, WV. Both parties have expressed interest in doing the show together. Though myself being the promoter of the show was curious of how much interest there is in Wilco/Tweedy and McGuinn/Byrds within the WV area? West Virginia is often overlooked when Wilco goes on tours that is why I am worried if there would be enough interest to fill up an auditorium for the Tweedy/McGuinn show. So if you could please let me know who here would be interested in such an event in the WV area, it would be extremely helpful. Thanks!

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I would be there in a heartbeat. I'm in Norfolk VA.

 

Edit: Though I have to say, Charleston is off the beaten path and, so far as I know, not home to a flourishing music scene. They're not going to draw the same crowds as they would with their bands, obviously, and do the local college kids care enough?

 

Whereas, for instance, in Charlottesville, VA, it would be a sellout, I'm sure. Even though it's also off the beaten track, there's more of a known music scene and it's within easy driving distance of Richmond and DC. Plus, Tweedy had a successful solo show in C'ville and would, I think be eager to return there.

 

Just my 2 cents.

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I grew up and live off and on in Charleston. McGuinn played at the Clay Center (unequivocally the best venue in the area) in 2003 to a little over a half-full capacity, the room seats 1,883. It would be an exciting event, but I wouldn't expect a massive crowd for it. Morgantown would be a decent second option, set something up through the University when school is in. Wilco played there in 2006ish, I believe.

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I too was at the Roger McGuinn show several years ago at the Clay Center in Charleston and the Morgantown Wilco show at the Mountainlair. Both shows didn't have the large crowds which I would have hoped for, which kind of makes me nervous to go forward with the show. Considering the costs when you add up expenses to book both Tweedy & McGuinn, rental of the venue, insurance, advertising, etc.; might be a hard one to even breakeven on. :(

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Well, I just multiplied my 2005 solo show ticket price by the venue's capacity, and assuming it took just as much as Tweedy's take to power/run the venue/crew and all that, Ticketmaster got about 300% more than him, which seems about right. :lol

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I don't know; labels announce band's deals all the time, and they usually include figures. I know Joe Mauer's base salary for the next - what, decade? The top CEOs of the Twin Cities had their salaries printed in a feature in the local paper. Why is it not okay to know what Jeff charges for one solo show?

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