Would we be actually putting concerts on though. Surely it would be similar to monster truck deal where we make the stadium available for a fee and a promoter takes all the financial risks and arranges everything. We make our money on fee for use of stadium and money throughbars if we open them?.

As i said some pages back, you're right, obviously we haven't got the expertise to run one ourself. But as tigertot pointed out, if you subcontract it then they make most of the money not you. But as tigertot pointed out, if you don't subcontract it, then we haven't got the expertise to put it on. But as tigertot pointed out ...

Tbh does it matter if they make most of the money. Any money raised is extra money coming into the club so to be welcomed, plus we can still make money through the bars and coral stand catering which we do know how to do. Let promoters take the risks, if it comes off and they get a sellout they get a big profit, flip side is if its a flop they lose money. We get paid either way.

Don't the big established acts generally go where there is plenty of premium rate corprate seating? I would think Odsa is more cheap and cheerful, more suited to a student type crowd. Plenty going on around the ground but not much seating. Appealing to the under 25's rather than us middle aged.

Confirmed as 80's Strikeback Night featuring Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, The Real Thing, Roland Gift, Go West, Altered Images and Sonia.

Sat 25th May.

I hope it earns Bulls a shed load of money, but, apart from Altered Images, I'm glad I live 16 miles away & won't be able to hear it.

Slightly underwhelmed to be honest. Think the build up / talk has hyped it a little too much in my eyes.

Hope it works, Astley does have a wide following and I know the 80's are the "in thing" music wise I suppose.

One thing in the clubs favour is that if they'd got (for example), the Foo Fighters, they could have got lots wrong with ticketing, parking, beer, food, all sorts at the first attempt when everything would have been new.

By having a "lower key" set of performers, the number attending would be much smaller and any mis-haps easier to manage.

Indeed; someone at the club told me you used to have the hots for Clare Grogan...

Although the scary thing is that I fully agree with what you said.

Darkened room to lie down in required...

A bit before my time but Rick Astley and Belinda Carlisle are well known acts from that era. I would assume they will save the best acts until last so I'm looking forward to hearing who they have lined up for the Sunday and Monday. Hopefully a decent Rock band will be included in the line up.

If we get a favourable weekend with the weather I think it might be well worth a few hours, especially with some nice ales on.

To paraphrase Brian Clough "If someone on here disagrees with me we sit down and discuss it . Then we agree that I was right all along". It's inevitable.

Who are you kidding?!

Are the concerts on the same weekend as the magic weekend?

Indeed they are but hopefully the plan is to promote these concerts well beyond the RL circles. Get people into the stadium that may not have visited before.

Now I'm torn.

Oh, because you "listened" to Altered Images music. OK, riiiiiiiight. It was the sound. I'm convinced.

Stop trying to be street grandad, leave it to us kids.

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I was right! its even being promoted by the same company! This is a real market. Aiming for 15000 tickets sold is realistic! This migbht not be to everyone's taste on here but it is an established market. A good solid foundation. Its basically a pretty good house (house as in one band, not "house versions of Rick Astley's hits) band, then they add the key, remaining members of the 80's acts to it! to give a good night out, without the need to hav massive gaps between the acts!

Indeed. In fact, what appeals to Bulls fans is surely 100% irrelevant in this case. We're putting on a concert, the only question is how many tickets can we sell. It makes no difference who buys them and I shouldn't think the cross-section of Bulls fans who rate/hate the acts would be any different from the population at large.

Some people seemed to think this was another event being created to milk yet more money out of the Bulls' fan base, and would have to be attractive to them, but it isn't, and it doesn't. It's to attract whoever is willing to pay to attend such a concert by such a mix of acts, regardless of whether they support the Bulls, Bolivia or bollock-all.

I know several people who want to go to this. Rick Astley fans, not rugby fans!

Nor music fans.

Well yes, I do tend to agree.

> at the music snobs who look down their noses at pop music, when secretly they enjoy it as much as anyone else. Bit weird also when the lineup consists of pretty much career muzos and not flash-in-the-pans or synthetics. But hey.

Quite apart from The Real Thing being from the 70s they were an excellent band. Is Eddie Amoo still singing?