Rumor Alert! Def Leppard?
Thanks to tony for this, but again it's just rumors, nothing is set in stone (yet)
Good morning all...
I had a very rare opportunity last evening of spending a fairly significant amount of time with Jim Koplik, the primary concert promoter here in CT for the past 30 years...
Jim was very engaging and personable, and the topics of conversation were varied... Naturally, the subject of Aerosmith came up...
I asked Jim if there was any new information that he would be willing to share with me. He once again, confirmed that he is holding an October 6th date at the Meadows Music Theater in Hartford, CT. I then asked Jim if this would double as the tour opener, and he couldn't confirm that, one way or the other...
After that, I had to address the Van Halen rumor issue. It was only a few weeks ago that I learned that the VH rumor was still alive.... I believe Jim may have finally put that rumor to sleep last evening...
As the story goes, it was very unfortunate that Eddie had to re-enter rehab after the most recent VH tour... As a result, Sammy has refused to go back on the road, or do any work with Van Halen, unless Eddie gets himself clean and sober... For these reasons, Jim said the Aerosmith / VH tour rumor should be put to bed...
I then asked him about Plan B... Who did he think Aerosmith would tour with this year..? What Jim said was that Def Leppard has an upcoming date at the Mohegan Sun on June 27th. He is scheduled to sit down with Def Leppard and their management, and is proposing to them, a package deal with Aerosmith...
It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out... I certainly run the risk of looking like a horse's ass, if none of this materializes, but having received this information from the horse's mouth, I figured it would be worth taking that risk...
I do want to caution everyone though. Please do not make travel plans regarding this date / venue, until there is an official announcement by either Aerosmith, their management, or AF1... It's certainly not uncommon in this business to have dates change, etc... Even though this is the best information I have at this time, all it really is, is "preliminary" information...four months in advance...
As always, I'll do my best to provide you with future updates, and I'll only post information from public / identified sources...
Have a good day everyone...
Tony - MPC1
Good morning all...
I had a very rare opportunity last evening of spending a fairly significant amount of time with Jim Koplik, the primary concert promoter here in CT for the past 30 years...
Jim was very engaging and personable, and the topics of conversation were varied... Naturally, the subject of Aerosmith came up...
I asked Jim if there was any new information that he would be willing to share with me. He once again, confirmed that he is holding an October 6th date at the Meadows Music Theater in Hartford, CT. I then asked Jim if this would double as the tour opener, and he couldn't confirm that, one way or the other...
After that, I had to address the Van Halen rumor issue. It was only a few weeks ago that I learned that the VH rumor was still alive.... I believe Jim may have finally put that rumor to sleep last evening...
As the story goes, it was very unfortunate that Eddie had to re-enter rehab after the most recent VH tour... As a result, Sammy has refused to go back on the road, or do any work with Van Halen, unless Eddie gets himself clean and sober... For these reasons, Jim said the Aerosmith / VH tour rumor should be put to bed...
I then asked him about Plan B... Who did he think Aerosmith would tour with this year..? What Jim said was that Def Leppard has an upcoming date at the Mohegan Sun on June 27th. He is scheduled to sit down with Def Leppard and their management, and is proposing to them, a package deal with Aerosmith...
It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out... I certainly run the risk of looking like a horse's ass, if none of this materializes, but having received this information from the horse's mouth, I figured it would be worth taking that risk...
I do want to caution everyone though. Please do not make travel plans regarding this date / venue, until there is an official announcement by either Aerosmith, their management, or AF1... It's certainly not uncommon in this business to have dates change, etc... Even though this is the best information I have at this time, all it really is, is "preliminary" information...four months in advance...
As always, I'll do my best to provide you with future updates, and I'll only post information from public / identified sources...
Have a good day everyone...
Tony - MPC1
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