On May 24, 1994, the Glory to Death first anniversary concert tour officially kicked off.

A year ago, on May 25, the Band of Honor to Death was officially established, bringing together Hugo-Lancaster, Dropnir-Fogin-Reinhardt, Neil Anderson, Alfonso-Lopez, Giulio Pedro-Cesar and Casa in Los Angeles.

The band, who had been united by a common interest, could never have imagined that a year later, they would become representatives of American New Wave rock, and their first official ticketed tour would set off such a frenzy that it completely detonated the heat wave of the midsummer of l994.

It was named "Glory." road)" announced the official schedule on April 11. The journey of Glory to Death begins at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, passes through San Francisco, travels to Las Vegas, Seattle, Cheyenne, Denver, Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Nashville, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and finally New York.

The tour, which starts on May 24 and lasts until July 16, lasts for nearly two months, with a total of 32 performances.

This will also be a tour of glory to death to truly show its strength, different from the carnival at the music festival, but also different from the casualness of street performances, this tour is a ticketed performance, whether the band's performance is worthy of the ticket price, the attendance of the concert, and the reputation of the audience will become the focus of attention.

The Glory to Death tour will be a traditional rock band with a bus that will leave for one city and then take the bus to the next. This kind of road tour is also the most rock-spirited way, but it is different from last year's tour of Glory to Death, which last year was almost everywhere Glory to Death, but this time it is a complete itinerary; Last year, it was performed on the streets until glory and death, but this time it was a ticketed performance at a fixed concert venue.

This means that loyal fans will have a clear grasp of the band's movements, and the venue, hotel, and departure route have been announced in advance, and it is conceivable that a large number of fans will follow the band from the beginning to complete the tour. In particular, this tour itinerary is completely included in the summer vacation, which is undoubtedly great news for fans.

As soon as the itinerary of the "Road of Glory" tour was announced, it caused countless heated discussions in the media, especially the news of the death of Kurt Cobain at that time, which reawakened the infinite memory of rock in the entire market, and as the most discussed band in the past six months, the similarities between the band Glory to Death and Nirvana have also been repeatedly mentioned, in this case, the topic and exposure of "Road to Glory" have skyrocketed.

On April 18, Los Angeles and San Francisco were the first to go on sale, selling tickets for Los Angeles on May 24 and 25, and San Francisco on May 27 and 28, respectively.

The Hollywood Bowl, which can accommodate 17,000 spectators in Los Angeles, was chosen by Glory to Death as the terminus of its road tour last year, and it was not a ticketed show, and Glory to Death, which had not yet released an album at the time, was completely "unknown", but they gathered more than 10,000 spectators to arrive at the scene, which can be described as a momentary pomp and circumstance, and detonated a lot of topics.

San Francisco, on the other hand, is the Shoreline Amphitheater in the south of the city. Amphitheatre), the Shoreline Amphitheatre is not indoors in San Francisco, you have to drive along the coastline, about 40 miles away, but since its completion in 1986, this theater has been one of the most famous concert venues in California, with big names such as Pearl Sauce, Nirvana, Guns N' N' and Roses willing to arrange concerts here, and countless music carnivals, including the Junjie Music Festival, are also very happy to take place here, and the "country on wheels" Residents are also willing to drive to the concert feast.

The Shoreline Amphitheatre is significantly larger, with a total capacity of 22,500 spectators, far more spacious than the Hollywood Bowl.

When EMI Records announced the venue for the start of the two-stop concert for Glory to Death, in fact, many media expressed concern: concern about attendance.

Glory to Death has indeed been a huge momentum in the past six months, but after all, it is only a rookie band, and only one album has come out so far, and more importantly, this is a ticketed concert, and it needs enough audiences to be willing to open their pockets and enter the live concert.

The non-ticketed concerts held at the Los Angeles Amphitheater only gathered 10,000 spectators, which is incredible for a band that has not yet released an album, but in an objective sense: it is not full, it only occupies two-thirds of the audience.

So what about selling tickets now? Can all seats be filled? Will the attendance rate not even break through 50 percent? What's even more terrifying is that San Francisco's Shoreline Amphitheater can accommodate more than 20,000 spectators, which is 5,000 more than the Hollywood Bowl, which is a daunting task.

The decisive factor that worries the media is the ticket price of the concert, which is generally inexpensive to watch in the United States, with a general concert venue of about $12 to $28, and a luxury concert venue of about $25 to $56; Of course, performing singers also have an impact, and if singers are worried about attendance, lowering ticket prices is a very effective means.

Hollywood Bowl and Shoreline Amphitheater are both high-end concert venues with outstanding equipment, and media estimates have generally estimated that tickets for Glory to Death fluctuate between $25 and $36, which is an acceptable range. But when EMI Records announced the ticket price, it landed in the range of $36 to $50, which is obviously a notch higher than the price speculated by the media.

It's a burden for a rookie band that hasn't been on the road for less than a year. You know, with unemployment at a high rate and an economy still sluggish in the past two years, concert tickets can be considered an additional luxury, at least a lot more expensive than a $7 movie ticket.

But when the ticket window opened, all the media fell through the glasses.

Los Angeles has pioneered a frenzy of ticketing, and the city, known as the birthplace of glory and death, has amassed a wide fan base, and after the confirmation of ticket sales, the ticket windows have formed a terrifying queue. In the era when the Internet and telephone ticketing were not yet commonplace, everyone who wanted to buy tickets had to go to the ticket window in person to buy them.

As a result, the five ticket offices in Los Angeles ushered in a rare scene of queues, even the smallest one had at least 100 people, and the Hollywood Bowl ticket gate, where the largest crowd gathered, gathered more than 1,500 fans to queue up, so the grand occasion even attracted the local TV station in Los Angeles to report on the scene, which became a major event on April 18.

In just two days, all tickets for May 24 in Los Angeles were sold out, and less than 24 hours later, all tickets for May 25 were officially announced. Nearly 35,000 concert tickets were sold out so quickly on the 24th and 25th, which immediately became the most concerned news in the media in the past two days, and even the "Los Angeles Times" wrote an article in the entertainment section to report on the grand occasion of fans rushing to buy tickets.

What is even more surprising is that many fans who did not buy tickets actually lingered near the Hollywood Bowl for a long time, unwilling to leave for a long time, which is really far beyond the expectations of the media: they still underestimate the appeal of glory to death. So, what went wrong?

Tom Hanks jokingly mentioned this incident when he was doing the pre-promotion of "Forrest Gump", "I had some little awkwardness with Colin because of this incident, Colin originally planned to queue up to buy concert tickets by himself, and he has been annoyed that he missed the Junjie Music Festival, so he began to look forward to it when he learned that Glory to Death was about to hold a tour." But Rita also wanted to go to the concert, and she was definitely going to be a good experience, so it was up to me to buy the tickets. I had planned to go over and buy tickets after the interview today, but when I saw the Los Angeles Times at breakfast, I learned about the bad news, and the atmosphere of breakfast was ruined. "Colin I. Hanks (. ) Hanks) was Tom's eldest son, born to his first wife; And Rita Wilson (Rita. Wiison) was Tom's second wife.

Tom was obviously a little helpless about this, "I'm going to give Hugo a call later to see if there are any internal tickets left, I hope that this show can have VIP seats, so that I can at least have hope." ”

Not only Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp in "Ed One Wood" (ed. "Oh, it's far beyond my expectations, I've always wanted to see a live performance of Glory to Death, and I was very interested when I heard about their outstanding performance at the festival. But my agent brought me bad news. I can only hope now that I'll be able to catch up in time when Las Vegas tickets go on sale. ”

Judy Foster was recognized by the fans directly at the ticket sales site, she was in a very bad mood now, and she roared helplessly when interviewed by reporters, "God! I need a ticket, I need a ticket! Tickets!" After she calmed down, she told reporters, "I have long expected such a situation, the music of glory to death is worth people crazy about, I have heard of the madness of the Junjie Music Festival, so I came to line up early this morning, but I still missed it." I hope my agent in San Francisco will bring me good news. ”

In the past few months, Glory to Death has been born as a comet, and the momentum of the Junjie Music Festival and the "42 Stage" has made their excellent strength recognized, so when the official concert kicked off, it was naturally sought after by countless people, including Hugo's Hollywood colleagues.

However, this is only the prelude to the "road to glory" of glory to death. (To be continued [Provided].) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read and vote for the work to vote for the monthly ticket. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating! ）