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]]> By: Paula http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6779 Paula Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:59:38 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6779 How was the Bret Michaels show? How was the Bret Michaels show?

]]> By: Chris Riemenschneider http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6778 Chris Riemenschneider Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:01:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6778 To give the new Taste organizers a little credit, they actually saved/offered those Gold Circle seats free to members of the military for the 4th of July. There just are not many military folks into Elvis, I guess (or not enough of them knew about the offer). But overall the Gold Circle seats were a major mess, which the Taste team admits and is pledging to alter by next year. Brian Burroughs, you're either a crudely funny and very ironic guy or a complete moron. To give the new Taste organizers a little credit, they actually saved/offered those Gold Circle seats free to members of the military for the 4th of July. There just are not many military folks into Elvis, I guess (or not enough of them knew about the offer). But overall the Gold Circle seats were a major mess, which the Taste team admits and is pledging to alter by next year.

Brian Burroughs, you’re either a crudely funny and very ironic guy or a complete moron.

]]> By: Brian Burroughs http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6769 Brian Burroughs Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:16:48 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6769 Whitesnake smelled good in fact, Coverdale hitting those highs. Elvis Costello is for fags that still need to feel they belong someplace in rock 'n' roll. Whitesnake smelled good in fact, Coverdale hitting those highs. Elvis Costello is for fags that still need to feel they belong someplace in rock ‘n’ roll.

]]> By: Brian http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6767 Brian Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:10:55 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6767 Costello put on a great show. And he certainly gave the Security people heart attacks when he (several times) asked people to come and fill up the seats. Definitely need to have the Gold Circle seats altered. I bet if they were $25, it would have been full. I for one would have payed that extra to sit up close and get some decent pictures. Costello put on a great show. And he certainly gave the Security people heart attacks when he (several times) asked people to come and fill up the seats.

Definitely need to have the Gold Circle seats altered. I bet if they were $25, it would have been full. I for one would have payed that extra to sit up close and get some decent pictures.

]]> By: Smokinoak http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6764 Smokinoak Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:02:55 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6764 OK, so it wasn't QUITE "free" - you had to buy $10 worth of tickets - big deal. I like the option of paying for a seat - either adjust the price downward somewhat to fill those seats, or adjust the number of seats available to coincide with sales. OK, so it wasn’t QUITE “free” - you had to buy $10 worth of tickets - big deal. I like the option of paying for a seat - either adjust the price downward somewhat to fill those seats, or adjust the number of seats available to coincide with sales.

]]> By: Herb Dickerson http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6763 Herb Dickerson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:35:20 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6763 We have gone at least 15 times, not this year. I had a bad feeling about the gold circle setup and looks like I was right. Were there hordes of hobos? That's what turned us off last year. GOOD IDEA: keep the gold circle but adjust the size of the area in relation to ticket sales. It was NOT a free concert. It cost $10 a head. That's not free so don't cut the organizers slack that it was "free". We have gone at least 15 times, not this year. I had a bad feeling about the gold circle setup and looks like I was right. Were there hordes of hobos? That’s what turned us off last year.
GOOD IDEA: keep the gold circle but adjust the size of the area in relation to ticket sales. It was NOT a free concert. It cost $10 a head. That’s not free so don’t cut the organizers slack that it was “free”.

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6762 Jeff Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:57:24 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6762 So.....how should the people who run Taste of Minnesota make enough money to put on the show for future years. You complain about the Gold Circle (I agree, to a point. There should be an area for people who don't want to stand for an entire show without being trampled). You complain about the "cover charge". You'd complain if they put up a tent and put the main acts under that tent for a cover charge. And you'd complain about the quality of the music acts if they had to be paid based on vendor rentals. So, what would YOU do? So…..how should the people who run Taste of Minnesota make enough money to put on the show for future years.
You complain about the Gold Circle (I agree, to a point. There should be an area for people who don’t want to stand for an entire show without being trampled). You complain about the “cover charge”. You’d complain if they put up a tent and put the main acts under that tent for a cover charge.
And you’d complain about the quality of the music acts if they had to be paid based on vendor rentals.
So, what would YOU do?

]]> By: Johnny http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6758 Johnny Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:34:22 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/poplife/2009/07/04/elvis-costello-taste-of-mn/#comment-6758 I went to Priest and Costello. Priest ruled. Whitesnake stunk, Costello was lame in comparison to what he's delivered in the past. I've seen Priest 3 times since they reunited with Halford, and I actually thought this was the best. I've seen Costello about 6 times since he's had the Imposters behind him, and this was the worst. Enjoyable would be the right word, but I get the feeling that in the past the word would have illicited a fight from Costello. The Taste needs to keep the Gold Circle seating, but be able to adjust the barriers the in the morning for each crowd. They should have removed about half of it for Elvis Costello. As a huge fan of both artists, I couldn't help to think about the negative comment made about the hard rock shows at the taste : What does it say that the critics darling, the one that was to save the musical sensibilities of the Taste's weekend couldn't sell more than 100 tickets? After all of the build up the Tribune gave these shows, they should have reviewed all of them, and released attendance numbers. Judas Priest deserved some retribution, since they filled the place on a gloomy evening and rocked it! I went to Priest and Costello. Priest ruled. Whitesnake stunk, Costello was lame in comparison to what he’s delivered in the past. I’ve seen Priest 3 times since they reunited with Halford, and I actually thought this was the best. I’ve seen Costello about 6 times since he’s had the Imposters behind him, and this was the worst. Enjoyable would be the right word, but I get the feeling that in the past the word would have illicited a fight from Costello.
The Taste needs to keep the Gold Circle seating, but be able to adjust the barriers the in the morning for each crowd. They should have removed about half of it for Elvis Costello. As a huge fan of both artists, I couldn’t help to think about the negative comment made about the hard rock shows at the taste : What does it say that the critics darling, the one that was to save the musical sensibilities of the Taste’s weekend couldn’t sell more than 100 tickets? After all of the build up the Tribune gave these shows, they should have reviewed all of them, and released attendance numbers. Judas Priest deserved some retribution, since they filled the place on a gloomy evening and rocked it!

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