11 Songs is quite a lot of songs for an opener though I will say. Most opening acts do around 5 – 7 songs tops so it is almost like he is co-headlining.

I’ve been out of the concert-going demo for quite some time until the last year or so, so I don’t know how they market acts in general, but I believe when I got the announcement from the Mann about this particular Demi/David gig, David was listed as her “special guest.” I’ve noticed that “special guest” language a lot lately; is it something new?

When I saw Better Than Ezra at the Trocadero (holds ~1300, mostly SRO, but includes a cool balcony with benches) last week, they were joined by “Special Guest” Tyrone Wells. Tyrone performed for about an hour (the same length as David Cook’s headlining Declaration Tour peformance at Penn State York back in April). Now Tyrone (whom I’d never heard of, BTW) just released a new major label album, so I’m guessing the “special guest” billing is something that’s paid for by the artist’s management and is a step above the typical “with John Doe” billing?

I don’t know how these things work exactly, but $25 at the door to see BTE and Tyrone Wells seemed like an awfully good value, given how awesome both those acts were, compared to $50 for Demi/Archie or $35 for Cook/Ryan Star (who were both also awesome, but that show was SHORT!).

The Mann, BTW, is kind of an in-between-sized venue. It’s outdoors but more than half the seats are under a canopy and the rest of the seating is fully exposed to the elements, and then there’s a grassy section for folks to picnic on while catching the show. It’s the summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, so it has great acoustics.

Seriously, if you love David, just go to the show solo or bring a kid as your beard, because I expect he will be terrific, Disney crapfest notwithstanding. I’m not a big Archie fan (although I love the kid), but I don’t get not supporting somebody you love just because you don’t care for how he’s being marketed. It’s not like Archie is doing a special “Disney show.” YMMV, of course.

Could you look into the newest angle to Demogate? I just don’t know how reliable the source is. After all, it’s TMZ we’re talking about. XD

The entire scandal is kinda confusing right now

Thanks!

I now have my very own personalized autographed Michael Johns CD. I think my life is one step closer to being complete. Haha
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Anyway, blah. I’m kinda curious as to what Blake Lewis is going to release, but then… he’s such a douche that I think I’ll feel a little disgusted that I’m listening to him….. sorry….RAMbLE BLAH!

That isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the case for everyone. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen a lot of people saying they arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t going to this tour because they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to see David open up for Demi. If David was co-headling then that might be a different story.

Bingo! I was too embarassed to even ask my friends to go to a Disney concert. Luckily, one of his solo gigs is in my neck of the woods :mrgreen_wp:

Can’t wait for the show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0GaN6BWOAQ

Thanks, MJ, for the news roundup about some of the other Idol alums.

So he’s out on the road performing, which he loves and he probably has time to work on his writing and composing. Even though I absolutely hate the gig he is involved with, I guess I’ll admit that it probably works out better for him than having to cough up the money for a solo tour extension that may have burned him out and left him with a lot less revenue.