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Originally Posted by edskin
Fair enough; for me, going with my wife, when I priced staying at the Casino and buying tickets, etc my total was just about equal to flight, hotel, and 2 nights at Fiddlers (this was back before 2020 tour got banged). Then, you factor in that we live here and we know how bad that area sucks and there is nothing to do aside from the Casino itself and it wound up being this weird deal where going to a local show wasn’t even an option. So it was like, drive to Durant, kick around the Casino for two days (again, there is nothing else around there) go to two shows OR spend a weekend in Denver and go to two shows for virtually the same price? Easy decision.
I’m not ragging on anyone who is going to the Durant shows. Just illustrating how randomly expensive this particular weekend set is lining up to be compared to other shows. I don’t know, just seems unnecessarily complicated to me, especially considering they aren’t doing the TX run this year. I know they have their reasons, but I find it an odd choice. Just wish they would have chosen to play OKC or Dallas instead.
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Doing Durant as opposed to a Texas weekend makes absolutely no sense from a fanbase standpoint.
Is it cool they are playing a tiny venue? Absolutely.
Is it cool to hang out at Vegas style casino/pool/etc all weekend? Sure
Is this show really accessible to most fans? Not at all. I'll give them Dallas being covered since its ~60 miles away, but there are no other population centers nearby.
The fact they'd choose to make 3,000 fans travel to 2 shows here vs. offering 40,000+ fans a chance to see a show over two nights in Houston and Dallas is a crappy choice.
But we all know the casino throws the $$$ at bands and that's influencing their decision to play at Choctaw vs. a typical run. Hope this is a one off and we get normal summer shows at the amphitheaters next year.
In reality, by choosing Choctaw and not doing any Texas shows they are leaving over 10% of the US population out in the cold from having a nearby show. Pretty wild for a band who has been known for 2 decades to play extensively across the entire US.