Woodinblack Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) This is the way to do a tour if you have: A) A lot of money B) A huge amount of optimism So you pretend to be a band, pretend to have fans, and go on tour. Buy a lot of facebook likes for your page, some fake videos and a lot of youtube views and set up a fake management company, and you can play to empty venues across Europe. http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/11/09/l-a-band-threatin-faked-a-fanbase-to-land-a-european-tour-no-one-attended/ Edited November 10, 2018 by Woodinblack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 That is unbelievable! However, I reckon he got it the wrong way round: get paid for the gigs whilst sipping Martinis (other beverages are available) thousands of miles away! Cuts out all the hassle of buying gear, learning how to play, moving said gear (repeatedly), travelling in scuzzy vans, writing material, learning material, promoting material etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 But that was you don't get to say 'yeh, of course I did a european tour'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) I've just googled 'Threatin' and this story seems to be gaining a fair bit of momentum. I wouldn't be surprised if it makes the national press in the next few days. I bet the Youtube views are shooting up as well. So if it was attention the guy was after, it looks like he's going to get it, although I'm somewhat dubious as to whether that's actually going to translate into any kind of commercial success. Edited November 10, 2018 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 It’s a publicity thing. I saw at least 8 or 9 people sharing this on Facebook last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 I agree, but if you were to set out to generate publicity there are probably easier ways, and for it to work you probably need a halfway decent band to cash in on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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