[cdave2]

I've been waiting for the weekly Chicago concert updates, hoping for an announcement of an Underworld date, and...nothing. Zilch. Nada.

Could somebody please explain why not Chicago?

The last time they toured North America, they played Toronto and Denver, both smaller cities, but not here. This time, they're hitting both coasts but nothing in between. Nothing against D.C., San Fran, San Diego...but why not the third-largest city in the US? If you're going to travel across the country you might as well make one stop in the middle, right?

Here's why they should play here:

1) We have the audience. We're the largest populace outside of NY and LA, not to mention we're centrally located so we draw people from all over--everywhere but the coasts, usually!

2) We have the venues. There's the Riviera, where UW played two very well-received shows in 1999 and 2002, the Vic, the Metro, the revamped Bottom Lounge (which has hosted a number of electronic acts lately), and more. If, as was mentioned in another thread, it's more cost-effective for UW to play festivals, we also have Sonar and the dance-oriented North Coast Music Festival, plus a little gathering called Lollapalooza.

3) We have the enthusiasm. We're a city in love with dance and electronic music, the home of house. Karl didn't compare us to Manchester twice for nothing.

We've been waiting since 2002. It's been too long.

Any thoughts?