2010-10-31 HARD Haunted Mansion - Los Angeles, CA

[BrotherLovesDub]

Sort of a self fulfilling disaster scenario though isn't it? Surely you can't keep an audience when you only play 4 cities when you 'tour' America and charged 30-50 bucks a show. Maybe the boys could strip down their live show and actually TOUR AMERICA instead of playing NYC, Chicago, LA and SF. That's not a tour. We don't need a stage full of fucking inflatables to impress us. We don't need 3 huge screens with projections. UW on a small to medium sized club tour across America would do a lot more for their fan base in America than playing 4 or 5 times every 2 or 3 years. If you don't live in Chicago, NY or LA and don't like going to festivals, you are shit out of luck for seeing Underworld in America. Bands get new fans and keep old fans by touring. If Underworld can't figure out a way to tour without it costing a fortune, then the music has lost focus. We don't need a circus act, we just want the tunes. Underworld can rock a crowd without all the bells and whistles. Saying they lose money every time they play as an excuse for why they don't play here more is bullshit in my opinion. If they played here more with a stripped down stage show, they'd be able to draw bigger crowds. Save the elaborate productions for the festivals or one-offs.