Helloween - North American Tour Cancelled

[HARD ROCK UNIVERSE]

The following message has been posted on HELLOWEEN's official site:

"Due to unforeseen logistical and organizational problems, the German melodic metal act HELLOWEEN unfortunately has to call off the planned USA shows and the BW & BN festival in Montreal. Despite good advance ticket sales (where pre sales already where available), North American organizers of the tour could not guarantee an economical and adequate routing of the tour. Therefore a consequent cancellation 2 months before tour start seemed the band management to be the fairest for fans and promoters at this point.

The band apologizes for this cancellation but under these circumstances they could not guarantee a proper show for their fans. Instead HELLOWEEN will include the North American market on their next 2007/2008 world tour to present their full show under best possible conditions."

[duojett71]

...who are they kiddin.....they couldn't book a Helloween tour in the U.S. That's a shocker. Why...because your average 15-25 year old doesn't know who the F*CK Helloween is and the majority of the U.S. fans that liked them in the mid to late 80's realizes that it is not the same band anymore. Nothing on the band themselves....they aren't bad these days and I might go see them out of curiousity, but I don't think there is much of a market left in the U.S. for that band.

Now Iron Maiden can still sell out arenas here...they just choose not to because I don't think they really give a damn about the U.S. market. So I have to fly out to L.A. to see them

[Jesse]

duojett71 said:

...who are they kiddin.....they couldn't book a Helloween tour in the U.S. That's a shocker. Why...because your average 15-25 year old doesn't know who the F*CK Helloween is and the majority of the U.S. fans that liked them in the mid to late 80's realizes that it is not the same band anymore. Nothing on the band themselves....they aren't bad these days and I might go see them out of curiousity, but I don't think there is much of a market left in the U.S. for that band.

Perhaps, but I was surprised at the turnout for them when I saw them in 2004. Same band or not, they put on a helluva show!