I dunno, Weezer was selling out summer sheds on their own ten years ago, but they've been doing theaters/package tours recently.
― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 16 August 2013 03:52 (ten years ago) link
They're definitely not bigger than when they had 'buzz' but they're bigger than most people would probably assume they are at this point. The massive success of any/all of those post-reunion albums just boggles the mind. There was probably a point around 'Beverly Hills' where they were 'bigger' than the Blue Album although I'm not sure by which metrics.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 16 August 2013 07:18 (ten years ago) link
Could they have seriously gotten away with doing things like the Weezer Cruise around the time of the first record?
― I wanna live like C'MOWN! people (Turrican), Friday, 16 August 2013 07:23 (ten years ago) link
I never really knew much about Passion Pit but a friend is working for them and they play really big gigs
― lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 November 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
I think they were popping before they had internet buzz actually
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Sunday, 17 November 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link
Ok yeah I don't have a frame of reference but they sound like they are pretty huge on the tour circuit
― lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
Death From Above 1979 have a charting single right now, in 2014
― some dude, Thursday, 4 September 2014 01:22 (nine years ago) link
I dunno, Weezer was selling out summer sheds on their own ten years ago, but they've been doing theaters/package tours recently.― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:52 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:52 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Egg on face.
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
An easy answer to this thread is: everything that has an RSD exclusive release specifically for Black Friday
― Evan, Monday, 9 December 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
mass appeal ≠ critical acclaim
― Evan, Monday, 9 December 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
For UK people of a certain age.Ocean Colour Scene released SIX studio LPs between 2001 and 2013, all six charted, their next one will too.They are playing Birmingham O2, Manchester O2, Dublin Olympia, London Roundhouse and a four-night residency at Glasgow Barrowland this December. Two of the Glasgow dates are sold out.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 9 December 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
huh that is wild
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 December 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
hold on no, those dates are for next year. the dates are sold out *more than a year in advance*
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 9 December 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
Tame Impala is playing Toyota Center (Basketball arena) in Houston next summer.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 9 December 2019 22:47 (four years ago) link
Maybe that goes here: How did they sell out THAT place? - venue size shocker
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 9 December 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
I'm starting to think Ween are one of those bands
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 January 2020 20:07 (four years ago) link
yeah Push the Daisies isn't even in their top Spotify tracks
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Thursday, 9 January 2020 21:00 (four years ago) link
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, December 9, 2019 10:47 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
headlining coachella
― ingredience (map), Thursday, 9 January 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
Every Eminem album is massive and just not a critical event at all. Obviously he's not MORE popular than when he was at his peak but he's still the best selling artist on the century despite having been officially past his best for most of it.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 9 January 2020 21:56 (four years ago) link
Bloc Party are still reliably filling up decent sized venues 15 years after their moment of peak buzz and at least a decade since any real hype dissipated.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:04 (four years ago) link
the best selling artist on the century
waht? is this really true?
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:06 (four years ago) link
yes
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:22 (four years ago) link
that's bizarre. I assume some of that is because he was still releasing huge albums pre-streaming era...
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
ah I see. Yeah his leader status is all because of his 2000 and 2002 albums.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:27 (four years ago) link
hell, even during the download era (2009-2013) he was doing phenomenal numbers comparatively
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:27 (four years ago) link
sure. but it's also obvious that Adele will overtake him when her next album comes out.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:28 (four years ago) link
When you raised the question, I had to look up the sales totals of Adele's three albums.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:40 (four years ago) link
Just found out that at the end of the month Greta Van Fleet is headlining Toyota Center in Houston, a venue that recently hosted/will host Springsteen, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Bad Bunny, and Paramore.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:37 (nine months ago) link
lead singer came out last month, was talked about a bit
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:41 (nine months ago) link
That alone doesn't get you into touring basketball arenas.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:45 (nine months ago) link
Like, Paramore is a way more popular band, and even they are having some issues filling up that place.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:47 (nine months ago) link
GVF has that big boomer dollar
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:49 (nine months ago) link
GVF has a bafflingly huge fanbase somehow.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:52 (nine months ago) link
Joe Bonamassa fans ready to step up to something a bit more fresh and exciting.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:56 (nine months ago) link
Tame Impala is playing Toyota Center (Basketball arena) in Houston next summer.― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, December 9, 2019 4:47 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, December 9, 2019 4:47 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
This show didn't happen for obvious reasons, and when they did return to Houston in '21, they played The Lawn At White Oak Music Hall, the same place they played at here in 2019.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 21:02 (nine months ago) link
I checked out GVF in Houston on Setlist.fm, and in their two prior appearances they headlined '18 at the House of Blues and graduated the next year to Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land (huge suburban theatre that hosts a lotta Classic Rock/Nostalgia Alternative/rising Pop acts, plus lol Bonamassa).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 21:23 (nine months ago) link
Cigarettes After Sex are a slowcore/dream pop band on an indie label and they have crazy high streaming numbers - it feels like a lot of people don't notice they're this big? their top song is no one's idea of commercial but it's closing in on a billion streams on Spotify pic.twitter.com/Oa4vSpcUai— Matthew Perpetua (@perpetua) July 13, 2023
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 10:49 (nine months ago) link
heard of them through my mom and david lynch
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:04 (nine months ago) link
Pitchfork gave their 2017 album a 7.4, but their 2019 album got a 4.0--a sign that the buzz is over.
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:13 (nine months ago) link
the band name vaguely rings a bell. Listening to the top track (Apocalypse) now and not really my thing but I guess I see the appeal, has a real dreamy melancholic easy listening vibe.
― silverfish, Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:23 (nine months ago) link
the buzz is overyou were with me all the while
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:23 (nine months ago) link
This doesn't quite fit here, but my friend is seeing Jimmy Eat World next week in an outdoor theater, and the opening act is a band called "Manchester Orchestra"... I had never heard of them, and looked them up (b/c their name is so odd); turns out they've been around since 2004, have released 6 albums, made numerous TV appearances, "curate" an annual music fest, and have had a bunch of songs featured in films, TV, and video games.
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Thursday, 13 July 2023 15:56 (nine months ago) link
iirc Manchester Orchestra has a few big ilxor fans, I really like a few of their records
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 July 2023 15:58 (nine months ago) link
I've also been baffled by Manchester Orchestra. A chronically ordinary band, they've been getting main stage placements at festivals for the past decade.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 13 July 2023 15:59 (nine months ago) link
I got sent an email about that tour a few days ago, apparently they played Montana (NOBODY plays Montana) this week.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:12 (nine months ago) link
yeah ilm has 4 threads about them, including:
thread of best rock album of year 2017, 'a black mile to the surface' by manchester orchestra (started by ToddBonzalez (BradNelson) on board I Love Music on Jul 28, 2017)
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:37 (nine months ago) link
Gen Z kids love My Bloody Valentine.
Also, reunion bias kinda distorts this question for me:
The last time I saw Pavement (peak) was in 2/97 in a tiny bar in San Francisco (<200 people).
I skipped their TT tour and 2010 reunion shows for various reasons but then I was able to see their most recent reunion shows in this enormous music venue (3 sold out nights at ~3500 seats).
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:58 (nine months ago) link
little more of a nuanced example, but in my "trying to keep up with the goons" days of hip hop listening, I got into Jellyroll through the collaboration with Haystak, the Strictly Business album, which got some positive recognition in hip hop zines and HipHopDx. I enjoyed it, it was a solid album. Jellyroll had also had that one song with Lil Wyte that blew up minorly in 2010, "Pop Another Pill", so I thought maybe he'd start getting more big features but then he kinda resumed being more of an undie rapper again and doing low rent mixtapes and I forgot all about him for years.
so I go to Welcome to Rockville in 2021, and I hear a familiar voice at one of the smaller stages, and it's JellyRoll! and people are flocking to the stage quickly, but like it's still one of the smaller stages at the festival.
apparently he blew the fuck up shortly after that, like....dude just won three CMT awards! I was blown away. my friend was talking about him and I was like "the little known rapper that used to collabo with Haystak and Lil Wyte?" and she's like "nah he sings now, he's on TV and has performed at the Grand Ole Opry"
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 July 2023 17:14 (nine months ago) link
he was on the cover of billboard
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 July 2023 17:33 (nine months ago) link
in his undies
― slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 13 July 2023 17:45 (nine months ago) link