Too be honest, I love the girls to bits, but I would much rather they went out with a bang. Greatest Hits is fine, as long as we get to pick some tracks (like GA did with Ten) A disk with singles and a disk with fan favourites

I'd be fine with them doing theatres again.

I'd be fine with them doing theatres again.

 

Similar feeling in that the atmosphere would be so good as the more dedicated fans are more likely to buy tickets! However arenas would be good...a never ending dichotomy ^_^

A Greatest Hits tour would just the same as a normal tour anyway except with a different name and a few minor setlist changes.

 

Living For The Weekend tour - all singles besides If This Is Love and Missing You. About 5 album tracks from LFTW.

Greatest Hits tour - all singles, One Shot, Get Ready Get Set, a Greatest Hits album track and a couple from LFTW

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why would they not perform Missing You - it was a #3 hit, sold Headlines! and was an airplay #1 for two weeks?!

why would they not perform Missing You - it was a #3 hit, sold Headlines! and was an airplay #1 for two weeks?!

 

Cause they can't perform all LFTW tracks, and then another 13 or so singles on top of that + a cover. Some singles will have to give way and Missing You's not one of their most popular.

why would they not perform Missing You - it was a #3 hit, sold Headlines! and was an airplay #1 for two weeks?!

 

Look at it this way. They essentially had a Greatest Hits show at The Roxy in America and didn't perform it. They performed Chasing Lights, One Shot and Get Ready Get Set and practically every other single besides If This Is Love. :lol: They also never perform it at gigs and festivals they do. I'd bet it's gone completely from their next tour.

If its a LFTW tour maybe, but a Greatest Hits tour would more likley exclude MHTO and Gentleman over Missing You... A Greatest Hits tour certinaly wouldn't need songs like GRGS or One Shot performed as they are not hits, they are album tracks.

 

A greatest hits album, sometimes called a "best of" album or a catalog album, is a compilation of songs by a particular artist or band. Most often the track list contains previously released recordings with a high degree of notability

 

What About Us - 399,999

Up - 348,000

Ego - 342,000

Higher - 330,000

Just Can't Get Enough - 286,000

Issues - 260,000

Missing You - 215,000

All Fired Up - 215,000

Forever Is Over - 184,000

Notorious - 180,000

Disco Love - 133,000

If This Is Love -117,000

Work - 101,000

30 Days - 80,000

My Heart Takes Over - 56,000

Gentleman - 53,000

 

I do appreciate your comments about them not performing it at festivals, but the rarley perform anything before Higher these days, and never seem to perform My Heart Takes Over, 30 Days and Just Can't Get Enough - but JCGE is one of their biggest singles.

Edited February 23, 201411 yr by NotGivingUp

If its a LFTW tour maybe, but a Greatest Hits tour would more likley exclude MHTO and Gentleman over Missing You... A Greatest Hits tour certinaly wouldn't need songs like GRGS or One Shot performed as they are not hits, they are album tracks.

What About Us - 399,999

Up - 348,000

Ego - 342,000

Higher - 330,000

Just Can't Get Enough - 286,000

Issues - 260,000

Missing You - 215,000

All Fired Up - 215,000

Forever Is Over - 184,000

Notorious - 180,000

Disco Love - 133,000

If This Is Love -117,000

Work - 101,000

30 Days - 80,000

My Heart Takes Over - 56,000

Gentleman - 53,000

 

I do appreciate your comments about them not performing it at festivals, but the rarley perform anything before Higher these days, and never seem to perform My Heart Takes Over, 30 Days and Just Can't Get Enough - but JCGE is one of their biggest singles.

 

I still cannot get over Forever is Over selling 184k and people still hate it! As long as this is included in the tour I will be happy :)

 

I think it's rather ridiculous that they're returning to theatre - fair enough they never sold out arena tours but they sold out liverpool / scotland and had good enough sales! This is a massive step down and it's all rather laughable really.

Well in theory yes but why would they do arenas when there'd hardly be any demand for a 10,000+ seated venue?

 

Although I love the atmosphere of an arena tour, the intermacy of a theatre tour is great!

Yeah I'd rather a theatre tour, tbh.

 

I've been to a ton of gigs and I ALWAYS prefer being closer to the artist and feeling more "intimate" than being in a huge venue and basically watching it all on a screen. :lol:

Didn't Sugababes do an Arena Tour for their greatest hits, and then downgrade back to Theatres for the Change Tour?

 

Oh well. It'll be a shame if they go back to theatres, however I've seen them at the Cardiff Arena on 2 of their theatre tours so it's not like they're all tiny venues.

I would actually prefer them doing a theatre tour personally, I just think they excel on a stage like that whilst they look a little lost on a big arena stage, plus they have some really dedicated fans that the theatre atmosphere just seems better for them. Re: Greatest Hits album, I think they should wait and only release one when they want to end it, rather than releasing a GH and then trying to follow it up with a studio album, I just feel like the GH will be their end. I really don't want them to end though, but must admit I wouldn't be surprised if they did, it would be weird though and definitely a sad day!

A theatre tour for Living for the Weekend I could understand but their eventual hits tour should surely be made for arenas even if it sold similar to the AFU tour... and it's disappointing if it's theatres, seems a bit of a step back if it is indeed a greatest hits tour (less of a production, staging and visuals/effects).

 

There are pros to theatres but I really think they'd sell arena tour tickets better considering it's a tour for all their singles rather than an album people outside the fanbase weren't all that interested in. Their hits tour deserves to be on bigger stages and be more of an extravagant show than a smaller, compact theatre stage would allow IMO but if it's theatres then so be it. A mix of the two would be a good compromise - arenas for the places they did better at selling last time and smaller venues for those that didn't (so the Apollo instead of the MEN in Manchester).

Edited February 23, 201411 yr by Encore

It would look far better to have 'sell out theatre tour' then 'disastrous sales for arena tour'..

They're doing the logical thing (if it's even true).

 

I personally don't think that the end is near at all.

Their albums may 'under-perform' from a sales perspective, but I'd be willing to bet they've made back the money used for the sessions.

The only high profile producer on LFTW was Darkchild, the rest wouldn't have been all that expensive at all.

They gain the label much more money from festivals, live performances, endorsements etc.. they don't make a loss.

 

Their profile is as high as it has ever been with slots on Bake Off & Splash!, the general public actually know who they are now.

I think 'Not Giving Up' will be good for them and even if it is a Greatest Hits next, I think they'll continue after it.

Edited February 23, 201411 yr by Scherz

Plus, would the theater tour not be cheaper? I couldn't go to the AFU tour because I was unable to afford it :(

It would look far better to have 'sell out theatre tour' then 'disastrous sales for arena tour'..

They're doing the logical thing (if it's even true).

 

I personally don't think that the end is near at all.

Their albums may 'under-perform' from a sales perspective, but I'd be willing to bet they've made back the money used for the sessions.

The only high profile producer on LFTW was Darkchild, the rest wouldn't have been all that expensive at all.

They gain the label much more money from festivals, live performances, endorsements etc.. they don't make a loss.

 

Their profile is as high as it has ever been with slots on Bake Off & Splash!, the general public actually know who they are now.

I think 'Not Giving Up' will be good for them and even if it is a Greatest Hits next, I think they'll continue after it.

 

All of this. I just worry that they'd be undershooting by doing theaters. It could potentially limit ticket sales, especially if Not Giving Up takes off. I guess they could always add more dates if necessary. That would be a great problem to have!

 

On a side note, I will not stand for the Missing You shade. It might not be as notable as some others but people still know it and like it. It continues to be one of their most popular tracks/EPs on iTunes and actually still gets some radio play unlike most of the others. And have you looked at its YouTube views lately? It's almost at 10 million, their third most viewed after What About Us and Higher. The girls might not love performing it but it clearly connects with the public. They should keep it.

I remember All Fired Up having front row (region) tickets for slightly upward of £30 for Wembley a week before the show. But their ticket prices are very fair so I'm very excited to see how the next one sells and to actually get tickets. :D

A theatre tour for Living for the Weekend I could understand but their eventual hits tour should surely be made for arenas even if it sold similar to the AFU tour... and it's disappointing if it's theatres, seems a bit of a step back if it is indeed a greatest hits tour (less of a production, staging and visuals/effects).

 

There are pros to theatres but I really think they'd sell arena tour tickets better considering it's a tour for all their singles rather than an album people outside the fanbase weren't all that interested in. Their hits tour deserves to be on bigger stages and be more of an extravagant show than a smaller, compact theatre stage would allow IMO but if it's theatres then so be it. A mix of the two would be a good compromise - arenas for the places they did better at selling last time and smaller venues for those that didn't (so the Apollo instead of the MEN in Manchester).

 

They are on budget which means the production for an arena tour would have been poor and underwhelming. With a theatre tour, they can actually try to make the most out of it.

 

I loved the All Fired Up tour, but if you really really compare it to the Headlines! tour, you'll see the only differences are a proper stage (which wasn't even that amazing), a few dancers (considering how much they have been having them recently, I wouldn't be surprised if they bring them again for this theatre tour) and well the lift. Okay, the lift was really cool, but I mean, they needed a cool entrance because it was an arena tour.

 

I do believe they could have done both, though. One arena date in one or two cities you're sure you will sell 70-80% out and the rest can be theatre.

I must admit, I'd be a little disappointed if it's a theatre tour for a Greatest Hits. I think it would be better suited to arenas. Saying that, they'd have a much better chance of selling it out. Even if they are doing the O2 Apollo in Manchester, they might just be avoiding the arena as it's so large. Hence why they are two dates rumoured. I really don't think they will visit all the small venues that they used on the Headlines/Work tour either. I'd imagine they will use all the standard small arenas (Brighton, Bournemouth, Cardiff). Then maybe they could use Birmingham NIA, Liverpool Echo Two. I could see them doing Wembley Arena instead of Hammersmith as well. Whatever we get, I'm glad we're getting something!