For those who might be interested:
Hello Friends,
I have exciting news about the upcoming fall tour, called You Can\'t Fit On Stage Anymore! Please read this carefully, there\'s a lot going on! It has not gone without notice that many of you have seen us multiple times in various different cities. While we always strive to reach out to new fans I felt like doing something special for the hardcore fans in the fall. When the leaves start falling off all of the trees we\'ll have multiple bonus accouterments to add to your Zappa Plays Zappa experience. In our continuing effort to provide you with the "World\'s Finest Optional Entertainment" we have booked ourselves into some hand selected intimate venues.
Why would we do that you ask?
"The Way I see it..." Often times the intimate nature of these types of venues provides a unique environment for thrilling live performances and an opportunity for a more immediate connection between the fans and the musicians on stage. We will be playing different material on a nightly basis - more on that later.
That sounds good but if I may be so bold, what else are you doing?
Thanks for asking, check this out... We are including a special free download license of the entire concert as part of your ticket price. This will not be a commercial release. Only the attendees of these special concert events will have access to these recordings. Your code will be printed on your ticket and may be redeemed at www. nugs. net. You will be able to listen to the concert you\'ve recently attended in fully mixed studio quality sound with an easy mp3 download.
In order to take it a step further than the industry standard for this type of item, a small amount of extra time is required to prepare these files. You will be able to download your fully mixed stereo, studio quality audio within 8 days of the show you attended. (Keep in mind that shows are generally 2 and half hours - me and my audio engineer friend TJ Helmerich will be working around the clock to get these things mixed and uploaded while being out on the road!) It will not be a glorified front of house reference mix as is usually the case with this kind of an item.
(As you know computers are imperfect devices and there is a possibility that they will fail during the recording process. In the event of computer failure an alternate concert download will be granted to those ticket holders affected.)
You\'ve got my attention... my hair is "getting good in the back". Correct me if I\'m wrong but you said multiple bonus accouterments.
I did indeed. What else can you expect to be included in the price of your ticket? How about incredible odds on winning a world class Super Swede electric guitar made by Hagstrom - at every show! (Check them out at www. hagstromguitars. com) These shows are small 300 to 400 people capacity. 1 in 400 odds are pretty damn good!
A random name will be selected out of a hat - don\'t forget to sign up at the show - and the winner will be invited on stage to claim their prize! Who knows, maybe they\'ll get a chance to plug it in and play with the band?
Okay now my hair is awesome, is there anything else?
We\'ve decided to give you all a chance to make requests from a master list of songs the band is prepared to play. Each night before the show we\'ll look over the results. The top five most requested songs will be in the show that night. (Perhaps more depending on what we played the night before). Click here to read more about concert downloads, setlist voting and winning a Hagstrom guitar!
My hair is on fire! I\'ve got it under control but now it looks like a merkin. How many songs do you guys know?
Since ‘06 we\'ve learned over 80. Can we play them all at the drop of hat? No our heads would explode like Scanners. We will go over as much as we can handle. I expect the list to hover around 40 to 45 songs from multiple eras. Could be a few more if we\'re feeling inspired.
In any case, I hope you\'ll participate in these fun bonus features and take advantage of this one time small venue tour. We\'re all really looking forward to seeing you out there. Who knows, maybe we\'ll play "Billy The Mountain".
By the way, when we get to LA - We\'ll be playing at the Roxy - 35 years to the day...
Regards,
Dweezil Zappa
You Can\'t Fit On Stage Anymore Fall 2008 Tour Dates:
Oct 19, 2008: Chicago, IL - Morse Theatre (Venue Capacity: 250) On Sale Now
Oct 20, 2008: Ann Arbor, MI -Michigan Theatre** On Sale Now
Oct 23, 2008: Toronto, ON - Mod Club (Venue Capacity: 250) On Sale Now
Oct 24, 2008: Montreal, QC - Le Gesu (Venue Capacity: 400) On Sale Now
Oct 27, 2008: Alexandria, VA - Birchmere Theatre (Venue Capacity: 400) On Sale Now
Oct 28, 2008: Harrisburg, PA - Whitaker Center ** On Sale 8/16
Oct 31, 2008: New York, NY - Blender Theatre (Venue Capacity: 400) On Sale Now
Nov 01, 2008: Bridgeport, CT - The Kline ** On Sale 8/16
Dec 12, 2008: West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy (Venue Capacity: 260) On Sale Now
** These shows are in larger venues and not technically part of the "You Can\'t Fit On Stage Anymore" tour.
