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Topic: DIsney banning acts at DtD House of Blues

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1	Darkbeer Thu 9/6/2007 3:09p	http://www.roadrunnerrecords.c om/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=80237 >>"In a stunning last-minute move, Walt Disney Properties have pressured promoter Live Nation into canceling MACHINE HEAD's performance tomorrow night at the House of Blues venue in Anaheim (on their Disneyland property). Citing violent imagery, undesirable fans and inflammatory lyrics as the reason, the diversity-impaired corporation began pressuring the promoter on Saturday to cancel all upcoming heavy metal concerts, placing MACHINE HEAD under an internal 'review process' that took 5 days before bothering to convey their alarming decision to the band late yesterday - less than 48 hours before their Black Tyranny Tour was to kick off at House of Blues Anaheim on Friday night. "While the enactment of this new blanket rule applies to all upcoming heavy metal shows at the House Of Blues Anaheim (with some metal bands having been banned from performing on name alone), MACHINE HEAD is the first band to actually have tickets go on sale, and remain on sale for 2 months, before intense pressure and vague threats of liability from the Corporation left the promoter with no choice but to remove the show from the venue. "As a result, Live Nation's Paul McGuigan did the honorable thing and incredibly, on one days notice, managed to salvage the tour's opening night by moving the first date of The Black Tyranny tour (featuring MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, THROWDOWN, and SANCTITY) to The Glass House in Pomona, CA (located at 200 W. Second Street). All existing tickets will be redeemable for entry at The Glass House, and all Will Call pickups will now be available for pickup at the new venue. Any fans unable to make the 70-mile trip to The Glass House as a result of this ridiculous turn of events will be able to have their money refunded in full. Strangely, all other Black Tyranny dates at House Of Blues venues on Disney property will remain unaffected. "On behalf of all four bands on the bill, MACHINE HEAD wish to extend their gratitude to promoter Paul McGuigan and Live Nation for finding an alternate venue for tomorrow night's show on such short notice." <<
2	davewasbaloo Thu 9/6/2007 3:14p	WHAT THE !!!!! I saw Machine Head at the Metallica Gig in London and they were fine. Does this mean only teenbopper pop will be allowed at HOB? I don't get it? They have welcomed the Cure, Marlyn Manson, Slash's Snakepit and many more over the years. This sucks.
3	jonvn Thu 9/6/2007 3:34p	Hadn't heard of them. Looked them up. They look like they produce crap. Glad they're gone.
4	davewasbaloo Thu 9/6/2007 3:36p	Well they do, but I still cannot see banning them.
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6	debtee Thu 9/6/2007 3:50p	Well if people think it's garbage they don't have to buy a ticket do they! I'm with Dave this sucks, being politically correct is getting out of control in America!
7	Jim in Merced CA Thu 9/6/2007 3:54p	I think Disney is smart to enact a bit of a policy at the House of Blues. Sure, it's a venue for live shows, but I think if Disney wants to control the type of groups that play there, they have that right. I'm listening to Machine Head's cut of 'Aesthetics of Hate' -- it has that hard driving beat, the growling lead singer, and is filled with 37 expletives including the 'F' word. Right on. That's fine for an Alternative Metal band, but perhaps not at Downtown Disney.
8	jonvn Thu 9/6/2007 3:55p	They can go behave in whatever manner they want under whatever rocks they can crawl under. But if I go to DTD, I don't want to be around this sort of thing.
9	Jim in Merced CA Thu 9/6/2007 3:59p	I think music and entertainment is all subjective, jonvn. One man's garbage is another man's music -- whatever. To each his own. I do agree though, that Downtown Disney should skew to a more 'wholesome' type of demographic and entertainment. Less 'Machine Head' and more 'Talking Heads' -- or something...
10	jonvn Thu 9/6/2007 4:06p	"I think music and entertainment is all subjective, jonvn." I think if the customers of this sort of thing have a proclvity to be violent then this is not true.

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