Call me skeptical, but...

prrthd · 05 Aug 2003, 00:19

Meatloaf has cancelled tonight's show at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. According to the Manager:

"We are in the process of calling all of tonight’s patrons. Meat Loaf has lost his voice and the concert is cancelled. Box office will call you to see how you want your tickets refunded. Sorry. We are a pretty sad bunch at the LPAC today."
Mary Tanner

Meat's manager was at the theater just an hour or so before I got this message. I get the feeling that they found out just how small the venue is (800 Seats) and that it was not sold out, so Meat has decided to bow out. I can't say that I would blame him, but nonetheless I, my wife and our daughter have been looking forward to this for a few months now so we are seriously bummed out.

**The Flying Mouse** · 05 Aug 2003, 00:25

No,that just isn't Meat's style.
You can be sure,if he cancels a show,there is a real good reason for it.
As for the size of the venue,I don't believe for one moment that Meat would pull out because of that.

prrthd · 05 Aug 2003, 00:29

Not that I hope he has lost his voice, but I hope also that he did not just make an excuse to get out of the show.
Get well soon Fireball.

Testify · 05 Aug 2003, 00:29

noooo

i hope hez ok!

sorry to hear this prrthd.

mariella · 05 Aug 2003, 01:00

sad news, so sorry about this!

Thank you for sharing this,

xxx

Mariella

...hoping for 'better' news about Anaheim!

Terri · 05 Aug 2003, 01:07

What bad news

Hope he's ok!

MBrevard · 05 Aug 2003, 01:27

Hi, Prrthgd! Just caught your message, after I had left the same news in the CHSIB forum. Sorry for doubling up on this.

Sad for you and your family. Sad for us, too. We traveled all the way from Northern California to be here tonight. And we're now praying that the Anaheim concert will go forward tomorrow evening. So far, so good.

But I don't think that Meat would cancel a concert because of its size or the number of tickets sold. He probably gets a minimum and perhaps, part of the gate, as well. So, in terms of money, his costs are covered. I've always gotten the feeling that Meat's commitments are very important to him. And I know that he felt bad about having to cancel the first 4 concerts of the tour (also some small venues) because of his surgery. But these things happen. He's human and he can't very well perform without his voice!

I also think that it's likely he'd much rather play to a small, but enthusiastic crowd than a larger indifferent one as we just experienced in Kelseyville a couple nights ago.

And the audience in your fair city was certainly likely to be very appreciative and happy to be there!!

Again, I'm sorry for all of us. Here's hoping that Meat feels MUCH better by tomorrow's show.

Love,
MB
xxx

Tim · 05 Aug 2003, 01:37

Mmm... that is very sad news. For you and for Meat Loaf. Hope he will get well soon.
And think that the show will be there on another time.

Vickip · 05 Aug 2003, 01:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by MBrevard

I've always gotten the feeling that Meat's commitments are very important to him. And I know that he felt bad about having to cancel the first 4 concerts of the tour (also some small venues) because of his surgery. But these things happen. He's human and he can't very well perform without his voice!

You're exactly right MB ... Meat would not cancel unless it was absolutely necessary because he knows how disappointed his fans would be. I still remember how upset he was last year when he had to postpone his performance at the New Brunswick Theater and how emotional he was when he thanked everyone for coming back to see him when it was rescheduled. Maybe he had a sore throat during the Kelsyville Show --- which is why he cut it a little shorter than usual --- or maybe something happened yesterday.

But as you say, he's human and these things happen

I'm truly sorry .. I know how much you were looking forward to tonight, and how disappointed you must be. Hopefully he'll have a speedy recovery and you'll see him tomorrow night.

Vicki

GET WELL SOON FIREBALL

CarylB · 05 Aug 2003, 02:01

I'm quite sure that Meat wouldn't cancel because a venue was small or not sold out. That he was at the venue shortly before is not atypical of the man, who tries right to the line to give a performance. (Something similar happened at New Brunswick last year, when he tried right up to an hour or so before the show to make the engagement.) His performances are so demanding on his voice. But all those close to him say that when he reluctantly decides to cancel/postpone it really is inevitable. Fingers crossed it's OK for Anaheim.

sherrie87 · 05 Aug 2003, 04:03

I agree that the size of the venue wouldn't ever cause ML to cancel. The best ML concert I ever went to was very small open air venue, it couldn't have held more than a few hundred. Nevertheless, he put on an amazing and exhausting show. I am completely sure that ML has a legitimate ailment.

Sherrie

Fire Ball · 05 Aug 2003, 04:11

The show was full tried not to cancel but also there will be no show Tues., things got shorter because when when you go on at 10:25 like we did in La you can't not expect to stay thru 3 hours:45 of music. Kellisevile was a hard crefew at 9:45 pm . love you out lound has sounded great except 1 nite. The down under Cd has over 60 mins of live board tapes no fixes no nothing straight live. form this summer . and Love you out loud sounds great. Shows change because we wanty to make them better. This on
e is still changing.

M

sherrie87 · 05 Aug 2003, 04:25

Best wishes on a speedy and complete recovery ML! We love you!

Sherrie

Vickip · 05 Aug 2003, 04:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

The show was full tried not to cancel but also there will be no show Tues., things got shorter because when when you go on at 10:25 like we did in La you can't not expect to stay thru 3 hours:45 of music. Kellisevile was a hard crefew at 9:45 pm . love you out lound has sounded great except 1 nite. The down under Cd has over 60 mins of live board tapes no fixes no nothing straight live. form this summer . and Love you out loud sounds great. Shows change because we wanty to make them better. This on
e is still changing.

M

Thank you for the update Meat .....
I'm so sorry you had to cance tomorrow night too

Please take care of yourself and I hope you feel better soon

Vicki

Jen · 05 Aug 2003, 04:32

Thanks for letting us know Meat

Take care

Jen

shadow1000001 · 05 Aug 2003, 04:44

Thank's for the update Meat. I hope everything else goes ok

Maria

MBrevard · 05 Aug 2003, 07:01

Ah, Meat!! We left Lancaster early and decided to head for Anaheim to get ready for Tuesday's concert. Checked into our hotel and connected to see what was new and saw your news about this next concert being cancelled as well!!

I'm sort of in shock at the moment, so forgive my fumbling around. We just traveled nearly 600 miles by car to see these last two concerts and now they are gone.

I guess I'm having mixed feelings. Four out of the eight shows we originally signed up to see were cancelled due to illness. I'm very sad, of course, and praying your voice will be better SOON. But still, I'm SO grateful for having seen the shows that I did. And I fully realize that the 4 shows we WERE able to see are more than some folks will be getting, so I'm trying to put a positive spin on this for myself right now. (Hey, 4 out of 8 ain't bad!

)

What I'm hoping is that you will try to reschedule some of these missing shows during the 4th and last leg of this tour. Is that possible?? Probably way too early to even think about it. Well, I can dream....

Anyway, thanks for letting us all know about the situation. Hope the rest of the tour goes more smoothly for you.

Hope you were not too offended by what I had to say about Love You OutLoud. The sound systems in some of the concerts were NOT good, Meat, and you need to know this, if you don't, already. So, what you are hearing on the soundboard recordings is NOT always the same as what we are hearing from the audience, I'm sorry to say. And I hope this information will be of help to you in the future.

Thank you for four great shows, Meat. Reno, especially, will always be a magic memory for me--one that I will hold close to my heart for a long time to come!!

You take good care of yourself and feel better soon!!

Much love,
MB
xxx

prrthd · 05 Aug 2003, 07:32

OK, here I sit, at home. I am still bummed out, but want to appologize for the tone of my message here earlier. Just frustration I guess.
I went by the Lancaster Performing Arts Center about 10 minutes til showtime to inquire about rescheduling or refund. I've seen more excitment at a funeral. The few people that were there, were seriously bummed out. We all hope you get to feelin better real soon Meat and even though the folks at the LPAC said that you would not be rescheduling, I as well as the others I spoke with, would urge you to reconsider if at all possible.
Take it easy.

Feleena · 05 Aug 2003, 08:56

Hi Meat

Hope you are ok. Look after yourself.

Hope you throat gets better .

Hugs

Feleena x

ChrisBelfast · 05 Aug 2003, 10:11

Take care Meat, the current setlist for the show is excellent, can't wait till the UK shows - ive read lots of good reviews on the shows so keep rockin!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

The down under Cd has over 60 mins of live board tapes no fixes no nothing straight live. form this summer . and Love you out loud sounds great.
M

What Cd is this meat? Is it the NZ CHSIB or are they getting a live cd released?

cerysmeatloaf · 05 Aug 2003, 10:30

take care meat

Testify · 05 Aug 2003, 11:29

Hey Meat,

thanx for the update.

Hope your feelin better real soon.

Testify

Eva · 05 Aug 2003, 11:43

Dear MEAT

Thanks for letting us know!
Please take care of yourself and I hope you feel better soon!!!!

Love and Keep Rockin'
Eva

Sue K · 05 Aug 2003, 12:42

SHAME FOR YOU MEAT...IN YOUR GRACIOUSNESS ..YOU HAVE TO KEEP COMING ON AND EXPLAINING YOURSELF AND YOUR ACTIONS TO YOUR FANS.....AND OTHERS...

ARE YOU PACKED UP AND READY TO TAKE OFF WITH ME FOR A VACATION??? GO WHERE NO ONE CAN FIND US AY?

..lol...

feel better soon dear heart....

tink...XO

Sue K · 05 Aug 2003, 12:45

MEAT:

YOU KNOW THE SONG GARDEN PARTY BY RICK(Y) NELSON..DON'T YOU? EVERYTIME I HEAR IT...I THINK OF YOU...

tink...biiig hugggs....XO

05 Aug 2003, 00:19	#1
prrthd Rookie Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 8	Call me skeptical, but... Meatloaf has cancelled tonight's show at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. According to the Manager: "We are in the process of calling all of tonight’s patrons. Meat Loaf has lost his voice and the concert is cancelled. Box office will call you to see how you want your tickets refunded. Sorry. We are a pretty sad bunch at the LPAC today." Mary Tanner Meat's manager was at the theater just an hour or so before I got this message. I get the feeling that they found out just how small the venue is (800 Seats) and that it was not sold out, so Meat has decided to bow out. I can't say that I would blame him, but nonetheless I, my wife and our daughter have been looking forward to this for a few months now so we are seriously bummed out.

05 Aug 2003, 00:25	#2
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	No,that just isn't Meat's style. You can be sure,if he cancels a show,there is a real good reason for it. As for the size of the venue,I don't believe for one moment that Meat would pull out because of that.

05 Aug 2003, 00:29	#3
prrthd Rookie Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 8	Not that I hope he has lost his voice, but I hope also that he did not just make an excuse to get out of the show. Get well soon Fireball.

05 Aug 2003, 00:29	#4
Testify ragamuffin Join Date: 21.05.2003 Location: xxx daydreaming xxx Posts: 5,023	noooo i hope hez ok! sorry to hear this prrthd.

05 Aug 2003, 01:00	#5
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	sad news, so sorry about this! Thank you for sharing this, xxx Mariella ...hoping for 'better' news about Anaheim!

05 Aug 2003, 01:07	#6
Terri Super T Join Date: 14.05.2003 Posts: 1,235	What bad news Hope he's ok!

05 Aug 2003, 01:27	#7
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Hi, Prrthgd! Just caught your message, after I had left the same news in the CHSIB forum. Sorry for doubling up on this. Sad for you and your family. Sad for us, too. We traveled all the way from Northern California to be here tonight. And we're now praying that the Anaheim concert will go forward tomorrow evening. So far, so good. But I don't think that Meat would cancel a concert because of its size or the number of tickets sold. He probably gets a minimum and perhaps, part of the gate, as well. So, in terms of money, his costs are covered. I've always gotten the feeling that Meat's commitments are very important to him. And I know that he felt bad about having to cancel the first 4 concerts of the tour (also some small venues) because of his surgery. But these things happen. He's human and he can't very well perform without his voice! I also think that it's likely he'd much rather play to a small, but enthusiastic crowd than a larger indifferent one as we just experienced in Kelseyville a couple nights ago. And the audience in your fair city was certainly likely to be very appreciative and happy to be there!! Again, I'm sorry for all of us. Here's hoping that Meat feels MUCH better by tomorrow's show. Love, MB xxx

05 Aug 2003, 01:37	#8
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Mmm... that is very sad news. For you and for Meat Loaf. Hope he will get well soon. And think that the show will be there on another time.

05 Aug 2003, 02:01	#10
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	I'm quite sure that Meat wouldn't cancel because a venue was small or not sold out. That he was at the venue shortly before is not atypical of the man, who tries right to the line to give a performance. (Something similar happened at New Brunswick last year, when he tried right up to an hour or so before the show to make the engagement.) His performances are so demanding on his voice. But all those close to him say that when he reluctantly decides to cancel/postpone it really is inevitable. Fingers crossed it's OK for Anaheim.

05 Aug 2003, 04:03	#11
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	I agree that the size of the venue wouldn't ever cause ML to cancel. The best ML concert I ever went to was very small open air venue, it couldn't have held more than a few hundred. Nevertheless, he put on an amazing and exhausting show. I am completely sure that ML has a legitimate ailment. Sherrie

05 Aug 2003, 04:11	#12
Fire Ball Himself Join Date: 05.02.2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,044	The show was full tried not to cancel but also there will be no show Tues., things got shorter because when when you go on at 10:25 like we did in La you can't not expect to stay thru 3 hours:45 of music. Kellisevile was a hard crefew at 9:45 pm . love you out lound has sounded great except 1 nite. The down under Cd has over 60 mins of live board tapes no fixes no nothing straight live. form this summer . and Love you out loud sounds great. Shows change because we wanty to make them better. This on e is still changing. M

05 Aug 2003, 04:25	#13
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	Best wishes on a speedy and complete recovery ML! We love you! Sherrie

05 Aug 2003, 04:32	#15
Jen Arrrgh! Join Date: 01.03.2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,938	Thanks for letting us know Meat Take care Jen

05 Aug 2003, 04:44	#16
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	Thank's for the update Meat. I hope everything else goes ok Maria

05 Aug 2003, 07:01	#17
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Ah, Meat!! We left Lancaster early and decided to head for Anaheim to get ready for Tuesday's concert. Checked into our hotel and connected to see what was new and saw your news about this next concert being cancelled as well!! I'm sort of in shock at the moment, so forgive my fumbling around. We just traveled nearly 600 miles by car to see these last two concerts and now they are gone. I guess I'm having mixed feelings. Four out of the eight shows we originally signed up to see were cancelled due to illness. I'm very sad, of course, and praying your voice will be better SOON. But still, I'm SO grateful for having seen the shows that I did. And I fully realize that the 4 shows we WERE able to see are more than some folks will be getting, so I'm trying to put a positive spin on this for myself right now. (Hey, 4 out of 8 ain't bad! ) What I'm hoping is that you will try to reschedule some of these missing shows during the 4th and last leg of this tour. Is that possible?? Probably way too early to even think about it. Well, I can dream.... Anyway, thanks for letting us all know about the situation. Hope the rest of the tour goes more smoothly for you. Hope you were not too offended by what I had to say about Love You OutLoud. The sound systems in some of the concerts were NOT good, Meat, and you need to know this, if you don't, already. So, what you are hearing on the soundboard recordings is NOT always the same as what we are hearing from the audience, I'm sorry to say. And I hope this information will be of help to you in the future. Thank you for four great shows, Meat. Reno, especially, will always be a magic memory for me--one that I will hold close to my heart for a long time to come!! You take good care of yourself and feel better soon!! Much love, MB xxx

05 Aug 2003, 07:32	#18
prrthd Rookie Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 8	OK, here I sit, at home. I am still bummed out, but want to appologize for the tone of my message here earlier. Just frustration I guess. I went by the Lancaster Performing Arts Center about 10 minutes til showtime to inquire about rescheduling or refund. I've seen more excitment at a funeral. The few people that were there, were seriously bummed out. We all hope you get to feelin better real soon Meat and even though the folks at the LPAC said that you would not be rescheduling, I as well as the others I spoke with, would urge you to reconsider if at all possible. Take it easy.

05 Aug 2003, 08:56	#19
Feleena Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Bedford UK Posts: 562	Hi Meat Hope you are ok. Look after yourself. Hope you throat gets better . Hugs Feleena x

05 Aug 2003, 10:30	#21
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	take care meat

05 Aug 2003, 11:29	#22
Testify ragamuffin Join Date: 21.05.2003 Location: xxx daydreaming xxx Posts: 5,023	Hey Meat, thanx for the update. Hope your feelin better real soon. Testify

05 Aug 2003, 11:43	#23
Eva friend Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 1,788	Dear MEAT Thanks for letting us know! Please take care of yourself and I hope you feel better soon!!!! Love and Keep Rockin' Eva

05 Aug 2003, 12:42	#24
Sue K Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Posts: 13,041	SHAME FOR YOU MEAT...IN YOUR GRACIOUSNESS ..YOU HAVE TO KEEP COMING ON AND EXPLAINING YOURSELF AND YOUR ACTIONS TO YOUR FANS.....AND OTHERS... ARE YOU PACKED UP AND READY TO TAKE OFF WITH ME FOR A VACATION??? GO WHERE NO ONE CAN FIND US AY? ..lol... feel better soon dear heart.... tink...XO

05 Aug 2003, 12:45	#25
Sue K Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Posts: 13,041	MEAT: YOU KNOW THE SONG GARDEN PARTY BY RICK(Y) NELSON..DON'T YOU? EVERYTIME I HEAR IT...I THINK OF YOU... tink...biiig hugggs....XO