Brandi Carlile Devastated by Canceled Lilith Fair Dates

I saw Brandi several years ago when she opened for Shawn Colvin, she had a little card table setup after the show, and sold CD's and took pictures. This year she sold out a Venue here in Charlotte, $40 - $60 tickets, plus sur-charges.. After the concert, myself and 2 ladies from Atlanta (5 hrs away) waited outside by Brandi's bus. We wanted to see, if she would autograph our CD's that we just bought at the venue. She walked out waived and got on the million dollar tour bus and left... I understand artists don't have to mingle with their fans, but in this economy, with the hard earned buck, you would think they could spend 5 minutes with their fans.. Just my thoughts..

psa4716, I see you missed that point, which proves my point - you, along with millions of others like you, are stupid. sadly, there are NO female artist in this current generation that are worth a damn. In the 40's, you had Ella Fitzgerald, in the 50's you had Jo Stafford, in the 60's you had about 20 you could call great, 70's Heart, 80's Benetar, 90's? Now? Even less... I really am a good speller, though. I just messed up.

No one seems willing to discuss the real issue. Current music, the industry overall, sucks! Pop disguised as Country, "Artist" who cannot compose, play, and for the most part sing, and bands that, minus a few tempo changes, sound exactly alike. One and done - because all record companies care about is image and not talent. maybe people are finally starting to realize the difference. Ever since American Idol, every body suddenly believes they have talent and the record companies and radio are trying to force it down the throats of consumers. Disagree? Then explain why so many current "artists" do remakes of past hits and constantly sample from real hit songs. Bring back quality music, talented performers, and the fans will return. Until then, I'll save my $100 a ticket by sitting at home.

How about this for a reason: The 60's, 70's and 80's were probably the best in recorded history when it came to musical artistry, talent and inovation. The the past 20 years what we've had has for the most part been GARBAGE. 200 years from now people will still remember the Beatles..Stones..Led Zepplin..Fleetwood Mac..Queen..etc. Can anyone name ONE SINGLE act in the past 20 years that will leave a legacy? Britney Spears? Eminem? Rappers? Lindsay Lohan? So any wonder why ticket sales are way down. Who wants to pay big $$$ for a bunch of CRAP?

So good to see Brandi Carlisle is still rocking. Hope the rest of the Go-Gos get together...what a concert that would be!!! What???? Brandi wasn't with the Go-Go's???? Oh, you mean Belinda Carlisle. Oh, that's very different. Never mind. - gregg in Sarasota, FL

I will give you a few reasons why this thing was cancelled.

Sara Mclachlan, Alanis Morrisett, Indigo Girls, etc. = depressing music you want to cut your wrists to - They totally SUCK! That's one.

Concert ticket prices are ridiculous! To go see an artist who was big in the 70's or 80's, you still pay $75. That's two.

People don't WANT music anymore. They want garbage like Lady Gaga, Rhianna, etc. That's three...

Awww pooor brandi, i feel soooooo sorry for you, now get off your fat lazy ass and get a job a walmart like the rest of us

First of all, when we went to buy tickets for the Portland show, Ticketmaster only allowed you to buy them in 4 ticket blocks which would have costmy husband and I $120 and 2 tickets we didn't need. The cost of the taxes and surcharges were 120% more than the actual ticket itself. (no exaggeration on the percentage) We found out that if we bought tickets direclty from the venue (Clark County Amphitheater) then you just paid the price of the ticket and could buy them individually, but the ticket office was only open during concerts which meant you had to find out when some other band was playing or show up on the day of the concert and hope that there was any tickets left. For us, the venue is an out door one with limited seating undercover. As it is in Oregon, the day was rainy and cold and we couldn't get seats under cover and we were not about to sit for 8+ hours in the cold and rain, no matter how much we wanted to hear our favorites. To add to all that, the bands we really wanted to see (Brandi & the Indigo Girls) weren't even playing the OR. date. I suggest the if Lilith wants to survive, they sell tickest directly from thier website and skip Ticketmaster and take a poll of who people want to see in each city.

I don't think it was such a lack of interest as it was high prices for tickets during an economy where many either don't have a job or work at a job for low wages. Lower the prices some and I bet you will pack the festival. I thought the spirit of Lillith was more than just the bucks. I would have bought tickets but the prices were just too high. By the time you pay to get there, pay for parking at the venues, pay even for just water at some of these places, you are out major bucks. It's all ridiculous. Keep it simple and allow the energy of the festival to carry it.

Jesus, how many acts are out there nowadays?