Dude, I have no clue why you're so hell bent (yes, pun intendedOriginally Posted by Hulud
) on blaming everyone but the band itself.
Ultimately, the responsability of ANY show falls back on the shoulders of the performer. They look bad when everyone else screws up, they also look good when they don't. Either way, they are the front people and where the buck stops.
So if something about the venue was not communicated to them, it certainly was when they screwed up. What's the big deal? Did the organizers run up to him and yell and scream and throw him off stage? If not, then what's the big deal? Maybe they went up there and said, "Hey, maybe you weren't told but this is a CHRISTIAN venue so could you please not talk like that?...." I know if I was a performer and suddenly someone rushed up on stage to get on to me about something that I TRULY knew nothing about.....I'd definetly have a few choice words for them.....like....ummm.....why the HELL didn't you tell me????
So far I haven't heard you place any blame onto the person who said what was said. If they hadn't said anything, all this would be moot and everyone would be happy, right? The performance wasn't at Phillips Arena with Black roadie shirts for sale and lots of lights and macabre stuff, right? So prudence and common sense should tell you that part of your job or your staff's job or someone's job is to KNOW a little something about the venue you are playing. Would Cool and the Gang go play at a KKK rally? Would Tim McGraw perform at the BET awards? Would Gilberto Santa Rosa sing at a Barmitzvah? Why? Because that's not their music's venue. How do they know that???? BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY ASKED AND USED COMMON SENSE.
Maybe the organizers should waited until they finished their set before saying something, but it is THEIR show afterall. If they didn't do it maliciously or been very ugly about it, I don't see what the big deal is?
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