So what do the Bunnymen do Next.

by **Grumpy_Jimbo** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:13 pm

King Of Kings wrote:the bunnymen at 50 should have made thier money.

I very much doubt they are currently living the mega rich lifestyle....

by **Dave Smith** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:47 am

Bunnymen mk2,mac solo,Electrafixion,Bunnymen with Les,Bunnymen without Les....all dropped by labels.They aint millionaires guys....you cant deny them earning a living but the management PM'ed me to say they didnt make anything off the OR gigs either so looks like they live off the odd festival dough and PRS from Killing Moon etc..

by **Dr Cheese** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:10 am

Dave Smith wrote:the management PM'ed me

Get you, strolling along the Bunnymen corridors of power.

by **Dave Smith** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:15 am

Hardly.I laid into the OR gigs saying every further one they do diminishes the relevance of RAH,RCH and Echo Arena but they wouldnt respond to it openly.

by **black francis** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:24 am

It's a shame. I thought if nothing else they'd make a few bucks on the OR gigs. I did think that doing further OR gigs takes some of the shine off the original gigs, but that NY show was something special. Every moment I was in NY was so much fun and every person from the forums I met was so cool. I don't think anything can detract from it especially now that I've had a year to further romanticize it in my head.

I didn't want to go to the L.A. OR cause I knew it couldn't be topped and I wanted everyone to remember me from NY when I was young and beautiful.

by **In The Margins** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:39 am

black francis wrote:It's a shame. I thought if nothing else they'd make a few bucks on the OR gigs. I did think that doing further OR gigs takes some of the shine off the original gigs, but that NY show was something special. Every moment I was in NY was so much fun and every person from the forums I met was so cool. I don't think anything can detract from it especially now that I've had a year to further romanticize it in my head.

I didn't want to go to the L.A. OR cause I knew it couldn't be topped and I wanted everyone to remember me from NY when I was young and beautiful.

You'll always be frozen in time for me, BF. :lol:

I hope they've wrapped up the OR shows forever. From the reviews, it sounds like Toronto was good, while Oakland and L.A. were not so good. Perhaps it had something to do with performing OR in the first set.

It also sounds like they make their money off the merchandising. Now I'm glad I bought that chinzy silver bunnygod pin for 5 dollars.

by **zabird** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:35 pm

In The Margins wrote:It also sounds like they make their money off the merchandising. Now I'm glad I bought that chinzy silver bunnygod pin for 5 dollars.

these days, doesn't everybody make their money off merchandise? The t-shirts were $40 at Depeche Mode. Also $40 (for kids!) at a Miley Cyrus concert a friend took his daughter to, and I bet the same -- or more -- at U2 last night. As to the bunnyboys, I strolled by merch booth, just to see what they had -- looked like Fountain t-shirts -- but didn't notice the prices. I think they were $25 in New York last year.

by **black francis** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:51 pm

I would buy shirts off the site if they had some decent designs. People loved my HUH shirt, the shirt with Mac's face in black and white and even the green Bunnymen star shirt. The designs on their site right now don't do anything for me. I remember at one show they had shirts that said something like the most inspirational band of all time and I just rolled my eyes. Couldn't see myself wearing that.

by **Scouser** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:13 pm

People loved my "Better Than Comsats" T Shirt but I was forced to withdraw it from sale due to the threat of legal action from the Comsats record label (K Tel)

by **Voodoo Billy** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:56 pm

Was it a copyright issue? Surely they wouldn't question the accuracy of the statement?

by **zabird** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:55 pm

black francis wrote:I would buy shirts off the site if they had some decent designs. People loved my HUH shirt, the shirt with Mac's face in black and white and even the green Bunnymen star shirt. The designs on their site right now don't do anything for me. I remember at one show they had shirts that said something like the most inspirational band of all time and I just rolled my eyes. Couldn't see myself wearing that.

the ones I remember seeing were einstein one, the bunny god and the fountain. there might've been one or two more, but can't remember. Got distracted.

by **In The Margins** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:49 pm

zabird wrote:I think they were $25 in New York last year.

I think they started at $25 and went upwards of $35-$40 (depending on sweatshirt, hoodie, etc.). That's why I opted for the pin.

I can understand why they didn't make any money on the OR gigs. They were large undertakings with many expenses. Let's hope they didn't loose any money!

by **zabird** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:12 pm

In The Margins wrote:I think they started at $25 and went upwards of $35-$40 (depending on sweatshirt, hoodie, etc.). That's why I opted for the pin.

I can understand why they didn't make any money on the OR gigs. They were large undertakings with many expenses. Let's hope they didn't loose any money!

I hadn't heard that ... That's too bad.

by **In The Margins** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:21 pm

zabird wrote:I hadn't heard that ... That's too bad.

I don't know for a fact (whether they made or lost money). I'm just repeating what someone posted earlier (that management said they didn't make any money on the OR gigs). I'm unable to ferret out the exact post right now.

I don't know why management would tell a stranger that type of info.....

by **black francis** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:34 pm

When my band performed our classic album "Another Man's Fecal Spray" start to finish with an orchestra, we made a killing. Not sure where the Bunnymen went wrong.

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