No it does matter. How fair is it to tack on this shit band a month after ticket sales and a month before most of the shows. We paid to see X Japan and it's pretty fucked up when a completely unworthy band is going to take time away from X on stage...
Ummm when I saw Ra:IN live in Berlin and Köln last year, the tickets didn't say anything about a support band. The promotion didn't mention a word of it. And what did we get? A support band. In Berlin, actually, there were two. I didn't really complain, since one guy did some X Japan covers (if I remember correctly) and (even with a bad first impression) I ended up really liking the second group. I know it probably won't happen here, but just so you know, unless the support band is also really big, they don't really have to promote both of them. They just stick a more green group in the front to gain some publicity to them.
So all in all, it's just a support band. You can chill in the lobby while they play (ofc, unless you have standing tickets) or play QuadraPop on your cellphone (it's like tetris, but with musical notes as blocks). Having your iPod out might be also a possibility. But making a scene is just really bad manners. And remember, if you start boo-ing their band, their fans will do twice that to X. Rabid fangirls aren't rational with things like that. So if you see someone next to you badmouthing the support band, give them the good old elbow-in-the-ribs and tell them to stfu. It's a support band, they have fans like X does, they have every right to be there, who fucking cares.
By the way, from what I saw on twitter and their Facebook comments, there are quite a few fans who like both of them. Yes it is possible. So respect that!
« Last Edit: September 12, 2010, 01:28:50 PM by Hypno »
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