Why MTV darlings OK Go no-showed the American Royal Barbecue: The record label V.P. said OK Go’s gear was too heavy for the charter airplane.
Local promoters say no way the band could play a 1:30 p.m. gig at the Michigan-Michigan State football game and make the Royal that same night. Plus the show wasn’t listed on OK Go’s tour itinerary.
Now here’s OK Go manager Jamie Kitman’s take, by e-mail: “There’s nothing to be inferred from the failure to post the KC date on the band’s site.
“The show got canceled because there was a problem w/EMI corporate (the label) about the amount of insurance on the charter plane… which was the only way we could have gotten to KC on time to play. …
“Booking charters is rare enough that no one knew — until the last minute — that the flight needed $200 million insurance, and that wasn’t going to happen without several weeks’ notice. The important thing is, we’ll be back to Kansas City soon enough.”
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OK, finally
Why MTV darlings OK Go no-showed the American Royal Barbecue: The record label V.P. said OK Go’s gear was too heavy for the charter airplane.
Local promoters say no way the band could play a 1:30 p.m. gig at the Michigan-Michigan State football game and make the Royal that same night. Plus the show wasn’t listed on OK Go’s tour itinerary.
Now here’s OK Go manager Jamie Kitman’s take, by e-mail: “There’s nothing to be inferred from the failure to post the KC date on the band’s site.
“The show got canceled because there was a problem w/EMI corporate (the label) about the amount of insurance on the charter plane… which was the only way we could have gotten to KC on time to play. …
“Booking charters is rare enough that no one knew — until the last minute — that the flight needed $200 million insurance, and that wasn’t going to happen without several weeks’ notice. The important thing is, we’ll be back to Kansas City soon enough.”
Sorry for those KC kids though.