Band of Horses nix Wal-Mart commercial
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In a phone interview last week, Bridwell said the more-holistic-than-thou response didn’t surprise him. He was wary from the start about the Wal-Mart deal, which at first was for a Web site (which no longer seems to be functioning) and later called for a TV commercial for the store.
“I called my family, talked to my girlfriend about it, talked to the guys in the band and decided it’s no big deal,” he said. “We tested it with that Web site thing that I figured nobody would really even see. But in the Internet age, you can’t do anything without someone catching wind of it.”
“Some fans, they don’t even give a crap. They’re like, ‘Whatever, bands got to get paid.’ But at the same time, I was reluctant to do it in the back of my mind, and some fans reminded me there is a reason to feel that way about it,” Bridwell said. “So once I saw our fans were let down by it, I nixed the TV commercial, and said, ‘You know what, this isn’t for me. Keep your money.’” [InForum] (thx Chris)
The latest BOH tour dates below….
Band of Horses – Tour Dates
Thursday, November 15, 2007 – Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs), Fargo ND
Saturday, November 17, 2007 – Filling Station, Bozeman MT
Sunday, November 18, 2007 – Neurolux/ Crazy, Boise ID
Monday, November 19, 2007 – Showbox (Seattle), Seattle WA
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 – Showbox (Seattle), Seattle WA
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 – Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
Friday, November 23, 2007 – Fillmore, San Francisco CA
Saturday, November 24, 2007 – Avalon (LA), Los Angeles CA
Monday, November 26, 2007 – Glass House, Pomona CA
Thursday, November 29, 2007 – Bush Hall, London United Kingdom
Friday, December 28, 2007 – The Earl, Atlanta GA
Saturday, December 29, 2007 – The Earl, Atlanta GA
Monday, December 31, 2008 – The Earl, Atlanta GA
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 – Button Factory, Dublin Ireland
Thursday, February 21, 2008 – ABC, Glasgow United Kingdom
Saturday, February 23, 2008 – Birmingham Academy, Birmingham United Kingdom
Sunday, February 24, 2008 – Manchester Academy, Manchester United Kingdom
Monday, February 25, 2008 – Thekla Social, Bristol United Kingdom
Thursday, February 28, 2008 – La Maroquinerie, Paris France
Friday, February 29, 2008 – Gebaude 9, Koln Germany
Saturday, March 1, 2008 – Paradiso, Amsterdam Netherlands
Sunday, March 2, 2008 – Knust, Hamburg Germany
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 – Vega, Copenhagen Denmark
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 – Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg Sweden
Thursday, March 6, 2008 – Debaser, Stockholm Sweden
Friday, March 7, 2008 – Rockefeller, Oslo Norway
Saturday, March 8, 2008 – Folken, Stavanger Norway
Monday, March 10, 2008 – Columbia Club, Berlin Germany
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – Mousonturm, Frankfurt Germany
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – Garage, Oslo Norway
Thursday, March 13, 2008 – Abart, Zurich Switzerland
Friday, March 14, 2008 – Le Romandie, Lausanne Switzerland
Saturday, March 15, 2008 – Botanique, Brussels Belgium
