Ho ho ho gang!
Chris French here from Modern Midwest Entertainment! The holidays are upon us! Are you ready for them?! Recently, I was involved in setting up a show for Robin Williams at the State Theater in Kalamazoo, MI (it was for a class I'm taking). While I was working on that project, I got to thinking, "If this is such the logistical headache and it's scheduled for March, how big of a headache would a Christmastime show be?!"
I tried to do some research on that subject, but I kept finding companies that were selling talent for nominal prices for holiday get togethers. Now I know that big name talent DOES perform during the holiday season, I mean, look at Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve! Big name talent ABOUNDS during that show and it's only the week after Christmas.
I went to several websites of known performers and found that some only play shows in the beginning of December, and not much past the 15th of the month. Metallica for example, played their last show of their current world tour last night (December 10th) at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Lady Antebellum actually plays their last show of the year on December 18 at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV. Meanwhile, comedian Craig Shoemaker is playing shows near his Sherman Oaks, CA home, all the way up until December 23rd. He's then making appearances still in California through out the week after Christmas.
So. . .my fine friends, whatever your holiday plans, where ever you may be, get your butt out of the house, and get to your local venue and see some great entertainment before the end of the year! You deserve a present too!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you, and a HAPPY NEW YEAR too!
SEE YA in 2012!!
Chris
