Hey all,
Seems a good number of people heard about what happened at the show. I will tell you 
what I saw from it before the message. The people who put on the show were the same 
ones who did the show at Belmont and Sheffield back at the end of May. When the guys 
arrived, Mike (tour manager/soundman) was told that the crowd was a little too
crazy last time and that there cannot be any swearing on stage. From what I 
understand, those terms are dictated beforehand when the show is arranged and not at 
the last 
minute (I am not claiming thats the way it is, but what I believe it is). Dictating 
terms like that at the last minute seems to be quite amateur, would you not agree? 
Anyways, I read somewhere else on the board that someone heard someone from Q101 
complain about the band's behavior. I am not going to defend Q101 by any means, 
but there were a few of them who I heard say that the no swearing thing was dumb 
as hell. During the set, I guess Mike was having problems with them shutting down 
the vocals and messing with the sound levels. Unfortunately, from where I was 
standing all that could be heard was the monitor feed, so I seemed unaware that they 
were doing this. The band played through their set, with what I saw to be a great 
crowd responding (I got some great pictures of that as well). When it came time for 
High Fivin MF, Scott let the audience sing the verse, which is pretty much what 
happens everytime. After the second verse/chorus, right after the break in the song 
began, Mike came walking backstage and told me he had been kicked out of the booth. 
Word spread amongst everyone and Scott had figured out that PA system had been shut 
down and only the monitors were working. The fans deserved to see a show, so the 
only thing that could be done was to turn the monitors around so that they could 
finish the song. After they finished the song, the band had to leave the stage and 
the set was cut short. A few minutes later, Scott gave me the information of the 
individual responsible for the shutdown to make sure that it was shared with you. 

Here are some reasons for why the shutdown was unfair:
1. When the band arrived, they were told that they were responsible for crowd 
control and for the fact they could not swear onstage. This is a Chicago based 
event company and have dealt with Local H in the past. They should be aware of 
this and address the issue well in advance, not immediately before the show. 
Very amateur.
2. Due to the shutdown, fans were unable to hear two songs they most likely came 
to see. First off, many fans recognize Local H for Bound for the Floor. This song 
was in the setlist and could not be played. Additionally, the band did not get to 
play their current single, Hands on the Bible, which they are trying to promote at 
this time. It is most likely that people paid to see these songs played, and then 
they cannot because of poor handling by the event coordinators.

Here is the information for the event management. Brian even said, if you have a 
complaint, you can lodge it with them, but please think about what you are saying. 
A valid complaint goes a long way, but yelling and death threats will just make 
fans look like idiots. 

Chicago Special Events Management
Hank Zemola, CEO 
phone: 773-868-3010 ext. 23
fax: 773-868-0425
email: hank@chicagoevents.com
address: 1960 N. Clybourn, Rear Building, Chicago, IL 60604
www.chicagoevents.com

Thanks for putting up with the long post and my interjected opinions.
-Mike 
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mjrosenquist@gandprecords.com 
http://www.gandprecords.com
