¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 this is a question about brand new, which is not a brand new question, but somethjing I was trying to figure out today.. how did they get so big? I remember going to see them in smaller venues in the early 2000's, and I stopped following them for probably close to a decade. they just released tickets for their show here in Pittsburgh at Stage AE and it sold out in 15 minutes. Can someone with knowledge about this please help me understand? Did they have major label success, or radio success? something? is it just because they DONT tour that much? im legit curious, this isnt meant to be a thread about how amazing they are, or to talk about THE HOBBY, its to help me understand the success this band. I understand people love their recordings, but did they sell well? Did they move units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 imaxcowboyx, dapeebs and TheMoosen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Logan Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I really just don't know. anthemforadoomed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Deja went gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 wow, did it really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 They don't tour much. Their fans that were young and poor 10 years ago now have money to see them. Their music holds up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 this is a question about brand new, which is not a brand new question, but somethjing I was trying to figure out today.. how did they get so big? I remember going to see them in smaller venues in the early 2000's, and I stopped following them for probably close to a decade. they just released tickets for their show here in Pittsburgh at Stage AE and it sold out in 15 minutes. Can someone with knowledge about this please help me understand? Did they have major label success, or radio success? something? is it just because they DONT tour that much? im legit curious, this isnt meant to be a thread about how amazing they are, or to talk about THE HOBBY, its to help me understand the success this band. I understand people love their recordings, but did they sell well? Did they move units? Same here I wonder the same fucking thing! (Not in a bad way) They came out with their first album literally my first year of Jr. High. It was fun waiting 30 minutes per song to DL on KaZaa for 3mb worth of tracks. What is their holy grail album? Is it DGRAIOM? Deja? I mean, I loved Your Favorite Weapon. This was during the time when they had a little Long Island rivalry thing going with TBS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 They don't tour much. Their fans that were young and poor 10 years ago now have money to see them. Their music holds up! Would you say a majority of those concert goes are now 26 up to 33 year olds? or do they have a whole new generation under their belt? (Serious questions haha just always wondered how they were keeping it all up, with Taking Back Sunday it's easier for me to understand they kind of have the same formula of hooky rock pop emo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The line I just stood in was college age and up. I'm 31 and felt like the line was basically my age, maybe a year or 2 younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 15 minutes is a long time when it comes to Brand New tickets. agaetisbyrjun and Princess Logan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_jones Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I remember The Quiet Things video was on MTV2/U/whatever back when Deja came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yocaseycasey Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I heard the Indy dates sold out in like a minute. I was going to try and get some, but I'm old, and if the people that go to Brand New shows are anything like the people that hang out in the Brand New thread, I'll just pass on seeing them live. Foxy Shazam tickets are cheaper, and that band is cooler anyway. trevorxramage and maskedvigilante 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 15 minutes is a long time when it comes to Brand New tickets. they sold 2400 tickets in 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 it probably sold out faster than 15 minutes, I only use 15 minutes because my friend said he went on at 12:15 and it was sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan8765 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 First record I heard of theirs was Daisy about the time it was released. A friend had told me about them and my fiancé had just broken up with me. Upon first listen I really liked how the drums sounded. So I gave it a more thorough listen and grew to really enjoy that album. I worked my way backwards. I instantly loved TDAG but had a hard time getting into Deja. The more I listen to Deja the more I like it. Havent really listened to YFW. I think they write good songs and have a good dynamic sound.That's why I like them. I never heard a song of theirs on the radio. So I guess they are popular due to word of mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 they sold 2400 tickets in 15 minutes. They sold 4000 in under 2 minutes at The Mann Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youmightbewrong Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I don't know what happened between the Daisy tour and now, but I didn't have a hard time getting tickets to any of the three shows I went to for that tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 www.tumblr.com maskedvigilante, Hungrydinoz and tokimedo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 thats insane. holy shit. so its the exclusivity of their tours that has to be the reason. were any of their albums certified gold like deja? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agaetisbyrjun Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 This is the craze only they can bestow hobohunter48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 big cities can sell tix. id like to see how well they do out here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 4000 cap venues for this band just blows my mind. seeing them in 400 cap rooms blew my mind back when I saw them, cant imagine ten times the people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 wow, did it really? It took it a little while, but yeah it eventually did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Probably all the Jesus-centricity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Probably all the Jesus-centricity but they dont market themselves as a christian band, do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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