拉闊音樂會:Marky Ramone's Blitzkreig @ Hard Rock Cafe - 04.24.12

拉闊音樂會:Marky Ramone’s Blitzkreig @ Hard Rock Cafe – 04.24.12

世事無奇不有,可是在一個Ramon成員的演出場內居然空得要用到移動吧台來充場面卻實在有點難以置信。入場時間一個小時後,Marky Ramone’s Blitzkreig來到香港演出一晚的場地仍只是半滿。這個場面完全是意料之外,因為樂隊許多過往的巡迴演出均一早售罄。最初不得不懷疑是否因為樂迷感 到被Marky Ramone出賣而作出無聲抗議,後來發現原來是因為負責場地宣傳不足,導致很多香港忠實Ramones和龐克粉絲都沒有收到Marky來港的消息。演出僅在Time Out和Hard Rock的Facebook被提過。
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