"I can actually see why those older women got pissed, though. I mean, the only reason the guy is even doing the concerts is because he won American Idol. And he won because these dedicated fans voted for him for hours every week. Then they're restricted from his concerts? Sorry, that doesn't sit well with me, I guess."
ross, from what I heard older fans weren't actually "banned" (except from the students-only NYU show), but the set-up used was to sell tickets directly to students first, with any leftovers being made available to the general public. I heard a lot of older fans still managed to see him at campus shows by buying tickets, at a premium, from students. They must have stood out like sore thumbs though. David also did a few other largish shows (one at the casino in Niagara Falls, NY) that weren't targeted specifically to students.
I don't think he's ungrateful for the support he received, but I gather there were some unpleasant incidents for him on the AI tour involving older ladies and his management decided to go the college route to help him develop a younger fan base and to maybe discourage the intrusive, fanatic types and to prevent a Clay Aiken-like cult from taking root. Unfortunately, the strategy also punished the "normal" older fans. From the perspective of someone who isn't all that young anymore, I totally understand, and now that a show is coming to me in the future, all is forgiven.:lol:
I just found an article about some of Kalan Porter's fans that was published by the CBC about a year after he won idol. I remember reading it in horror a few years ago. It speaks to what we've been discussing.
CBC.ca - Arts - Music - Mommies’ Dearest
