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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
Bands tour there all the time. I'm pretty sure they do it because it's a coastal thing, where they get to roam down the ocean front and stare at good looking brawds while playing gigs. Their festivals are pretty well known to attract the big names.....check the old Big Day out festivals, Vfest, as well as the Jazz and Blues festivals. I've been to a few and they were awesome.
Have a look at Flameswin's post, it's pretty apparent our Vfest had nowhere near the talent of some of the others. Maybe it's my taste in music, but I was pretty disappointed with what came.
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Very few large tours and even less small tours hit up Perth. Australia gets in on tours as part of the Japan leg for the most part, and going to Perth costs them a ton in terms of moving equipment etc. You can do the East Coast relatively easily, it's not much different than doing any other tour once you get there and has 3-4 large centers to play. Perth is isolated, a tour that hits Perth is making a one off stop, and that's not really common. Outside of the festivals you pointed out you don't see very many tours to Australia period, it's just way too expensive to justify it for most bands.
As for the Calgary Vfest vs. other Vfest's, people need to realize that the name slapped on it has nothing to do with who's playing. Vfest isn't a tour, it's a series of one off shows.