[ALBUM] AL8 Speculation Thread

I think part of it is she has fun at festivals, being around so many other artists and the audiences are way bigger than what she would draw as a solo tour, plus those are the perfect types of shows for her to play only singles and have a short setlist. Same with being an opener. I really have no complaints about her doing festivals -especially since they're not taking the place of a proper US tour- cause it's exposing her to other generations/listeners, she's usually one of the top headliners, and she's more active on social media. Festivals have certainly led to some good collabs, which is another bonus. But I really wish she'd stop touring the US as an opener. I get that she can't fill big venues anymore the way that the person she's opening for can, but from my experiences at least (saw her open for BSB and then a week later she did a random proper solo show at a casino, which was actually the last show of the AL tour) people don't care about the openers. Not even half the people were in their seats when she was on stage. The only reason I can see her wanting to tour the US as an opener instead of her own actual tour is that it's more lucrative to be an opener. Which makes sense, and I do get that she, the band, and the label have to make money. But I can't honestly imagine opening is more fun for her knowing the majority of the crowd isn't there to see her and just wants the main act to start. Like sure she had fun with MGK. But I would much rather see her do a US tour like she did with HAW -smallish more intimate venues- with the majority of the audience there to actually see HER.

Id ont get why someone like Blink 182 can be playing at Sofi Stadium and still sell out, while Avril cant sell out stadiums anymore?

Has she ever been a stadium artist? I don’t remember any stadium solo tour, arenas - yes.

Blink-182 have a huge return, their songs are charting, their PR is perfect. Avril has none of it, actually. Her team tried to build around the legend she clearly is in the industry but we all know she personally is unable to sell it, she’s not good speaker and her interviews are dull and repetitive. Not much to hold on too. Nobody wants to rewrite it.

Festivals are good, she’ll play summer in Europe and a solo tour in the US or any other part of the world in the fall. We can clearly have a full touring era in just a few months.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the festivals, she would not be able to return to Europe so soon, it’s a very good move if she wants to be a touring artist. With such a label she has to be one. Not to mention it’s her buffer to stay active on stage. Look what kind of messy events she does in the US now - playing shows or performing to recorded tracks as a part of a drink promotion. She’s too good and achieved too much in her career to perform in resorts for drunk people over her own playback track

She never played stadiums. Not even in her home country. It's crazy the first time she played MSG was opening for MGK 💀 Avril had her moments and she was big and influential on many other artists to come. But she's never been that popular. Blink 182 are gods in pop punk even tho I never "got" them personally. Like Avril just barely got recognized by the pop punk genre. I'd never heard All Time Low even mention her before they became besties.

SHE DID PLAY MSG BEFORE! December 12th 2002 TTSMU your was at MSG

I even think she could if she went for a better setlist/Liveshow during the last years. I mean, for a casual fan it has to be worth coming back, right? I heard lots of dissapointment at the Offenbach show from casual fans/visitors that talked about the short length. I think she must be aware of all this and simply chooses it to be this way for whatever reason.

But Im not fine with festivals and opening shows.


I heard it too in Stuttgart, but that kind of doesnt count because she was sick that day.