[TOUR] Greatest Hits Tour 2024

Omg when did all this UMS 20 year stuff drop?!?

I want it all.

Hmm not sure I agree with this. I could probably list more artists with the same or longer career span as Avrils who are still touring and giving it their all:

Pink
Beyoncé
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
Foo Fighters
Greenday
Kylie Minogue
Paul McCartney
The Rolling Stones
Dolly Parton
The Eagles

Just an added point - I’ve seen Billy Joel live who is 75 years old. In the concert he asks the audience what songs they want him to play. I mean he is in a different league as a musician

Honestly guys I think all of this uproar is kind of absurd and ridiculous. I know there’s some notable artists who have truly and remarkably redefined the length that the “prime” can last, but I think these artist have tricked yall into thinking it’s the norm not the exception.

Artists usually last about 10 years before the grueling realities of the music business sap most of the passion, inspiration, creativity, and joy that got them into the business in the first place. The {record album -> promote album -> tour -> back again} cycle is a draining experience, you throw in a couple divorces and a chronic disease in there and well. Point is, you follow that timeline and the “prime” of Avril’s music career ended somewhere inbetween GL and AL, and let’s be honest that lines up pretty well. I doubt she has enjoyed or felt the same kind passion for writing/recording music, and definitely for touring, since, and that is 100% OK and totally normal.

Yes she’s still only in her late 30s, but she’s been doing this for over two decades now, to be honest we should really be very thankful that she’s still even touring and putting out music that’s not completely half assed at all, because a ton of artists 22 years in are too burned out to even do that. She’s also taken great care of herself and not gotten hooked on drugs or anything like that, we should be thankful that her mind and voice are as healthy as they are.

For those that got to see her live during the “prime” years, you are lucky to have experienced it, for those who didn’t, we are lucky she came up in an era to where there are boatloads of high quality concert videos from that time to watch. Memories and videos are your two options if you want to see that level of Avril concert, it’s sadly (but not shockingly) too late to see it in person today. Expecting her to come out with that same level of high energy and passion when you go to a concert of hers now, I just think is really setting yourself up for disappointment. And like others have said, this is not a recent development.

However, she is still putting on a remarkable show for this stage in her career, the production looks really impressive and she’s committed to singing all of her big hits every single night, if you want to see her definitely go and enjoy yourself. If you don’t, then don’t. The hate and anger is just kinda getting out of hand, there is nothing you can say or do to make Avril perform like she’s 19 again, and she shouldn’t feel pressured to.

Thank u for your sanity on this forum. People still defend Avril here as if we were in 2004. We are beggin her to the bare minimum on stage and in her career. It’s NOT like we were requesting a 3 hours long show like Taylor Swift (Bandaids main reference 🤣).