jayeshrulz From India, joined Apr 2007, 1000 posts, RR: 4 Posted (6 months 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 3385 times:
"I am so excited about the 777 Tour," said Rihanna. "We are turning this jumbo jet into our tour bus. We're practically living on this thing for a week: sleeping, partying, all together. Me, my fans, the press...it's going to be a wild ride. I wanted it to be a rock n' roll adventure, and I think when it's over it will be the coolest thing I've ever done. I'm that excited about it."
Sponsored by HTC Corporation and co-sponsored in the UK by River Island and in Paris by Microsoft, the "777" tour will take a group of die-hard fans and a traveling international press corps of over 150 journalists representing 82 countries, aboard a chartered Boeing 777 twinjet to 7 concerts in 7 days in 7 countries. The "777" tour will host an intimate gig in each of 7 cities in 7 different countries.
Roseflyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (6 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 3415 times:
It would have been far more interesting if it was 7 continents, but I guess there's no 777 capable of landing in Antarctica to give the penguins a concert.
NOVEMBER 14th IN MEXICO CITY;
NOVEMBER 15th IN TORONTO;
NOVEMBER 16th IN STOCKHOLM;
NOVEMBER 17th IN PARIS;
NOVEMBER 18th IN BERLIN;
NOVEMBER 19th, WORLDWIDE ALBUM RELEASE DATE, IN LONDON;
NOVEMBER 20th IN NEW YORK CITY
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NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3079 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (6 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 3410 times:
They don't even go to Asia and only 2 continents. Maiden hit 6 continents in the Flight 666 tour starting in Europe, going to India, Japan then Australia then to LA down to Mexico City, Central America and South America before back to NY and Toronto before heading back to Europe
She is going to be fighting fatigue/jet lag going from performing in Toronto one night then having Stockholm the next night.
cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7702 posts, RR: 55 Reply 7, posted (6 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 3404 times:
Quoting fxramper (Reply 5): It's been done before with Iron Maiden and with a hell of a lot more class.
The difference between Maiden and Rihanna is that Rihanna isn't driving the plane.
Quoting NASCARAirforce (Reply 6): She is going to be fighting fatigue/jet lag going from performing in Toronto one night then having Stockholm the next night.
I would think they'll depart late at night from YYZ (subject to curfew - perhaps they can get an excemption if there is one) and fly overnight. Stockholm is a good choice to touch down in Europe cos it's a small, low-key city without lots of media, so demands on the artist during the day will be slight. She can get some sleep on the plane over - at least 1x four hour cycle - then land and go straight to a hotel and sleep for another four hour cycle, emerge about 6pm for soundcheck then have a few hours to do press / socialise etc before the gig. No fatigue issues there at all. Quite a nice schedule actually. Will be interesting to see what the actual times are for the flight - but that's my guess. Dep YYZ 2345 arr ARN 1330.
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trent772 From Colombia, joined Oct 2012, 90 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 3402 times:
Quoting fxramper (Reply 5): It's been done before with Iron Maiden and with a hell of a lot more class.
Completely Agree, real musicians are an extinct breed, all we have now are performers (if you can call them that), the era of true artists is long gone.
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WestJet747 From Canada, joined Aug 2011, 1244 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (6 months 1 week ago) and read 3403 times:
Quoting trent772 (Reply 8): real musicians are an extinct breed, all we have now are performers (if you can call them that), the era of true artists is long gone.
Not true at all. There are still plenty of great musicians around, they just aren't in the foreground as much as they once were compared to the "performers".
Have you seen how much concert tickets go for these days? Hint: it's insane.
Let's say the average ticket is $150, and that the average venue is going to hold 8,000 fans (that's on the low-end for a tour like this). That means revenue is $1.2M per show, multiplied by 7 shows is $8.4M.
She'll have no problem chartering this 777 for a week. Tough life eh?
But priceless in terms of getting the media talking about it (i.e. free advertising).
I'm guessing that the average demographic of ANet doesn't exactly fall within Rihanna's target audience, yet it is being discussed. Just wait until the gossip pages get hold of it...
Probably HTC, River Island and Microsoft in return for having logos plastered over it...
With Maiden they worked out that it was cheaper to charter then to use commercial for what they wanted to do, and with everything (gear, band, crew) travelling together they could fit in more shows in less time..
flyingalex From Germany, joined Jul 2010, 991 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (6 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3406 times:
Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 4): It would have been far more interesting if it was 7 continents, but I guess there's no 777 capable of landing in Antarctica to give the penguins a concert.
Quoting NASCARAirforce (Reply 6): They don't even go to Asia and only 2 continents. Maiden hit 6 continents in the Flight 666 tour starting in Europe, going to India, Japan then Australia then to LA down to Mexico City, Central America and South America before back to NY and Toronto before heading back to Europe
The biggest problem is the 7 days restriction. This schedule is tough enough to keep as it is. If you add in a longhaul flight every night and time zone changes, it gets a lot harder to pull it off.
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kl911 From Ireland, joined Jul 2003, 4974 posts, RR: 14 Reply 20, posted (6 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3407 times:
Quoting fxramper (Reply 5): Maiden hit 6 continents in the Flight 666 tour starting in Europe, going to India, Japan then Australia then to LA down to Mexico City, Central America and South America before back to NY and Toronto before heading back to Europe
Could Iron Maiden be the launch customer for the new Boeing 666?
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Tdan From United States of America, joined Nov 2011, 305 posts, RR: 3 Reply 22, posted (6 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3408 times:
Quoting Newark727 (Reply 14): Quoting fxramper (Reply 5):
It's been done before with Iron Maiden and with a hell of a lot more class.
I can't say I ever thought of Iron Maiden as classy.
Little do you know....... Google Bruce, Flight 666, etc. and watch some of the behind the scenes youtube footage from both the somewhere back in time and final frontier tours and then make a judgement on whether or not you consider Maiden 'classy.' At the very least as an airline enthusiast, you've got to admit that Bruce the rockstar-pilot is interesting!
Quoting WestJet747 (Reply 12): Quoting trent772 (Reply 8):
real musicians are an extinct breed, all we have now are performers (if you can call them that), the era of true artists is long gone.
Not true at all. There are still plenty of great musicians around, they just aren't in the foreground as much as they once were compared to the "performers".
Both are SO true! There are plenty of good musicians still out there, but you have to go to a club or smaller venue to see them. The era of new stadium/arena acts that are actually great musicians has sadly passed (though I'm still holding out for a revival!).
Back to topic, have there been any flight plans filed for this aircraft? Curious to see the schedule they are using to operate the flight. Seems very aggressive, especially if they are carrying gear in the cargo hold. Does Rhianna and her 'band' even have gear?
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crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1593 posts, RR: 6 Reply 23, posted (6 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3408 times:
Okay Im asking for trouble here, but much more impressive was the Back Street Boys around the world tour in 100 hrs...they took in Japan, Australia, South Africa, South America and NYC in less then 5 days...Much more impressive...If you can tolerate the band there is a great video that documents that trip on the 767....
I remember that being an article in an Airliner World Mag. I had a long, long while ago.
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25 crownvic: Wait, on second thought, none of them looked hot like Rihanna, so I take that comment back
26 NASCARAirforce: You ever see her ticket prices, contracts, merchandise sales, sponsorships and endorsements. Unfortunately real musicians are no longer radio friendl
27 Newark727: Not to interrupt a well intentioned "kids these days" rant but radio friendliness is hardly anything new, my dad tells me it was a pretty big deal wh
28 71Zulu: Looks like Delta, there's a DL 772 enroute to MEX right now from LAX, flight number 8857. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...7/history/20121114/19
29 RWA380: Rhianna is one of the highest grossing musical performers currently working, She has made several hundred million dollars in her short career, There
30 yellowtail: Some slack in the winter timetable. This will be a good way to keep the bird busy.
31 KarelXWB: That's the gayest 767 ever.[Edited 2012-11-14 13:23:08]
33 bikerthai: Maybe two birds . . . my bet is that they will have two sets of stage equipment . . . one being used while the other gets dismantled and flown to the
34 NYC777: Yeah but Iron Maiden doesn't look that hot in a string bikini.
37 speedbird0125: Today, I saw one DL 777 (N864DL?!) sitting at the private site of LAX. It seemed it was a charter flight. Maybe it could be the one?
38 RussianJet: Possibly one of the only times I've actually wanted an aircraft to go tech.
39 jporterfi: I assume that the assertion of the flight number being DL 8857 is correct, as DL usually doesn't fly nonstop between LAX and MEX, and FlightAware show
40 MCOflyer: Thats looks rather classy compared to the DL 777 Rihanna is flying on. KH
41 LostSound: I'ma get slaughtered but I'll take a listen to Rihanna over Iron Maiden any day. Music taste varies so to make a general statement spoken as a fact th
42 premobrimo: This is a picture of boarding the flight in MEX.
43 XFSUgimpLB41X: The number 8857 will follow it (the same ship) through the tour.
44 71Zulu: Next flight to Toronto scheduled, http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...7/history/20121115/0725Z/MMMX/CYYZ
45 RyanairGuru: I have nothing against Rihanna, but that's a good call!
46 delta747tlv: The aircraft routing is MEX-YYZ-ARN-CDG-SXF-STN-EWR, terminating at EWR on 20nov. The same ship will follow the whole way with that flight number and
47 XFSUgimpLB41X: 2 pilots did LAX-MEX... that was one rotation. The rest of the trip is different pilots and a complete separate rotation.[Edited 2012-11-14 21:01:12]
48 71Zulu: The plane left about 2 1/2 hours late from MEX, wonder what happened. http://www.delta.com/flifo/servlet/D...light_date=11/15/2012&request=main Yo
49 travelavnut: Nothing some Colombian Sneezing powder can't fix... I would have expected a special livery, this is a tad normal.
50 plateman: It's Delta Glad to be a part of the #777tour! RT @rihanna: About to get on my private plane #PhuckYoG5 #HTC #777tour pic.twitter.com/oB5r8AHH”
51 FlyASAGuy2005: Depends on when her people actually decided to go with DL. FWIW, this wasn't in the charter schedule a couple weeks ago so was most likely a close in
52 XFSUgimpLB41X: Charters rarely operate as scheduled. They go when the client is ready to go!
53 jayeshrulz: Thanks for the pictures! Exactly, just a little sticker on the 777 mentioning its a charter for Rihanna would've done the trick. I'm not asking somet
54 varigb707: Look at the captain, how happy he is,,,,
55 yyz717: The Delta 772 arrived in YYZ about 9am Thurs. Rihanna's concert was last night. Presumably leaving for Stockholm shortly to get there before midnight.
56 bikerthai: Anyone know what is the configuration of the cabin? Is it just a standard layout or are there special installations like conference area and suites? b
57 tugger: Though I am sure you will cringe at the band involved but this is an interesting article: http://www.businessweek.com/articles...-11-08/genius-the-ni
58 Acheron: I would think that Bruce at least has some dignity to not put up with an abusive partner, unlike Rihanna.
59 mayor: Depends on what kind of music we're listening to, I guess......and there are plenty of musicians out there that can't really read music, let alone wr
60 FlyASAGuy2005: I'm pretty sure it's in standard config. 45 flat-bed seats, 224 coach seats. You would be surprised the amount of charters Delta does on a daily basi
61 neutronstar73: Please explain how Iron Maiden was "class" and Rihanna is not? This shall be interesting..
62 135mech: I know, right!? Iron Maiden on a "666" (sign of Satan) tour is supposed to be "classy"??? No offense to IM fans, they do produce some great tunes, BU
63 flightsimer: Lol, saw this on Facebook so I decided to share... But a British journalist decided to streak while on one of the flights. This was from my local radi
64 United_fan: I'm sure that 777 needed a thorough cleaning afterwards.
65 71Zulu: Here's an article on the aftermath, sounded like a rough 7 days... Rihanna’s 777 tour? It was more like 666 The inside story on superstar's disastro
66 Stitch: Yeah, one of the journalists was on the local radio here in Seattle recounting the horror.
67 starrymarkb: Classy is probably not the right word, but certainly the Iron Maiden flights are a lot more business like then party or bling. Most of the Maiden con
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