The band has had yet another House of Blues performance cancelled at the behest of Disney, as apparently the Orlando House of Blues is also on Disney property. At least there's some notice this time -- the September 17th show has been rescheduled. The band released a statement about their ongoing feud with Disney on their official Web site:
In a not-so-stunning move, The Walt Disney Company have once again pressured promoter Live Nation into canceling Machine Head's performance at a House of Blues venue on Disney property, this time in Orlando, a mere four days after the band's previous announcement called out the corporation for their underhanded tactics regarding the cancellation of Friday's House of Blues Anaheim show on two days notice.
While no one is willing to provide evidence that would prove unfavorable to Disney, sources close to events have suggested that once again, vague threats of liability, and now threats on job security may have been levied, successfully resulting in the show being moved off Disney property.
As a result, the September 17th show has now been relocated to Club Firestone in Orlando, FL (located at 578 N. Orange Ave). All existing tickets will be redeemable for entry at Club Firestone, all Will Call pickups will now be available for pickup at the new venue, and all refund requests will be honored.
As they are not on Disney property and therefore not subject to the corporation's alleged coercionary tactics, the Dallas, New Orleans, Cleveland and Chicago House of Blues shows will go on as scheduled. "On behalf of all four bands on the bill, MACHINE HEAD wish to again extend their gratitude to Live Nation and the House of Blues for their poise and tolerance during these absurd developments.
Going forward, here's hoping the people at Live Nation think before booking House of Blues on Disney property, and here's hoping Disney makes it more clear what is and what isn't acceptable for their venues, because this is really getting ridiculous.
On the upside, it's great publicity for Machine Head....
Barring Walt Disney himself rising from the dead, becoming zombie Walt Disney, and killing the band to stop them from performing [which could happen -- isn't he frozen somewhere in case he's needed in case of something like a red alert Machine Head emergency?] -- here's the rest of the band's upcoming US dates:
09.11 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
09.13 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
09.14 - Houston, TX - Meridian
09.15 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
09.17 - Orlando, FL - Club Firestone
09.18 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
09.19 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
09.21 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
09.22 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
09.23 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
09.24 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
09.26 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
09.27 - Buffalo, NY - Evolution
09.28 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
09.29 - Montreal, QU - The Medley
10.01 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10.02 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
10.03 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
10.05 - Detroit, MI - Harpos
10.06 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
10.07 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
10.09 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
10.10 - Albequerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
10.12 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
10.13 - Hollywood, CA - Avalon
