70K 2018 Rumours and Predictions Thread

[Pellaz]

https://www.facebook.com/NeObliviscaris ... 712299898/

"We can't really say yet, but it will be SOON. I'd say stay tuned for an announcement fairly SOON. "

I just love overhyping myself over nothing

Gotta say, with that phrasing, that does sound kinda promising.

Get em for 70k and a 2018 PPUSA set!

That....wouldn't be impossible. I know they're on the radar and I offered to sponsor them.

[Monmisreal]

That....wouldn't be impossible. I know they're on the radar and I offered to sponsor them.

I will now hold you personally responsible for getting them! Beats the hell out of that impending LaBrie headlining set...

[Pellaz]

That....wouldn't be impossible. I know they're on the radar and I offered to sponsor them.

I will now hold you personally responsible for getting them! Beats the hell out of that impending LaBrie headlining set...

[jdch28]

Welp, NeO just announced US+Canada tour.... In November.

https://www.facebook.com/NeObliviscaris ... 0670474898

[captaingabbeh]

Welp, NeO just announced US+Canada tour.... In November.

https://www.facebook.com/NeObliviscaris ... 0670474898

There's nothing stopping them from flying over twice... other than the literal boatload of cash required to pay for flights from Australia to NA :(.

[Phoenix]

Welp, NeO just announced US+Canada tour.... In November.

https://www.facebook.com/NeObliviscaris ... 0670474898

There's nothing stopping them from flying over twice... other than the literal boatload of cash required to pay for flights from Australia to NA :(.

Eh. I don't know about you guys, but I'd MUCH rather see them play a full 90 minute set at a show in my town than a 45, maybe 60 minute set on the boat where the acoustics aren't guaranteed to be as good. And for those not in the US or Canada, hopefully they'll tour your area soon.

[jdch28]

Eh. I don't know about you guys, but I'd MUCH rather see them play a full 90 minute set at a show in my town than a 45, maybe 60 minute set on the boat where the acoustics aren't guaranteed to be as good. And for those not in the US or Canada, hopefully they'll tour your area soon.

I completely agree with you, but I was hoping to catch them onbroad; I really doubt I'll get to see them here in Costa Rica haha

[Phoenix]

I completely agree with you, but I was hoping to catch them onbroad; I really doubt I'll get to see them here in Costa Rica haha

Oh totally. I know how it feels, so many times a band comes to "Toronto" and calls it a "Canada tour" *coughEpicacough*.

[Pellaz]

Welp, NeO just announced US+Canada tour.... In November.

https://www.facebook.com/NeObliviscaris ... 0670474898

There's nothing stopping them from flying over twice... other than the literal boatload of cash required to pay for flights from Australia to NA :(.

Eh. I don't know about you guys, but I'd MUCH rather see them play a full 90 minute set at a show in my town than a 45, maybe 60 minute set on the boat where the acoustics aren't guaranteed to be as good. And for those not in the US or Canada, hopefully they'll tour your area soon.

Or, y'know, maybe both. 70K and on the tour.

[Ti7aNiC]

Eh. I don't know about you guys, but I'd MUCH rather see them play a full 90 minute set at a show in my town than a 45, maybe 60 minute set on the boat where the acoustics aren't guaranteed to be as good. And for those not in the US or Canada, hopefully they'll tour your area soon.

Or, y'know, maybe both. 70K and on the tour.

Yeah - both. I mean, if you like the band enough and catch both their 70K sets, and they vary their setlist, you're going to catch almost a full 90-minute show's worth anyway. Plus the whole added boat bonus of (a) being able to get front-row/extremely close no matter what, and (b) having the opportunity to meet the band and have a beer with them. Personally, for those reasons, I think I'd rather a band on the boat than catch them on tour. But in the case of NeO, I'll go with both tour and boat.

...and somehow they aren't playing a Toronto date, so I'm going to drive to Ottawa or Montreal to catch them. We're spoiled here in the GTA so I'm not going to complain.

[Razor Ramon]

Lacuna Coil told me they have a gap in their schedule and would like a call from Andy.

[Pellaz]

Lacuna Coil told me they have a gap in their schedule and would like a call from Andy.

<points at a phone> "Christina, you've got fingers, too."

[Razor Ramon]

Lacuna Coil told me they have a gap in their schedule and would like a call from Andy.

<points at a phone> "Christina, you've got fingers, too."

Is that how it works? They can just call and request a spot?

[Pellaz]

Lacuna Coil told me they have a gap in their schedule and would like a call from Andy.

<points at a phone> "Christina, you've got fingers, too."

Is that how it works? They can just call and request a spot?

Ehh, probably not. It might be Andy's special mind-control powers.

[deathmetalpat]

2 pm Irma National Hurricane Center
"The combination of a life-threatening storm surge and large breaking
waves will raise water levels ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS by the
following amounts within the hurricane warning area near and to the
north of the center of Irma. Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Turks and Caicos Islands...15 to 20 ft
Southeastern and central Bahamas...15 to 20 ft
Northwestern Bahamas...5 to 10 ft
Northern coast of the Dominican Republic...3 to 5 ft
Northern coast of Haiti and the Gulf of Gonave...1 to 3 ft
Northern coast of Cuba in the warning area...5 to 10 ft"
In about 5 hours you are going to need a new port.

[captaingabbeh]

2 pm Irma National Hurricane Center
"The combination of a life-threatening storm surge and large breaking
waves will raise water levels ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS by the
following amounts within the hurricane warning area near and to the
north of the center of Irma. Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Turks and Caicos Islands...15 to 20 ft
Southeastern and central Bahamas...15 to 20 ft
Northwestern Bahamas...5 to 10 ft
Northern coast of the Dominican Republic...3 to 5 ft
Northern coast of Haiti and the Gulf of Gonave...1 to 3 ft
Northern coast of Cuba in the warning area...5 to 10 ft"
In about 5 hours you are going to need a new port.

It will be interesting to see how much effect Irma has on 70k plans. My impression after 3 cruises is that RC maintains a lot of the port infrastructure that the boat docks at. I could be totally wrong but I'd imagine that even if the port takes heavy damage, it will probably be rebuilt much faster than the surrounding area, possibly even fast enough that the boat can stop as scheduled.

[deathmetalpat]

2 pm Irma National Hurricane Center
"The combination of a life-threatening storm surge and large breaking
waves will raise water levels ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS by the
following amounts within the hurricane warning area near and to the
north of the center of Irma. Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Turks and Caicos Islands...15 to 20 ft
Southeastern and central Bahamas...15 to 20 ft
Northwestern Bahamas...5 to 10 ft
Northern coast of the Dominican Republic...3 to 5 ft
Northern coast of Haiti and the Gulf of Gonave...1 to 3 ft
Northern coast of Cuba in the warning area...5 to 10 ft"
In about 5 hours you are going to need a new port.

It will be interesting to see how much effect Irma has on 70k plans. My impression after 3 cruises is that RC maintains a lot of the port infrastructure that the boat docks at. I could be totally wrong but I'd imagine that even if the port takes heavy damage, it will probably be rebuilt much faster than the surrounding area, possibly even fast enough that the boat can stop as scheduled.

So it appears that the hurricane went a bit south but hard to tell if enough.That pier would need to survive and they had to build that to survive a hit like this.If that is destroyed,no way to fix quickly.The weather station went out ,can't get storm surge data.

[captaingabbeh]

2 pm Irma National Hurricane Center
"The combination of a life-threatening storm surge and large breaking
waves will raise water levels ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS by the
following amounts within the hurricane warning area near and to the
north of the center of Irma. Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Turks and Caicos Islands...15 to 20 ft
Southeastern and central Bahamas...15 to 20 ft
Northwestern Bahamas...5 to 10 ft
Northern coast of the Dominican Republic...3 to 5 ft
Northern coast of Haiti and the Gulf of Gonave...1 to 3 ft
Northern coast of Cuba in the warning area...5 to 10 ft"
In about 5 hours you are going to need a new port.

It will be interesting to see how much effect Irma has on 70k plans. My impression after 3 cruises is that RC maintains a lot of the port infrastructure that the boat docks at. I could be totally wrong but I'd imagine that even if the port takes heavy damage, it will probably be rebuilt much faster than the surrounding area, possibly even fast enough that the boat can stop as scheduled.

So it appears that the hurricane went a bit south but hard to tell if enough.That pier would need to survive and they had to build that to survive a hit like this.If that is destroyed,no way to fix quickly.The weather station went out ,can't get storm surge data.

Damn. Well, if the latest forecasts are accurate, the fate of Port Everglades and the Clevelander might be a concern as well...

[deathmetalpat]

Little bit of hype going on with Irma now,mainly because a Cat. 3 Hurricane or stronger hasn't hit Florida since 2005.This is the longest stretch in the last 100 years and Florida probably has millions of people who never experienced a hurricane.It looks like it will hit the actual Everglades,nobody lives there and hurricanes die there.

[captaingabbeh]

Little bit of hype going on with Irma now,mainly because a Cat. 3 Hurricane or stronger hasn't hit Florida since 2005.This is the longest stretch in the last 100 years and Florida probably has millions of people who never experienced a hurricane.It looks like it will hit the actual Everglades,nobody lives there and hurricanes die there.

My dude, I hope you're right. A really good friend of mine lives in Tampa. I'm sure he'll be fine but at the same time I'm worried for him and everyone else.

[Razor Ramon]

In Mourning want on this cruise badly, they are going to reach out to 70K themselves. Fuck I hope they get booked!

[deathmetalpat]

Little bit of hype going on with Irma now,mainly because a Cat. 3 Hurricane or stronger hasn't hit Florida since 2005.This is the longest stretch in the last 100 years and Florida probably has millions of people who never experienced a hurricane.It looks like it will hit the actual Everglades,nobody lives there and hurricanes die there.

My dude, I hope you're right. A really good friend of mine lives in Tampa. I'm sure he'll be fine but at the same time I'm worried for him and everyone else.

Well Miami looks safe now and it hit Cuba to weaken it but from Marco Island to Clearwater is in the bullseye.Biggest problem is water being pushed into the bays and fact no hurricane has hit there in 12 years.Like having a car in a garage for 12 years then going to a drag race ,something is going to break.

[Phoenix]

In Mourning want on this cruise badly, they are going to reach out to 70K themselves. Fuck I hope they get booked!

Seconded. Can I also just reiterate that I'd move heaven and earth to be there if In Vain were booked?

[Pellaz]

It will be interesting to see how much effect Irma has on 70k plans. My impression after 3 cruises is that RC maintains a lot of the port infrastructure that the boat docks at. I could be totally wrong but I'd imagine that even if the port takes heavy damage, it will probably be rebuilt much faster than the surrounding area, possibly even fast enough that the boat can stop as scheduled.

Carnival PLC built the port at Grand Turk and would be largely responsible for rebuilding it, not Royal Caribbean. Both cruise lines have scheduled port visits in the Caribbean to provide humanitarian aid and some ships are hovering out of the storm's way waiting to return.

Last I heard regarding Grand Turk was that there was considerable structural damage but, thankfully, no loss of life.

[captaingabbeh]

It will be interesting to see how much effect Irma has on 70k plans. My impression after 3 cruises is that RC maintains a lot of the port infrastructure that the boat docks at. I could be totally wrong but I'd imagine that even if the port takes heavy damage, it will probably be rebuilt much faster than the surrounding area, possibly even fast enough that the boat can stop as scheduled.

Carnival PLC built the port at Grand Turk and would be largely responsible for rebuilding it, not Royal Caribbean. Both cruise lines have scheduled port visits in the Caribbean to provide humanitarian aid and some ships are hovering out of the storm's way waiting to return.

Last I heard regarding Grand Turk was that there was considerable structural damage but, thankfully, no loss of life.

https://www.cruisehive.com/grand-turk-cruise-port-back-open-hurricane-irma/20072

Apparently Grand Turk's port is back open already

[deathmetalpat]

https://www.cruisehive.com/grand-turk-cruise-port-back-open-hurricane-irma/20072

Apparently Grand Turk's port is back open already

It should be up and running at some level but this is like asking a pimp if his prostitute is clean right now ,more bullshit in the travel industry than any other industry .End of the story represents reality more
"It isn’t clear when cruise ships could resume calls to Grand Turk but we expect it will be a while yet. The island needs to get back on its feet and restore services. There have been wide spread power outages, damaged buildings and more. Carnival is delivering much-needed supplies to the popular cruise destination"

[captaingabbeh]

https://www.cruisehive.com/grand-turk-cruise-port-back-open-hurricane-irma/20072

Apparently Grand Turk's port is back open already

It should be up and running at some level but this is like asking a pimp if his prostitute is clean right now ,more bullshit in the travel industry than any other industry .End of the story represents reality more
"It isn’t clear when cruise ships could resume calls to Grand Turk but we expect it will be a while yet. The island needs to get back on its feet and restore services. There have been wide spread power outages, damaged buildings and more. Carnival is delivering much-needed supplies to the popular cruise destination"

The cruise is four months away... if they can get a ship in there it would seem odd if they can't resume calls by then.

[Pellaz]

It should be up and running at some level but this is like asking a pimp if his prostitute is clean right now ,more bullshit in the travel industry than any other industry .End of the story represents reality more
"It isn’t clear when cruise ships could resume calls to Grand Turk but we expect it will be a while yet. The island needs to get back on its feet and restore services. There have been wide spread power outages, damaged buildings and more. Carnival is delivering much-needed supplies to the popular cruise destination"

The cruise is four months away... if they can get a ship in there it would seem odd if they can't resume calls by then.

According to posts on Cruise Critic, Carnival will resume port-visits to Grand Turk within a few weeks. I understand that the structures near the pier sustained minimal damage -- they are largely reinforced concrete -- but places like Jack's Shack have sustained significant damage. Hope they can rebuild quickly; I really like those people.
Assuming we make it there in February, it will be my fifth time at Grand Turk.

The island heavily depends on cruise revenue -- its population is only about 4,500, so when a cruise ship docks the population effectively doubles -- so getting cruise operations restored is a HUGE priority.

[Castroh]

Back in March, 70K asked who was on our wishlist via Twitter. I responded with Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, and the band replied with "Stay Tuned." So they are a possibility for 2018.

Looks like I was right!

[Phoenix]

70k went out of their way to like my Wardruna and Sabaton comments last night. So... You know.

[mbob]

They liked an old Savatage comment of mine from awhile back last night too!

70k went out of their way to like my Wardruna and Sabaton comments last night. So... You know.

[Jaimie38]

I would love to see Savatage!

[Jimbo2392]

VADER

Why? Well Kreator (who alredy got announced are touring with Vader up to January 28 2018 so why not get Vader on the boat too)

[Jotunheimr]

I would love to see Savatage!

+1

[JoAnnamayhem]

VADER

Why? Well Kreator (who alredy got announced are touring with Vader up to January 28 2018 so why not get Vader on the boat too)

Solid point, I agree

[captaingabbeh]

VADER

Why? Well Kreator (who alredy got announced are touring with Vader up to January 28 2018 so why not get Vader on the boat too)

Solid point, I agree

Very true. 70K does often get multiple bands off of a tour package to play the boat together

[Godflesh]

VADER

Why? Well Kreator (who alredy got announced are touring with Vader up to January 28 2018 so why not get Vader on the boat too)

Solid point, I agree

Very true. 70K does often get multiple bands off of a tour package to play the boat together

Someone posted on FB a screenshot of Vader's answer when he said "Get back on 70K 2018 and play The Ultimate Incantation there": "Good idea indeed. \m/"
So they winked. Say no more, nudge nudge.

[TPH]

Certainly no complaint here if Vader were to join the cruise!

[Jimbo2392]

That was me with the Vader screenshot haha I wrote em a comment asking them and to my shock they replied!
Hope they get announced!

[Godflesh]

Vader were excellent in the ice rink in 2016, so a welcome repeat for me.