US bands are set to take a day off on September 11th to allow Americans to mark the anniversary of the NYC and Washington attacks in a quiet way. The Rolling Stones tour, which opens Sept. 3 in Boston, will skip the date, as will outings by Cher, the Goo Goo Dolls, and Aerosmith, while Bruce Springsteen, the Who, Jimmy Buffett, Santana, and Creed have all scheduled multi-week breaks that keep them off the road on Sept. 11.”We should not be playing that night this year," VP of House of Blues Concerts Larry Vallon told Billboard, "The country's attention will be diverted elsewhere. They'll be solemnly remembering that day... Partying down with rock stars doesn't seem to be the most appropriate thing." However Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac has said he wouldn't have minded playing that day, and that he was not involved in the decision not to. "The idea behind the whole terrorist plot, you gotta remember, is to foil everyday life. So if we had had a show that day, I wouldn't have said I didn't want to play. Should you remember the day? Hell, yeah. But do I think everyone should sit in their house and be gloomy and mourn? No. I think that's counterproductive. I don't think you should interrupt life to acknowledge and act like that."
Jul 22, 2002
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US live scene will take 9/11 off
Several major US acts, including the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith, will skip 11 September, with House of Blues' Larry Vallon saying partying is inappropriate that day.