King of Stage

"Mr. Mark is my father, just call me John."

Ronan could feel the kindness from the other end of the phone, but he didn't follow common sense, didn't change his words, and didn't insist. Instead, he chuckled, "We haven't even met yet, so it doesn't seem appropriate to be so close and familiar." , it’s always easy to be a little uneasy.”

With a joke in a half-joking tone, Ronan expressed his position, and then took the opportunity to ask, "What is the situation now? Your words sound very urgent."

In the face of John's strong orders, Ronan did not agree or refuse, but returned to the business in a questioning tone. In fact, his underlying attitude was very clear:

I don't know anything about the situation now, you just let our band be led by the nose, and we need to cross the entire country with your order, which is unlikely, are you sure you don't want to elaborate on the situation?

The gentle but firm response made John understand instantly; and the point is that Ronan's kind and brisk speaking tone always makes people feel refreshed, not only does he not feel offended or provocative, but at the same time he can know what to do. Feeling calm down along with the mood.

John's impetuous and tired mind relaxed a little, and this way of talking made him feel comfortable.

Since the unexpected situation happened the day before yesterday, in the past seventy-two hours, John has been busy looking for a solution. Because of the anxiety of the situation, he has become more and more anxious and irritable uncontrollably, and his insomnia has become more and more serious , The sharp reduction in sleep time did not help, and then his spirit fell into a predicament where he was extremely tired and desperately needed to rest but couldn't stop.

Until now, he has still not been able to find a suitable solution. John is indeed a little irritable-although he conceals it very well.

But now, John's tense nerves unknowingly relaxed, although it was only a little, but it was already very rare.

On the surface, John still didn't show up, and explained the situation calmly, as if he was going to explain the situation without Ronan reminding him.

"The thing is, Bruno's world tour is coming to an end, but our tour opening band was trapped in Brazil due to an accident, and it is now confirmed that we will not be able to return in a short time, which also means that we need a substitute opening band band."

"They recommended the One Day Kings to me, thinking that your music is very distinctive, so I found you on Youtube. I admit that their recommendation is correct, and your performance has its own charm. Now , and here we are."

In fact, it was just three sentences before and after. John told the ins and outs in a highly condensed way, summarizing the situation in the past seventy-two hours.

Things are really not complicated.

Bruno Mars' "Love Song True Story" global tour has lasted for more than a year. It started in the United States, and after going through Europe, Oceania, Asia and South America, it finally returned to the United States for the final closing performance. Bruno is about to prepare for the production of his second album.

The warm-up guests have been confirmed long before the start of the tour. Only large venues that can accommodate more than 5,000 people need warm-up guests, and smaller venues do not. In the end, Bruno arranged three groups of warm-up guests. The guests are responsible for warm-up performances in different regions:

Among them is the British singer Ellie-Goulding (Ellie-Goulding), who is in the early stage of her career. She has released her first album in 2009 and achieved good results in the UK, and The single has also opened up some situations in North America.

And the Norwegian rap group Nick \u0026 Vinz ( \u0026 Vinz), they are independent rappers who still perform underground,

No official work has been released yet, but its strength should not be underestimated.

The other is Fitz \u0026 The-Tantrums, who are the heaviest part of the warm-up work this time.

This is a rock band from Los Angeles. It formed an army in 2008 and released its first album in 2010. Although it did not cause much response, Bruno personally likes this band very much and thinks they are very popular. Therefore, they are given more opportunities to perform.

The Fitz Temperament Band not only acted as the warm-up guest for all tours in North America, but also followed Bruno to Asia and South America as the warm-up guest, undertaking the most important warm-up task of this global tour; while the European region was hosted by Ellie Goulding, Nick and Vince are in charge.

From this we can see that Bruno attaches great importance to it.

Fitz's Temperament Band lived up to expectations. During the tour that lasted for more than a year, their performance was remarkable. They laid a solid foundation for the masses in one fell swoop and seized the opportunity for the success of the follow-up album. This happened, and no one expected it.

At that time, the Fitz Temper Band toured with Bruno in Brazil, which was also the last stop of this global tour in overseas regions, and then there were three closing performances in North America. The "Love Song True Story" global tour has come to an end.

After finishing his performance in Florianopolis, a famous resort in Brazil, Bruno returned to Los Angeles first. Because of the production preparations for the second album, he needed to go to Los Angeles for a production meeting; while Fitz Tantrum Band stayed for two more days. Day, waiting for the flight directly to Washington.

Unexpectedly, Fitz's Temperament Band was trapped in Florianopolis just like that.

Brazil, which is about to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in a row, is looking forward to becoming the focus of world attention, but it does not think that the glamorous appearance cannot cover up countless social problems, leaving aside a series of bad problems such as education, medical care, transportation, and economy. He said that the lives of residents are also in dire straits, and because of the continuous holding of large-scale international events, the economy has completely fallen into a quagmire.

The unbearable people took to the streets as an opportunity to take the increase in bus fares, and then evolved into a protest movement that swept across more than a dozen major cities in Brazil.

Among them was Florianopolis, where the flight to Washington was canceled due to the chaos, and the airport was closed, causing Fitz to drive back to Rio de Janeiro, and then look for a flight back to North America, but the latest news is that Yes, the roads between cities can be unsafe, and the situation in Rio de Janeiro is no better.

On the one hand, from the perspective of time, it is very likely that they will not be able to catch up with the performance in Washington; on the other hand, from the perspective of safety, Bruno does not want them to take risks in order to catch up with the time of the tour. Personal safety is still the most important thing.

As a result, John Mark had to start thinking about candidates for the backup opening band.