You’re not the only one disappointed with that. Let’s listen to the best informed authority...
From the Paddy Rolling Stone forum, quoting Mr Chevron:
"Much as I love the Barras - much as we all do (Elvis C just did his ONLY European show there) there are forces at play in the setting up of a tour that are not so much beyond our control as beyond our terms of reference as musicians, which is why we entrust our tours to the best people in the business. Promoters have complex working relationships with venues and local promoters, and we have work enough to do without further complicating their lives.
My guess is our promoter did a package deal with the Academy Group for Glasgow, Birmingham and London. That would certainly have excluded a standard clause barring us from playing in rival venues in the same cities for a set time limit."
Maybe next time...
