FoTC Back, Tickets Gone: System Still Rigged, Fam
Flight of the Conchords sellin' out proves nothin's changed; if you ain't got the bread, you ain't gettin' in, period.

Aight, so Flight of the Conchords back, right? Bret and Jemaine, the funny dudes from New Zealand, droppin' gigs in Wellington. Word on the street was they hadn't performed in eight years, so naturally, errybody and they mama tryna get a ticket. But guess what? Sold out in minutes.
Same ol' story, different day. This ain't about comedy, it's about access. These shows at Meow Nui? They for the privileged few. The ones with the fast internet, the credit cards, and the time to sit around refreshin' a webpage all day. Meanwhile, the rest of us stuck watchin' bootleg clips on YouTube.
FoTC got famous off HBO, singin' 'bout 'Business Time' and rappin' as 'Hiphopopotamus vs Rhymenoceros.' Now they playin' Netflix festivals. They made it, aight. But did they remember the folks who been rockin' with 'em since day one? Doubt it. Ticket prices probably sky high.
Word is, Bret told some radio station they had to watch their own videos to remember their songs. 'We ended up watching ourselves. We have to pull up YouTube clips to remember how to play our songs,' he said. 'We’re like a bad covers band of ourselves.' Straight up, sounds like they chasin' that bag.
Peeps on Vic Deals Facebook page talkin' 'bout sellin' organs for tickets? That's how thirsty folks are. But real talk, that energy should be directed at demandin' better for the community. We need more affordable venues, more opportunities for local artists, not just headliners who already got theirs.
This ain't hatin' on FoTC. It's callin' out the system. The whole game is rigged. If you ain't connected, if you ain't got the bread, you miss out. Simple as that. Time to build our own tables, instead of beggin' for scraps from theirs. Stay woke.


