According to reports published in WWD today, The Strokes have gotten into a tiff over money with Wenner Media over their compensation fee for playing Rolling Stone’s 1,000 issue celebration next week. It is rumored that Wenner originally made a verbal agreement for an undisclosed sum to the rock ‘n’ rollers but have since scaled back the amount offered.
A conflicting report from another snitch disputed that claim, stating the band tried to pull a fast one on Wenner and inflated their booking fee, to which Wenner bargained them back down to the original asking price.
It’s also rumored that The Strokes weren’t even supposed to be the headlining act, rather an opener to a more estabilshed rock group like Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen. Who’s taking the place of the Heartbreaker and The Boss? Uh…Paul Shaffer, of course.
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I think the 900,000/400,000 figures are for the total cost of the party, not how much the band would have gotten paid. It also said they rearranged their touring schedule. Whatever. I hate Rolling Stone magazine anyway.
what’s the big deal?? the strokes should get paid large!!
That Rolling Stone is getting the Strokes to headline their party only proves what we already know — Rolling Stone is 5 years behind the rest of the world. Awful, irrelevant magazine.
rolling stone should get tapes n tapes to headline so they can be 5 years ahead
yeah, you’re right. i misread. too bad the party isn’t going to be in a parking lot with tailgating. i think that would be kinda fun.
i heard the bravery were confirmed as a support act
yeah rolling stone, yeah
tapes ‘n tapes
The strokes are worth every penny of what they’re asking for
Here here to comment 3!
The Strokes rock!!! Make no mistake!
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