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McFly’s Tom Fletcher: “People are craving information”
Tom Fletcher has spoken out about McFly’s decision to create a fan community.
McFly are soon to launch Super City, a social network that will give fans unprecedented access to the band.
The most active fans earn points that can lead to webchats and phonecalls; there are also video guitar lessons, the band’s entire back catalogue, and social networks that aim to create a community tied directly to McFly. The Guardian reports that this will cost fans £6 per month, or £50 per year, with the first 100,000 fans being granted “pioneer” status that allows them more goodies.
“It’s cheaper than an album, and our fans spend so much money on us that we wanted to find a way to give them more access,” Tom said of the website.
“We’re just going to be completely open and show the fans everything,” the guitarist also told the Guardian.
“And why not? I think you have to be. The music industry is different now. In the olden days, that distance between you and your idols made it special. But now people are craving information, and you have to [provide it].”
So how many people does Tom think will sign up?
“We’ll have to find out . . . ” he said.
Source: fleckingrecords
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McFly Announce Before The Noise Tour
As promised, McFly have announced a small UK tour for later this year.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale at 10am on Saturday, 11th September.
You can catch Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd on the following dates.
October 18 – Southampton, Guildhall
October 19 – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
October 21 – Bristol, Colston Hall
October 23 – Manchester, Apollo
October 24 – Edinburgh, Playhouse
October 26 – Leeds, O2 Academy
October 27 – Derby, Assembly Rooms
Will you be going to see McFly live in October?
Source: fleckingrecords
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McFly & Taio Cruz Tell MTV About Their Collaboration
McFly have spoken to MTV News about their new sound and working with Dynamite singer Taio Cruz.
The group have been working with a bunch of new producers to adopt a more US sounding dance-pop sound. Tom from the band told us:
“Taio got it straight away, what we were trying to do. We showed him our idead and we found somewhere to collide in the middle and find somewhere new.”
In a separate interview with us Cruz told us about their work together. “I went over to Tom’s house with Dougie and Danny and we had an idea for a record,” he said. “And we made a track called Save Me and then we did Shine A Light.”
Taio added: “I listen to a lot of Keane so there’s a Keane influence and a little bit of dance music influence.”
McFly release their new single Party Girl this coming Monday with a full album due later in the year. But according to Tom the new direction won’t alienate their old fans.
“Essentially it’s still the same pop sound as day one,” Tom told MTV. “We’ve just tried to push ourselves. And it’s been an amazing experience.”
Source: mtv
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