I think it's funny that this guy is bitching about spending all this time promoting a show, which is his JOB, then when he doesn't have the foresight to provide a covered stage in the middle of summer, and an artist calls him on it he calls said artist an ****. That's only common sense and courtesy if it's an OUTDOOR show.Even if it's not specified in the rider, that's once again just common sense. I'd be pissed too if I were Joe. As for his assertion that Joe will lose many fans in the KC area, I doubt that will happen. Unless they listen to someone flapping their gums all over about what a jerk this person was. If that's your MO, and apparently it is, that's pretty pathetic. There's going to be a time soon, mark my words, where Mr. Bonamassa will be selling out the largest indoor venues in that area, and you'll be left out in the cold. You're making it sound like you're the only promoter in the KC area. If that's true then that's a pretty sad state of affairs. But, I highly doubt that. It just sounds like you were either (a) way over your head (b) too cheap to fork out any money or (c) both. You make it sound like you went out of your way to make sure that Joe got played on the radio etc. when it was to YOUR benefit to make sure that people show up to the show. THAT'S what a promoter does, PROMOTE. Any artist would be upset over playing in those conditions, some might refuse to play at all. I may be going WAY out on a limb here, but I'd wager that not only did Joe NOT lose fans because of his performance, but definitely GAINED a lot. 
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