I really like this band. I don't LOVE them, but they make good music. I've seen them live 3 times (including opening for U2 in 2005) and they put on a very solid performance. Sometimes it's nice to go to a concert and just watch a band play without any bells and whistles.
They obviously reacted to fame in a poor way once they finally did break through. They did a lot of things and made some choices that alienated a lot of people. You want to piss off your fans? Have fans travel all the way out to a concert venue, start playing, and then call off the show mid performance due to stupid reasons (pigeon shit, being drunk, "exhaustion").
I understand that shit happens and sometimes shows / entire tour legs need to be cancelled. I think what separates bands like U2 is that if they do have to pull out of shows, they ALWAYS reschedule them. The only time U2 have outright CANCELLED and never rescheduled since the very early days was the Popmart show in Raleigh. KOL seem to have taken the Axl Rose approach to touring.
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