What you said. I just stated that it's pretty easy to build a lost momentum for a future release, but the momentum ONCE the release date has come must be kept at all cost with almost immediate touring!
Yeah, exactly. They need to promote the album as much as they can, and not starting the tour as early as possible after the album's release wouldn't be a smart move.
I don't know - even if they kicked off the day after the album's launched, most people are still going to be waiting for a month, two months, three months, anything up to a full year to actually
see the band. Even if you strike while the iron's hot, you're not
really striking while the iron's hot, not for most people. September, January, what's the difference? For most fans, on most days, unless you're chasing the band around a continent, a tour is something that' happening people. In some ways, you could argue the delay makes it more of an event. Three months 'til the album, three months 'til the tour, rather than everything happening at once. Builds up separate excitement, second wave of hype.