JKS said that this song was based on the band Great White, who caused 100 deaths when their pyrotechnics went...well, horribly awry during a show and the venue caught on fire. I think beyond that there's also a lot to be read in this song about basically the billions of asshole bands in existence who break up in a way that seems like they just want to market getting back together down the road. I think that "Reunion Tour" doesn't refer to the Weakerthans -- who never broke up -- but is actually more of a criticism of the bands who do. At least for this song. The album title I think refers more to the superseding theme of reuniting (or not reuniting) that's in the other songs.
JKS said that this song was based on the band Great White, who caused 100 deaths when their pyrotechnics went...well, horribly awry during a show and the venue caught on fire. I think beyond that there's also a lot to be read in this song about basically the billions of asshole bands in existence who break up in a way that seems like they just want to market getting back together down the road. I think that "Reunion Tour" doesn't refer to the Weakerthans -- who never broke up -- but is actually more of a criticism of the bands who do. At least for this song. The album title I think refers more to the superseding theme of reuniting (or not reuniting) that's in the other songs.