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Don't bite .
I think JumpinJeppeFlash is at it again trying to get fans annoyed as he did in the 'Argentinians ' thread that got closed.
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The SA tour will happen, no doubt, but will have to wait. I don't buy into the "economic argument" either....plenty of other Acts are doing tours..
Expect SA in 2016.
And maybe Greece sometime after!
Not many acts in Argentina. Several are rumored, but not many confirmed - and none will have ticket prices anywhere near the Stones - plus the other possible significant acts are just for one night. The Stones can fill and need multiple nights there for that tour to make sense. Show me that other acts are taking more than a million dollars from Argentina - and I'll maybe start thinking different. The Stones need to be able to take probably in excess of $10 million from there - how can that happen with their currency controls?
Greece - LOL - but I think that might happen before SA, if they stay in the Euro. Maybe the Germans will own Athens Olympic Stadium soon.
True.
It may turn out to be not just economically unviable, but approcahing the economically impossible.
They need to start work, paying tax and get used to pay for themselves without expectations about other people paying for their overconsumption which they can´t afford.
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The reality is that the economics of a SA tour is very different to the US or even Europe:
- big distances, not many roads, between most venues - so costs rise a lot
- weaker economies (GDP per head) than USA, Canada, most of Europe - so ticket prices will be much lower on average
- lots of regulations, restrictions etc. - again adding to cost and complexity
- some countries where you cannot easily export money even if it is yours (eg Argentina) - so why earn money if you can't keep it?
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- a few seriously dodgy/dangerous cities - so mega security or less fun for the entourage and fans alike
So I'm not surprised that getting an SA tour together is difficult, even if the band is up for another 10 weeks touring this year. Having said that I'd love to go if and when it is on.
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It is off.
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The reality is that the economics of a SA tour is very different to the US or even Europe:
- weaker economies (GDP per head) than USA, Canada, most of Europe - so ticket prices will be much lower on average
...you're right about the differences between SA and USA or Europe, which makes more difficult to the bands to play here.
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The question is why is South America off?
Did this last run prove to be too much for them?
Obviously their economy is to bad at the moment, they can´t simply afford them.
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The question is why is South America off?
Did this last run prove to be too much for them?
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bv
It is off.
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