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PaintMonkeyManBlack
Wow thats a lot of money
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Wow thats a lot of money
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Wow thats a lot of money
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PaintMonkeyManBlack
Wow thats a lot of money
Yes, and they'll plunder their way across the US as soon as they're done counting all the money they just made.
And while their priorities seem to be on money making nostalgia mini tours, hopefully they can squeeze in a bit of studio time!
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slewan
every show sold out? Anyone who has been there knows…
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slewan
every show sold out? Anyone who has been there knows…
Every ticket sold doesn't necessarily mean a full house (max.cap attendance) - f.i. scalpers buy (loads of) tickets in order to push these with profit; at the risk of being left full-handed...
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Leonioid
lol... just gotta have that last snipey word... doncha Hairyball?
His type are all the same... same lash backs... same tactics... same drivel... same same
I just wanted to peruse georgelicks thread, his numbers are always interesting to look over.... and maybe make a comment about the successful tour... but nope... Hairball was already here dishing out his usual nasty crap, insulting The Stones... but of course he was... he always is... everyday... all day... bashing on The Stones. It is what he does.
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Leonioid
lol... just gotta have that last snipey word... doncha Hairyball?
His type are all the same... same lash backs... same tactics... same drivel... same same
I just wanted to peruse georgelicks thread, his numbers are always interesting to look over.... and maybe make a comment about the successful tour... but nope... Hairball was already here dishing out his usual nasty crap, insulting The Stones... but of course he was... he always is... everyday... all day... bashing on The Stones. It is what he does.
The question is,why do you care? If he’s “insulting the Stones” as you say that doesn’t effect you as a person one way or another.
You are not one of The Rolling Stones,you are one of millions of fans.if you died they wouldn’t even know about it.
It’s like when some fans bash Mick because Keith does it,Mick is his oldest friend and lifelong business partner,and yet there are crazies who think they have some stake in the situation.
It’s about one step away from the guys who wait outside some young starlets house feeling they have a connection to the celebrity.
Do you think Mick and Keith are sitting somewhere reading this”damn Hairball giving us crap,at least leonioid stepped on our behalf”
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Leonioid
lol... just gotta have that last snipey word... doncha Hairyball?
His type are all the same... same lash backs... same tactics... same drivel... same same
I just wanted to peruse georgelicks thread, his numbers are always interesting to look over.... and maybe make a comment about the successful tour... but nope... Hairball was already here dishing out his usual nasty crap, insulting The Stones... but of course he was... he always is... everyday... all day... bashing on The Stones. It is what he does.
The question is,why do you care? If he’s “insulting the Stones” as you say that doesn’t effect you as a person one way or another.
You are not one of The Rolling Stones,you are one of millions of fans.if you died they wouldn’t even know about it.
It’s like when some fans bash Mick because Keith does it,Mick is his oldest friend and lifelong business partner,and yet there are crazies who think they have some stake in the situation.
It’s about one step away from the guys who wait outside some young starlets house feeling they have a connection to the celebrity.
Do you think Mick and Keith are sitting somewhere reading this”damn Hairball giving us crap,at least leonioid stepped on our behalf”
Another question is why do you care enough to comment about our comments? Why go so far off the deep end making generalizations and judgements?
I made a comment that it would be nice to every once in a while be able to read comments about my favorite band without every thread being clogged up by the same people making the same negative comments every day in every thread.
It would be nice to have an ignore feature which would disappear posts by predictable posters who make the same negative debbie downer comments over and over and over... it would nice to not have every thread clogged up by that stuff.
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slewan
every show sold out? Anyone who has been there knows…
Every ticket sold doesn't necessarily mean a full house (max.cap attendance) - f.i. scalpers buy (loads of) tickets in order to push these with profit; at the risk of being left full-handed...
there were plenty of ticket officially available for many shows – even shortly before the beginning
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Paulhanrahan
ROLLING STONES TOP MID-YEAR TOUR EARNINGS LIST
The Rolling Stones are the top-earning touring rock band of 2018 so far, according to industry monitor Pollstar, which recently published its six-month worldwide Top 100 and put the band in third place overall.
While pop stars Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars were ahead of the Stones, making $213.9 million and $113.4 million, respectively, the veteran band, with $100.8 million, were comfortably ahead of Eagles, Roger Waters, U2 and the Foo Fighters. You can see the rock and metal list below.
“This year’s survey saw a 12 percent jump in total gross from last year’s $1.97 billion to a record-setting $2.21 billion" across the Top 100, Pollstar noted. "It’s the chart’s biggest rise since 2015-16 and a change from 2017’s mid-year total gross, which actually decreased by $10 million."
Pollstar said that "soaring average ticket prices contributed significantly to worldwide touring’s ascendant gross with a record high of $96.31 – a 14.1 percent increase and nearly $12 jump over 2017’s $84.40. The precipitous rise speaks to the industry’s aggressive pricing strategy to better meet demand and exclude the secondary market.”
It was also noted that the overall number of concert tickets sold among the Top 100 slightly fell to 22.9 million from 23.4 million this time last year. In terms of individual prices, Bruce Springsteen’s average $509 for entry to his Springsteen on Broadway show was highest, with $40 for Marvel Universe Live! the lowest. “Apples and oranges,” Pollstar observed.
Pollstar Rock Tour Earnings Chart January - June 2018
1. Rolling Stones (3 overall) – $100.8 million
2. Eagles (6) – $84.0 million
3. Roger Waters (9) – $60.7 million
4. U2 (10) – $59.9 million
5. Foo Fighters (12) – $53.6 million
6. Bruce Springsteen (16) – $45.8 million
7. Metallica (19) – $40.6 million
8. Bon Jovi (21) – $38.0 million
9. Phil Collins (22) – $38.0 million
10. Billy Joel (25) – $34.2 million
11. Dead and Company (30) – $26.9 million
12. Queen + Adam Lambert (35) – $23.9 million
13. Paul Simon (36) – $23.4 million
14. Bryan Adams (42) – $21.7 million
15. Journey / Def Leppard (43) – $21.2 million
16. Rod Stewart (51) – $18.2 million
17. Iron Maiden (52) – $17.3 million
18. Kid Rock (53) – $17.1 million
19. Steely Dan / Doobie Brothers (56) – $15.3 million
20. Avenged Sevenfold (83) – $10.5 million
21. Scorpions (91) – $10.1 million
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slewan
every show sold out? Anyone who has been there knows…
Every ticket sold doesn't necessarily mean a full house (max.cap attendance) - f.i. scalpers buy (loads of) tickets in order to push these with profit; at the risk of being left full-handed...
there were plenty of ticket officially available for many shows – even shortly before the beginning
Before the first *Vegas '16 show was cancelled, there were plenty of tickets available for both shows. About a month before those shows even happened, there were entire sections having massive price drops - some lucky folks here even posted about it. And then Mick became sick and the rest is history regarding that show.
As for the second *Vegas '16 show (where Mick the trooper was still sick and far from 100% - tickets were readily available not only officially at the box office, but massive amounts on stubhub which were being heavily discounted to the point of almost being given away for free. All around the floor seats I did acquire via stubhub the day of the show (original face $750+fees - paid apprx. $250), there were many empty seats throughout the entire show. Right up to the beginning of the show, our entire row was empty, but eventually did fill up - probably with more stubhub ticket buyers. Evidently this show also officially "sold out", but based on the empty seats, you could have fooled me. With the setlist down to only 18 songs, and Mick being covered by backup singers for much of the show, hard to even consider it a real Rolling Stones show in comparison to all others I've seen, and it probably should have been cancelled as well. It was almost sad to see Mick croak his raspy vocals when trying to sing the 'yeah, yeah, yeah, whoooo's' during Brown Sugar which he totally held back on, not to mention his overall restraint during Sympathy and every other song. On the plus side, Keith sang three songs, the blues cover was nice, and of course Midnight Rambler - specifically the guitars, bass, and drums.
With the price bar being set so high for those two indoor arena shows, and the fact they had a hard time selling either of them (in Vegas no less with all the rich high rollers), there's a slim chance they won't push it too far if and when they return. But realistically, the prices on average are probably going to be the highest ever imaginable by any band.
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slewan
every show sold out? Anyone who has been there knows…
Every ticket sold doesn't necessarily mean a full house (max.cap attendance) - f.i. scalpers buy (loads of) tickets in order to push these with profit; at the risk of being left full-handed...
there were plenty of ticket officially available for many shows – even shortly before the beginning
Before the first *Vegas '16 show was cancelled, there were plenty of tickets available for both shows. About a month before those shows even happened, there were entire sections having massive price drops - some lucky folks here even posted about it. And then Mick became sick and the rest is history regarding that show.
As for the second *Vegas '16 show (where Mick the trooper was still sick and far from 100% - tickets were readily available not only officially at the box office, but massive amounts on stubhub which were being heavily discounted to the point of almost being given away for free. All around the floor seats I did acquire via stubhub the day of the show (original face $750+fees - paid apprx. $250), there were many empty seats throughout the entire show. Right up to the beginning of the show, our entire row was empty, but eventually did fill up - probably with more stubhub ticket buyers. Evidently this show also officially "sold out", but based on the empty seats, you could have fooled me. With the setlist down to only 18 songs, and Mick being covered by backup singers for much of the show, hard to even consider it a real Rolling Stones show in comparison to all others I've seen, and it probably should have been cancelled as well. It was almost sad to see Mick croak his raspy vocals when trying to sing the 'yeah, yeah, yeah, whoooo's' during Brown Sugar which he totally held back on, not to mention his overall restraint during Sympathy and every other song. On the plus side, Keith sang three songs, the blues cover was nice, and of course Midnight Rambler - specifically the guitars, bass, and drums.
With the price bar being set so high for those two indoor arena shows, and the fact they had a hard time selling either of them (in Vegas no less with all the rich high rollers), there's a slim chance they won't push it too far if and when they return. But realistically, the prices on average are probably going to be the highest ever imaginable by any band.
Yeah,we talked about this before.remember I said my people in Vegas said there was no buzz for this show whatsoever.
The Stones tickets are priced according to them being the gold standard in live rock and roll and at desert trip they were just average and back east they still remember them getting destroyed by AC/DC at that sars show in Toronto.
I think they’re more popular in Europe and South America at this point,once you fall off the cliff in the States it’s a quick drop.
People notice things though it might not seem like it,playing a convention in Vegas is the bottom of the barrel and you’re trying to sell tickets for $750 at your show across the street? Not good.
Another thing that didn’t go unnoticed,the last gig they did here was one of Trumps billionaire friends birthday party,ouch.
Hopefully They’ll put out the new album and stick to the coasts otherwise the tarps are coming out.
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Hairball
Seems they could have, even should have, rescheduled the first cancelled Vegas show for a few days later, and cancelled the Trump billionaire friends birthday party instead. I know many people who were hurt by that first show cancellation, and when they found out about the Trump billionaire party going forward it was like rubbing salt in the wounds. But I guess from their perspective, they only had to play 14 songs in front of a handful of people and it was easy money vs. giving a full show in front of thousands of real fans - some of who traveled from afar...doesn't make sense from a fans perspective.
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MisterDDDD
Makes plenty of sense from a "fans" perspective.
It's the semi or non fan perspective it doesn't make sense to.
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grzegorz67
While no-one’s questioning that it was a highly successful tour attracting huge crowds, it’s complete nonsense to suggest that all shows were sold out.
Of the 28 shows, only Hamburg, Lucca and Warsaw were in any way hard to get hold of. There were thousands of empty seats in Dublin and availability was plentiful at most other shows, notably Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh. No one turning up ticketless on showday would have had any difficulty at all apart from the 1st 3 mentioned.
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grzegorz67
You can always ignore the comments you disagree with and simply not respond to them. If you do, there's no need to be argumentative about it. If you see a poster you're not likely to agree with, simply skip past. It's not so hard.
We are all Stones fans and like any disparate group with a shared interest, we have a broad range of opinions and levels of fandom. No amount of debate will change anyone to your point of view. Every human on the planet is entitled to their own opinion.