stickydion Wrote:
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> StonesTod wrote:
> "the stadium show in Oakland was better attended
> than I expected - but it was far from sold out. In
> a pretty good location in the lower section I
> found myself as the only one in an entire row of
> seats, for instance. my guess is that it was about
> 70% sold....."
>
> Strange estimate. Are you sure?
I know from personal experience hes prone to drinking heavily at shows, but as far as I know he doesnt hallucinate and imagine things...
According to the
> Press (not to reviews written by fans), the crowd
> was 42,000 people. Even if 13,000 tickets were
> given away or not reported - i mention what Dan
> says- audience remains the same. So, as i see on
> older statistics, selling out this venue means
> 45,000- 46,000 tickets. If that's corect, 42,000
> does mean 90% of the whole capacity, not 70%. Huge
> difference.
>
I hate to state the obvious, but if 13,000 tickets are 'given away' (although I doubt it was anywhere near that amount), they can hardly be counted as 'sold'....
Basic rule of thumb was ; Arena shows pretty much sold out, although at a slower rate than last year in most cases. Stadium shows - mostly the ones in 'return markets' - sold slowly and some had to be padded out with complimentaries and had sections tapered off. Other stadium shows - primarily in 'virgin' markets such as Regina, Austin, Missoula etc, sold very well and in some cases were pretty much sold out.
As has been said before, by anyone else's standards they sold a lot of tickets and made a lot of money. However, its quite obvious that by their own standards they misjudged the market in some areas and the public's willingness to pay large sums of money to see them over and over again, especially in stadiums in cold weather.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-11-30 18:59 by Gazza.