Post by Anthony on Sept 22, 2013 1:14:30 GMT -5
If you want to discuss the MDNA Tour's poor ticket sales see this thread: The MDNA Tour [Not Sold-Out]
Since a lot of her tours ended ages ago, I don't see the point of creating a new thread for each of her tours. Especially if there is only going to be 2 or 3 posts in said threads.
Anyways, I don't know what tour this is talking about, the one from 1987, but it seems to say that she was having a hard time selling tickets to a Chicago show.
The Madonna Companion: Two Decades of Commentary
***: In 2012, Bruce Springsteen (Yes Madonna fans. Bruce Springsteen has also been releasing music/performing for a very long time. Madonna is not the only one to do so.
) had a bigger audience than Madonna's tour.
***: "Lucky Star" was somewhat of a hit... But people always remember "Holiday" and "Borderline". BOTH of which she didn't write. As I've said again and again, a lot of the songs people and critics remember and "applaud" are the ones she didn't write herself. Mostly because she can't write.
Since a lot of her tours ended ages ago, I don't see the point of creating a new thread for each of her tours. Especially if there is only going to be 2 or 3 posts in said threads.
Anyways, I don't know what tour this is talking about, the one from 1987, but it seems to say that she was having a hard time selling tickets to a Chicago show.
The Madonna Companion: Two Decades of Commentary
The big question is whether Madonna's show can carry to large audiences. Two years ago, Bruce Springsteen drew criticism for moving from concert halls to football stadiums***; this year U2 also moved to bigger-than-ever venues. But both had come up through the clubs and theaters and built a solid bond with their fans. For Madonna, this is only the second tour. Her initial fame from records and video, not concert or club gigs. Her debut LP, with the hits "Holiday" and "Borderline"*** created the initial buzz; 1984's Like A Virgin album took her to No. 1. Fans saw her on film (Desperately Seeking Susan), in magazines and on video, but they never saw her live until 1985's Virgin tour.
Madonna's last Chicago dates were in May of 1985, when she sold out two shows at the Pavilion. There were a total of 18,000 tickets sold. As of Tuesday, 42,500 of the 47,000 available tickets had been sold, according to Arny Granat of Jam Productions, which s promoting the Madonna show. Granat estimated she would sell 1,500 more by the end of the week, leaving 3,000 seats still available.
Did he have doubts about booking Madonna into Soldier Field? "I had second thoughts," acknowledged Granat. "I had second thoughts and third thoughts. She's a definite media star, but any show of that nature, with such big production costs, is a big [financial] risk. You want to be able to sell it out in a few days.
"But I decided to put the money down and book her, and it look as if I'm going to be proved right, although it's going to be a tight deal with a very tight profit margin."
Madonna's last Chicago dates were in May of 1985, when she sold out two shows at the Pavilion. There were a total of 18,000 tickets sold. As of Tuesday, 42,500 of the 47,000 available tickets had been sold, according to Arny Granat of Jam Productions, which s promoting the Madonna show. Granat estimated she would sell 1,500 more by the end of the week, leaving 3,000 seats still available.
Did he have doubts about booking Madonna into Soldier Field? "I had second thoughts," acknowledged Granat. "I had second thoughts and third thoughts. She's a definite media star, but any show of that nature, with such big production costs, is a big [financial] risk. You want to be able to sell it out in a few days.
"But I decided to put the money down and book her, and it look as if I'm going to be proved right, although it's going to be a tight deal with a very tight profit margin."
***: In 2012, Bruce Springsteen (Yes Madonna fans. Bruce Springsteen has also been releasing music/performing for a very long time. Madonna is not the only one to do so.
) had a bigger audience than Madonna's tour.***: "Lucky Star" was somewhat of a hit... But people always remember "Holiday" and "Borderline". BOTH of which she didn't write. As I've said again and again, a lot of the songs people and critics remember and "applaud" are the ones she didn't write herself. Mostly because she can't write.
