MADONNA TOUR SELLING THROUGH

Album Falters, But Ticket Sales Worldwide are Brisk

April 24, 2012


The Madonna tour is on track to be one of the top 10 tours of all time, according to Live Nation Global Touring Chairman Arthur Fogel.

That despite the fact Interscope's MDNA album, after debuting at #1 three weeks ago with nearly 360k in sales, almost half of them redemptions from ticket sales for the tour, has dipped precipitiously since then. Anyway, tours now promote album sales rather than the other way around.

Madonna's upcoming concert tour is the second under Live Nation's 10-year, $120 million, multi-rights deal with the Material Gal, the first being her "Sticky & Sweet" shows in 2008-'09, which grossed a reported $408 million, the third-highest of all time and best ever for a solo recording artist. The new series of shows gets underway May 29 in Tel Aviv, hitting the U.S. in Philadelphia Aug. 28.

At the moment, a total of 76 Madonna shows at arenas and stadiums are on sale in North America (43) and Europe (33). More than 1.4 million tickets have been sold, 600k in the U.S., banking about $214 million for an average of around $2.7 million per show at stadiums and arenas.

Fogel told billboard.biz: "This tour is completely on track to end up in the Top 10 tours of all time, especially considering we haven't put South America or Australia on sale. When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales."

According to Fogel, Madonna has sold 46,000 tickets in Istanbul, 44,000 in Milan, 39,000 in Florence; 42,000 in Edinburgh, 40,000 in Helsinki and 51,000 in Paris in addition to selling out two arenas in Barcelona, two in Berlin and two in Amsterdam.

"She's at the top of her game and she ain't goin' away," he concludes.
http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news08948

Sahn should be upset. :keir:

Madonna has a very loyal following :clap3:

At least the MDNA era will have a very successful tour

"She's at the top of her game and she ain't goin' away"

Don't crush their hopes like this. :keir:

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banking about $214 million

Slaying all your fave's tours without having started. Mad?

I already posted this, but more praise is not that bad :smitten:

The Queen of Touring :alexz:

Loves it.

Wait, I thought she was fading...? :huh:

:clap3: The Queen doing it big as usual

The biggest tour of the year :clap3:

Amazing :cool:

$750 million projected final numbers? :eek:

Amazing :alexz: 30 years in the music and still ******** on our faves, Legend :clap3:

$750 million projected final numbers? :eek:

No:
When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales."

No:
When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales."
Oh. Still impressive. :o

I'm pretty sure that's just a low ball estimate. Once those South America numbers come in, it'll be all over. I expect this tour to go near 500 million.

Isn't it weird that this thread is still one page? :angelo: but if it was about her tickets not sellingb it'd have like 615638403 pages right now.

Anyway, tours now promote album sales rather than the other way around.


I wonder if people will still use the "no promo" excuse after this has been said.

No:
When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales."

So they are expecting this tour to gross around 340? *scratches head*

This isn't a response to your comment. I'm on my iPod so it's easier to quote.

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So they are expecting this tour to gross around 340? *scratches head*

This isn't a response to your comment. I'm on my iPod so it's easier to quote.

I'm sure that's just an initial estimation, this tour is gonna gross more than S&S, that's for sure.

I wonder why Interscope is having all of these sites publish press releases about Madonna's tour and not Gaga's when Gaga's is selling out and is on track to gross over $200,000,000 as well. :(

I wonder why Interscope is having all of these sites publish press releases about Madonna's tour and not Gaga's when Gaga's is selling out and is on track to gross over $200,000,000 as well. :(

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=204261

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=205117

I just can't @ Madonna turning 30 years in the business today and HITS reporting this.

Still above every single bitch out there. Legendary. :worship2:

Colombia sales from the Mayor of the city she is performing in. 38,000 has to be inaccurate as I can't believe they'd sell that many tickets pre-sale & I don't think the place they're using has that many seats for a concert.

http://colombiareports.com/events-nightlife/medellin/23647-booming-madonna-sales-prove-medellins-progress-lmayor.html

A huge demand for pre-sale tickets to Madonna's November concert in Medellin proved the city was ready to host international stars, said the city's mayor.

Anibal Gaviria said the 38,000 tickets already sold showed the success of public-private partnerships in bringing major events to the city, according to RCN Radio.

The next challenge will be to welcome the artists and visitors to the city, Gaviria said.

Gaviria's remarks were likely made with the aim of boosting Medellin's ongoing bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, for which it is among six candidate cities.

In a similar profile-raising move, Gaviria last month issued an invitation to world and European champions Barcelona FC to play a soccer match in the city.

Last week Madonna's website announced the extra concert date on November 28 - the artist's only stop in Colombia on her 2012 world tour.

Of the 38,000 seats sold, 58% went to fans in Medellin, 23% to fans in Bogota and 19% to fans from the rest of the country.

Regular ticket sales begin at 11AM local time on Thursday, April 26.