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Sunday Update - Ticket remaining for final US shows* - Raleigh - 558 (Down 139 since Friday night) - Nashville - 2,212 (Down 157 since Friday night) - Atlanta - 1,722 (Down 276 since Friday night - though I initially over-counted ADA seats) - Tampa - 670 (Down 72 since Friday night) - Miami - 744 (Down 148 since Friday night) (Most are added side view seats) *Not including General Admission Floor seats Nashville may be struggling, but it is much improved over the Witness Tour where the upper sections had to be curtained off as noted in this review: "While the Nashville stories were familiar, something else set Perry's third concert at Bridgestone apart from the first two — a considerable number of empty seats. The upper deck of the arena was closed and concealed by curtains." (https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/10/19/katy-perrys-nashville-concert-had-fireworks-left-shark-and-big-malfunction/759515001/)

Ticket remaining for final US shows* - Raleigh - 697 - Nashville - 2,369 - Atlanta - 1,998 - Tampa - 742 - Miami - 892 (Most are added side view seats) *Not including General Admission Floor seats

Opening night of the US Leg in Charlotte - 19,343 tickets remaining as of Dec 30, 2024. Bank of America Stadium is a big upgrade (seating capacity wise) from the Spectrum Center. Shakira is the first Latin artist to book this venue.

Bruno Mars just announced a 2024 concert at the Singapore National Stadium. Due to demand, a second and third date was added. Looking at the seating map (below), he is only using a portion of the stadium’s capacity. So why add 2 additional shows, and not just adjust and use the stadium’s full capacity? For reference, artists who use the full capacity of Singapore National Stadium average 50,000 attendees. Artists who use the half capacity average 25,000-30,000 attendees.

Sia’s demo is 💯

She posted on her Instagram on October 21, 2022 saying she had just finished her next album. Excited to hear it!

Surprised Los Angeles was not one of the first shows to sell out. On the Beautiful Trauma World Tour, there were 7 LA area shows. 2018: 1. Ontario // 9,597 / $1,457,009 2. Anaheim // 16,125 / $2,014,710 3. Los Angeles // 17,047 / $2,385,686 4. Inglewood // 14,777 / $2,307,175 2019: 5. Anaheim // 12,832 / $1,925,556 6. Los Angeles // 13,699 / $1,336,647 7. Inglewood // 14,354 / $2,074,363 P!nk played to 98,431 people and grossed $13.5 million in Los Angeles. between both US legs. One show at SoFi Stadium (180 degree stage setup) should be roughly 50,000 tickets. She has a strong touring record in the LA area, so I am confident this show will be fine.

Correct. Another reason why Ticketmaster is awful. Since Ticketmaster (or any ticket vendor) can "hide" available tickets, it is impossible to keep an accurate count from the seat map. A show may look sold out, and then all of a sudden, tickets that were previously greyed out, become available. This usually happens as show dates get closer, since it induces "panic-buying" from fans who thought a show was sold out, and will now pay more for the tickets. So the update I posted yesterday, is only as accurate as the moment I counted. **On a different note, often as shows get closer and the stage is already built, an artist will open additional seating (production hold seats), that were never put up for sale in the first place in order to increase capacity. These could be seats behind speaker towers, or limited-view seating.

Both of those are sold through the respective venue websites. Fenway Park: https://www.mlb.com/redsox/tickets/concerts/pink Click on "Buy Tickets 7/31" and you see the seat layout appear. On the right side, there are no tickets available, even if you adjust the number down to 1 When you click on "Buy Tickets 8/1", and adjust the number down to 1, you can see the available tickets on the right side. It is difficult to tell how many are available. There are more than when I checked yesterday. Wrigley Field: https://www.mlb.com/cubs/tickets/concerts/pink Click "Buy Tickets", and the setup is the same as Fenway Park. There are no tickets available on the right side.

The first month of the North American Tour looks to be doing great! Toronto - 34 tickets available Cincinnati - 328 tickets available Boston Night 1 - Sold Out Boston Night 2 - A couple single seats on the floor available New York City - 147 tickets available Pittsburgh - 43 tickets available Washington DC - 260 tickets available Minneapolis - 31 tickets available Chicago - Sold Out Milwaukee - 234 tickets available Detroit - 197 tickets available Fargo - 225 tickets available Omaha - 1,220 tickets available (Has any pop girl done a stadium in Omaha? Impressive feat!) After Omaha, there is a month hiatus before the remainder of the NA Tour.

What are the pros and cos of these two types of tours? It appears Amphitheaters can have higher attendances (due to ample lawn seating), but Arenas tend to have higher grosses.

BIBO is great, but her label was lame for making her change the original direction of the album. These outtakes deserve to be released.

Billy Joel recently announced he is concluding his Madison Square Garden Residency in July 2024. https://news.pollstar.com/2023/06/01/billy-joel-to-end-madison-square-garden-residency-in-2024/ For reference, Billy has played (roughly) one MSG show a month since 2014 (150 shows in total by next July). What if MSG got Taylor to continue the tradition? MSG would be an "intimate" (12-18k people) venue compared to the stadiums (60-70k people) Taylor currently lives in. Imagine a different setlist each time spanning her entire discography. By late summer 2024, Taylor presumably would have brought the Eras Tour around the world, and could set up shop in New York City for a while. (Note, Billy also toured different cities while he did this Residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel_in_Concert) Passing the MSG torch from one musical legend to another would be quite the sight!

Two months ago, I questioned if Ed could move over 15,000 remaining tickets before his show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on May 27. According to the Stadium, Ed set a concert attendance record at the venue: 76,335 fans. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/ed-sheeran-drops-into-local-brewery-breaks-attendance-record-at-mercedes-benz-stadium.amp Very happy for him!

Update: 12,663 seated tickets remain in Atlanta (not counting the General Admission Floor) 2,876 tickets were sold in the last month, with one month to go. The album drops on Friday, and the NA Leg starts Saturday, so it will be interesting to see how the month unfolds. Fingers crossed for Ed!