The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by vivfox

KarmaContestant, I agree with you that Madonna is worth the money for her live shows. However don't kid yourself into believing the promoter decides the price of a ticket. The price of any concert ticket is determined after the artist presents the promoter with their fee and said fee is guaranteed to be paid by the promoter. I'm guessing Madonna's fee is approx. 3Mil per show. If it was under 1Mil those prices per ticket would be a lot lower.

This is partially true - but you shouldn't believe that ticket price is all Madonna either. Do the math - for instance, the Pepsi Center in Denver where Madonna performed in 2009 has a concert capacity of 17,600 for concerts with an end-stage which is what Madonna uses. She's not playing there this tour, but whatever. If her fee were 3M, then the average ticket price should only be 170 dollars assuming a sellout show, which is pretty much a guarantee for her.

So who's getting other 205 dollars? The venue and the promoter with more than a 100% markup on the cost of the ticket.

But let's be real - the actual number of seats at Pepsi Center for the last tour were 11,750 - or $255 per ticket at a 3M fee. However, my seats last tour were $99. Premium seats were much higher and there's NO WAY the minimum seat price will be 375 for this tour.

People just like to complain, and she's an easy target.

By the way - the cheap seats at Yankee Stadium are only $95 - less than I paid for Fleetwood Mac in 2003. Source: http://gothamist.com/2012/02/07/mado...stadium_th.php