What's up with the ticket sales??

LiquidBlue5000 · #1 06-27-2005, 03:02 AM

Ok, so i keep hearing about how the first two "Gold Dust" shows didn't sell well... That there were literally empty sections all over the place in both Cleveland and Grand Rapids... are people losing interest in seeing Stevie play live??

The "Two Voices" shows sold very well (with the exception of Mansfield where they were literally giving away tickets for free to fill up the venue)... but perhaps most of those sales or at least half of those sales were from Don/Eagles fans?? Maybe because she is not promoting a thing on this tour, people aren't interested in going to see her?

henryscutter · #2 06-27-2005, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Ok, so i keep hearing about how the first two "Gold Dust" shows didn't sell well... That there were literally empty sections all over the place in both Cleveland and Grand Rapids... are people losing interest in seeing Stevie play live??

The "Two Voices" shows sold very well (with the exception of Mansfield where they were literally giving away tickets for free to fill up the venue)... but perhaps most of those sales or at least half of those sales were from Don/Eagles fans?? Maybe because she is not promoting a thing on this tour, people aren't interested in going to see her?

two words ... TICKET PRICES

The best seats for cleveland were $125.00 Im sure a lot more people would go if tix were affordable

estranged4life · #3 06-27-2005, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Ok, so i keep hearing about how the first two "Gold Dust" shows didn't sell well... That there were literally empty sections all over the place in both Cleveland and Grand Rapids... are people losing interest in seeing Stevie play live??

The "Two Voices" shows sold very well (with the exception of Mansfield where they were literally giving away tickets for free to fill up the venue)... but perhaps most of those sales or at least half of those sales were from Don/Eagles fans?? Maybe because she is not promoting a thing on this tour, people aren't interested in going to see her?

pricey tickets it could very well be that most people do not like to attend a concert unless an artist is on tour to promote a new studio release/project.....Cause otherwise you get tagged with the dreaded "Nostalgic Act" label, Which can sometimes be the kiss of death for a tour.

thepoetinmyhear · #4 06-27-2005, 03:34 AM

Yeah, actually I'm sure it's the prices. Stevie's most expensive shows for me before were about $85 (that was TISL in Boston if I recall). Now she has raised that another $45 dollars, more than 50% which is a bit much if she's not promoting something and thus has little to no press.

BombaySapphire3 · #5 06-27-2005, 04:45 AM

Like I've been trying to say all along I think in general it is a mistake to tour with nothing to promote and having just saturated the market with a 2 year Fleetwood Mac tour.If she wanted to do this smaller venues of maybe 5,000 -7,000 seats would have been a good idea and with lower ticket prices.I even know some die hard fans who are sitting this one out which is not a good sign.I did not plan on going myself but with all the good reviews and the covers I 'll probably go if some really good seats come up for Concord before the show.She really does look great in the pictures posted on here and she seems to be having a good time unlike on TISL and alot of the SYW shows too.But if some of the people I would consider die hards that have not missed a tour in decades are not going this tiime out it does not bode well for ticket sales.

wheart · #6 06-27-2005, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Ok, so i keep hearing about how the first two "Gold Dust" shows didn't sell well... That there were literally empty sections all over the place in both Cleveland and Grand Rapids... are people losing interest in seeing Stevie play live??

The "Two Voices" shows sold very well (with the exception of Mansfield where they were literally giving away tickets for free to fill up the venue)... but perhaps most of those sales or at least half of those sales were from Don/Eagles fans?? Maybe because she is not promoting a thing on this tour, people aren't interested in going to see her?

Personally, I think she's touring too close to the SYW tour. That was a very long tour and they hit a lot of cities twice. I think a lot of people figured they've already seen her recently, perhaps, twice in two years. Plus ticket prices don't help. Maybe if Stevie had put out a new solo album and then toured in maybe a year, the response would have been better.

blinker12 · #7 06-27-2005, 08:08 AM

Yep, a combination of market saturation and ticket prices. She played Cleveland, for example, in 2001, 2003 and 2004 (with Fleetwood Mac and solo). I like BombaySapphire3's idea of doing smaller venues (e.g. House of Blues-type places) -- that would have been a great idea. Then I think she could have gotten away with these high ticket prices.
Honestly, I don't think people are willing to pay as much to see Stevie solo as with Fleetwood Mac, and these prices are just as high as SYW.

Livia · #8 06-27-2005, 09:10 AM

All good points....

Also, summer is concert season - most people can only afford to attend a few shows at the most-especially if they have to travel. If I was a modest Stevie fan, I'd opt for seeing someone I've never seen before. But that's just me.

StevieRox2 · #9 06-27-2005, 09:17 AM

That and the fact that the front row seats, GREAT seats are all reserved, can't get them until maybe the day of the show or pay broker or ebay prices. They just aren't releasing great seats right off the bat, and pisses people off like me! And then there's TicketB@#$%^&*(!

Mokona · #10 06-27-2005, 10:08 AM

I haven't been to many concerts at all, but I remember paying $70 for a third or fourth row seat to a YANNI

concert back in 1997!! So when Stevie's tix were priced at $85-$125 at the Cleveland show, it honestly didn't seem that expensive. How much were the tickets at TISL? I'm curious to see how much more these were.

It probably would've been better if she had an album to promote or took a year off after SYW, but selfishly I'm glad she didn't.

DavidMn · #11 06-27-2005, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Ok, so i keep hearing about how the first two "Gold Dust" shows didn't sell well... That there were literally empty sections all over the place in both Cleveland and Grand Rapids... are people losing interest in seeing Stevie play live??

The "Two Voices" shows sold very well (with the exception of Mansfield where they were literally giving away tickets for free to fill up the venue)... but perhaps most of those sales or at least half of those sales were from Don/Eagles fans?? Maybe because she is not promoting a thing on this tour, people aren't interested in going to see her?

You hit the nail on the head about the lack of a new album in my opinion. I'm always glad when she or Fleetwood Mac goes out on the road, but I REALLY don't want it to disintigrate into an Eagles thing where all they do is tour with the same material. I think Fleetwood Mac and Stevie have earned a measure of integrity by not doing that.

DavidMn · #12 06-27-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by blinker12

Yep, a combination of market saturation and ticket prices. She played Cleveland, for example, in 2001, 2003 and 2004 (with Fleetwood Mac and solo). I like BombaySapphire3's idea of doing smaller venues (e.g. House of Blues-type places) -- that would have been a great idea. Then I think she could have gotten away with these high ticket prices.
Honestly, I don't think people are willing to pay as much to see Stevie solo as with Fleetwood Mac, and these prices are just as high as SYW.

Right on with that last sentence. I almost SH## when I saw the CLeveland prices. I know Stevie herself probabl doesnt have much to do with pricing, but whichever one of her "People" did should get his or her ass canned on the spot

strandinthewind · #13 06-27-2005, 10:34 AM

Not only that - but she is not playing anything but her same old set list, with the exception of Circle Dance and Rock and Roll. I think many people are loathe to shell out beaucoup bucks to see essentially the same songs or, to put it another way, pay $100 to see her do two covers.

gldstwmn · #14 06-27-2005, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Not only that - but she is not playing anything but her same old set list, with the exception of Circle Dance and Rock and Roll. I think many people are loathe to shell out beaucoup bucks to see essentially the same songs or, to put it another way, pay $100 to see her do two covers.

Bingo.

diamondsnake · #15 06-27-2005, 11:41 AM

She has done like 200 dates in the last couple of years and most people have already seen her at least once on tour recently. I am even considering not seeing this show just because my bank account is drained from the Vegas and SYW shows. She is doing two Florida dates. Under normal circumstances, I would go to both shows. But if I can't get great seats, I will pass because it is pretty much the same setlist as Vegas...

So, for me at least, the reason is hight ticket prices for crappy seats. I'm not going if I have to sit out on the lawn! I've been checking ticket master daily and I have not seen any Floor seats for the shows I want to go to. So it just isn't worth it unless I can get some decent seats.