Attendance at Recent Stevie Concerts

Newzchspy · #1 06-16-2008, 07:15 AM

I copied this from an article at Daniel's site and was wondering if this were true at other venues. Seems that attendance for this tour (2008) has been way down from recent years.

And the fans? They love it. When she opened with "Stand Back" one would have never known that the arena was only about half full, as every older lady in the place got up out of her seat and cheered while mentally reliving her glory days.

Chicago was about 1/2 to 3/4 full too, way down from last year (2007). In fact, the Sec 300 seats to the back were maybe 1/10th full and people were moving up as the concert went on since the first 10 rows had quite a few seats left, including mine in the 4th row. Just wondering how the other venues fared with attendance??

Glenn

Glittermoondust · #2 06-16-2008, 10:09 AM

I went to the show last night at DTE and it was pretty full!! But Boston opened for her so I'm sure some fans were there for them too...... but the seats right in front of me were empty all night--so I got a little upgrade!! ha ha And they were darn good seats--first row but to the side......

SmileAtYou · #3 06-16-2008, 10:13 AM

I don't know about attendance at other venues, but I have just a few comments about the attendance at St. Louis. It seemed to me that the ticket prices were higher this year, which may have limited attendance to mostly hard-core fans. From what I could tell, the crowd consisted of many repeat concert-goers. We were walking out of the show behind some middle-aged women who were recounting their experience of seeing Stevie in the '80's, and one lady was telling about having seen Fleetwood Mac on the Rumours tour in Little Rock when Stevie fell off the stage! Aside from the middle age women, there were also plenty of older men, who seemed to enjoy the concert more than anyone! They loved Stevie!

David · #4 06-16-2008, 10:31 AM

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We were walking out of the show behind some middle-aged women who were recounting their experience of seeing Stevie in the '80's, and one lady was telling about having seen Fleetwood Mac on the Rumours tour in Little Rock when Stevie fell off the stage!

Did you tell her that we all have the soundboard recording of that very show, & that there's a funny crashing sound about midway through OH DADDY, followed immediately by chuckling in British accents?

michelej1 · #5 06-16-2008, 11:24 AM

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, followed immediately by chuckling in British accents?

The McVies?

Michele

BombaySapphire3 · #6 06-16-2008, 11:24 AM

Maybe after this tour it will finally sink in to her or someone in her camp that in the future they need to downscale to smaller venues.I would think that one could be in denial for only so long.

Also upping ticket prices again in the midst of hard economic times is ill advised.

SmileAtYou · #7 06-16-2008, 11:29 AM

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in the future they need to downscale to smaller venues

Smaller venues would be better for the fans, too! We would be closer to the stage & we could all see Stevie better!

Steviefan49 · #8 06-16-2008, 12:35 PM

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Smaller venues would be better for the fans, too! We would be closer to the stage & we could all see Stevie better!

Absolutely! Plus, it would give us all the same ambience of her VH1 special- "Storytellers" - several years back, that had the candles all around it.. How awesome would that be? I'd SOO love Stevie performing in a smaller venue.. provided she keep her ticket prices to a "reasonable" amount.

jwd · #9 06-16-2008, 03:50 PM

Stevie's only playing a 4100 seat pavilion in Cincinnati and it's not sold out yet. Back in 2005 she drew at least 8,000 at the larger pavilion. I think the lower attendance has to do with higher ticket prices and the fact that everyone is paying more for gas, groceries, and just about everything else.

GlennGlenn · #10 06-16-2008, 04:43 PM

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Smaller venues would be better for the fans, too! We would be closer to the stage & we could all see Stevie better!

Thats howRosemont was for the pre-Soundstage show, small , intimate and you almost felt like you were in her living room. Yes, we need more of these. I imagine that MGMT will get the message when ticket sales plummet due to the current economic climate. In addition, her fans are getting OLDER for sure. I'd say the average in Chicago was well into their mid-late 50s.

Richard B · #11 06-16-2008, 05:00 PM

I really don't think ticket prices are the issue of low attendance. Frankly, I paid more to see Nicks on other tours before (through proper ticket channels and not Brokers). I think her cost now is quite reasonable. The best basis for comparison is to look at other current tours. I can't get a ticket for the life of me for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, which are $150. a ticket (for a good seat). Sure he's touring with Steve Winwood, but who really cares.

I simply think her popularity has waned. She's been doing the same tour, no real album. Just a golden oldies show, really. And frankly, 50-somethings have the money to spend much more than a tween or 20-something.

Besides Petty, there are still plenty of hot concert tickets selling and filling arenas and such, like Bon Jovi.

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Josh2003 · #12 06-16-2008, 05:06 PM

High ticket prices+high gas prices+Stevie touring EVERY SUMMER the past few years+NO CHANGE IN SETLIST = many fans (myself included) staying home.

I hope someone in her camp finally learns how to do this basic math.

pwyll · #13 06-16-2008, 11:19 PM

DTE has got to be a sell out from what I saw last night.

Musicman408 · #14 06-17-2008, 07:54 AM

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Did you tell her that we all have the soundboard recording of that very show, & that there's a funny crashing sound about midway through OH DADDY, followed immediately by chuckling in British accents?

Oh my gosh, are you serious?

I have got to hear this, do you have it or something, as it would make my day~

vivfox · #15 06-17-2008, 11:04 AM

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Did you tell her that we all have the soundboard recording of that very show, & that there's a funny crashing sound about midway through OH DADDY, followed immediately by chuckling in British accents?

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Oh my gosh, are you serious?

I have got to hear this, do you have it or something, as it would make my day~

I believed him too so I listened like a dork and there was nothing there. Mick's drumming in the song was pretty awesome though.