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12-22-03 04:08 PM jb While they were #1 in gross $$$, only a little more than 1/2 the shows sold out and attendance was much stronger in Europe this time. I think the USA has been an oversaturated market and the revenue was simply a by-product of the higher ticket prices... I told everyone that many of the shows had less than 16k and again I was proven correct... [Edited by jb] 12-22-03 04:11 PM SHINE A LIGHT some venues have "available seating,blocked view". i'd say people did not want to purchase those types of seats. hence, not a full house. 12-22-03 04:12 PM jb Maybe...but they did much better in Europe this time.... 12-22-03 04:12 PM glencar I agree the ticket prices were way too high. Why they didn't charge top $ for the club shows & less for the arenas/stadia is baffling. I know they still wouldn't have made up the difference but they'd have sold more tickets. Plus they skipped swaths of the country. No STL or KC or Minneapolis. No Fargo this time. 12-22-03 04:15 PM jb Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled they ended up #1 as far as revenue...but I do have concerns as to whether they can keep playing 20k seat arenas...they may have to scale back to 12-15k seat venues... 12-22-03 04:17 PM glencar They'll do whatever it takes. Ticket prices should come down. You & I can afford it but what about younger fans? Or the less involved fan? When I bought a ticket for my sister, she couldn't believe I'd spent that much. 12-22-03 04:19 PM jb I think they gave up on the younger fans after 81!!! I don't find it unreasonable to pay $350 for a decent seat to see the greatest rock band of all time...In fact I wish I only had to pay that much and not x's 10!!! 12-22-03 04:21 PM glencar I almost bought a scalped ticket to Roseland on line but chickened out. Good thing because then it turned out to be a scam. Next time I'll buy the 3-ticket deal if they offer it again. 12-22-03 04:51 PM Sir Stonesalot The Stones had a higher percentage of sell outs than anyone else. No one sells out every show anymore. 12-22-03 05:44 PM Gazza Correct - and if you look at the number of tickets sold and the capacity of the venues combined you'll see that any shows that DIDNT sell out werent a kick in the arse off doing so. I would imagine also that the tickets that didnt sell were probably almost always the very worst seats in the venue. Persuading a casual fan to part with $100 for a nosebleed in a stadium is a hard sell. Considering the price of even the crappiest tickets for Stones shows, the amount they DID manage to sell was pretty remarkable. Look at the percentage of sell outs for the other artists on that list and you'll see they sold out a higher percentage of shows than anyone I think 12-22-03 05:46 PM Child of the Moon Josh, buddy, listen here... DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. Hey, does your secretary have any younger female friends? Someone interested in a Stonesfan approaching his 20th birthday? [Edited by Child of the Moon] 12-22-03 06:00 PM Soldatti For me the numbers are good. By the way think that the figures from today are much lower than years ago. Remember 1989 when the band played for 3.2 millions on U.S, on that time the Stadium shows were very populars but today not anymore. They played many club shows too and that numbers are irrelevant. This tour 2002-03 was a great hit for the Stones, only remember this: 2002 - Forty Licks was #1 on Europe, #1 Worldwide and #2 on U.S.. The album has sold 7 m. copies worldwide, an incredible number for a double album. - The Licks Tour ranked 2nd but with 10 shows less of the first. 2003 - Sympathy For The Devil reached Top 20 on Europe and #1 on Sales on U.S.. The single also debuted #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 making history for a living artist. - Four Flicks debuted #1 on U.S. and has sold almost 150,000 copies (with the future numbers of this week) reaching 5x Platinum Certification. - The Licks Tour grossed $300 m, sold 98% of the tickets, atracted 3.5 m. people and 13 of the 25 shows of the year were by the Stones! 12-22-03 06:05 PM nankerphelge And your avatar is great! Don't forget that! 12-22-03 08:30 PM Soldatti That photo is from Paris (May/June 2002) 12-23-03 06:21 AM glencar So this thread is cooked, right?