it sucked & was half empty

stadium or arena?

it was half empty? i mean, i don't like her music, or her.
but given she seems to be so popular i'm surprised at that



and a little happy, i admit

Dont be surprised! Current tours by Popular artists are not selling out, Christina Aguilera's show here in NYC failed to sell out by far, when Beyonce toured with Alicia Keys and Missy a few years back that lineup couldnt sell out MSG, and that was at Beyonce and Alicia's peak of popularity. Its a generation thing, younger people dont really go to shows, artists like Elton John,Manilow,Billy JOel all sold the garden out for mulitiple shows in minutes. It is kind of strange though, because a UK act like Girls Aloud just played a 20 date tour in the UK and sold out all arena-venues with no problem.
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I'm not suprised to hear this now..... Her tickets went on sale here in NYC
on Saturday at 10:00 am... I logged on to my pc around 2:15 pm and was still able to cop my niece good seats
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lastdecember said:[quote]Dont be surprised! Current tours by Popular artists are not selling out, Christina Aguilera's show here in NYC failed to sell out by far, when Beyonce toured with Alicia Keys and Missy a few years back that lineup couldnt sell out MSG, and that was at Beyonce and Alicia's peak of popularity. Its a generation thing, younger people dont really go to shows, artists like Elton John,Manilow,Billy JOel all sold the garden out for mulitiple shows in minutes. It is kind of strange though, because a UK act like Girls Aloud just played a 20 date tour in the UK and sold out all arena-venues with no problem.
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I heard you say this before... but i was at that show and it was packed..
i don't recall seeing many empty seats... i was in the 100 section and remember looking up at the nose bleeds thinking... i'm glad i'm not up there and didn't see any empty sections

banks said:[quote]

lastdecember said:

I remember it being pointed out in a Bilboard article about tours by top selling acts not selling out, at the time it mentioned Ushers tour only selling 75-80% of tickets and the Up in Smoke tour not selling out and mentioned the Beyonce/Keys/Missy shows in larger cities not selling out. The interseting thing about the garden is that alot of acts re-construct it seating wise so it looks as though they sold it out, I remember during the Musicology tour, Prince who can easily sell out the garden, had the seating in certain areas not for sale, so it looked like there were alot of empty seats higher up. The Christina Aguilera show didnt sell out, which did not surprise me, I went to the show mainly to see PCD but that show should have been done in a small venue like a Radio city, especially given the "cabaret" style theme, i also didnt understand the inclusion of Danity Kane as a warm up act, they were on stage literally 15-20 minutes, i think they did 3 songs, it was just weird because they didnt fit with either act, despite being pretty, and singing wise, i felt bad for them.

I'm going to beyonce's concert, but is it true that she only wears a silver dress the whole time and doesn't do much dancing?

lastdecember said:

That's why I was surprised to hear she was doing a solo tour. I don't know anyone hyped about seeing her show but then again, I don't know anyone who actually cares about her that much.

none of the current stars cut their teeth in clubs or tours.

in the past people actully worked their ass of to get to the recording studio for a major label. older audiences don't want to go see someone just cutting their teeth on performing, and with the cost of tickets now and the weak economy parents aren't spending the money to send their kids to see these people perform. maybe in 10+ years if they are still in the game they will have same success touring as say Reba, Bette, the Stones, U2, Madge and all the other vets of the circut.

The young people have found new concerts 2 go 2...Prince!!!

ehuffnsd said:

I couldnt agree more. Some of these artists just dont have the stage presence and come off awkward on stage. Ticket prices should be lowered too...

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

When I saw Omarion and Ciara they were lip syncin like a mug.How you gonna do a back flip and 3 splits and ya voice sounds exactly the same! In one person that I must give it 2 is Chris Brown.Hes really good at dancing and singing at the same time.At times he lost his breath but he always regained his strength and stayed pretty steady

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

The funny thing is that the ones charging the most money are still selling out without any issue. Madonna,U2,Billy Joel,Manilow,Elton all of these artists sell out in minutes but still are charging pretty high prices. I havent seen the Beyonce prices but i think they are starting at 50-60 and up from there. Prince, well we all know the ticket price there, the Aguilera ticket prices werent bad, just the venue sucked for that type of show. My main problem with ticket pricing is that im not paying 100 bucks to sit a few levels up at a MSG for anyone, that is just plain stupid, I dont mind paying alot for a show where i can see and enjoy the damn thing, so i dont mind Prince charging me whatever as i long as i am down close, i think thats the bigger issue. Artists should play smaller venues if they are gonna charge big $$$

lastdecember said:

people know they are getting a good show. that's why they pay the price. today's crop has yet to establish themselves as bankable live performers. Christina's next tour or the one one following will probably be reaching that level.

lastdecember said:

I bought Tickets for niece because she's doing so well in school and Beyonce tickets are

150.75
125.75
99.75
69.75


I got her tickets in section 128 at that was 125.75... 143.00 after The TicketMaster fee... I can't imgaine where the 69.75 tickets are because the 99.75 are in section 300 when i checked Saturday

alphastreet said:

OMG, I love this question. It's just so fucking perfect!

PleasurePrinciple said:

lets look on the bright side, it was half full

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

I agree with you all. I would go see Frankie Beverly & Maze over any of these top ten acts anyday.

banks said:

Wow, Beyonce's top ticket is higher than Prince's. I just don't get it. I saw that Nickelback's VIP seating/package at the Target Center in Minne was $225.

CalhounSq said:

Me too!

yall member that time DC got booed in Philly.Me and my friends was talkin reckless bout that 4eva.But how u gon show up in a Lakers jersey.... outta here wit that!

novabrkr said:

I mean really - if you're in it for costumes & dancing (NOT the music) you're probably going to the wrong show

yep, Beyonce sucked...the all female band sucked and she never got the crowd movin' @ all... we all left thinking we just paid 4 Beyonce's weave

sexyAuntyFuka said:

sexyAuntyFuka said:

Does the band even play? Everytime TV performance has been faked, so I was wondering if they were really even musicians.

Funny....when I went to a Patti LaBelle concert a few years ago, she had the place rockin', and brought down the house with "Lady Marmalade". We were dancing so much, we were dripping sweat when the concert ended.

Some of today's stars need to go back to school, IMO.

i was asking cause I really bought the tickets but AFTER that I tried to look her up online and all the tour pics I found were just of her in silver, looking a bit like a drag queen and now I'm having second thoughts cause I paid so much money for them. Beyonce is one of the few artists today I enjoy and I love her voice, so I'm hoping she gives a good show. But after reading this, I'm having second thoughts

Wow! This is a lonely world! To actually go to a concert of someone who you obviously don't care for with the anticipation of opening a thread (before anyone else) on a worn out trend (Beyonce bashing) is very heartbreaking. In fact, the thread is very nonspecific - what actually sucked about the show? If you want your thread to have some relevance beyond reject, social, grade school commentary, tell the rest of us who haven't attended her concert...yet, say something with a little bit more meat on it. Sometimes these threads can be highly informative, sometimes just plain one dimensional: depending on the intention of who is writing them.