£150 for tickets to her concerts in the Uk....no wonder it aint sold out.....I love Madge but it's an insult to charge that ...just to massage her ego (which she says we all should transgress) so she can have the highest grossing tour of the year.....how much money is enough madge?????

''how high are the stakes, how much fortune can u make''

I see another way.....she has the DUMBEST fans of all time.

Barbra Streisand and the Rolling Stones charge even more for their tickets.Older performers should charge alot.They won't always be able to make this much money,so they should do it while they still can.Also,keep in mind that Madonna's shows are extremely expensive for her to put on.Warners isn't paying for this....she is.The girl's gotta make a profit Madonna works hard.She deserves to get paid.

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peppeken said:

I think it's untrue that her tour didn't sell out! Most show are sold out!

check ticketmaster...lots of tickets left..of course she should make a profit...but 100-220m dollars...?????

Graycap23 said:

Damn that's kinda harsh Gray!

peppeken said:

Yeah,her tour will gross over $200 million,but do you seriously believe that's what she's actually gonna take home? After all the expenses(band,dancers,designers,choreographers,stage and costume designers,etc), she takes home alot less than that.

purplecam said:

If Madonna performed in my back yard, I'd leave the house and NOT return until she has gone.

she made over 78m from the last tour....big profit....greedy bint

greedy? really? for requesting, and receiving, a higher salary?

don't most people get an annual raise? when you ask for your raise, do you feel you're worth the money you are asking for? maybe you're boss would be justified in saying, "you're greedy." This isn't even an annual raise because she doesn't tour every year.

don't get me wrong, i think it's too much and i won't pay it. but because i won't pay for something doesn't mean the person asking for it shouldn't ask.

greedy, huh? maybe. but who's to say when somebody else's earnings, for a product they create and for work they do, are too much?

no job is worth that money....and then she talks of starving kids in africa !

Graycap23 said:

You got me rollin at my desk!

come on, SHE can afford demanding that much. First, as Robbie Williams once said, She's Madonna.
Second: Look at the numbers and figures that are all involved in the tour. She has to pay them too!
Her shows are that expensive because she has 10 dancers, 12 musicians, lightmen...

peppeken said:

and she's also given more to starving kids in africa than any of us have so...?

Yeah,people never talk about how much money Madonna donates to charity.They never mention her Malawi foundation.They see her as a selfish,greedy bitch Meanwhile,it's cool for the rappers to brag about their material possessions and show off their mansions on "Cribs".

Graycap23 said:

Now THAT I would pay 150 Pounds for. With Lourdes on the tamborine and Rocco with a maracca.

SoulAlive said:

personally, i don't think someone has to give to charity to justify the amount of money they make. there is absolutely nothing wrong with being compensated for, and profiting from, your own ability and skill.

madonna does her thing. she employs and pays people for the assistance they provide, and she expects to be employed and paid for the product she provides. if someone doesn't want to buy it, then someone shouldn't. but to sit and dictate that a person...any person...makes too much money for the skill and ability they use is immoral. yes, immoral!

people never point to themselves and say "I make too much money." it's always to someone else this statement is directed. that, in my eyes, is what's really greedy.

SoulAlive said:

Uh, does Live Nation not pay for that? That's the point of signing with them, after all. They foot the immediate bills, take their share of eventual profits and hand the rest over to the artist.

As for her prices, they meet the definition of fair market value if people are willing to pay them and she still sells out. I won't pay those prices because her show isn't worth $350 for a shitty nosebleed seat somewhere.
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sassybritches said:

Can someone please give me a rough description of who her fan base are?

Orphans aren't cheap, yo.

Graycap23 said:

very true

and for that u only get lipsyncing no wonder sir elton john is goin back

asg said:

at least madge only synchs her vocals.

Anxiety said:

Perhaps some day all mainstream concerts will just be listening parties with live dancing. Do away with all those silly musicians and even the curtain they're hidden behind.

I think a lot of that pricing strategy has to do with keeping the "riff-raff" out of her shows, and elevating her fanbase. I think she's aiming that price at the fans she wants to have.

Graycap23 said:

yeah and all americans are idiots, even yourself!

Se7en said:

gross.

SoulAlive said:

Madge donates every year to the LA Aids Walk for Team Ciccone which is helmed by her youngest half-brother. The exact amount is never stated but is listed on his teams site.

Madonna has donated millions and helped raised millions for HIV/AIDS and was one of the first public figures to even talk about it. Even in the early days when Martin was dying she'd go see him even people thought she'd catch from him.