Britney Spears has broken the record for concert ticket sales at Sydney’s Acer Arena with a total of 66,247 tickets sold across 4 nights.

Britney Spears ticket sales exceed the previous record set by Coldplay in March 2009 when the record stood at 59,391.

Ticket sales record for sales in excess of 40,000 tickets at Acer Arena now stand at:

1. Britney Spears – Nov 09
2. Coldplay – Mar 09
3. Justin Timberlake – Oct 07
4. Eagles – Nov 04
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Apr 07
6. Bette Midler – April 05
7. Neil Diamond – Mar 05

http://www.vma.org.au/ind...Itemid=236

1 Britney Spears, DJ Havana Brown Acer Arena
Sydney, Australia
Nov. 16-17, 19-20, 2009
$9,085,822
66,247 /
69,640
4 /
0
$186.70, $93.30
Dainty Consolidated Entertainment
[Edited 11/25/09 15:36pm]

even though i don't know her im proud of her, getting her life on track, fior that period she was down in the dumps, i didn't listen 2 her at all- if she came on the radio i quickly change it,and i told myself i wouldn't until she got her life back.

so proud of her- we love u.

while i'm glad she's not crazy anymore (at least not that we've heard about recently) i still think it's pathetic her music is popular. the idea that she just keeps selling out show after show so people can watch her dance and use stage props while she sloppily lip-synchs is absurd and to think of all the more talented recording acts that will never be as big as her. i just don't get it-she's not a good singer, she doesn't have charisma...she's just a really good dancer who uses controversy and tabloids to sell records.


and no, i don't think it's essential to be the best singer in the world to have hits, but at least pick songs that suit your voice. her voice never sounds good even with the auto-tune. you never hear madonna or janet jackson sound off-key in their recordings like britney does.

mimi2 said:

I thought she sounded great on her first two albums. Actually I still even like her voice, but its become more of a pop voice then a strong voice like it used to be.

missmad said:

I agree. From where she was two years ago to where she is today is pretty darn amazing.

if I'd have known then what I know now....
thick thighs, some ass, a little waist and you don't even really have to sing!

9 milli! astounding

go right on ahead Britney

Arnotts said:

I've been jamming to her first album this week, I'm surprised at how similar to Christina she sounded back then!

purplesweat said:

get it, get it, get it, get it!

RodeoSchro said:

musicjunky318 said:

Britney Spears is a talentless hack prefabricated by the Disney Robotics Factory. She is supported by prefabricated preprogrammed automatons!

purplesweat said:

love it. way to go Britney.

BRITNEY SPEARS SUCKS! CAN'T AND WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SING!!!! What's wrong with people's ears these days?! Thank God, Sade is putting out a new album...

Good for Britney

purplesweat said:

!!!!!

purplesweat said:

To this day, this is still her best performance to me...I think Mayte actually choreographed this performance. Not a Britney fan...never have been, but when I saw her do that performance, I was very impressed and could kinda see what the big deal was. Of course, that was years ago and she hasn't held up well with time. The current performances I've seen from her are no where near this level, so I'm thinking that she's only still relevant because of her diehard fanbase and top-notch producers who alter her voice and create catchy and often times very overproduced songs that sell big numbers...I actually liked 'Circus'. She once had 'it', but 'it' left the building years ago and has been replaced with 'hand dancing', prancing around the stage, and even worse lip-syncing than ever. I'm happy she has her life back on track though and has become a good mommy again, which is all that really matters to me in the end with anybody, celebrity or not.
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purplesweat said:

C'mon now, Britney has never sounded like Christina even when they were on the MMC together. Two totally different ranges and vocal types altogether. Let's not get nuts with this. That's like saying Madonna sounds like Janet or Patti LaBelle sounds like Tina Turner, which is only true if a person is completely tone deaf.

estelle81 said:

Britney just needs a new choreographer it's not that serious. Andre Fuentes is garbage. She needs to bring back Wade Robinson. <--He did the Slave 4 U routine, not Mayte.

musicjunky318 said:

Yeah, Wade Robson is a awesome choreographer. His routines on 'So You Think You Can Dance' are always well done and thought provoking. Someone had said that Mayte had done the choreography for this performance...apparently not so. Didn't Wade get discovered doing Michael Jackson dance routines when he was like 12 years old?

purplesweat said:

No lol I always felt Christina had a better voice

estelle81 said:

Yea he was actually in the dance tribute with Janet at the VMA's. Did you see the special MTV aired a couple days after the awards? He was in it talking about how Michael gave him his first big break. If I'm not mistaken he also testified at the trial in MJ's defense.
[Edited 11/27/09 17:40pm]

musicjunky318 said:

Wow, it's awesome that he stood up for Michael to the end. He's definitely one of the best chorographers out there.

estelle81 said:

I never said she has the same kind of strength or range.

Listen to this (for voice, forget the cheesiness it was 11 yrs ago lol!)



The gritty, almost forced out sound of it is similar not necessarily the strength.

Remember they got the same score in the Disney auditions for singing.

estelle81 said:

I think I read somewhere Mayte just taught her to belly dance, Wade Robson did the choreography (and most of hers up until this and the last era).

She's relevant now because, dogdy dancing or not, her pop is still the best out there. Little voice that can do a lot and doesn't nearly get enough credit for because she doesn't belt like Leona or Xtina or Beyonce (yet is SO much more pleasant than Rihanna's little voice!) Trust me, I despise auto tune and too many vocal effects, Britney really doesn't have that many besides what any singer/track has these days (except for 3, that has a lot which is probably why I don't like it so much).

Plus, just cuz she isn't dancing well now, doesn't mean she'll never dance well again. She's very reserved now and who wouldn't be when the world saw you break down? I think she'll get the spark back as long as she keeps working at it. Any rehearsal vid you see, she's got that spark, so it's a shyness to do with the audience watching.

As for lipping, I went to her show last night and she sung Everytime live, she's sung various songs live throughout the whole tour, only the media doesn't like reporting about that!

musicjunky318 said:

They fired him last year. I think Jamie King did the choreography for everything after the Circus video...including the tour.

in my opinion, i think this is the performance that made everyone take note.
i absolutely loved it at the time. watching it now, it's a bit sloppy in parts but still fun. starts killing it at the 3:15min mark. get it Britney.

purplesweat said:

You put it perfectly by saying, "a little voice that can do alot". She's never had a powerhouse voice like Christina, Leona, Whitney, Mariah, Jennifer Hudson or any of the other 'Divas', but she did have a nice voice at one point that was quite mature for her age. I don't think she's the worst singer...when she actually opens her mouth and sings without the backing track set on 'high' and the mic on 'low'. If she lacked charisma and couldn't carry a tune, she wouldn't still be around, but I do believe that her image and catchy songs is the main reason she's still sitting at the top of the charts more than her vocal abilities; but that's what pop music is mostly about anyways so Oh, and I agree with you on Rihanna...sometimes her voice reminds me of nails in a blender.

I don't understand why she would be soo reserved to not dance in front of her fans, many of whom would probably pay $200 to see her sit in a chair and read to them...many, not all. Plus, she's stated that dancing is soothing for her. It's not like she's performing in front of haters, critics, or her peers...they're her fans who paid big bucks to see her; so, why be shy? I'm not saying her fans have low standards; I'm just saying many of them are easily pleased. I'm sorry, but I won't pay for half-assing from anyone whether it's a musical artist, actor, novelist, athelete, chef, or dog walker. If you aren't coming with your 'A' game than stay at home. Nobody should feel obligated or forced to do something they geniunely don't want to do. I just don't think it's fair to the fans if the artist isn't giving them all of themselves in a performance.
I've seen footage of her rehearsals and I've seen the concert performances on Youtube and I just don't see how someone who has been doing it for 10+ years can't transition from dance studio to stage no matter what unfortunate life circumstances have arose. Step up and do it; or, step back and sit down; but don't be fake about it and go through the motions in a half-assing manner is how I feel about any task one takes up. I just think that she's gotten comfortable so she does less now because her fanbase doesn't expect more from her. It's okay to challenge one's favorite celebrity when they stop challenging themselves. Constructive criticism is a good thing because it only makes a person stronger and better. If Prince ever walked out on stage half-assing, I'd stand outside the venue, on a soapbox, and put him on blast for everybody to hear because I know he's soo much better than that. I'm not sayin' he has to multiple food for the masses or walk on water, but damn, at least do something I can't see in the music video at my house for free.

I've seen her sing songs live on several occasions but she does lip-sync the majority of the time which is what she's been doing since her career started so the fact that there were people in Australia who wanted their money back because of this was something that I found surprising, dumb, and comical. She's not the first or last artist to lip-sync but at one point in her career she had at least a more valid reason for doing it because she actually was doing some hardcore choreography...now, not so much; so, I really don't get the lip-syncing at this point unless: 1) her voice is totally shot due to her past smoking habit; or, 2) she's just taking the easy way out and being a bit lazy. If you aren't doing heavy choreography, than there really is no good reason at all for lip-syncing the majority of the show but that's just my opinion.

Again it's good to see her personal life back on track because that is really the only thing that matters at the end of the day. If she's geniunely happy with where she is right now, than I'm happy for her.

purplesweat said:

Honestly, if she still sounded like this, than I wouldn't be so critical of her. I do believe that she has the ability to sound like this, but why change up what she's doing if it's selling albums? Plus, she couldn't compete with the more powerhouse female artist because despite how good her voice sounds on this song, it's really nothing in comparison to Jennifer Hudson, Christina, or Leona. That's why she'll remain a pop artist because her vocals don't sound rock, country, or R&B. There are songs by Christina that totally could be on the R&B and Jazz/Blues charts without anyone questioning them...same goes with J.Hud, Leona, and some older Beyonce (not so much now because she's chosen to go more the pop route). If you just stay in one musical genre, it's hard for me to see the greatness because I don't see any growth or challenge there. Britney will always be just a pop artist, nothing more, which is great if that's all she strives to be and that's all her fans want from her. She's getting paid so that's all that matters in the end I guess.