AC/DC sold out every show they have played on this tour in less then 20 minutes. The ticket prices are lower on average yes but even if they were not lower theyde outsell U2 and I would put money on it.
Well, then why are tickets still available on the lower level for Gillette Stadium near Boston and Giants Stadium near New York City? U2 soldout both stadiums playing IN THE ROUND. The capacity for the two soldout Giant Stadium shows near New York City is 82,000 per show, or 164,000 for both shows combined! The capacity AC/DC at Giants Stadium is 60,000 and its NOT soldout, not even close.
U2 are playing two shows with a 72,000 capacity at Gillette Stadium near Boston. 1 show Soldout, 2nd show nearing a sellout. AC/DC are playing one show with a max capacity there of 55,000 and its NOT soldout. Tickets still available on the lower level for their show.
They sold out GM Place in 4 minutes and BC Place in 15, U2 still has tickets available for BC Place. AC/DC could be adding second concerts and selling them out as well, and Black Ice will outsell No Line On The Horizon.
Well, AC/DC has not visited Vancouver since 2000/2001. U2 were there in 2001 for the Elevation tour, and again in 2005 for the Vertigo tour. But no matter, rest assured, when the Boxscore comes in for both shows, U2's show will be the higher attended one and the higher grossing one. In fact, the U2 360 show at the BC Place will be the highest attended concert and highest grossing concert in the history of British Columbia!
Black Ice has essentially stop selling at this point, signifcant sales, NLOTH is still selling and will continue to sell through the year into next.
Does that mean AC/DC is a better band...nope but they are more popular by a long ways right now.
LOL. AC/DC would like to be able to play stadiums in the USA, but their stopping with the one show in Boston and one show in New York City because they cannot sell those two shows out. Those shows are taking place in two of the largest markets in the United States. If you can't sellout stadiums there, then your unlikely to be in demand enough to play stadiums anywhere else in the USA.
The current U2 tour will likely play to over 6 million people and gross between $600 and $700 million dollars. By contrast AC/DC will play to less than half as many people and only gross around $250 million dollars.
I really could care less what anybody in this forum thinks because it is U2 biast and always has been. Go to Ebay and see what 2 GA AC/DC tickets are going to compared to 2 U2 GA tickets. No comparison.
No bias here, just the FACTS.
Billboard - Music News Magazine for Fans and Music Executives - Music Search has an area of its website called "top concerts" or "Boxscore". Click on that each Wendsday during the tour to get the latest attendance and gross figures and you'll see what I'm talking about.
