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martha said:
Like I said, the Popmart prices were high because of the elaborate stage construction and all the staff it took to run the show. Elevation was a simpler stage construction. The band and management didn't take Elevation to Australia because it wasn't going to make them any money. They said this at the time. None of this has anything to do with the perceived quality of the albums.
Go back and do some homework. All of this information is available for you to read. Australians were complaining about the tickets prices publically; the country was having economic difficulties at that time.
Homework?
Australia had economic difficulties at the time, yes - but it isn't exactly a poor country. My guess is that enough people would have been able to buy tickets for U2's Elevation tour if the ticket prices were anywhere near the prices in Europe and the US. Still, the costs of taking the show to these parts of the world were too high to make it profitable, though. Agree.
And of course the demand for tickets has got to do with the perceived quality of the album that is being promoted. It DOES help to have number 1 hit singles when you put millions of tickets for sale.
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