Johannesburg and Cape Town PreSale/GenSale

[beershack]

Glad to see the early big sales numbers, definitely surprised me.

 

[Axver]

Celine Dion did a huge tour back in February 2008. Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Johannesburg.

Robbie Williams did Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria (that's only 3 though, plus in 2006).

That's all I can think of really.

Add to that A. R. Rahman and Elton John, if I'm not grossly mistaken.

 

[ajax]

According to a message, posted an hour ago by the promoters on facebook, 80% of all tickets are now sold out.

 

[prbiker15]

According to Big Concerts, GA for Johannesburg + Cape Town is sold out (with Cape Town GA selling out an hour later than Joburg). There are still seated tickets left. Rather great sales in my opinion.

 

[paulrg]

That's excellent news and no mean feat in that size of stadium.

 

[ajax]

As reported by Eyewitness News: In Touch, In Tune and Independent an hour ago:

As the rush for U2 tickets continue, Big Concerts said on Sunday Computicket’s systems never actually crashed but admitted that sales were very slow at some points.

At the weekend, thousands of people went online or queued at Computicket outlets to book a seat at one of the Irish super group’s performances in Johannesburg and Cape Town early next year.

Tickets were all but sold out only hours after going on sale on Saturday, despite the sporadic system problems

Big Concerts’ Justin van Wyk said: “We broke records. We sold 150,000 tickets in the first day. We sold 30,000 tickets in the first hour, which is unprecedented.”

 

[robbrecon72]

6 hours ago Big Concerts facebook said Johannesburg is 78% sold and 92% of Cape Town is sold and this site below says 150,000 total tickets have been sold as of 8 hours ago. considering the capacities the numbers are close from both sources.

Eyewitness News: U2 ticket sales break records

 

[vaz02]

.. And there's me thinking u2 will Get russian / turkish style half empty stadiums.

 

[Axver]

The skeptical side of me really hadn't expected these shows to sell so well. Nice stuff.

 

[robbrecon72]

Big Concerts on facebook is saying that Cape Town is now Sold out!

Big Concerts | Facebook

 

[cleazer]

thats awesome

 

[Junan]

Big Concerts on facebook is saying that Cape Town is now Sold out!

Big Concerts | Facebook

good......now maybe they'll add a second show for Cape Town

 

[robbrecon72]

That would be cool, but I would rather see them add their third show in Durban at either ABSA Kings Park Stadium (55,000) or Moses Mabhida Stadium (70,000).

 

[HBK-79]

^I've been saying that all along.

 

[Junan]

I received a response to my email to Computicket regarding the possibility of a second Cape Town show:

"Unfortunately U2 will not be able to perform a second show in Cape Town or Johannesburg for their 360 Tour as there is not enough demand. Tickets are still available for their shows in Johannesburg on the initial dates from computicket. Although unfortunately Cape Town is already sold out."

You can take the response for whatever it is worth.....the fact that Cape Town is sold out suggests to me that there is enough demand for a second show....maybe someone needs to buy up the remaining Johannesburg tickets ASAP and then some shows will be added

 

[prbiker15]

I received a response to my email to Computicket regarding the possibility of a second Cape Town show:

"Unfortunately U2 will not be able to perform a second show in Cape Town or Johannesburg for their 360 Tour as there is not enough demand. Tickets are still available for their shows in Johannesburg on the initial dates from computicket. Although unfortunately Cape Town is already sold out."

You can take the response for whatever it is worth.....the fact that Cape Town is sold out suggests to me that there is enough demand for a second show....maybe someone needs to buy up the remaining Johannesburg tickets ASAP and then some shows will be added

The stadiums they're playing in are HUGE (World Cup stadiums), and there might not be enough demand to sell out the Cape Town Stadium once more. That's just my skeptical side though.

 

[pepokiss]

I think that too

had sold out in 1 day or at least in 5 days, maybe

 

[robbrecon72]

Once Johannesburg sells out, they should add Durban, not until then because Durban is a lot closer to Johannesburg than Cape Town.

 

[robbrecon72]

Cape Town sold out in 6 days. 63,000 tickets snapped up! More seats to be squeezed in early next year.

Eyewitness News: U2 Cape Town concert sold out in 6 days

Also Johannesburg is currently 85% sold so far.

U2 tickets sold out in Cape Town… | Gabiville

 

[Junan]

I think the 2 shows are selling out pretty quickly in comparison to some of the shows on the 2009/2010 legs of the tour (Moscow, Istanbul, some US venues which still have tickets available a year after the sale date). I wonder whether the promoters in SA think that people wouldn't go to the show twice in the same city. For those who are traveling abroad to see shows it's generally the idea that you go to multiple shows, if possible. What do the SA audiences typically do in the event there are multiple shows in the same city?

 

[Axver]

Definitely don't think this is enough demand for a second show. Just look at Australia - first shows sold like hotcakes everywhere, yet there are STILL tickets available for most of the second shows, nearly two months after the sales. The South African shows sold about six times as slowly, in a country with a lower level of disposable income. Doubt they'd see a second show as a risk worth taking.

 

[HBK-79]

Sorry to be off-topic a bit.

But any word on who will be opening for these SA shows?

Most of the time, whenever U2 travels to these exotic locations, some sort of obscure musical act ends up opening for them.

Just curious.

 

[anitram]

What I'd give to be able to go back to Cape Town and see this show. One of the truly loveliest cities in the world. Anyone who can make it - GO GO GO!

 

[coolian2]

Most of the time, whenever U2 travels to these exotic locations, some sort of obscure musical act ends up opening for them.

if you're going to call australia and new zealand exotic, we've had kanye west and jay z lately. if that's obscure i'm not here.

 

[HBK-79]

if you're going to call australia and new zealand exotic, we've had kanye west and jay z lately. if that's obscure i'm not here.

I wasn't calling Oz and NZ exotic. Sorry.

I referred to SA as exotic because U2 has been there only once before. For Popmart, I have no clue who was opening for them.

 

[elaine2112]

Argh I'm a little late on the game on this. I hope I can find a Cape Town ticket.

It is the only way I will be able to see U2 this year. I will be in the USA when they are in OZ and vice versa!

 

[The_acrobat]

Just saw that Kings of Leon are playing a show in each Jo'burg and Cape Town, in these very same stadiums?? I didn't realize Kings of Leon were that big elsewhere, cause here in America they usually play 1/2 to 3/4 full arena shows. Granted not in 360, but still. They're a pretty good band, but their stage presence is ZERO... how can they entertain a stadium?

 

[Axver]

Good christ, really? I was appalled enough that, down here, they have sufficient demand to schedule two arena shows in both Melbourne and Sydney.

 

[*Ally*]

FYI, there's a ticket drop going on for the Johannesburg show right now-- I was able to get a GA a few hours ago.

 

[cathalmc]

Thanks Ally! Just grabbed two GAs. You gonna be coming over to SA? Go on!