NoControl
Acrobat
The_acrobat said:Regarding the Columbus show, technically YES it was a sellout. There were in excess of 17,000 at the show. I was there, and it was the best concert I've ever seen. Even better than other U2 shows I've seen. However, the seats behind the stage were not put on sale. There was a big curtain hung behind the band. Such was also the case at the Indianapolis concert. However, U2 could probably sell out both Columbus and Indianapolis FULLY now. They won't sell out in 10 minutes like some of these other shows. I get tired of the thought that if a show takes more than an hour to sell out, it must be a weak market. Even if a show sells out one hour prior to the concert, it still sold out, and the band still make just as much money as they would if the show sold out in 10 minutes.
U2 are much more popular now than they were then, as hard as that is to believe. Plus the concerts won't be for 6-7-8-9 months. They could sell out 3 shows in upstate Maine in that time.
May 7, 2001
Columbus, OH
Nationwide Arena
CAPACITY: 18,500
ATTENDANCE: 15,495
GROSS: $1,284,930
AVERAGE TICKET PRICE: $82.93
May 10, 2001
Indianapolis, IN
Conseco Fieldhouse
ATTENDANCE: 15,088
SOLD OUT
GROSS: $1,210,988
AVERAGE TICKET PRICE: $80.26
There's no way in the world that U2 could sellout shows in Indianapolis and Columbus with a 360 end stage configuration at an average price of $100 this year. Unless of course Columbus was the only show scheduled for Ohio. And unless there's no show scheduled for Detroit, then Indianapolis would also sellout in a 360.
The Midwest is a weak market for them in general.
U2 is definitely not more popular than they were last tour in North America. In Europe however, that's a completely different story...