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November 4, 2008
Tickets sell fast in United Kingdom
Take That lead music ticket boom
Take That’s promoters say their tour is the fastest-selling in UK history
Big name bands like Take That and Oasis are leading a boom in gig
ticket sales, with UK stadium shows selling in record time despite the
credit crunch.
Take That are expected to sell 700,000 tickets on Friday for their
2009 tour, a week after 500,000 tickets to see Oasis were snapped up
in six hours.
AC/DC, Metallica and The Killers have also sold out UK shows in recent weeks.
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But while massive stars thrive, there are fears that a recession could
hit tours by small and middle-ranking acts.
Take That’s promoters SJM said the pop band’s tour was the
fastest-selling in UK history.
It’s a big thing for us because we’re doing the stadiums properly for
the first time
Take That tell BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat about their new tour
“It’s totally unprecedented,” SJM managing director Simon Moran told BBC News.
“In times of economic downturn, to sell £35m of tickets in one day for
a tour is good for the economy, I would have thought,” he said.
Tickets for their 14 stadium shows – including four nights at Wembley
Stadium – cost between £45 and £65 each. By 1530 GMT, only five of the
dates had tickets left.
According to SJM, the record of fastest-selling tour was only broken a
week ago by Oasis, another of their bands.
“Both artists are just very popular and careful with the ticket
price,” Mr Moran said.
“Not all live music is doing good. But if it’s the right artist and
the right ticket price and the right event, people want to be
entertained.
“But there’s plenty of what we’re doing that’s not doing that good, I
can tell you.”
AC/DC
AC/DC are to embark on their first UK tour for eight years
Meanwhile, virtually all dates on UK arena tours by Metallica and The
Killers are now sold out.
AC/DC sold 60,000 tickets in 40 minutes two weeks ago, while Depeche
Mode sold out the O2 Arena in London in half an hour.
Stuart Galbraith, who runs promotion company Kilimanjaro Live, said:
“If you’re AC/DC, Take That, Oasis or Metallica then it’s very, very
good.”
The live music scene had traditionally held up well in tough economic
times, he said – but fans are still likely to cut back on gigs.
“Rather than someone going out six times a week, a month or a year,
you’re going to see people going out three or four times.
“So in that respect I think the strong tours with the strong artists
will get stronger, and the weaker ones will get weaker.”
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September 19, 2008
Xcel Energy AC/DC’s “Black Ice World Tour”
Xcel Energy Center and JAM Productions have announced that AC/DC’s widely anticipated “Black Ice World Tour” will thunder into Xcel Energy Center on Sunday, November 23 at 7:30 PM. Buy Tickets to AC/DC‘s first worldwide tour since 2001, they are promoting their latest studio album “Black Ice,” which will be released on October 20.
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