Will Japanese Dates Sell Out?

[ChrisPittman]

Apr. 14 - Tokyo, JPN @ Makuhari Messe
Apr. 15 - Tokyo, JPN @ Makuhari Messe
Apr. 18 - Nagoya, JPN @ Rainbow Hall
Apr. 21 - Osaka, JPN @ Intex
Apr. 22 - Osaka, JPN @ Intex

They apparently go on sale on March 18th, do u think we'll get a sellout, as GNR havent played there since 2002

[NicoRourke]

Probably, Japan is still a huge market for Rock bands

And as you said, it's been almost five years since GN'R last played there.

[JDA]

I'm sure they will.  Japan has always been good to GNR.

[JDA]

Anyone know how big the venues are that they are playing in?

[daviebuckethead]

in a word yes....japan still hasn't succumbed to a world full of indie music nonsense pish!

[Jimmy?]

They will sell out, no doubt.

[Crowebar]

Oh Yeah.

They love GNR.

[ppbebe]

12.000 yen is like $120, right? Donno if it's normal there.
Or the promoter might be nuts.

Whether sell out or not,
Hopefully each show attracts only the people that really want to enjoy it and no public nuisance like 'where's / ? ' heard on a summer sonic boot.

[GNRforever10]

Without a doubt. Japan looks forward to GNR coming to play and I think Japan will always sell out shows.

[Jimmy?]

12.000 yen is like $120, right? Donno if it's normal there.
Or the promoter might be nuts.

Whether sell out or not,
Hopefully each show attracts only the people that really want to enjoy it and no public nuisance like 'where's / ? ' heard on a summer sonic boot.

Japan is extremely expensive 

[kyrie]

I paid about 80,000 yen for a Japanese band's concert. J-Rock/J-Pop dominate the charts in Japan but there is a large following for foreign bands.

I met a few Japanese GNR fans, and I suspect the dates will be sold out or close to it... I really wish they had added a Sapporo date though. It's a great town, over a million people, and no way anyone's making the trip down to Tokyo/Chiba from there...

[ppbebe]

You've been in sapporo, kyrie?
yeah the travel must be expensive too. Still I think some fans dare make the trip.
Even from/for abroad. I hear there were fans all the way from japan in vegas shows and others.

[kyrie]

Yes, I have.

Sapporo is an awesome city... and one of the few cities in Japan built on the grid system, as it's a rather modern city and had some western engineers involved in its construction... which makes it a lot easier to navigate than the rest of Japan.

I actually wandered through Susukino there (infamous red-light district)... mostly stuck to the normal areas though.

Travel in Japan is expensive if you want to get anywhere FAST. Local trains and ferries are cheap, but they're slow as hell. The bullet train is the way to go but you could easily be paying in excess of 100$ one way.

[ppbebe]

I hear Kyoto was built on the grid system too. I only know sapporo for its snow and skiing events.

Yep next time GNR better go to sapporo and queue-shoe(sp?).

[WARose]

I hear Kyoto was built on the grid system too. I only know sapporo for its snow and skiing events.

Yep next time GNR better go to sapporo and queue-shoe(sp?).

queue-shoe? 

they could go to cities like yokohama and kobe as well

lots of big cities there...

[GNRforever10]

No doubt about it yes! I think it has been a long time since they were there and Japan appreciates GNR music and it will be packed, unlike America.

[Axlrose4eva]

Not to be a troll but this is posted like a page back, and you ask a question and then give a definitive answer, which means no matter what anyone says youre not going to generate any meaningful discussion.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Japanese fans are very excited when western rock bands go there to play. ( how manny live albums over the years have been recorded at Budokan?)  They are more loyal fans than we are. They will definitely sell out.

[Apollon]

Hopefully Sell-Out... Negative press, because of empty seats, that's not what GnR needs...

[floppyfish27]

without spending the time to research, have the shows sold out yet? 
again, how many seats to the shows hold?