Ticket Sales for Not In This Lifetime... Tour

[gnrrock]

Great idea Spirit. That's a lot of tickets sold.

[jarmo]

Just for fun, I've tried to put things into perspective and made a list of how the tour has been selling, imagining they've played arenas instead of stadiums. This is amount of tickets sold put roughly in terms of arena capacities.

Awesome. 

And then people realize why not every show needs to be 100% sold out.... That tour would take "a bit" longer to do than a stadium tour.



/jarmo

[Spirit]

Just for fun, I've tried to put things into perspective and made a list of how the tour has been selling, imagining they've played arenas instead of stadiums. This is amount of tickets sold put roughly in terms of arena capacities.

Awesome. 

And then people realize why not every show needs to be 100% sold out.... That tour would take "a bit" longer to do than a stadium tour.



/jarmo

About 70 dates with the amount sold so far. Would take about six months if they played three shows a week.

Quite a lot easier doing 25 dates with the same amount of tickets sold. 

[JAEBALL]

Just for fun, I've tried to put things into perspective and made a list of how the tour has been selling, imagining they've played arenas instead of stadiums. This is amount of tickets sold put roughly in terms of arena capacities.

Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills   SOLD OUT
Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills   SOLD OUT
Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Washington, DC @ Verizon Center   SOLD OUT
Washington, DC @ Verizon Center   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena   SOLD OUT
Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena   SOLD OUT
Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Chicago, IL @ United Center   SOLD OUT
Chicago, IL @ United Center   SOLD OUT
Chicago, IL @ United Center   SOLD OUT
Chicago, IL @ United Center   SOLD OUT

Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena   SOLD OUT
Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena   SOLD OUT

Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena   SOLD OUT
Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena   SOLD OUT

Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center   SOLD OUT
Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center   SOLD OUT
Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center   SOLD OUT
Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center   SOLD OUT

Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre   SOLD OUT
Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre   SOLD OUT
Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre   SOLD OUT

Boston, MA @ TD Garden   SOLD OUT
Boston, MA @ TD Garden   SOLD OUT
Boston, MA @ TD Garden   SOLD OUT
Boston, MA @ TD Garden   SOLD OUT
Boston, MA @ TD Garden   FEW TICKETS LEFT

New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden   SOLD OUT
New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden   SOLD OUT
New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden   SOLD OUT
New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden   SOLD OUT
New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden   SOLD OUT
New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena   SOLD OUT
Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena   SOLD OUT
Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Orlando, FL @ Amway Center   SOLD OUT
Orlando, FL @ Amway Center   SOLD OUT
Orlando, FL @ Amway Center   SOLD OUT
Orlando, FL @ Amway Center   FEW TICKETS LEFT

New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center   SOLD OUT
New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center   SOLD OUT
New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center   SOLD OUT

Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center   SOLD OUT
Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center   SOLD OUT
Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center   SOLD OUT
Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center   FEW TICKETS LEFT

Houston, TX @ Toyota Center   SOLD OUT
Houston, TX @ Toyota Center   SOLD OUT
Houston, TX @ Toyota Center   SOLD OUT

San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Arena   SOLD OUT
San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Arena   SOLD OUT
San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Arena   SOLD OUT

Seattle, WA @ KeyArena   SOLD OUT
Seattle, WA @ KeyArena   SOLD OUT

Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena   SOLD OUT
Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena   SOLD OUT

Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center   SOLD OUT
Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center   SOLD OUT
Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center   SOLD OUT
Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center   SOLD OUT
Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center   SOLD OUT
Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center   SOLD OUT

San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center   SOLD OUT
San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center   SOLD OUT
San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center   SOLD OUT
San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center   SOLD OUT
San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center   SOLD OUT

That's awesome Spirit...

Adele, Beyonce and Drake are probably about the only other acts that could pull that off in the U.S. right now.

Rock acts... I don't even know who could do that right now... I guess the Stones ?

I wish it was an arena tour in that MSG is so much easier to get in and out of ...but I ain't complainin'!

[D-GenerationX]

Pretty interesting way to look at it, Spirit.

And Jarmo is absolutely right.  Why the hell play 4 shows in one city (which would take you a week) if you can bang it out in one night?

[JAEBALL]

Pretty interesting way to look at it, Spirit.

And Jarmo is absolutely right.  Why the hell play 4 shows in one city (which would take you a week) if you can bang it out in one night?

Yup

My hope is after they do SA and Europe they circle back and do some arenas in the big cities over here.

[Spirit]

Pretty interesting way to look at it, Spirit.

And Jarmo is absolutely right.  Why the hell play 4 shows in one city (which would take you a week) if you can bang it out in one night?

Yup

My hope is after they do SA and Europe they circle back and do some arenas in the big cities over here.

...and after that arenas in Europe. 

[D-GenerationX]

Pretty interesting way to look at it, Spirit.

And Jarmo is absolutely right.  Why the hell play 4 shows in one city (which would take you a week) if you can bang it out in one night?

Yup

My hope is after they do SA and Europe they circle back and do some arenas in the big cities over here.

Yep.

Question is, do you hit "safe" cities?  The bigger population centers?

Or do you hit places you missed the first time because they had no stadium?

[C0ma]

That's awesome Spirit...

Adele, Beyonce and Drake are probably about the only other acts that could pull that off in the U.S. right now.

Rock acts... I don't even know who could do that right now... I guess the Stones ?

I wish it was an arena tour in that MSG is so much easier to get in and out of ...but I ain't complainin'!

Actually there are more than a few Country acts this year and in the previous 2 or 3 years that are selling out multiple nights at Stadiums in the US. Luke Bryan for example is pretty close to 2 sold out nights just a few days before Guns N Roses gets there, Kenny Chesney about a month later in August is doing the same thing. Talylor Swift did the same last year.

Drake is only doing a single night at the TD Garden in Boston so he is apparently leaving money on the table.

[JAEBALL]

That's awesome Spirit...

Adele, Beyonce and Drake are probably about the only other acts that could pull that off in the U.S. right now.

Rock acts... I don't even know who could do that right now... I guess the Stones ?

I wish it was an arena tour in that MSG is so much easier to get in and out of ...but I ain't complainin'!

Actually there are more than a few Country acts this year and in the previous 2 or 3 years that are selling out multiple nights at Stadiums in the US. Luke Bryan for example is pretty close to 2 sold out nights just a few days before Guns N Roses gets there, Kenny Chesney about a month later in August is doing the same thing. Talylor Swift did the same last year.

Drake is only doing a single night at the TD Garden in Boston so he is apparently leaving money on the table.

Good point... Country doesn't register for me...but they do monster numbers.

[D-GenerationX]

Drake is only doing a single night at the TD Garden in Boston so he is apparently leaving money on the table.

I think he's in that no man's land where is bigger than an arena, but short of a stadium.

Frankly, I said the same thing about GNR when this was announced thouhg.  I had terrible visions of like, 30,000 people in these 50,000 seat places.

[D-GenerationX]

Good point... Country doesn't register for me...but they do monster numbers.

They do, but how do they whack up the money, I wonder?  Multiple acts on a lot of those bills.

[Spirit]

I had terrible visions of like, 30,000 people in these 50,000 seat places.

That scenario actually isn't that bad if the promoter does a good job closing off appropriate sections to pack the crowd together.

Not sure how it works if they decide on closing off sections after tickets have been sold in the affected sections. Do those ticket-holders get new tickets with a new seat assignment?

The promoter just did that with the top tier at Gillette stadium for the second show.

[superstarmc]

Pretty interesting way to look at it, Spirit.

And Jarmo is absolutely right.  Why the hell play 4 shows in one city (which would take you a week) if you can bang it out in one night?

Yup

My hope is after they do SA and Europe they circle back and do some arenas in the big cities over here.

...and after that arenas in Europe. 

I can see this as a very likely scenario. 

[tim_m]

So it seems some more sections have sold for AT&T stadium show. On the floor there are some new ones available in F. In the 100s you can get C110 128 and 126. In the 200s 224 and 219. Still nothing in the 300s. In the 400s you can get 412 and 418. This is all searching for 3 tickets together.

[zod]

Wow... Seattle is selling so poorly that there's alot of tickets on stubhub at or below face value now.

Ended up with an extra pair of duff side pit tix for Seattle, having  a helluva hard time selling them at face.

[Voodoochild]

Awesome work Spirit. Great job.

Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills   SOLD OUT
Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills   SOLD OUT
Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills   FEW TICKETS LEFT

This band is done! They couldn't sell out the 3rd date in Detroit!  

[D-GenerationX]

Ticket sales for that 2nd Chicago show look pretty grim, unfortunately.

[Bodhi]

Ticket sales for that 2nd Chicago show look pretty grim, unfortunately.

I think the tickets are selling fairly well all around considering the prices.  These prices are very high, no way around that.  The Foo Fighters played a stadium tour last year and the GA Floor was 75 dollars and the all the seats ranged from 45 to 60 bucks.  Those are prices meant to fill a stadium.  Seats on the upper levels  for the GNR tour are going for around $150 or so, its really crazy.  It's hard to justify for some people.  Now that is not to say a random Foo Fighter tour is on the same level as what GNR are about to do, I am just talking about the price of shows.  It's hard to swing for some people.  The demand to see the band is there, but the prices are definitely putting some people off.  If the GNR prices were closer to the Foo Fighters I almost guarantee every show would be sold out across the board.  The fact that they are still selling out shows at these prices is remarkable and a tribute to the legacy of the band.  When you look at Spirits breakdown on the ticket sales it really shows how impressive it is.  The fact the band could fill MSG 7 or 8 times in a row is insane.  I also believe once the tour gets rolling this week more tickets will sell.

I am going to 3 shows, so it obviously set me back big time, but I am a crazy person who sometimes makes poor decisions.    I also love GNR more than I love some of my family members.  I have seen every incarnation of the band since 2002 and in my opinion this is the biggest tour in the bands history, so I just decided to go all out.  But I can totally understand, and have talked to many people who like GNR and would have loved to go if the prices were at least half of what they are.  For me I just skipped every other tour this year that is not GNR related, so I wound up spending about the same as I usually would per year on shows.

[tim_m]

Ticket sales for that 2nd Chicago show look pretty grim, unfortunately.

I think the tickets are selling fairly well all around considering the prices.  These prices are very high, no way around that.  The Foo Fighters played a stadium tour last year and the GA Floor was 75 dollars and the all the seats ranged from 45 to 60 bucks.  Those are prices meant to fill a stadium.  Seats on the upper levels  for the GNR tour are going for around $150 or so, its really crazy.  It's hard to justify for some people.  Now that is not to say a random Foo Fighter tour is on the same level as what GNR are about to do, I am just talking about the price of shows.  It's hard to swing for some people.  The demand to see the band is there, but the prices are definitely putting some people off.  If the GNR prices were closer to the Foo Fighters I almost guarantee every show would be sold out across the board.  The fact that they are still selling out shows at these prices is remarkable and a tribute to the legacy of the band.  When you look at Spirits breakdown on the ticket sales it really shows how impressive it is.  The fact the band could fill MSG 7 or 8 times in a row is insane.  I also believe once the tour gets rolling this week more tickets will sell.

I am going to 3 shows, so it obviously set me back big time, but I am a crazy person who sometimes makes poor decisions.    I also love GNR more than I love some of my family members.  I have seen every incarnation of the band since 2002 and in my opinion this is the biggest tour in the bands history, so I just decided to go all out.  But I can totally understand, and have talked to many people who like GNR and would have loved to go if the prices were at least half of what they are.  For me I just skipped every other tour this year that is not GNR related, so I wound up spending about the same as I usually would per year on shows.

There are reasonably priced tickets for this tour though. Obviously not the best seats but if you don't mind needing binoculars or the monitors to see you can get tickets to most shows between 45-100. For AT&T stadium only the floor, 100s and 200s are 150 and up. So it isn't like every single ticket is outrageously priced. It's just a matter if you're ok with not having great seats.