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Old 21-06-2012, 11:58
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it looks like what was posted on here the other day is true.

MDNA might now become the most successful tour of all time.
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:11
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it looks like what was posted on here the other day is true.

MDNA might now become the most successful tour of all time.
I'm not sure this is official but when most tickets are 100+ and go up to nearly £1000 for VIP packages then it's no surprise and it's a sign of her popularity that she's selling out stadiums with these prices. Talking of prices, the merchandising prices are insane..£10 for a keyring
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:14
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Interscope/Live Nation will be rolling in it when Gaga and Madonna wrap their tours up. Probably talking over a billion gross combined.
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:17
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The prices are ridiculous, but unless she adds more dates it won't beat U2. Hopefully this shows she still has the fanbase and the reasons for MDNA underperforming are more clear. Hopefully her next album will warrant a tour of such profit.
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:25
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The prices are ridiculous, but unless she adds more dates it won't beat U2. Hopefully this shows she still has the fanbase and the reasons for MDNA underperforming are more clear. Hopefully her next album will warrant a tour of such profit.
I didn't realise MDNA had underperformed given it has sold better than Hard Candy and American Life did upon their releases.
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:33
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Interscope/Live Nation will be rolling in it when Gaga and Madonna wrap their tours up. Probably talking over a billion gross combined.
Oh they will be rubbing their hands together. But the production costs must also be phenomenal and the artists will want their cut so they will probably only see about a quarter of that

I'm not sure these figures will be 100% accurate. I think the numbers suggested about what Madonna and Gaga are grossing are a bit exaggerated
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:35
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The prices are ridiculous, but unless she adds more dates it won't beat U2. Hopefully this shows she still has the fanbase and the reasons for MDNA underperforming are more clear. Hopefully her next album will warrant a tour of such profit.
The prices are ridiculous but it's a measure of her popularity that she's selling out stadiums on a tour based on an album that has under performed by her standards. The reason for its underperformance warrant a whole new thread completely but if you check the YouTube vids then it's clear to see that the tour looks absolutely fantastic and some of the best received songs are the MDNA ones

They are finalising negotiations for a stadium tour in Australia at the moment and I wouldn't rule out a second leg like last time after a few months off
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Old 21-06-2012, 12:41
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Oh they will be rubbing their hands together. But the production costs must also be phenomenal and the artists will want their cut so they will probably only see about a quarter of that

I'm not sure these figures will be 100% accurate. I think the numbers suggested about what Madonna and Gaga are grossing are a bit exaggerated
Oh, certainly. I don't know much about Madonna's tour, but Gaga has 4 castle stages on rotation and is taking them to all but one continent...so the cost must be phenomenal.

Again, can't speak for this 70 million figure...but Gaga's ~$45 million came from Billboard, so it's legit.
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Old 21-06-2012, 13:19
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it looks like what was posted on here the other day is true.

MDNA might now become the most successful tour of all time.
How much net income was there though? A fraction of that amount.
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Old 21-06-2012, 13:19
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The prices are ridiculous, but unless she adds more dates it won't beat U2. Hopefully this shows she still has the fanbase and the reasons for MDNA underperforming are more clear. Hopefully her next album will warrant a tour of such profit.
Gross is meaningless, for all we know U2 made a loss on their tour.
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Old 21-06-2012, 14:27
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I didn't realise MDNA had underperformed given it has sold better than Hard Candy and American Life did upon their releases.
But I doubt MDNA will sell what HC and AL eventuall sold, especially as MDNA has dropped like a rock on most charts around the world and none of the singles seem to be saving it.

MDNA hasn't flopped but it's certainly underperformed.
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Old 21-06-2012, 15:00
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Gross is meaningless, for all we know U2 made a loss on their tour.
Actually, you've just given an example of why Gross is the important figure. The artists etc could be making a loss, but the gross is a fine example of what their hard work has achieved and how many people will pay to see them. The backstage cost has nothing to do with ticket purchase.
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Old 21-06-2012, 15:15
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Madonna has consistently been a top tour performer. Her Tours are always designed and executed to perfection. Hence the reason she commands such high prices. As she does not want or intend for her shows to appeal to the young market unlike when her career first began then her prices were cheaper so younger fans could afford to go.
I do think that Live Nation however need to be more realistic with merchandising. Also the package prices for premium tickets were way over inflated this tour not only for Madonna but most if not all Live Nation events.
I do think though the next Tour should be an Ultimate Tour of greatest hits.

can't wait till 17th July just waiting for my early entry gold circle ticket arriving.
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Old 21-06-2012, 16:16
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There is no way they won't do a second leg in 2013 due to the huge success the tour has already been. As soon as they saw they were onto a record breaker with Sticky and Sweet they decided to extend it. The same will happen here and Europe which is the biggest earning market for tours will get 20 extra dates. You just watch.
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Old 21-06-2012, 16:42
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it looks like what was posted on here the other day is true.

MDNA might now become the most successful tour of all time.
Where is the the Link to the report that confirms it ?????

That average over the 90 shows would be about !.25 billiion which even with her prices whould seem to be a bit excessive
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Old 21-06-2012, 16:51
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70 millon what ???? Dollars, Pounds Euros Doughnuts

Where is the the Link to the report that confirms it ?????
It certainly appears to be true. It was discussed in the Madonna Appreciation thread the other day.

According to Madonna Infinity ,The MDNA tour has grossed $69 MILLION from just 5 shows. Billboard is expected to post the figures soon.

Has gone all around Twitter.

Its not too hard to believe as Madonna's own previous records show her stats are incredible. She has several tours in the top 20 highest grossing of all time and nearly all of the MDNA dates have sold out completely.

Live Nation even said before the tour started she was on track to break the record she set with Sticky & Sweet.
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Old 21-06-2012, 17:00
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It certainly appears to be true. It was discussed in the Madonna Appreciation thread the other day.

According to Madonna Infinity ,The MDNA tour has grossed $69 MILLION from just 5 shows. Billboard is expected to post the figures soon.

Has gone all around Twitter.

Its not too hard to believe as Madonna's own previous records show her stats are incredible. She has several tours in the top 20 highest grossing of all time and nearly all of the MDNA dates have sold out completely.

Live Nation even said before the tour started she was on track to break the record she set with Sticky & Sweet.
If it's right it's right and would be more than just impressive as the last tour averaged $4.79m a show and the current average is $14m thats a hell of a jump and if maintained through the tour would come in at about $1.25 Billion
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Old 21-06-2012, 17:07
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If it's right it's right and would be more than just impressive as the last tour averaged $4.79m a show and the current average is $14m thats a hell of a jump and if maintained through the tour would come in at about $1.25 Billion
I thought it was very excessive too but these are the stats for two of her shows.

du Arena Abu Dhabi 48,369 / 48,369 (100%) $11,388,245
Türk Telekom Arena Istanbul 55,871 / 55,871 (100%) $9,482,671

So if she has averaged $10 million a night just from the smaller venues then its not far off what is being posted.


To be honest though I see it being more around the $45 million marker myself. We will have to wait and see what Billboard do post when they update their tour pages.
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Old 21-06-2012, 17:34
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gosh this is so so impressive!

Imagine by the time her next era/album campaign where i she markets her material at a wider range of listeners and physical album promo etc the tour will be even higher stakes etc.

But on name alone this has sold phenomenally and the show looks so so impressive, wish i were going
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Old 21-06-2012, 17:43
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gosh this is so so impressive!

Imagine by the time her next era/album campaign where i she markets her material at a wider range of listeners and physical album promo etc the tour will be even higher stakes etc.

But on name alone this has sold phenomenally and the show looks so so impressive, wish i were going
If it is genuinely true.

I always think Madonna's biggest ever tour won't be until the time comes when she pulls a Cher/Tina Turner and markets it as her final ever tour. The sales will be out of this world. I think that is when Madonna will blow all previous stats out of the water. I hope we are a good few years off it yet though!
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Old 21-06-2012, 18:08
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If it is genuinely true.

I always think Madonna's biggest ever tour won't be until the time comes when she pulls a Cher/Tina Turner and markets it as her final ever tour. The sales will be out of this world. I think that is when Madonna will blow all previous stats out of the water. I hope we are a good few years off it yet though!
Well as far as i know we have two more world tours after this one.

So with that and the fact the deal may be/should be extended we are a way off yet!

As she said she wants to keep making music as long as she has a lot to speak of and say tbh and she loves travelling the world and entertaining

But that is true...i reckon in 10 - 15 years time we may see this....but it is true those stats i cannot predict....maybe when shes 65 and do one heck of a world tour spaced out across years and travel to as many territories as possible too....woah! i cannot predict

But if she sustains it this decade and really reinvents herself and make another massive album (critical/commercial/fan reception...she usually has two of that calibre per decade!) those stats by then......beyond the stratosphere!
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Old 22-06-2012, 15:18
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Actually, you've just given an example of why Gross is the important figure. The artists etc could be making a loss, but the gross is a fine example of what their hard work has achieved and how many people will pay to see them. The backstage cost has nothing to do with ticket purchase.
True. As long as people don't use it to gauge how much money an artist has made.
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Old 22-06-2012, 15:44
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You also need to take into account that the first few concerts were extremely highly priced. Uk is always another highly priced market whereas a lot of the other European dates due to the current financial climate are not priced as high. They reckon this concert should earn more than S&S which was 408 million dollars. Estimates push it above the 500 million. Given Madonna gets 90%. Although that sounds astronomical production costs and all the other salaries have to come off that.
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Old 22-06-2012, 17:44
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All hail the Queen!!!!!!!!
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Old 13-07-2012, 21:06
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Madonna grosses $150 million with just 14 concerts

http://www.examiner.com/article/mado...st-14-concerts

She has 88 dates in total. I mean she hasn't even hit the States yet and all those dates are sold out. She is well on her way to breaking her own tour record.

So pleased for Madonna. Always proving her doubters wrong. These sales are just incredible.
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