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Old 19-09-2015, 13:38
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Just had a quick look at tickets for Leona's 2016 tour.

Pre-Sale was onThurs, general sale Friday.

The first 6 rows are priced at £108 and then tickets at £61 and £51. I've said on another thread how overpriced the tickets are, in my opinion.

There are still plenty of the top price tickets for all of the venues and I've not seen one venue where there are no stalls seats available - never mind the cheaper seats.

I know it's only been a couple of days but an artist who charges similar prices is usually sold out of at least the premium seats almost instantly - and these artists usually have arenas to sell out not these small venues.

I think there will be a huge rethink of this tour and it's price structure before long.
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Old 19-09-2015, 19:30
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£108 I wouldn't pay anywhere near that for Leona. I used to like her during spirit and echo eras, then by Glassheart I was completely bored of her. Shes just doing halls and auditoriums so its not even like she'll be putting on a massive show. its just gunna be her singing with probably minimum dancing and a few costume changes. its also a bit embarrassing that in Glasgow she's only doing the clyde auditorium when we have SECC Hall 4 and SSE Hydro [I know the Hydro would definitely be out of the question as she wouldn't even go near filling in]

I remember actually talking to a friend about going to see her on her 2010 Labrinyth tour and even though I liked her back then, even so I just couldn't even be bothered conjuring up any energy or enthusiasm to book the tickets and my friend was the same. I got the DVD of it that Christmas and it was OK but nothing spectactular about it. I think I've only watched it once to be honest
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Old 21-09-2015, 13:07
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£108?!?! Lady Gaga last year was less than that.
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Old 21-09-2015, 14:25
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Nowhere near worth as much as that! Kelly Clarkson was £45 each (ish) and she is, IMHO, a much better singer.
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Old 21-09-2015, 14:49
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I have no interest in seeing her live though I wish her well. She's really not my cup of tea but I'm so surprised that the tickets are priced so high! I was expecting them to be no more than £30-£40, tops.

Who set the prices for her shows? That's bloody ridiculous.
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Old 21-09-2015, 15:43
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I have no interest in seeing her live though I wish her well. She's really not my cup of tea but I'm so surprised that the tickets are priced so high! I was expecting them to be no more than £30-£40, tops.

Who set the prices for her shows? That's bloody ridiculous.
U2 are about £95 for their tour. There are dearer VIP ones at £170.00, but the majority of their tickets range from £33 to £95 which I dont think is too bad as they do have a good back catalogue.

I have no idea what Leona or her management team are thinking of charging so much!! I can only think they are trying to recoup losses for her album which isnt doing very well.

Well I hope she puts a good show on for her fans as that price, personally someone would have to pay me to listen to her screeching
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Old 21-09-2015, 15:50
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I have no idea what Leona or her management team are thinking of charging so much!! I can only think they are trying to recoup losses for her album which isnt doing very well.
Putting it on Grindr seemed like a last ditch attempt to try and drum up some interest.
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Old 21-09-2015, 16:29
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U2 are about £95 for their tour. There are dearer VIP ones at £170.00, but the majority of their tickets range from £33 to £95 which I dont think is too bad as they do have a good back catalogue.

I have no idea what Leona or her management team are thinking of charging so much!! I can only think they are trying to recoup losses for her album which isnt doing very well.

Well I hope she puts a good show on for her fans as that price, personally someone would have to pay me to listen to her screeching
But didn't U2 have years of success? Leona only had a year.
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Old 21-09-2015, 16:35
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To be honest all of this is not doing Leona career or lack of it much good. I know that she has appeared in a few US shows this week, but to me is all a bit late.

On the appreciation thread her fans are blaming everyone but Leona herself, but she needs to take partial blame as well. She is not some teenager but a grown woman who has worked in the music industry for over 10 years.

They are getting round the lack of sales saying at least she is doing her music, which is the most stupid thing I have heard. She doesnt have the luxury to do what she wants, she isnt Madonna, U2 or Bruce Springsteen or all those other artists who have produced album after album, who have toured for months on end and now after years of service they have the luxury to write and produce what they want.
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Old 21-09-2015, 16:37
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But didn't U2 have years of success? Leona only had a year.
Not too sure what you are getting at.
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Old 21-09-2015, 18:13
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Not too sure what you are getting at.
Leona has had one successful album. I could understand a management's perspective if
Madonna had high ticket prices. She was big during the 80s and 90s. The same cannot be said for Leona's sales, sadly.

U2 have had a lot of success too. I guess that I don't get paying over £100 for someone who has had little success. Surely it's supply & demand? The management of successful acts can feel pretty confident that people will pay that amount to see their artist. I'm just surprised that her management feel that people would pay that much.

It seems that they are trying to make back the money that they have lost from the album. She doesn't seem to have a very big fan base. Surely it would make more sense to lower the ticket prices to fill the venues...
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Old 21-09-2015, 18:28
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I think there is some information on this thread that is misleading.

I bought ticket for Birmingham on 1st day of sale, after waiting in a long queue and paid £60. That is for a seat 4 rows from front. There are also cheaper seats for sale and have been since the start.

There are also higher price tickets at the front which includes extras.

Just for info Leona's 2nd album called Echo, was successful, sold over 650,000 copes in this country alone and went platinum.

Whatever her career is at this point, no one can take away her past successes.
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Old 21-09-2015, 20:55
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I think there is some information on this thread that is misleading.

I bought ticket for Birmingham on 1st day of sale, after waiting in a long queue and paid £60. That is for a seat 4 rows from front. There are also cheaper seats for sale and have been since the start.

There are also higher price tickets at the front which includes extras.

Just for info Leona's 2nd album called Echo, was successful, sold over 650,000 copes in this country alone and went platinum.

Whatever her career is at this point, no one can take away her past successes.
Actually it is misleading. It's £110 not £108.

And the extras are a signed photograph, a lanyard and a chance to be 'closer to Leona'.

The fact that she is playing tiny venues like this should give her people a clue as to the prices she sould charge.

There's no way she will sell out. And failing to sell out these tiny venues, coupled with the dreadful album performance, will be the final nail in the coffin. Leona is done.
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Old 21-09-2015, 23:11
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Actually it is misleading. It's £110 not £108.

And the extras are a signed photograph, a lanyard and a chance to be 'closer to Leona'.

The fact that she is playing tiny venues like this should give her people a clue as to the prices she sould charge.

There's no way she will sell out. And failing to sell out these tiny venues, coupled with the dreadful album performance, will be the final nail in the coffin. Leona is done.
3000 seats isn't tiny if she can sell around 2500.. Do a 20 stop tour of those and she can make a good bit of money in a month, plus remind people who she is, which will help the album.
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Old 22-09-2015, 15:42
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Nowhere near worth as much as that! Kelly Clarkson was £45 each (ish) and she is, IMHO, a much better singer.
I've got seats in row 4 at Wembley for Kelly, and they were only £55 and that included postage and packaging.

For £109 (plus £12.40 for P&P!!!) I'd expect to meet the singer, not just get a signed picture and laminate as extras!
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Old 22-09-2015, 16:26
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For £109 (plus £12.40 for P&P!!!) I'd expect to meet the singer, not just get a signed picture and laminate as extras!
I'd also expect her to take me out for a steak and pint after the show as well.
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Old 22-09-2015, 16:37
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I'd also expect her to take me out for a steak and pint after the show as well.
Think it would have to be a veggie burger as Leona is very anti meat.
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Old 22-09-2015, 18:30
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Leona Lewis charging £108 is absolutely f#cking scandalous. Who does she think she is?
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Old 22-09-2015, 18:41
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Leona Lewis charging £108 is absolutely f#cking scandalous. Who does she think she is?
You can't blame them for testing the market and trying to make as much money as possible. I assume Island has a 360 contract with Leona, don't they? Touring, that's where the money is now. Sales are in the dumper for almost everyone . Oh for the days of the 1990's when album sales were at their peak.
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Old 22-09-2015, 18:56
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I suppose they're thinking get as many sold as that high price as possible then slash the prices to half that? It's crazy though, any artist charging that much is ridiculous. i'd also be fuming if I spent that much on a concert and then the ticket prices dropped.

I wouldn't pay that much for my favourite artists, not on your life. I'd expect plenty of extras to justify the cost, not just a 2 hour concert!
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Old 22-09-2015, 19:01
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Actually it is misleading. It's £110 not £108.

And the extras are a signed photograph, a lanyard and a chance to be 'closer to Leona'.

The fact that she is playing tiny venues like this should give her people a clue as to the prices she sould charge.

There's no way she will sell out. And failing to sell out these tiny venues, coupled with the dreadful album performance, will be the final nail in the coffin. Leona is done.

Well her album has come in the Billboard Hot 200 at number 38 so it shows that people are still into her in the US with more promo etc and more work over there I would say that she is NOT done at all.
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Old 22-09-2015, 20:29
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Well her album has come in the Billboard Hot 200 at number 38 so it shows that people are still into her in the US with more promo etc and more work over there I would say that she is NOT done at all.
Hope not, but DJ better have an ace up their sleeve. I Am deluxe is at #1034 on US iTunes. After Corden and Ellen. Can the Talk appearance on Wednesday reverse that? Perhaps, it would be better for Leona to promote in Europe rather than wasting anymore time on the US
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Old 22-09-2015, 20:37
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[quote=twells;79743833]Hope not, but DJ better have an ace up their sleeve. I Am deluxe is at #1034 on US iTunes. After Corden and Ellen. Can the Talk appearance on Wednesday reverse that? Perhaps, it would be better for Leona to promote in Europe rather than wasting anymore time on the US[/QUOTE]

Why when her album has come in at no 38 in the Billboard hot 200 official album charts? I think she needs to promote in Europe and Japan too but her album coming in at 38 in the US is good considering she has not released much there for ages, it shows that the US still like her and the more they see her the better.
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Old 22-09-2015, 20:52
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[quote=deedee1962;79743962]
Hope not, but DJ better have an ace up their sleeve. I Am deluxe is at #1034 on US iTunes. After Corden and Ellen. Can the Talk appearance on Wednesday reverse that? Perhaps, it would be better for Leona to promote in Europe rather than wasting anymore time on the US[/QUOTE]

Why when her album has come in at no 38 in the Billboard hot 200 official album charts? I think she needs to promote in Europe and Japan too but her album coming in at 38 in the US is good considering she has not released much there for ages, it shows that the US still like her and the more they see her the better.
Sorry but it means absolutely nothing other than her U.S. fanbase has dwindled to about 10,000.
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Old 22-09-2015, 20:57
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[quote=deedee1962;79743962]
Hope not, but DJ better have an ace up their sleeve. I Am deluxe is at #1034 on US iTunes. After Corden and Ellen. Can the Talk appearance on Wednesday reverse that? Perhaps, it would be better for Leona to promote in Europe rather than wasting anymore time on the US[/QUOTE]

Why when her album has come in at no 38 in the Billboard hot 200 official album charts? I think she needs to promote in Europe and Japan too but her album coming in at 38 in the US is good considering she has not released much there for ages, it shows that the US still like her and the more they see her the better.
That was her debut last week. I'm sorry, but in the US, that's not considered particularly high, although it beats being out of the top 50. If she recovers this week, fine, but it's hard to see how with those iTunes album numbers .

Leona has a great voice. Why on earth can't she sing the music it's suited for. Not trying to hit the hot dance charts. Look to Adele. She has a team of 4 writing her songs with her. Not just one guy and she turns out decent songs with good melodies and real stories to tell.
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