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Madonna - The Rebel Heart Tour
DisneyFreak83
09-10-2015
Early signs show she is on track to beat her Sticky & Sweet Tour record.

Not bad for an era that was supposedly a flop. I guess this now proves Madonna's future isn't in the singles charts but touring. Given she is almost 60 however I wonder realistically just how much longer she can continue with all the dancing every single night. There will have to be a time when she slows down but even if she did, would a ballad more softer style tour work? or is it the full showgirl experience fans want from the Queen?
Master Ozzy
09-10-2015
This is her best album in years so I'm glad the tour is doing well for her. I bought two tickets front row for December 1st but I can't go now so I'm having to sell them unfortunately which I'm gutted about.
SummerHeart
09-10-2015
It’s a good thing she's downsized to arenas. She’s no longer able to sell stadiums out the world over like The Rolling Stones and U2. Some of the video footage from the MDNA tour is embarrassing. Only putting half a stadium in Gothenburg on sale is not selling it out. I know you have to factor the size of the stage into that, but the stage wasn’t big enough to only put 35,000 seats on sale in a stadium that can fit 75,000. This occurred in multiple venues throughout the tour including the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, The Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, and the National Stadium in Warsaw, there are even empty seats on the video footage of several arena shows.

Here are some pics from the MDNA Tour:

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Live Nation usually reports all their artists’ shows as being sold out claiming it's not the capacity of the venue but the tickets on sale, this is why most of their tours are listed as sold out on Wikipedia even though that isn’t always technically true. They lied about Madonna's Hyde Park gig in 2012 when they claimed it was the biggest concert ever held in the park despite the fact that The Rolling Stones played to between 250,000 and 500,000 fans in the park way back in 1969

Two of my friends went to see Madonna in Montreal in September and said there were about a thousand empty seats yet it was sold out according to Wikipedia. Trust me, it wasn't. Some of the upcoming European shows still haven’t sold out and the Australian leg is nowhere near sold out despite the fact it’s her first tour there in 20 years. There was supposed to be a third show in London, but it was cancelled quietly behind the scenes due to slow ticket sales of the first two shows. The Asian leg is going to be her saviour this time around.

Someone on another forum compared the Rebel Heart Tour ticket sales to those from previous tours at the same venue, this is what they wrote:

Quote:
“But, when compared to her previous tours in those same venues as you say:

-She did 2 nights at Bell Center in Montreal with S&S Tour and it had 34,301 attendees... 26,468 this time.
-Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia was sold out in MDNA Tour with 15,741 attendees... reported as sold out now with 10,544.
-Boston was sold out with 13,995 in MDNA Tour... sold out now with 12,780.

So some of those don't seem to be really sold out... I know the stage and production varies from one tour to another, she has chairs on the floor now, so there are more or less seats available... but not 5k people less in the same venue, IMO.”


Madonna’s tours gross a lot of money because her ticket prices are so high. High ticket prices = higher gross, it’s not rocket science. I know people still fork out the money to go and see her, but that doesn’t change the fact her ticket prices boost her box office big time. She has the most expensive tickets of 2015 beating Fleetwood Mac. Her Sticky & Sweet Tour grossed more than U2’s Vertigo Tour despite the fact that she a) played 46 shows less than them, and b) played to over one million less people. Madonna knows full well she wouldn't break any records if she charged regular ticket prices like many other singers and bands.

And no, a basic Madonna tour wouldn't work. She needs a big production to entertain people. She wouldn't be able to entertain people by standing on stage for two hours with just a live band behind her. She doesn't have a good enough voice. She needs the backing track, the backing dancers, moving platforms and pretty lights to entertain people. She's like a 58-year-old Katy Perry and Britney Spears.

It's obvious Madonna's future is no longer in the singles chart. She hasn't had a number one in America for 15 years, the only Billboard chart she can still top is the irrelevant Dance one. She hasn't had a substantial hit in the UK or worldwide for six years.
DisneyFreak83
09-10-2015
Oh dear, I see Spacecake, JakeXL, BeatsDuJour is back with all their usual Madonna hate.
Cloudy2
09-10-2015
Originally Posted by DisneyFreak83:
“Oh dear, I see Spacecake, JakeXL, BeatsDuJour is back with all their usual Madonna hate.”

It would appear and despite his/hers dislike of Madonna he/she still manages to write a book about her and also includes links.

I know I'm grateful for his/hers expertise on Madonna.

With regards the tour, I have not watched any of the show but I know the setlist and it looks good apart from the last section. I am sure I will have a good time my first show is Stockholm in 5 weeks, not long now.
glyn9799
09-10-2015
I simply CANNOT WAIT to see this in December. I've loved her for years and finally got the chance to see her on the MDNA Tour. However I am considerable more excited about this one - possibly because I absolutely love the album. Plus she looks incredible at the moment. Watching some of the YouTube videos of the show she really does seem so happy and funny. Setlist looks great too. Watching her perform Deeper & Deeper and True Blue. I can die a happy man
FMKK
09-10-2015
Originally Posted by DisneyFreak83:
“Oh dear, I see Spacecake, JakeXL, BeatsDuJour is back with all their usual Madonna hate.”

Is any of what was said untrue?
DisneyFreak83
09-10-2015
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“Is any of what was said untrue?”

Almost all of it, but I haven't got the time nor energy to argue with a troll, that person is a troll with an unhealthy obsession with Madonna, everyone on here knows it, they have used and still do it seems many accounts on here. Most of the stuff they most is lifted from a Madonna hate site. Anyone can post pics and so called facts in an attempt to pass them off as true.


The fact is that Madonna is on target for another top 5 placing in the highest grossing tours of all time. This kills that person because they hate Madonna. So he can post as many replies as he wants with as many accounts as he wants with as any attempts to dismiss it as he wants, it will not change the fact Madonna will out gross Sticky and Sweet with Rebel Heart. People are paying and that is all what matters. Just imagine if the tickets were cheaper, she would probably then indeed have the highest grossing tour of all time under her belt if that happened 'mr spacecake or whatever he wants to call himself this week' probably would die of envy that his fave 'Kylie' couldn't ever do it.
FMKK
09-10-2015
It is definitely true though that a lot of her record breaking simply comes from having deathly expensive tickets.
spaceygal
10-10-2015
I wish I could go to this tour, especially as Rebel Heart is one of my favourite Madonna albums for years, but I just can't afford it, sadly. It's not just the ticket prices but, as she's not playing anywhere close to where I live (South Wales) it means transport and hotel prices too. All too much for me. Oh well, at least I saw her on her MDNA and Girlie Show tours. Brilliant, creative live performer, she always puts on an amazing show and I feel exhausted just watching her, she has so much energy!
John_Lochery
10-10-2015
I cant wait! I'm going to see her on the 20th December at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow

To be honest, I saw her in 2012 at Murrayfield and, although she wasn't amazing and nowhere near amazing as P!nk was when I've seen her in the past, I thought she put on a great show [the shooting bit was a bit much though] and wasn't as bad as people made out she was. I did want to see what shes like in an arena which is why I got tickets for December
chrisqc
10-10-2015
Seen it twice already Opening night in Montreal (it was a legit sell out) but the second show was half empty

Good show for sure much better than the MDNA tour.

Also saw it a couple weeks later inn quebec city reported as a sell out but about 2000 empty seats there, good show as well
MissAyrshire
10-10-2015
I'm going to see her in Glasgow and can't wait. I've never seen her live before sp I'm very much looking forward to it
Big Guns
11-10-2015
Summer heart, you are SUCH a sad case. Like who does that?? Seriously???

I feel sorry for you.
Big Guns
11-10-2015
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“Is any of what was said untrue?”

Yes the entire was just a bizzare rant. I love how he says she only makes highest gross cos she charges the highest prices and this is apparently a sign of failure?

Surely it means that people will PAY the money. How many people cannot afford that would love to go??? If she charged much lower fares, she would have to put on a lot more shows surely because a LOT more people would be able to afford it. I have lost count of the amount of times i've read people saying online or in social media or whatever, I'd love to go, but I can't afford it. It's amazing how people will try and spin incredible achievements into negativity.

Logic is obviously not that persons forte.
babelogue
11-10-2015
The youtube clips of the tour are amazing. She seems so relaxed and really enjoying herself. And the set list is pretty amazing too. I love that she's dusted off some oldies she hasn't performed for years, and the rebel heart stuff works really well too.

I've seen madonna once - the reinvention tour back in 2004. It was so amazing that I've never seen her since - I don't think she could surpass the reinvention tour.

A lot of amazing in this post!
boysforpele
11-10-2015
this tour looks wonderful...she seems so relaxed and engaging with the audience .... she still showcases how she is a top live performer. Kylie's last tour was also stripped back a little to allow greater fun, intimacy and she too was so relaxed. It was perhaps one of her best and definitely her most fun tour. And looking at the clips this feels the same. With regards comments about sold out or not sold out...thats not important... and the photos could be taken prior to the show starting as this happened with Lady Gaga ... I was there at Twickenham and every seat was occupied yet photos taken before the start were used to signal empty seats. The actual tickets sold don't lie. And ticket sales are good, particularly in USA and Asia. Australia was always going to be the hard sell. But it is the last leg. so plenty of time for an increase in sales.
Mirror Mirror
11-10-2015
I've seen Madonna's last three tours but am forced to miss this one due to ill health and I'm really gutted about it, considering how much fun it looks and how into everything Madonna genuinely seems to be. I thought Rebel Heart was a great album and have been disgusted at the amount of ageism Madonna's come in for this year. I'm really happy the tour is doing so well for her. Not so bad for a "grandma" who should "put it away", eh?
thats_racist
12-10-2015
Seeing her in Manchester, first time seeing her and got great seats by the heart stage.

Cannot wait.
SummerHeart
12-10-2015
I doubt many people (or at least those who aren't completely infatuated with Madonna) would sit through two hours of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGgQJf4GrhY

It's ok for a one-off performance at an Awards ceremony, but I doubt Madonna would be able to keep something like that up for two hours. She sounds out of breath before the end of that performance and it's only three minutes long. She's been relying on big tour productions for 30 years, why would she change it now?

Fair enough if she had a voice like Chaka Khan, but she doesn't. A singer like Chaka can carry a two-hour show using just her voice and a live band, but Madonna needs scantily clad backing dancers, moving platforms, props and pretty, glittery things to keep her prominently gay audience happy. I think they would riot if she didn't include something lame like a so-called controversial toy gun and a nice little dance routine to yet another tired performance of Like a Virgin and Vogue. You'd think they'd be bored of seeing her breasts and hearing her shout another obscenity at a political or religious figure by now, I guess not. How many more times is she going to use religious and Illuminati themes in her performances? Surely one of the many people who help her create her shows can think up something new.

Going off topic a little. Rebel Heart is only 4.99 in a lot of countries. So all of those fans saying the tour is having an effect on the album are sadly mistaken, it's climbed (albeit to a very low position) because it's dirt cheap after just seven months on sale. I guess they need to up its worldwide sales somehow. It's still languishing on 700,000 copies. Barbra's Streisand's last album sold more than that in the US alone. Expect the album to be reduced in the UK when the tour arrives there, but I doubt even that's going to help the album sell much more than its current 70,000 copies.
Mirror Mirror
12-10-2015
SummerHeart, there are so many nicer ways to spend your time than obsessing over someone you don't like. You should try it. It might make you less bitter.
jadebutterfly96
12-10-2015
Originally Posted by SummerHeart:
“I doubt many people (or at least those who aren't completely infatuated with Madonna) would sit through two hours of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGgQJf4GrhY

It's ok for a one-off performance at an Awards ceremony, but I doubt Madonna would be able to keep something like that up for two hours. She sounds out of breath before the end of that performance and it's only three minutes long. She's been relying on big tour productions for 30 years, why would she change it now?

Fair enough if she had a voice like Chaka Khan, but she doesn't. A singer like Chaka can carry a two-hour show using just her voice and a live band, but Madonna needs scantily clad backing dancers, moving platforms, props and pretty, glittery things to keep her prominently gay audience happy. I think they would riot if she didn't include something lame like a so-called controversial toy gun and a nice little dance routine to yet another tired performance of Like a Virgin and Vogue. You'd think they'd be bored of seeing her breasts and hearing her shout another obscenity at a political or religious figure by now, I guess not. How many more times is she going to use religious and Illuminati themes in her performances? Surely one of the many people who help her create her shows can think up something new.

Going off topic a little. Rebel Heart is only 4.99 in a lot of countries. So all of those fans saying the tour is having an effect on the album are sadly mistaken, it's climbed (albeit to a very low position) because it's dirt cheap after just seven months on sale. I guess they need to up its worldwide sales somehow. It's still languishing on 700,000 copies. Barbra's Streisand's last album sold more than that in the US alone. Expect the album to be reduced in the UK when the tour arrives there, but I doubt even that's going to help the album sell much more than its current 70,000 copies.”

Someone needs to get a life
Big Guns
13-10-2015
Originally Posted by SummerHeart:
“I doubt many people (or at least those who aren't completely infatuated with Madonna) would sit through two hours of this:

.”

The irony of this post and this post from this user is just..breathaking........
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