"Morales" wrote in message
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>
> Dixie Chicks tour struggling in several markets
> Wed Jun 7, 2006 7:08pm ET
> By Ray Waddell
> NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Initial ticket sales for the Dixie Chicks'
upcoming
> tour are far below expectations and several dates will likely be canceled
or
> postoned.
>
> Ticket counts for the 20-plus arena shows that went on sale last weekend
> were averaging 5,000-6,000 per show in major markets and less in
> secondaries, according to sources contacted by Billboard. Venue capacities
> on the tour generally top 15,000.
>
> In contrast, the band's new album, "Taking the Long Way," sold 526,000
units
> in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan, the third-largest sales
> week of 2006. The album logged a second week in the period ended June 4,
> according to sales data issued Wednesday.
>
>
>
> Despite those numbers, early ticket sales are clearly not meeting
> projections. The plug was pulled on public on-sales for shows in
> Indianapolis (August 23), Oklahoma City (September 26), Memphis (September
> 27) and Houston (September 30) because of tepid pre-sales in a national
> promotion with Target stores.
>
> The Memphis show has been pulled off the route and the status of the shows
> in Indianapolis, Houston and Oklahoma City remains uncertain. Industry
> speculation has it that much or all of the tour may be postponed. At the
> very least, it is likely routing and capacity will be reconfigured.
>
> Early ticket sales for this tour are in marked contrast to the Chicks'
last
> proper outing in 2003 when a national on-sale moved some 867,000 tickets
the
> first weekend, and second shows were added in several markets. The Chicks
> ended up with the top-grossing country tour of 2003 at $62 million.
>
> But not all shows on this tour are below projections. "We're happy (with
our
> on-sale) and comparatively seem to be ahead of most," says John Page, Glob
al
> Spectrum COO/GM at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, where the trio is
booked
> for July 25. A second date was added for the Air Canada Center in Toronto,
> where the first show sold out in eight minutes. "Canada loves the Chicks,"
> says ACC booking director Patti-Ann Tarlton.
>
> After two shows in London, the North American tour was set to begin July
21
> in Detroit. But with ticket sales below expectations, it is possible the
> route and capacities may be further reconfigured. The Chicks are managed
by
> Simon Renshaw and booked by Rob Light at Creative Artists Agency, both of
> whom declined to comment.
>
> Reuters/Billboard
>
>
>
Thanks for the "valuable" info. I know that I as a good Liberal, follow the
Dixie Chicks and hang on every word they speak and every note they play.
They are the only source of Liberal thought and motivation that exist in the
entire world......NOT !
I am quite capable of forming my own opinions without the assistance of
those in the entertainment business. The success or failure of the Dixie
Chicks is, to me, of no concern whatsoever.
The importance of the DC's success apparently exists only in your simple
mind. Dream on.
Bush is a Dunce.
RO
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