No, you can't actually buy Britney for $3.00. At least I don't think you can. Last weekend though you could see her show for $3 though. How many of you paid hundreds and hundreds of dollars to see Britney Spears this year? How many of you shelled out $150 for VIP seats? Well, if you are in London you could have got those VIP seats for as little as $3.00 over the weekend. Yep. It turns out there were going to be a slew of empty seats in London for her shows over the weekend. The fact that no one was interested in buying VIP seats was going to be painfully obvious so the promoter decided to let a website handle selling the majority of the seats on the floor. What had been selling for $150 was sold on the website for $3.00. Even at $3.00, the concert was barely a sell-out.
I know the reviews from London were awful over the weekend at least from critics. It seems to me though that in the US and Canada at least, people were more than willing to pay huge prices to see her so I'm wondering what is different. I think it may have to do with the fact it is music festival season in the UK and so people would rather spend $100 and get to see 30 bands who are actually playing music and singing to one performer who sounds the same as if you had been listening to it in your iPod. I know people love Britney's show, and I am sure it is great, but when it goes head to head against a festival it is really tough to win that.
Londoners are less likely to buy into the BS than we are I guess.
ReplyDeleteI spent $0 on her concert and feel pretty good about it. it was the best concert I never saw!
She probably sold out here in North America because she is North American. I mean, she was on the Mickey Mouse show, she was known and popular here first, ect. People over here pretty well watched her grow up, and maybe grew up with her, not so much in the UK.
ReplyDeleteThat's my logical guess.
"I know people love Britney's show,"
ReplyDeleteReally? Who?
Who wants to pay more than 25 cents to see a train wreck of a lip syncher.
Throw in parking, and - yep - $3.00 sounds about right.
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ReplyDeleteGirls who danced around their room as kids to her, that's who. Would you pay 100 for NKOTB? Maybe. Depends on who you are as a person.
oh, no, the girls who danced around their rooms to her are now teenage girls that have no interest in her any longer.
ReplyDelete$3.00 Britney Spears tickets. Are you serious?
ReplyDeleteYay! I love it when celebs. have to face reality. Even if it is just for a day.
3.00 dollars for her concert is about 1,000 too much.
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Is it safe to say this girls career is done?
ReplyDeleteoh, no, the girls who danced around their rooms to her are now teenage girls that have no interest in her any longer.
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ya cuz they are too busy taking care of their kids.
babies having babies!
Not all of them. My daughter was one of those 7 year olds with Britney posters & dolls, now she is lobbying for Paul McCartney tickets at $200 a pop.
ReplyDeleteThat whole fan base has moved on to real music.
It's not festival season yet, Enty! Britney jumped the shark over here when she appeared on one of Simon Cowell's shows a few months back. It was a singing talent show - and she didn't sing. Her dancing was crap as well. Who wants to pay to see a washed-up mental case who can't sing and can't dance?
ReplyDeletePoor thing, she looks fat, and desperate. Doesn't she know how to do anything else? Well, now is a good time to learn. I am embarassed for her.
ReplyDeleteThanks lutefisk!
ReplyDeleteI hope your daughter finds tickets.
And Sue Ellen - hell no, I woul dnot pay $100 for NKOTB. I can recognize a washed up act when I see one.
littleoleme---if any tickets are to be had, I will be there over her.
ReplyDeleteIt is going to be really difficult & expensive to get our hands on any.
I feel sorry for her. By more then one account, she is not well enough to be out touring. Daddy Jamie is making her tour cause he likes the payday from being her keeper.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't pay $3. She is going to burn out again after this tour. Then, she'll come back with an autobiography, y'all.
ReplyDeleteI'm probably going to be roasted over the proverbial spit but I paid to see Britney this year...not 150 but over 100 so I'm a bit miffed that VIP seats went for 3 bucks....
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