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Just call her money girl - Streisand tix demand off as price skyrockets
Boston Herald ^ | Friday, June 30, 2006 | By Scott Van VoorhisJust call her money girl - Streisand tix demand off as price skyrockets By Scott Van Voorhis Boston Herald Business Reporter
The days of being the music world’s top-priced ticket may just be memories now for Barbra Streisand.
The 64-year-old crooner with a taste for trendy, lefty causes earlier this month rolled out grand plans for a 20-concert tour, her first in 10 years.
But after taking a look at her ticket prices - including $5,000 deluxe packages - even Babs’ die-hard limousine liberal fans may be having second thoughts.
And in the biggest shocker of all, Babs is even bombing in Boston, the heartland of blue state America.
While Boston was slated for two shots of Streisand, for now, anyway, we will have to settle for one on Oct. 22.
It’s the same story across the country, where Streisand had hoped for lucrative double shows in a select list of major markets.
Instead, Streisand’s grand - and possibly final - tour is down to 14 shows, with doubles only in New York and south Florida.
What’s to blame?
The culprit, industry insiders say, may be the evil that liberals like Streisand just love to blast: greed.
Streisand’s ticket prices average $300 and quickly escalate to $750. That’s even before you get to the ticket packages.
Those start at $1,000, and top out at an oh-so-economical $5,000.
For that sum fit for a princess, you get a room at a five-star hotel, transportation to and from the arena, a pre-dinner reception and a souvenir to remember the night by.
It’s prices like these that have made Streisand the most expensive act ever to hit the road.
Even Madonna, the most ruthless of the ruthless in the corporate music world, tops out with ticket prices of $350.
But Streisand and her promoters could teach Madonna a few things or two when it comes to business tactics worthy of a corporate raider.
In talks with venues, Streisand’s promoters demanded a $6 million guarantee per show, one executive noted.
But it’s not just the money that can be a headache for arena managers.
Streisand is also known for demanding things like wall-to-wall carpeting and chandeliers.
But if Streisand’s early ticket sales are any indication, some fans may be tired of being milked.
The promoters of her tour have held out the possibility that second shows will be added in cities like Boston.
However, it’s now three weeks and counting since tickets went on sale, an eternity in the hyper-paced concert business.
You only need a day or two to figure out whether you have that kind of demand, one industry executive noted.
It’s not that Streisand hasn’t tried to tug at the heart-strings - as well as the purse strings - of her legion of fans.
She pledged to funnel millions from her tour to - what else, the Streisand Foundation - to “combat dangerous climate change” and other causes.
“The public speaks and at some point these ticket prices get stupid,” noted Paul Munick, senior vice president for sports and entertainment at Mohegan Sun, which considered booking Streisand.
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blaming "liberals" for yet another so-called problem.Streisand's problem is her ego, not her politcs. If fools wanna plop down 5Gs to see her, that's their problem and noone else's business. At worst they have too much expendible income and poor taste. And since tickets don't seem to be flying out of the box office it looks like the market is taking care of that little problem.
I'm not a fan of her music and wouldn't pay $10.00 for a ticket but this post is just pointless political posturing.
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I wonder how she plans to get her tour buses, 10 semi truck-loads of music gear and costume changes from city to city- by bicycle?Jesus. C'mon, people.
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People who dictate to us how we should live our lives, yet exempt themselves from such doctrine.
Makes me ill.
bleep
Please send the above post to either Outside or Whiner's Woad.It has nothing to do with audio!
Thank you!
Which would be fine. unless...
;-)
I wouldn't call "W" an elitist. God know's he's not perfect; FAR from it, but he's NOT an elitist is the sense of someone like.....Barbara Boxer.(or insert just about any liberal left wing politician.) They're the ones's who want Government to control and dictate every facet of our lives while insulating themselves from it.One more thing, You don't even live in the United States so why don't you shut the Hell up about the President. I think everyone is tired of it. How is it you've managed not to get killed yet?
... that Americans have lowered their standards BIGTIME! He is an EMBARRASSMENT to every American except the clueless rednecks and yahoos (mostly) that voted for him based on 'smokescreen' diversionary issues like gay rights, school prayer, 10 commandments in public, abortion, etc. etc. etc.Watch the Bush sheep continue to suck at his teat as gas climbs to $4, then $5 a gallon!!!!
That "dumbing down" is real.
I agree with you. I'm a Conservative but NOT a Bush supporter.
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
"I agree with you. I'm a Conservative but NOT a Bush supporter."Conservatives despise Bush because he's done some damaging things as President of the United States.... Liberals despise Bush because he's a Republican....
Even if this was a spot for political debate (note: it isn't) that kind of stick figure caricature of conservatives and liberals does nothing to further the debate. Both conservatives and lefties come in a great many shades but only the nut jobs or simpleminded at both ends care about political labels over substantive issues.
Totally born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Accepted a lifestyle of prosperity and weath as normal. I love how these insanely weathy drive around in a beat up ford truck, with a weathered cowboy, on there miilion acre ranch hangin with the homeys. Never mind the lear jet is waiting to take them back when the photo shoot is over. HE IS FROM ONE OF THE RICHEST FAMILIES IN AMERICA.......and he ends up being a puppet for a regime bent on homogenising the world. A waisted life. Oh, I think Barbara could sing away in her day.
Just because he doesn't live here means he can't bitch about our pathetic loser for a president?I say let him bitch. Bush sucks. And he listens to crappy music. :^P
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Isn't that he doesn't have the "right" to complain about our President. The problem is, he chooses a rock music forum (and previously central) as his sounding board. He's already been suspended once. I don't care what the hell he thinks about Dubya personally, but I don't want to hear about it on Rocky Road.
... but the original post here isn't about music but "how dare a leftie charge high ticket prices?"
Clearly its a politically motivated post and not about music.
You seem to be choosing from a political viewpoint as well.
Nothing to do wth music.
Not something I initiated. I've kept my political point's of view out of this forum (and Inmate Central) unless responding to someone else.I agree that this particular forum is very inactive and rather mundane. MUCH more so than when I first began to come here. Still, it IS a rock music forum, not a political one.
I also know from experience that you davec, love taking your shots at the United States, and even though I may get kicked off AA, I'm not going to let it go without a response.
... I was actually ony having a go at the attitudes of a certain group of posters.
Ms Steisand is as much an American as George Bush and thus your comments could as equally apply to anyone attacking her.
So, he's been suspended for off-topic remarks?What about YECH, who has insulted 1/2 the people in here and offended the other half?
I'd rather read an off-topic remark than read about YECH claiming my Mom fucks goats. That's really none of YECH's business. :^P
Off-topic remarks don't bother me much. That's why I frequent another board much more than this one. Posting about music and ONLY music bores me.
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but if my memory serves me correctly, his "cooling off" period was issued for stirring things up over at inmate central. I actually didn't agree with the decision and think he should've been left alone. We engaged in some lively political discussions over there but it eventually got out of hand and a few people resorted to mostly name calling and insults.I actually thought that forum was more appropriate for that type of debate, but apperently not the moderators. My opinion is they felt he posted a lot of comments that were only meant to instigate and not to discuss issues. I think they were right, but most of it was in hand. A few people got mad and the moderators put and end to it.
I think (my opinion is) what frustrated most people was that he would make comments bashing the U.S. and then not engage in substitive debate and discussion, just more insults and bashing.
... you are right.
Some slightly heated discussions got out of hand I resorted to some rather bitchy insults simply to goad right wingers.
I don't intend to reiterate my opinions of the USA, or more correctly, US foreign policy here on a music forum. Despite that, the original post was not specifically about music but ticket prices and pretty soon there was what I would only call predictable shouting from the right wing about moderate liberals.
I find it interesting that, and this is not aimed at you, my off hand comment garners more comments for political bias than do the original criticisms of Ms S and other liberal (Democrat?) Americans.
Let's please end it now and get back to music.
I'm not sure I would think Ms S a suitable subject for a "rock" forum, but then I guess we could argue about a definition of rock until the cows come home.
... no you don't.
I think most people are bored stupid, but that's another story.
I think most people are bored with the rabid right w(h)ingers like you using every opportunity to catcall at anyone to the left of Atilla The Hun.
If Dubya doesn't dictate how all you yanks and anyone else he can get whilst allowing his cronies to live high on the hog at YOUR expense then I guess you must keep voting for him. I think that is most certainly elitism.
If you want to try another witty reply I will just let someone else take the piss in my place.
I can't be bothered with you.
Because you have no substitive agument to back up most of the drivel spewn from your BBC biased, ignorant mouth. First of all, you OBVIOUSLY aren't in tune with what's really going on in my country, and second, your assumption that I'm pro Bush shows what an idiotic, conclusion jumping moron you are.
I personally think Barbra Streisand is the single most-overrated musical artist I've experienced during my lifetime.... She sings off-key and often yells more than sings, and is as unpleasant to listen to as scratching a chalkboard....But if people are willing to blow five grand to see her, it's their prerogative....
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