Cornell/Timberland ticket sales disaster!

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  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    rockpants wrote:
    I was able to pull up 10 tickets (the maximum allowable) for the Showbox gig. If I can do the same in 2 weeks, the halfway point between the ticket onsale date and the gig (give or take a couple of days), they'll likely be having some problems.
    like i said its understandable if these are arena shows holding 15-20K people but these are rooms holding 1500-2500 people.

    lets assume there are 1500 tickets available in Chris Cornells hometown of Seattle. 50 would go to family and close friends (suckers) and maybe 50 would be people buying single tickets. Normally people buy tickets in pairs and their friend or significant other goes along not always a die hard fan. So its safe to say that Cornell has bombed so bad that 700 people in Seattle couldnt buy a 64$ pair of tickets? DISASTER!
  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    Denver - Ogden Theatre (1300) max tickets left (10)
    Las Vegas - The Joint (2000) max tickets left (8)
    Hollywood - HOB (1500) no tickets available
    Seattle - Showbox Sodo (1500) max tickets available (10)
    Ventura - Ventura Theatre (1200) max tickets available (50!)
    San Diego - HOB (1500) max tickets available (6)
    Anaheim - HOB (1500) max tickets available (10)
    San Francisco - Fillmore (1200) max tickets available (8)


    DISASTER! DISASTER! DISASTER!

    Cornell also booted from the Obama fundraiser in LA, by Hillary Clinton in favor of Jon Bon Jovi! If thats not a kick in the nuts I don't know what is.
  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    Most of the Cornell shows have sold only 700-800 tickets out of 1500-2000.
    They are taking a loss to do this tour.
  • Duder5k
    Duder5k Posts: 278
    restlesssoul wrote:
    i had never seen the fashion rocks thing mentioned in this thread and i now know what you guys are talking about, good lord what a disgrace

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gNDCnNyGt4
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  • Dismantle The Sun
    Dismantle The Sun Posts: 139
    So its safe to say that Cornell has bombed so bad that 700 people in Seattle couldnt buy a 64$ pair of tickets? DISASTER!


    Is it really that expensive to see Cornell. I wouldn't even pay anything...I expect them to pay ME to see this show!
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  • ii44
    ii44 Posts: 430
    Dismantle The Sun wrote:
    So its safe to say that Cornell has bombed so bad that 700 people in Seattle couldnt buy a 64$ pair of tickets? DISASTER!


    Is it really that expensive to see Cornell. I wouldn't even pay anything...I expect them to pay ME to see this show!

    Weren't his tickets roughly $30 last tour?
  • PJGARDEN
    PJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    ii44 wrote:
    Weren't his tickets roughly $30 last tour?

    I think you're right. I'm sorry but $64 a ticket! That's ridiculous. I guess when your only selling about half the tickets you were a year ago you have to charge twice as much.

    I would have paid $64 to see him a year ago and now you he would have to pay me to go.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    I think you're right. I'm sorry but $64 a ticket! That's ridiculous. I guess when your only selling about half the tickets you were a year ago you have to charge twice as much.

    I would have paid $64 to see him a year ago and now you he would have to pay me to go.
    I think the person said a $64 PAIR of tickets.

    I think I payed $40 for my, Non Timbaland, show in Ottawa.
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  • Green Di$ea$e
    Green Di$ea$e Posts: 158
    anyone know about the Canadian leg of his shows, says mobile is opening, anyone know if this means no timbaland?

    playing in London, still 400 tickets available (venue holds about 1200) and it's been onsale for about 1-2 weeks, trying to decide if I should go, definitely don't want to go if it's going to be timbaland/cornell show that is getting horrible reviews
  • NewDamage
    NewDamage Posts: 1,913
    The Canadian shows are without Timbaland. But I'm sure he'll still play too much from Scream.
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  • Astird
    Astird Posts: 168
    keeponrockin wrote:
    I think the person said a $64 PAIR of tickets.

    I think I payed $40 for my, Non Timbaland, show in Ottawa.


    came to 50+ with ticketrape charges
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    every US show is sold out, how is that a disaster?
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  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    every US show is sold out, how is that a disaster?
    STREETTEAMER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION!!!!!!!!

    as of Tues 8:47 pacific 10/21 only HOB Sunset and Seattle are showing no tickets. All other shows you can buy the max.
  • sunshine10
    sunshine10 Posts: 61
    teskeinc wrote:
    STREETTEAMER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION!!!!!!!!

    as of Tues 8:47 pacific 10/21 only HOB Sunset and Seattle are showing no tickets. All other shows you can buy the max.

    Anaheim is sold out, and has been for at least 3 or 4 days.
  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    every US show is sold out, how is that a disaster?
    Perhaps you didn't notice that this thread began in September.
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  • Dismantle The Sun
    Dismantle The Sun Posts: 139
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    anyone know about the Canadian leg of his shows, says mobile is opening, anyone know if this means no timbaland?

    playing in London, still 400 tickets available (venue holds about 1200) and it's been onsale for about 1-2 weeks, trying to decide if I should go, definitely don't want to go if it's going to be timbaland/cornell show that is getting horrible reviews


    Will that be London England, or London Ontario? I don't think I've heard them playing in the UK...however, don't think I can go. Work and other commitments.
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  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    now shows that didnt sell even half of their 1500 tickets are being cancelled to save embarrassment. "Acute laryngitus"? the guy has been screaming at the top of his lungs for the better part of 20 years. like I said DISASTER!
  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    Seriously?
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  • vmfury
    vmfury Posts: 1,091
    Chris Cornell is getting a raw deal about this new album and shows with Timbaland...it's a shame. I'm going to the San Diego HOB show and cannot wait to see them both in action regarding the new sound. Chris Cornell reinvents himself, nothing wrong with that. Avid fans would call it creativity, bandwagoners scrutinize his every move. That voice is AMAZING regardless of what he sings. People feel the need to bitch about pretty much everything, however, free will is a beautiful thing....if you don't like it,
    you don't have to watch, buy, or listen to it.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    vmfury wrote:
    Chris Cornell is getting a raw deal about this new album and shows with Timbaland...it's a shame. I'm going to the San Diego HOB show and cannot wait to see them both in action regarding the new sound. Chris Cornell reinvents himself, nothing wrong with that. Avid fans would call it creativity, bandwagoners scrutinize his every move. That voice is AMAZING regardless of what he sings. People feel the need to bitch about pretty much everything, however, free will is a beautiful thing....if you don't like it,
    you don't have to watch, buy, or listen to it.

    People aren't bitching about him wanting to reinvent himself and try new things. They're bitching because he's releasing an album full of tracks that have multiple writers, bad lyrics and little originality - not the things people expect from someone as talented as Cornell.

    You're damn right his voice is amazing, but a lot of people feel it's being wasted on sub-par music. Most of the people slagging Scream off on this board, have seen him perform live in the last year or so, and are well aware of how good he's sounding these days - which is why this sudden blatant embracing of everything corporate is so hard to take - hence the bitching.

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