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    OFFICIAL STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR THREAD

    in All About Janet

    Posted · Edited by Kishi

    maybe, and this is my lil theory here :rolleyes: maybe a brand, like Janet Jackson, has a limited market saturation, and that saturation can be achieved with minimal monies and energy devoted to advertising ....she has a fan base that sold out venues in 2015 and took her last album to number one, all achieved with zero promo..ultimately it does sound somewhat off kilter to have zero promotion going for a trek as huge as 53 cities.  But I dont see Lady Gaga doing that either, and she's on tour, I can't recall any promotion post SB.

    I have had some reservations about going to shows where the sell out isnt even close, a few of which are within a reasonable reach for me, Toledo, Detroit and Grand Rapids I think are over reaching for the same territory within two hours or less driving time. I would have shut Toledo down, I cannot recall her every playing there, nor is it a big enough city to garner the response she could get playing multiple dates in larger markets, like LA, or NY

    Toledo (her first time there) has actually been doing better than Detroit and Grand Rapids. Since she already did Grand Rapids for UWT (and didn't even sell out), I think keeping Detroit is smart as a big market and get a healthy gross from Toledo, even though it's also super close to Columbus (also doing well) and Cleveland.

    Janet did oversaturate this same area for the janet World Tour, going to Cincinnati 2xs, Fairborn, Richfield 2xs, Columbus, and Cuyahoga Falls. 

     

    OFFICIAL STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR THREAD

    in All About Janet

    Posted · Edited by Kishi

    The parish of Lafayette has declared a state of emergency and a tornado warning, though it's out of Harvey's path. 

    Looks like heavy rainfall will occur in Lafayette, but the storm itself will be miles west. Public schools in the city will be closed today and Wednesday. 

    Being that some cities in that area are only 13 feet above sea level, there might be flooding in those areas. Lafayette is 36 feet above sea level and won't experience flooding hopefully.
     

    Parts of Louisiana are expecting 15 to 20 inches of rain, so please send out love, well wishes, and donations. I pray that Janet and the team and fans and all of the residents of the area are safe! <3

    OFFICIAL STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR THREAD

    in All About Janet

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    Well that will be her excuse because the first show has not sold much.  I feel bad for the dancers.  I dont see this tour being completed.  I dont understand the no promo thing and why Live Nation doesn't demand she do more promo.  

    This is not counting all the tickets floating around on stub hub and other third party sites.

    Why feel sorry? They're getting checks.

    I'm not going to bother counting resale tickets. 

    OFFICIAL STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR THREAD

    in All About Janet

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    Doing well - Dallas, Albuquerque, Anaheim (seats were added), Seattle, Portland, Reno, Concord, Los Angeles, Saint Louis, Rosemont, Toledo, Boston, Providence (huge improvement), Bethlehem, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Indianapolis, Columbus, Birmingham, Norfolk, Columbia, Atlanta

    Improved since discount/sales - Little Rock, Fresno, Sacramento, Detroit, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Sunrise

    Needs improvement - Lafayette (only about 50% sold), San Antonio (sales have stalled, seats need to be discounted), Tulsa, Phoenix (should’ve returned to Comerica Theater), Milwaukee (was doing fine, sales have stalled), Moline, Grand Rapids (only about 25% sold), Manchester (about 20-25% sold), Atlantic City, Newark, Louisville (needs discounts), Lexington, Memphis (about 1/3 sold), Nashville (should’ve done a smaller venue again), Jacksonville

    No seating map available - Houston, Austin, Vancouver, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cleveland

    Aside from postponements and no promo, I think over saturation may also be an issue. Some cities are too close to each other (southwest, midwest, and northeast). And some of the cities she's returning to need a smaller capacity.


    The Groupon deal has been very helpful, but they have to also discount in certain markets that haven’t been selling well. The deal ends in 4 days.

    Deals sold out - Baltimore (600 sold), San Diego (1000 sold), Denver (420 sold), Portland (580 sold)

    Deals available - Toronto (720 sold), Houston (690 sold, lower level sold out), Phoenix (1000 sold), Nashville (1000 sold), Austin (670 sold), Rosemont (900 sold), Norfolk (870 sold), Pittsburgh (1000 sold), Seattle (310 sold), Lafayette (280 sold), San Antonio (650 sold), Dallas (450 sold), Little Rock (440 sold), Tulsa (280 sold), Fresno (350 sold), Vancouver (550 sold), Saint Louis (370 sold), Memphis (640 sold), Birmingham (180 sold), Moline (90 sold), Grand Rapids (860 sold), Indianapolis (930 sold), Louisville (340 sold), Lexington (180 sold), Toledo (100 sold), Manchester (440 sold), Philadelphia (580 sold), Buffalo (1000 sold)

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