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Originally Posted by Becky
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Bon Jovi tour's big payoff
Bon Jovi's growth in the past few tours has been "exponential," Light says. "There's a moment in any artist's career where you click over from just a touring act to iconic. And I think Bon Jovi made that transition this year, where they're in the same league as the U2s and the Stones and the Springsteens of the world. The tours and the live shows are so good they have the ability to sell tickets based on the sheer force of performing ability."
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I wonder if Bon Jovi could pull this off:
http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=1832
It would appear not, as they don't even seem game to bring a full tour to Australia.
It's not like they aren't popular here, they've had 7 No. 1 albums and sold over 1,000,000 albums, which is about 15+ platinum sales in total. Maybe they should realise that people don't want to see them at half-arsed shows that they have had here in 2001 and 2002.
By the way, I paid the SAME price for a Rumba ticket to see 45 minutes of Bon Jovi (plus a couple of consolation acts) as I just have yesterday to get a ticket to a U2 stadium show. And I hardly think that a U2 show would be any cheaper to put on than a Bon Jovi show.