Aloha !
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Originally Posted by Johny
I don't know what happened to their love to Japan. There were 8 shows in 2003, 6 in 2006, 4 in 2008, 2 in 2010 and 0 in 2011.
Do they sell less in Japan or did they become less popular over there?
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Yes, they have become less popular over there, but that's not really the reason for fewer shows over there.
When Jon found out he could do 6 stadium shows in Australia instead of 4 arena shows in Japan, the decision as to what was financially more interesting was quickly made. 1 stadium shows raises about the same money as 3 arena shows. Therefore, in 2010 2 stadium stages were brought over. One was shipped to Japan and build up in Tokyo, and the other was shipped to New Zealand. This way they were able to do 11 stadium shows in less than a month, which raised money for which Jon needs to do 30 arena shows in the U.S.A. Needless to say, Eastern Europe is getting more and more interesting nowadays, and I expect them to cover more than just Australasia and Japan.
I wouldn't worry too much about there not being any shows there.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan