Are Underworld playing <insert city/fest here> this year? Please read before asking!

[TomTom]

weeeee I got my ticket for the November Cocoon gig today. Weekend starts great. I already feared I wouldn't get a ticket anymore because I read that the gig is sold out but 3 days ago I got an info mail from Cocoon saying that extra tickets are now available and was able to purchase 6 for my mates and myself. I look soooooo forward to it. I also managed to get the friday off so this will be a memorable evening.

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[gormster]

Originally Posted by luminary

Are they playing in Australia?

They are in Japan in Nov and i am tempted to go over there, but they need to come back to Oz and hang out again. End the year is perfect to escape the Northern winter ... and they can catch up with John in 3D instead of down the wire

God, I hope so. You know, I get the feeling people sometimes write off Australia for shows because the population is so small and it's pretty far from everywhere, so getting the show there is expensive, and there's some doubt as to whether it'll make money. But there is a very important fact to be considered: Australians will pay any amount of money to see an international band.

Example? Coldplay sold out three concerts in Sydney (and other cities, but we'll focus on Sydney), each of which had 12,000 people paying $120 for their ticket (actually the seats at the very back were $87, so, conservative estimate, $100 per person.) Don't bother trying to do the math in your head because I'm going to tell you now - that's 3.6 MILLION DOLLARS. In THREE NIGHTS.

I honestly don't get how you could put on a show that cost more than that without making a new one from scratch. And I'm not counting the equivalent dough from the other capitals.

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[sanakan]

Originally Posted by gormster

I honestly don't get how you could put on a show that cost more than that without making a new one from scratch.

here's a hint to get you started: do you know
- how much a 3-day the rent (probably 4, to allow for installation) is for a venue that holds 12'000 people?
- how much security/ambulance/helpers cost are for said venue?
- how much it costs to haul a live show (read: PA, lights, music equipment, and not to forget the crew) across the planet? in your case: flights from england to australia?


think about stuff like that, and you'll have to deduct quite some dollars from your 3.6 mio.

[chino]

are underworld playing the most corrupt country all over the world this year?

[Mort]

For Aussie dirts .

Just for info if UW get on the BDO second announcement tickets are onsale today. The sales via www.bigdayout.com have sold out but more are available via http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/promo/pr5l45 at 9am.

There will also 10000 available in the ballot system via the bigdayout site as they did last year.

[cheshkat]

Originally Posted by Mort

For Aussie dirts .

Just for info if UW get on the BDO second announcement tickets are onsale today. The sales via www.bigdayout.com have sold out but more are available via http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/promo/pr5l45 at 9am.

There will also 10000 available in the ballot system via the bigdayout site as they did last year.

That's for sydney BDO, Melbourne goes onsale on Friday...

[Mort]

Sydney (Bigdayout website )sold out by 830am and ticketmaster by 930am..
Bugger , lucky I got up at 5am and grabbed mine.

[cheshkat]

Melbourne BDO has also sold out, same deal with online ballot tickets from next Thurs
http://www.bigdayout.com/news/pressreleases.php

I got my ticket

[TomTom]

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What a bummer...European gigs have been cancelled due to illness which of course also affects the show in Frankfurt I have my tickets for already. This is so sad because I looked forward to it a lot. Hope he feels better soon and they announce another date soon.