Australian A-listers have succeeded in securing from Sydney publicists a rush of last-minute tickets to Beyonce.
The silver tickets – 200 in number – were released at the last minute ahead of two sold-out dates. The hottest tickets in town are known as production seats and provide seating at the very side of the stage.
Australian fans continue to draw big names and pay out large sums for acts such as Beyonce. While the country has brushed with recession, most consumers have tightened their wallets.
But fans are still prepared to pay out. This weekend more than 35,000 music lovers have forked out between $25 and $170 for a seat to see Beyonce, Wolfmother, Shihad, John Farnham and Colin Hay among others.
Daily Telegraph music critic Kathy McCabe notes: “There were positive signs early in the year that the Australian concert industry would ride out the storm when tickets to Leonard Cohen, Coldplay, The Veronicas, Fall Out Boy, Jason Mraz and Kings Of Leon gigs were snapped up as soon as they went on sale. And then there was Pink.”
Pink broke national records with the number of concerts she filled up at the likes of Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.
A Moshtix ticket agency poll of 2100 people found that almost 60 percent of punters had not foregone their live music pleasure because of the economic downturn. “Aussies will always spend money on great gigs that are priced well and held at the right venue,” said Moshtix general manager Adam McArthur.
Source: Splash News
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