Someone-else Wrote:
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> You sounded like you were talking in a general
> sense

Sorry, I was specifically talking about the type of numbers Sammy was bringing in. Of course short hall configurations tour can make money, but they need to sell a certain amount of tickets..which Sammy clearly didn't.

> More profit could(not saying it’s guranteed) be
> made from a half full arena compared to a theatre
> - a place like the Apollo can only charge a
> general admission price fir standing and its pot
> luck for the punter if they get to the front or
> wedged in at the back. A seated arena and you
> don’t need thousands to pay a premium, but
> someone selling 6k tickets can find maybe a
> hundred superrfans who’ll pay 200 quid plus for
> guaranteed front row, more will pay double theatre
> prices for front blocks etc - can’t do that in
> the Apollos etc when they’re filled to capacity.

Many theatre type venues can be configured as standing or seating, just like arenas. VIP tickets often allow for early entry for standing events so that the superfans that are willing to pay can get to the front.

> Of course it’s the promoters call as to whether
> a gig is called off, but you don’t think there
> is a continuous dialogue between promoters and
> venues where how many people are brought to a
> venue over a season? Gigs getting called off
> damages reputations

Agreed. But the venue and promoter care naught about that. The odd gig cancellation here and there is going to be no skin off their noses, they will remain busy enough with the rest of their schedules. It's the artists repuation that gets damaged at the end of the day.

Thinny