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Home Front: Culture Wars
Dixie Chicks tour struggling in several markets
2006-06-08
Although this article shows the typical 'rooters' bias, I thought it was still interesting. A non-red state tour?
By Ray Waddell
Wed Jun 7, 7:07 PM ET

Initial ticket sales for the Dixie Chicks' upcoming tour are far below expectations and several dates will likely be canceled or postoned. Ticket counts for the 20-plus arena shows that went on sale last weekend were averaging 5,000-6,000 per show in major markets and less in secondaries, according to sources contacted by Billboard. Venue capacities on the tour generally top 15,000.

In contrast, the band's new album, "Taking the Long Way," sold 526,000 units in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan, the third-largest sales week of 2006. The album logged a second week in the period ended June 4, according to sales data issued Wednesday.
Posted by:mcsegeek1

#13  I'd be curious to see the demographics of their album sales. I bet they had huge sales in NYC, Boston, LA, SF, Seattle, and the like from people who wouldn't have given them the time of day a few years ago.
Posted by: xbalanke   2006-06-08 20:41  

#12  Seems to me they were trying to transition from country to pop when this whole thing started. Then they burned the country audience before they'd made the transition so they are starting to play the victim card hoping the lefties will support them enough to entrench their pop street cred.

Pretty telling when your first statements on releasing your new album is to retract your apology. Write a song about it, don't blab on about it.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-06-08 15:36  

#11  Are they so good at singing? Because I cannot beliee they made a carreer due to their looks: they go from not that bad (i see a dozen girls prettier evryday) to quite ugly.
Posted by: JFM   2006-06-08 15:19  

#10  Lots of radio stations are giving away tickets if you answer the question of the day correctly. it is now every DCH (H=hater) job to win the tix and NOT show up. that way they cannot be won by real fans ( either one of them.
Posted by: USN, ret.   2006-06-08 14:39  

#9  They didn't want the South anyway, IIRC.
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-06-08 14:36  

#8  Initial sales are also boosted by library and other venues other than individual sales. Most top authors can expect sales of 100,000 copies on the date of issue as libraries acquire books for their readers. I'm sure the same kind of thing happens with music, with the added sales to CD and DVD rental outfits. Let's see how sales go during the third or fourth week, after the "industrial" sales and the fanatics have all bought copies.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-06-08 14:31  

#7  If this gig doesn't work out, the Chicks can always dance in Toronto.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-08 13:20  

#6  "Canada loves the Chicks,"

I'm sure some parts do.
Posted by: lotp   2006-06-08 13:10  

#5  Heard on the radio this morning that their Memphis concert was cancelled due to low ticket sales.

Memphis? It's not a big music town.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-06-08 12:43  

#4  Hey PSYCO, That;s because they got BIG MOUTHS and they SUCK!!!!!
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2006-06-08 12:39  

#3  Heard on the radio this morning that their Memphis concert was cancelled due to low ticket sales.
Posted by: psychohillbilly   2006-06-08 11:36  

#2  If you understand how record sales are counted you know there are ways to manipulate the reports. IIRC it wasn't too far back some label was caught buying up records through third parties to make the figures look good. I expect they could do the same thing with tickets and centralized purchasing on the internet. They just got to remember to do both concurrently so as not to indicate something fishy is going on.
Posted by: Gravitch Flurt9338   2006-06-08 11:34  

#1  I bet this article was planted to help sales and not report the slump. Trust me, there are more than enough Koolaid drinkers to fill the concert venues. Would be funny for them to cancel a few dates.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-06-08 11:23  

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