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    GIRLS GONE WILD: TODAY AT NOON ET

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    Speaking of which, could this "remix" possibly be a single version with a guest on it for U.S. radio? That makes much more sense than premiering a single no one's ever even heard yet with a totally new mix.

    I hope not. This already proove not succeed.

    the remix they are using for the video could be one of the bonus tracks on the delux edition

    This is the best scenario yeah.

    Madonna World Tour Schedule

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    Another thing rarely taken into account when the media tries to create a story about ticket prices being high, is that these large productions don't pay for themselves.

    I believe she spends $30-40 Million of her own money to get the show on the road. That's building the stage, paying Jamie, paying the lighting designer, paying the sound and video teams, paying the teams that shoot and put together the video backdrops, paying for rehearsal studios, renting an arena for rehearsal in the final weeks before the tour, paying dancers, paying the music director and the band, paying for their accommodations while they're working with her in rehearsals (3 months) and the list goes on. And all of that money is flowing out before the tour even hits the road. Once it does you're talking moving 200+ people from city to city on a weekly basis, stadium/arena rentals, insurance, hotels, food, transportation, air, security, trucks, the cost of moving the stage (VERY expensive), renting those multi-million dollar LED video screens (yes, they rent those and they're expensive) and the list goes on. These are the weekly costs of touring the show and they are VERY high for productions of this magnitude, easily millions of dollars a week. And these costs become higher when the show jumps continents. This is why many artists avoid Australia in particular (sorry guys), because the cost of moving the stage and crew from America or Europe to Australia vs. the amount of shows/markets they can play there, makes it not worth it financially.

    For any star of this magnitude - and there are very few - this is how much it costs to see them with big productions. U2, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters all have lavish productions and the corresponding ticket prices to pay for it all *AND* make sure they take home money at the end of the day. The U2 360 tour cost $750,000 dollars a day to run. A day. That means even if you are not performing, money is still going out. Madonna's daily fees could be even higher, since her show is more like a broadway show (dancers etc), as opposed to four guys standing on stage playing instruments on a lavish stage.

    So really, they all have to recoup the cost of getting the show on the road, and then the daily/weekly costs of touring it. Tickets have to be priced to make sure you can cover those costs, and make a profit. Because at the end of the day, this is where they make their money. Merchandising helps to make that profit even bigger. A very, VERY, basic guideline, is that you take home half of what you gross. So, Sticky & Sweet made $408 Million in Box Office. This means there may have been $204 million or more for her at the end of the tour. Guy Oseary gets 15%-20% of that, Jamie King as director/partner in crime *may* get a percentage of net profits, but it's probably not as high as what Guy gets. Her publicist, lawyers etc. get paid as they always do, whether she's touring or not. They don't share in profit. Live Nation has their fee built into every ticket sold, and it's a small amount per ticket (the service/venue fees). They make millions, but nowhere near what she makes. On top of all of this is money made from merchandising (t-shirts, posters, tour programs etc.). They never disclose these numbers, but artists make a lot from it. And artists that aren't selling out stadiums and arenas like Madonna does, rely on it to make money at the end of the tour.

    BTW The tour promoter, Live Nation basically GUARANTEES Madonna that she'll make X amount of money (profit) at the end of the tour. $200, $250 Million for the last tour maybe. They take on HUGE risk (shows not selling well). Obviously Madonna is a great risk to take, but on some tours they can really lose their ass.

    Very interesting read. Thanks :thumbsup:

    MDNA Album Thread

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    someone knows where the hell is M at the moment?? we haven't got a single pic of her after the Halftime show

    I saw a clip of her leaving the Lucas Oil Stadium with her children and the beautiful hair! It was posted here i think. Don't find now.

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