Vienna, Austria, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, 27th June - ARCHIVE
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All I can say is 10,000 people in a 50,000 seat stadium is embarrassing, and McCartney would not stand for that. Is there any proof regarding how many tickets have been sold? He will play, I think, if at least 30,000 or so have been sold.
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RMartinez:
All I can say is 10,000 people in a 50,000 seat stadium is embarrassing, and McCartney would not stand for that. Is there any proof regarding how many tickets have been sold? He will play, I think, if at least 30,000 or so have been sold.
honestly, i have no idea how many tickets have been sold so far. maybe i am totally wrong and 40 000 tickets have been sold already, but i doubt that. it`s just my personal Impression that he cannot sell out that Stadium, but we`ll see... i hope it will turn out good, cos i intend to go to the Show!
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SgtPepperFan48:
I really hope that this show won't be cancelled Do you really think it's likely he will change venue? He's never really done that in recent times, even in the 2010 UK summer gigs which didn't sell all that well.
Me too, I'm travelling over from the UK to see this show.
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RMartinez:
I don't think Paul would perform in a 50,000 seat stadium that had 10,000 people in it to see him. He would cancel before doing that. Syracuse, NY experienced that in 1993 and Horsens Denmark in 2012.
And another country, but I forgot which one ... Come on, what 'silver moondog' said: we all said this from the start. Who's idea was this? The tickets are priced way too high to fill so many places.
RMartinez:
All I can say is 10,000 people in a 50,000 seat stadium is embarrassing, and McCartney would not stand for that. Is there any proof regarding how many tickets have been sold? He will play, I think, if at least 30,000 or so have been sold.
Let me tell you this... How many people will fit on a football field? 15,000-20,000 is a good estimate, knowing that the stage and what all not will be on that same field. 1/5 of that is reserved for the 'golden circle'. That are 3000-4000 places. Those tickets are still not sold out. I rest my case.
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If sales aren't going very well as the concert gets nearer, do you think it's more likely he would change venue or cancel it? I wouldn't mind a change of venue at all, I just don't want him to cancel
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nobodytoldme:
RMartinez:
I don't think Paul would perform in a 50,000 seat stadium that had 10,000 people in it to see him. He would cancel before doing that. Syracuse, NY experienced that in 1993 and Horsens Denmark in 2012.
And another country, but I forgot which one ... Come on, what 'silver moondog' said: we all said this from the start. Who's idea was this? The tickets are priced way too high to fill so many places.
RMartinez:
All I can say is 10,000 people in a 50,000 seat stadium is embarrassing, and McCartney would not stand for that. Is there any proof regarding how many tickets have been sold? He will play, I think, if at least 30,000 or so have been sold.
Let me tell you this... How many people will fit on a football field? 15,000-20,000 is a good estimate, knowing that the stage and what all not will be on that same field. 1/5 of that is reserved for the 'golden circle'. That are 3000-4000 places. Those tickets are still not sold out. I rest my case.
Well, it will be interesting to see. Doesn't seem fair, Verona has to only sell 15,000 seats. Same with arena shows in the USA. I wonder how tickets are selling in Poland.
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RMartinez:
nobodytoldme:
RMartinez:
I don't think Paul would perform in a 50,000 seat stadium that had 10,000 people in it to see him. He would cancel before doing that. Syracuse, NY experienced that in 1993 and Horsens Denmark in 2012.
And another country, but I forgot which one ... Come on, what 'silver moondog' said: we all said this from the start. Who's idea was this? The tickets are priced way too high to fill so many places.
RMartinez:
All I can say is 10,000 people in a 50,000 seat stadium is embarrassing, and McCartney would not stand for that. Is there any proof regarding how many tickets have been sold? He will play, I think, if at least 30,000 or so have been sold.
Let me tell you this... How many people will fit on a football field? 15,000-20,000 is a good estimate, knowing that the stage and what all not will be on that same field. 1/5 of that is reserved for the 'golden circle'. That are 3000-4000 places. Those tickets are still not sold out. I rest my case.
Well, it will be interesting to see. Doesn't seem fair, Verona has to only sell 15,000 seats. Same with arena shows in the USA. I wonder how tickets are selling in Poland.
That's why he's always playing 10,000-15,000 capacity venues over here, which will be filled up nicely for a fair price (70-90 euro general admission, those few seated venues 150-200 for the tickets the nearest to the front). You can check out exactly how many tickets there are left for Poland over here: http://www.eventim.pl/tickets-paul-mccartney-warszawa.html?affiliate=PLE&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=929148%242786367&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=467076&from=erdetaila (and click 'seating chart booking'). Keep in mind row 1-5 is being reserved for the decadent champagne packages, which will not sell over here for such high prices, and are probably are being made available for the general audience when time is running out.
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Needless to say, I AM concerned about Poland and Vienna shows..... I had tickets for last summer Horsens gig and that was a big disapointment for me cause Im travelling from Finland. I lost money. By the time I bought tickets for Poland...I would have never even could imagine that I have to be afraid that the show will be cancelled.
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I also had tickets to Horsens... What I don't understand about the cancelled concert in Horsens is the fact that they announced a 2nd concert, why would they do that if the first one wasn't sold out?! I've booked flight and hotel already, I'm really nervous now that he will cancel this concert too, that would totally break my heart
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I really don't think this show will be cancelled. Denmark was a bit different because they were standalone shows and so perhaps they thought it would make more sense to move them to another time if ticket sales weren't very good since they were the only shows scheduled for the summer. However, these European dates are in the middle of a McCartney world tour so I highly doubt he would cancel them.
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He won't cancel Poland and Vienna. What's he going to do? Fly the whole entourage to Verona to do ONE show in Europe this summer?
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audi:
I'm curious: What event could sell out that big stadium?
Bruce Springsteen's show last year was a sell-out. A change to Stadthalle doesn't seem feasible at this point, as there is another event (German comedian Helge Schneider) scheduled on June 27, unless they change him to another venue as well. I too have wondered from the beginning if Paul was ever going to sell out Happel-Stadium. However, from my experience, Austrian spectators are not that keen on pre-sale, preferring instead to wait until the last minute to get their tickets. I have hardly ever, in twenty years of attending concerts in Austria, had problems in obtaining face-value tickets on the actual day of the concert, quite the opposite, I made good deals off touts who had to sell below face value. So I think there will be quite a few people who will decide on the day to attend. One of the problems, though, is that Warsaw and Vienna more or less cater to the same audience (Germany, Czech Republic), so the audience potential is being split between the two venues.
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Hamish Stuart:
audi:
I'm curious: What event could sell out that big stadium?
Bruce Springsteen's show last year was a sell-out. A change to Stadthalle doesn't seem feasible at this point, as there is another event (German comedian Helge Schneider) scheduled on June 27, unless they change him to another venue as well. I too have wondered from the beginning if Paul was ever going to sell out Happel-Stadium. However, from my experience, Austrian spectators are not that keen on pre-sale, preferring instead to wait until the last minute to get their tickets. I have hardly ever, in twenty years of attending concerts in Austria, had problems in obtaining face-value tickets on the actual day of the concert, quite the opposite, I made good deals off touts who had to sell below face value. So I think there will be quite a few people who will decide on the day to attend. One of the problems, though, is that Warsaw and Vienna more or less cater to the same audience (Germany, Czech Republic), so the audience potential is being split between the two venues.
ok, so Helge Schneider`s at the Stadthalle (he`s great, one of very few funny germans; that`s a tough act for Paul to compete with, since i guess there`s quite a few People who are fans of both, Paul and Helge; a bit of overlapping of target audiences)... so there`s not really many venues left in vienna with a 10 000 -20 0000 capacity (maybe the Krieau, but i am not sure about the size of that arena); let`s hope Hamish Stuart is right, and fellow austrians will buy their tickets at the last Minute...
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1 month today to this concert!
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When does the gates open? I won't be able to get to the arena until 3 PM, is that late?
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You can't cancel a show if the name of the city has already been printed on official tour t-shirts, can you? Both VIENNA and WARSAW have been. All kidding aside, I'm positive everything will turn out OK and both shows will go on as scheduled.
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I emailed Event Travel last night here is there response: Good Afternoon, Thank you for your email, The concert dates are still confirmed and going ahead as planned. Kind Regards Laura
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Eventim's German website shows the number of seating tickets left here, it seems to be doing pretty well overall apart from a block or two near the back http://www.eventim.de/tickets-paul-mccartney-wien.html?affiliate=EVE&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=726434%242791557&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=487&from=erdetaila
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SgtPepperFan48:
Eventim's German website shows the number of seating tickets left here, it seems to be doing pretty well overall apart from a block or two near the back http://www.eventim.de/tickets-paul-mccartney-wien.html?affiliate=EVE&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=726434%242791557&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=487&from=erdetaila
If you click on the green sections then it says "high availability", which means that there are still a good number of availble tickets.
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Kimsey:
SgtPepperFan48:
Eventim's German website shows the number of seating tickets left here, it seems to be doing pretty well overall apart from a block or two near the back http://www.eventim.de/tickets-paul-mccartney-wien.html?affiliate=EVE&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=726434%242791557&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=487&from=erdetaila
If you click on the green sections then it says "high availability", which means that there are still a good number of availble tickets.
Yeah that's true.. I think, however, that a lack of tickets sold in standing sections would probably be a little less noticeable than if lots of seated blocks were very empty.