sealuv @ Jul 20th 2014, 7:48 PM) *
think adam is going to give Carrie a run for her $$$$$$... haha.gif
Love2Lurk' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:01 PM
That would be awesome :thumbs:
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vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:02 PMmadamimadam @ Jul 20th 2014, 7:59 PM
Which is why Vamp's chart is so glorious....
Doesn't include merch...no idea how to guestimate that. Anyone?
marlock276 @ Jul 20th 2014, 8:00 PM
So it's GA on the lawn and also GA by the stage?
'Love2Lurk' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:03 PM
I don't know...just seems like a possibility for a lot of pushing....to go on.
Hope security is on their toes :wub: :thumbs:
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vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:04 PM
Adam'sRaleighfan @AdamsRaleighfan
pic.twitter.com/0EXP2FjXn3
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Tiki'srose' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:05 PM
Another outdoor pic. :)
anon·9m
RT @AdamLambertVids: PACKED lawn at Merriweather Post Pavilion in MD for Queen + Adam Lambert concert
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marlock276' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:06 PM
I hope Barb has a great time . . . can't wait to hear her recap!
madamimadam' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:07 PM
ScorpioBert 6m
/o\ RT @shutterbug1617: The pit is starting to get a little scrappy. Ppl squashing in more now, drunks jostling, burly guys getting angry.
starr_d 5m
@ScorpioBert @shutterbug1617 he'll be having them hugging it out soon ;)
mdkayak 13m
Staff taking pix of lawn people from pavilion roof
qoatg 53m
Just passed Terrence picking up his tix at the box office :)
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Love2Lurk' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:10 PM
Linderella ;) @ScorpioBert · 7m
/o\ RT @shutterbug1617: The pit is starting to get a little scrappy. Ppl squashing in more now, drunks jostling, burly guys getting angry.
The ...HBIC....may need to tell the crowd to behave and tell each other they are sorry :thumbs:
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vampfever @ Jul 20th 2014, 6:02 PM
Doesn't include merch...no idea how to guestimate that. Anyone?
sealuv' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:11 PM
heard mech is the biggie.......have no idea how big the percentage is vs door receipts...there must be some site that has the average take on merch vs tickets?...something to check out in our leisure time.... :D
name='crocked' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:11 PM
I saw this at QOL, Sellout Tour.. quote from Mithril
$$$$$$$
"This is where the expertise of Forbes comes into play. They have analysts in every industry, and so have formulas to calculate the expense to revenue ratios. They can tweak their numbers to account for smaller and bigger events, etc.
Some of the QAL expenses are one-timers; designing and building of sets and lighting systems, etc. Some are accrued with each event; transport, accommodations for traveling crews, pay for local crews, venue fees, secondary musicians (although this one could also be an up-front negotiated amount for the whole tour as well) etc. Merchandise is probably licenses to sub-contractors, with royalties paid to the artists in some agreed-upon split based on the items sold. Still, I imagine revenues from merchandise may equal or exceed ticket revenues and things like t-shirts have a very high margin associated with them, so likely the royalties paid will be a fairly high percent. I would estimate that the income from merchandise will add at least 40-60% to the total ticket revenue take. The longer the tour in a specific geographic region, the more the ratio slides in favor of revenues over expenses, so them adding dates and cities in the northeast has probably been good for them in terms of marginal income and ROI.
My gut feel is that the total revenues from this tour (so far) will be at least $100M (USD), and that after expenses, the pre-tax income left will be ~$50-60M (USD). I assume the primaries are not just Brian, Roger, and Adam, but Deacon and Freddie's estate as well. I have no idea how they've negotiated the split between the primaries, but no matter how it's done, I think it will be a very good pay-day for everyone involved. When the Forbes list that covers this particular year comes out, it will be interesting to see what Adam's share is, since they cover Idol Alums and he's always in the top 4-5 of money earners. I suspect he'll be in the top 3 for this time period, and maybe in the top 2, considering this is an off-year for Kelly Clarkson due to her pregnancy and birth of their daughter. The entities that keep track of concert revenues will also periodically give updates (as has already been done with the Las Vegas events), although those are frequently just an estimate of ticket take. The Forbes protocol will take much more into account according to industry standards.
Also, just my opinion, but I think there will be a QAL tour arm that takes place in 2015, and since the Forbes cycle is May to May, much of Adam's stated numbers will be specifically for this tour, so that should help to back-engineer better total tour numbers. Of course if he releases his era 3 album in 2014 or the first quarter of 2015, that could muddy the water a bit, but there are good billboard numbers on that to help keep it fairly well separated..."
$$$$$$$$$$$
vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:17 PM
Wow that's really interesting. I'll have think about this.
sealuv' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:19 PM
crocked...thank you so much for this...it all makes sense...and it will really be fun/interesting to see how he stacks up to the rest of AI Idols....(not that i care anymore on this front...but always interesting)... :thumbs:
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crocked' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:13 PMTiki'srose @ Jul 20th 2014, 7:05 PM
Another outdoor pic. original.gif
anon·9m
RT @AdamLambertVids: PACKED lawn at Merriweather Post Pavilion in MD for Queen + Adam Lambert concert
Oh my... hotdogs and softdrinks would be a great business here.
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sealuv' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:14 PMmadamimadam @ Jul 20th 2014, 6:07 PM
ScorpioBert 6m
/o\ RT @shutterbug1617: The pit is starting to get a little scrappy. Ppl squashing in more now, drunks jostling, burly guys getting angry.
and welcome to Rock 'n' Roll my friends........nothing like anarchy!...... :haha:
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Tiki'srose' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:15 PM
TALCvids@TALCvids·1m
Fulllll pit! Lots of smoke just started. Preview Music louder.
anon·3m
Lawn people can see the screen
http://instagram.com/p/qsUAVNq47p/
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crocked' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:19 PM
Marie, I installed google chrome, then ADBLOCK!~
Thanks a lot... so good watching youtubes without ads.
madamimadam' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:21 PM
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:21 PM
Alissa A. Arford @AArford
Getting ready to see @adamlambert @QueenWillRock @MerriweatherPP pic.twitter.com/PzJX3TFd4J
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madamimadam' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:22 PM
ScorpioBert 34s
:) RT @cwm122: Haha the Queen fan next to me is totally losing his sh!t
sealuv' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:23 PM
don't know about you guys ...but major buffering here...... :( ....
Tiki'srose' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:25 PM
Retweeted by anon
~ Virg ~@Virg1877·3m
Just posted a video
http://instagram.com/p/qsVnYURx3R/
anon·32s
http://instagram.com/p/qsV1sVswpm/
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vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:25 PM
Cori Lannam
@corilannam
Apparently Adam Lambert couldn't make tonight's Queen show, so George Michael is subbing in. #Quadam
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madamimadam' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:25 PM
ScorpioBert 1m
RT @HannaBec: Security stands right in front of me, facing me, so i wont b able to show the stage, just a close up of their nostrils. :(
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sealuv @ Jul 20th 2014, 8:23 PM
don't know about you guys ...but major buffering here...... sad.gif ....
Tiki'srose' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:27 PM
The same for me as well.
anon·44s
http://instagram.com/p/qsVrhdyM8R/
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vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:27 PM
Claudia
@Mountainflowr
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sealuv' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:29 PM
is she "off air' now.....? ok ...back on .....
madamimadam' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:31 PM
She's back on....
vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:29 PM
Another One Bites the Dust video
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152571038042082
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'vampfever' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:36 PMTiki'srose' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:31 PM
Retweeted by mmadamimadamm
Claudia@Mountainflowr·3m
vampfever, I'll just bring in the tweets without pictures tonight if that is okay with you. I'm having bad gateway problems again tonight for some reason. :(
Ok no problem. :flowers
Tiki'srose' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:32 PM
anon·2m
AOBTD VIDEO https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152571038042082 …
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crocked' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:32 PM
connaurghauk is not working for me.
The other one has lots of buffering for me too.
crocked' date='Jul 20th 2014, 8:38 PM
Less buffering now... but image not synchronized with sound!
Anyway, sound is more impt.
Ah, one of my favorites... Lap of the Gods!!!