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Has caused great controversy in recent days concert artist Lady Gaga, to be held on Tuesday, November 6 at the stadium Nemesio Camacho El Campin in Bogota, as part of her tour The Born This Way Ball.
Speculations have been generated around the low box office sales and lower prices in one of the towns, caused discontent among some fans and buyers.
Although it was believed that this would be the most important show of the year, apparently the irreverent pop diva has been losing some of its Little Monsters.
According to some experts in
shows in Colombia have sold less than 50 percent of the box office and in countries like Costa Rica, where the concert will be held tomorrow November 3, the ticket sold just over 21,000, when the capacity of people expected is 38,000, which is close to Colombia where 40,000 spectators would.
"They are paying a very high cost for the show, and the inputs of the first places are very high. I think
Lady Gaga does not longer move the fibers. It was a media boom. Locally, Gaga disappeared last year and can not be compared with the trajectory of other artists such as Madonna or Paul McCartney, "
said Juan Pablo Ospina, businessman and promoter of shows.
Mexico was no exception for the low ticket sales, the concert was held on October 26, several media reported that country the discontent of the fans by the high cost of tickets ($ 176),
selling only 60 percent of expected.
In Colombia, Ocesa, organizer of the event, has not denied nor confirmed the speculation about the low sales. As for the price change in one of the locations, the company said in a statement: "The Northern Tier High localities and / or North East High pass to have the same price conditions of the North locality Lower East ... Additional ballot will be given the same locality and sector, in line and the nearest chair purchased, additional cash back of 23,500 pesos, "the paper quoted.
For Claudia Garcia, representative artists, "the coming of these artists to the country, is a good step, as we see that the entertainment industry is growing and creating culture. But be careful and measure capabilities in a cost to avoid falling into error.
Far from the Colombian press
For direct disposal of Lady Gaga's manager, entry no professional cameras (video and photo) of the media, both national and international, for the only show that made the New York artist in Colombia.
This has been communicated to the various media that have shown interest in covering this event.
Many attributed that decision to the facts that were presented earlier this month at a concert in Barcelona (Spain), where the artist vomited twice on stage, images that have been seen across the world through social networks .
