Would you consider the 11 million selling album supporting tour a success? 120+ dates grossing less than $60 M. Let's not forget that the album beat MJ's record with 6 #1s. So, is the tour successful or underwhelming?
She was charging like 35 dollars a ticket, as opposed to some girls charging 3x that for the last row.
Why? Gaga came out in 2008 (a bit later) and has outgrossed her. Adele (although she never had a large tour) can also outgross her I mean her live DVD went diamond.
Katy just put the prices low because she cares about her fans. A true humanitarian and Christian woman. She will do stadiums with her next tour please anticipate.