Wait were people really suggesting she didnt do well with touring because of the money she made in the 80s?
People really didn't bother to look at the
attendance number and records she broke at the time?
She along with MJ were the biggest touring forces even then. (probably along with QUEEN and U2) Even at the start of her career she was in their league already.
To me touring is all about the attendance. The people who show up. You can make 5 million dollars by playing for 15000 people, or you can play for 100,000 people earning around the same.. some countries are known to sell tickets quicker for more money while other countries are simply poorer and they have to cheapen the price. that's how it works for every artist. It's not just the money, the fact that people were waiting for hours to be at the front of a stadium stage, or sometimes spent hours in traffic, go off work sometimes, and take the time to actually see the artist shows to me that they're the most successful. Stadium shows are often not even so popular either. It can rain. People usually have to go a lot earlier. With traffic it can take hours to arrive and to go back home.. the sound is often horrible as well. People are just not as eager to see stadium shows. So that makes it more impressive too.