WTF is this ****???
Today, Billboard reports their top concert grosses and even though Lady Gaga made enough money from some of her South American dates to be charted, we are told that—once again—none of her South American dates will be reported. Lady Gaga's shows that made a lot of money and sold a lot of tickets have been reported in the past, but don't expect Live Nation to report her Mexican or South American dates anytime soon.
Lady Gaga recently toured South American to disastrous ticket sales considering the size of the venues she was playing. She outright lied about her show in Peru, which she claimed had an audience of 50,000. Actual ticket sales, however, were reported to be around 17,000. However, many tickets for this show and others were given away for free with a buy-one-get-one-free deal. Several other Lady Gaga dates in Latin America failed to garner huge ticket sales, while Madonna continues to play for more than 55,000 each night with tickets priced three times as much.
Despite not selling well in Latin America, Lady Gaga has done well in Europe. Her dates in South Africa have been a major success and have garnered very good reviews. Mother Monster is scheduled to begin her "Born This Way Ball" tour in North America next month. There are plenty of tickets still available for most dates and thousands of tickets are still available through secondary ticket sellers like StubHub.
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