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2006-06-08 Home Front: Culture Wars

Dixie Chicks tour struggling in several markets

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Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-06-08 10:57|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I bet this article was planted to help sales and not report the slump. Trust me, there are more than enough Koolaid drinkers to fill the concert venues. Would be funny for them to cancel a few dates.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-06-08 11:23|| 2006-06-08 11:23|| Front Page Top

#2 If you understand how record sales are counted you know there are ways to manipulate the reports. IIRC it wasn't too far back some label was caught buying up records through third parties to make the figures look good. I expect they could do the same thing with tickets and centralized purchasing on the internet. They just got to remember to do both concurrently so as not to indicate something fishy is going on.

Posted by Gravitch Flurt9338 2006-06-08 11:34|| 2006-06-08 11:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Heard on the radio this morning that their Memphis concert was cancelled due to low ticket sales.

Posted by psychohillbilly 2006-06-08 11:36|| 2006-06-08 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey PSYCO, That;s because they got BIG MOUTHS and they SUCK!!!!!

Posted by ARMYGUY 2006-06-08 12:39|| 2006-06-08 12:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Heard on the radio this morning that their Memphis concert was cancelled due to low ticket sales.

Memphis? It's not a big music town.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-06-08 12:43|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-06-08 12:43|| Front Page Top

#6 "Canada loves the Chicks,"

I'm sure some parts do.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-08 13:10|| 2006-06-08 13:10|| Front Page Top

#7 If this gig doesn't work out, the Chicks can always dance in Toronto.

Posted by ed 2006-06-08 13:20|| 2006-06-08 13:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Initial sales are also boosted by library and other venues other than individual sales. Most top authors can expect sales of 100,000 copies on the date of issue as libraries acquire books for their readers. I'm sure the same kind of thing happens with music, with the added sales to CD and DVD rental outfits. Let's see how sales go during the third or fourth week, after the "industrial" sales and the fanatics have all bought copies.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-06-08 14:31|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-06-08 14:31|| Front Page Top

#9 They didn't want the South anyway, IIRC.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-06-08 14:36|| 2006-06-08 14:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Lots of radio stations are giving away tickets if you answer the question of the day correctly. it is now every DCH (H=hater) job to win the tix and NOT show up. that way they cannot be won by real fans ( either one of them.

Posted by USN, ret. 2006-06-08 14:39|| 2006-06-08 14:39|| Front Page Top

#11 Are they so good at singing? Because I cannot beliee they made a carreer due to their looks: they go from not that bad (i see a dozen girls prettier evryday) to quite ugly.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-06-08 15:19|| 2006-06-08 15:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Seems to me they were trying to transition from country to pop when this whole thing started. Then they burned the country audience before they'd made the transition so they are starting to play the victim card hoping the lefties will support them enough to entrench their pop street cred.

Pretty telling when your first statements on releasing your new album is to retract your apology. Write a song about it, don't blab on about it.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-08 15:36|| 2006-06-08 15:36|| Front Page Top

#13 I'd be curious to see the demographics of their album sales. I bet they had huge sales in NYC, Boston, LA, SF, Seattle, and the like from people who wouldn't have given them the time of day a few years ago.

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