Tame Impala

[Bosco]

Apparently his arena tour in North America has nearly sold out after being on sale for little over a week, with multiple dates in places like: Seattle, Vancouver, Nashville, Charlotte, Baltimore, and Houston...

I'm speechless, and left wondering... HOW!!!???

[Enjoyed]

He makes great music. There's no denying it. The latest album might be his weakest, but it's still great. I've actually come back to it a number of times and find myself just drifting along letting the whole thing play out, despite some definitively crapper moments.

He's big news. Still is. And I don't think a semi-dud like Deadbeat is likely to wreck that image for most fans.

Justifying the COST of the tickets? That one is a bit more of a head scratcher!

[Bosco]

I mean we are talking selling out Arena shows with capacities of ~15,000+ per show, in an extremely rough economy.

I'm not saying Tame Impala doesn't have fans or judging the quality of his music, but he's knocking on the door of Stadium type bookings if he can net that demand that he's apparently created for himself. Does that sound right to you?

Myself, I think something artificial is brewing

[Enjoyed]

You think? Like lying about the demand (and therefore stopping generally interested parties in purchasing tickets??) or only selling half the seats or something?

Unless there's a plan to release "EXTRA TICKETS!!!" - I don't see what the play would be. This isn't like Nintendo (I think) deliberately manufacturing fewer Switches to make them more alluring when they're restocked. You'd think you would just want as many people to buy a ticket on release as possible. And, at least personally, if I see a show is sold out - I'm moving on with my life and not thinking about it again - not wondering if I can luck out and get a ticket down the line.

Curious!

[Bosco]

I hate to disappoint, especially as the one who's doing the whistle blowing, but I don't have a definitive answer for you. I'm not gonna lock into some grand conspiracy, just yet... Perhaps, again, I'm too old and not with it and Tame Impala is really the shiznit and right at the heels of some of the major pop-stars out there. (Chime in younger Chem forum people, please!)

The major ticketing companies have so much data on the history of ticket sales, its consumers, and the control over artists. Essentially a fractional version of population control. You have to admit, there is an environment for some truly insidious and convoluted business practice.