From the beginning of the tour, Robert Smith has demanded that fans pay as little as possible on tickets – and that has paid off for The Cure.
Even with the demand of the vocalist Robert Smith to sell cheaper tickets on the current tour of The Curewhich will come to Brazil on Primavera Sound Sao Paulo 2023broke records for sales and audiences at shows in 2023, according to information from billboard.
These records in question happened on the tour Shows Of A Lost Worldwhich took place in the United States and Canada with 35 presentations, responsible for becoming the highest grossing and the largest audience in the region.
According to the website, the British rock band created in 1978 raised US$ 37.5 million, approximately R$ 179 million. The US and Canada leg of the tour began in May 2023 and ended in early July.
Furthermore, billboard reported how the most watched and profitable shows in Shows Of A Lost World it was the three nights in the hollywood bowl, In Los Angeles. The group would have sold more than 50,800 tickets, with revenues of US$ 4.9 million (R$ 23.3 million). Another highlight was the madison square gardenin New York, with 44,300 tickets and income of US$ 4.1 million (R$ 19.5 million).
In other words, all this success of the The Cure become Shows Of A Lost World the best-selling and highest-grossing tour in the group’s 45-year history. She broke the record North American Wishwhich took place in 1992 and sold 402,000 tickets.
The Cure: Robert Smith promises 2h30 concerts in Brazil and South America
First big attraction confirmed in the line-up of Primavera Sound Sao Paulo 2023, The Cure should play a show for approximately 2h30, according to the frontman of the British rock band, Robert Smith. The group must follow this duration in the other presentations in Latin America.
In addition to Brazil, Smith will pass through countries such as Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia. So far, The Cure is the only confirmed name on the Primavera Sound Brazilian, while the other countries have already released the complete line-up.
In a publication on social networks, the singer and songwriter took the opportunity to talk about what Latin fans can expect from the group’s shows. “For your information, we will be playing sets of a minimum of 150 minutes [2h30] at all our Latin American shows,” he wrote. “Plus, you’ll see [bandas como] The Twilight Sad / Just Mustard / Slowdive… and some other really good artists too… let’s go!”
FYI WE WILL BE PLAYING MINIMUM 150 MINUTE SETS AT ALL OUR LATAM SHOWS – PLUS YOU GET THE TWILIGHT SAD / JUST MUSTARD / SLOWDIVE… AND SOME OTHER REALLY GOOD ARTISTS TOO… C’MON! X
—ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) June 24, 2023
Source: Rollingstone
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