Originally Posted by
marybrewster
I'm probably going to regret asking, and my apologies to Ralph if I unintentionally create drama, but I'm curious to know everyone's thoughts:
[[PLEASE PLAY NICE!)
Do you think IF Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong had joined Miss Diana Ross on tour for RTL that it would have been a success, and would have played all the dates?
The reason I ask is this:
I know when RTL was scheduled to come to Minneapolis, the tickets ranged from $60.00 [[nose bleed) to $250.00 [[floor seating). These ticket prices were based, in part one would think, on the salaries that Scherrie Payne and Lynda Lawrence were given. Lets just say a million each.
If Mary would have joined [[at five million) and Cindy would have joined [[at three million), one would have to guess that the $60.00 and $250.00 tickets would be more like $85.00 and $400.00.
Now, the venue they were to play at, at least in Minneapolis, was the Target Center. The capacity is just less than 20,000. I cannot imagine, at those prices, that EVEN WITH Mary and Cindy, that the Target Center would have even come close to selling out. In New York, in Madison Square Garden? Yes. In Vegas? Of course. But in the Midwest? I doubt it.
I'm beginning to think the "failure" of RTL was less about the players, and more about the ticket prices, and venue sizes.
I'll be seeing Diana in July and I have 5th row tickets [[yay!) that were $77.00 each. This in a much smaller, realistic venue.
Where was RTL supposed to play in your area? What were the ticket prices, and what was the venue size? Do you think it would have sold out, taking into consideration "adjusted" ticket pricing for larger payouts?
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