Madonna books Tulsa for First Oklahoma appearance

[Bullbear]

Last Thursday was announced that Madonna will bring her Rebel Heart tour to BOK center in Jan of 2016. This will be the first time ever for her tours to come to the sooner state.

[Dustin]

Great for Tulsa.

[bradh]

Great for Tulsa.

20 years ago

[Eddie1]

'Confessions on a dance floor' was a great album, that would have been awesome to see live, her latest offering...not so much.

[ljbab728]

Why am I thinking that if this concert had been announced for OKC, many here would be complaining that all OKC gets are the tired, over the hill, pop entertainers?. LOL

[poe]

I saw her MDNA show in Dallas a few years ago. It was good, but I couldn't help thinking the whole show was more about her fancy video back drops than her actual singing. And, she was two hours late opening; appparently this is her normal behavior for every tour. It's a nice win for Tulsa, though, even though she's just a shell of what she once was.

[kelroy55]

I bet it gets sold out... not bad for a shell.

[Achilleslastand]

I bet it gets sold out... not bad for a shell.

You meant shill didn't you.
I didn't even know she was still alive.............

[kelroy55]

You meant shill didn't you.
I didn't even know she was still alive.............

I think her daughter (Lourdes Leon) is starting to take her place.

[Bullbear]

I have seen the past 6 tours. Love her or hate her she is a fantastic entertainer.
they changed the pricing scale for Tulsa and the smaller markets they announced last week to avoid some shell shock on ticket prices. top ticket prices are still high but the number of tickets at that price point is lower than in major markets and many tickets in the 90.00- 170.00 range.

her last tour was top performing tour of 2012 and grossed 305 Million dollars.. the tour before that in 2009 is # 4 or 5 in top grossing tours of all times at 408 Million.. not bad for someone who you think would have been big news for Tulsa 20 years ago.

Her tours aren't typically late. last tour was an exception as she thought crowds would understand a DJ as being an opening act so she started 2 hours after the ticket show time which was 30 to 45 minutes after DJ ended which would be typical of a show with a opening band. this show has been starting about 30 to 45 minutes after the ticket time and she has a DJ or in NYC case Amy Schumer opened.

BOK reps said its the largest show they have hosted. so I'd say a big win for Tulsa.

[Swake]

I have seen the past 6 tours. Love her or hate her she is a fantastic entertainer.
they changed the pricing scale for Tulsa and the smaller markets they announced last week to avoid some shell shock on ticket prices. top ticket prices are still high but the number of tickets at that price point is lower than in major markets and many tickets in the 90.00- 170.00 range.

her last tour was top performing tour of 2012 and grossed 305 Million dollars.. the tour before that in 2009 is # 4 or 5 in top grossing tours of all times at 408 Million.. not bad for someone who you think would have been big news for Tulsa 20 years ago.

Her tours aren't typically late. last tour was an exception as she thought crowds would understand a DJ as being an opening act so she started 2 hours after the ticket show time which was 30 to 45 minutes after DJ ended which would be typical of a show with a opening band. this show has been starting about 30 to 45 minutes after the ticket time and she has a DJ or in NYC case Amy Schumer opened.

BOK reps said its the largest show they have hosted. so I'd say a big win for Tulsa.

Bigger than Garth and his 122,000 tickets over 7 shows?

[Bullbear]

Bigger than Garth and his 122,000 tickets over 7 shows?

Garth puts on a Great show as well. but he is not in the top 10 of top grossing shows of all times. and it isn't his first Oklahoma appearance on tour.

and by largest show I mean largest show as far as Load in and set and stage. not 122K tickets over 7 shows.

[Bunty]

Why am I thinking that if this concert had been announced for OKC, many here would be complaining that all OKC gets are the tired, over the hill, pop entertainers?. LOL

Didn't Cher start that years ago?

[Mel]

Some good burns on this thread. All I was going to ask is if was the "Walker" or Wheelchair" tour.

[Bullbear]

Always funny to me that Madonna tours and gets all the ageist remarks at 57. And Rolling Stones tour same year and are 70+ and don't get that sort of response.

I wouldn't say there were very many good burns really. As I said. Love her or hate her she is a great business woman and very successful at what she does. Part of having a vibrant music scene in this state is attracting more acts large and small. And many major tours skip us.

[ljbab728]

Always funny to me that Madonna tours and gets all the ageist remarks at 57. And Rolling Stones tour same year and are 70+ and don't get that sort of response.

Really? I see jokes about the seniority of the Stones all of the time.

[Achilleslastand]

Some good burns on this thread. All I was going to ask is if was the "Walker" or Wheelchair" tour.

I was hoping for a title like " liquor and poker tour".

[Bullbear]

Saw the boxscore for the show in Tulsa
made a bit more than Atlanta and some other cities.
21 Madonna
BOK Center Tulsa, Okla.
$1,559,410
10,891/10,891

22 Madonna
Philips Arena Atlanta, Ga.
$1,500,635
10,609/10,609