A sword appears to be piercing Madonna in a promotional poster for her 10th worldwide concert tour. (Photo : www.madonna.com)
If some workers can finish a burger-and-fries meal and down a soda in 15 minutes during a quick afternoon break, one concert promoter can sell some 10,000 tickets within the same amount of time.
Live Nation Taiwan, the official concert promoter of Madonna’s concert in Taiwan, announced that tickets were sold out in less than 20 minutes.
The pre-sale started on Sept. 27. Ticket sales were conducted in three ways, reported Want China Times.
Madonna Fan Club members grabbed the privilege to be the first ones to buy tickets on Sept. 17. Credit card holders purchased tickets from Sept. 21-23, and the general public waited until Sept. 27.
Madonna will make Taiwanese experience her brand of music live at the Taipei Arena on Feb. 4 and 6, 2016, at 8 p.m.
Pre-sale tickets will be made available again online for club members on Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. for Lifetime Legacy members, and at 11 a.m. for Junior Live Pass members and will end on Oct. 2 at 5 p.m.
Citi credit and debit card members can purchase tickets from Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. of Oct. 7.
The general public can buy on Oct. 10 at 11 a.m.
Ticket prices are at NT$16,800; NT$13,800; NT$10,800; NT$8,800; NT$6,800; NT$4,800; NT$2,800 and NT$800. Tickets for the limited VIP packages are at NT$30,000 (seated) and NT$27,000 (standing) each.
One person is entitled to buy a maximum of four tickets.
Madonna, the iconoclast known for her provocative acts on stage and songs with strong sexual references, embarked on her 10th world concert tour this September.
The Rebel Heart Tour will take the usually blonde regal pop star to Australia, Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.
Madonna started performing on Sept. 9 in Canada in Montreal’s Bell Centre and will conclude the tour on March 27, 2016 in Australia’s Brisbane Entertainment Centre, according to her official website.
Born Madonna Louise Ciccone in Michigan, the 57-year-old American singer-dancer-record producer started working as dancer and backup singer back in 1979.
She moved to New York City in 1978 with only “$35 in my pocket,” said Madonna to Matthew Rettenmund, author of “Madonnica: The Woman & the Icon from A to Z” published in 1995.
The multi-millionaire Material Girl once waited tables in dining establishments and worked in fast-food restaurants to make ends meet, reported Business Insider.
Some of her number one hits include “Like a Virgin” (1984), “Into the Groove” (1985), “Papa Don’t Preach” (1986), “Vogue” (1990), “Frozen,” (1998), “Music” (2000), “Hung Up” (2005) and “4 Minutes” (2008), according to online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Seeing and hearing Madonna getting into the groove live commands a hefty price tag but can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
