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Chaiwok OP t1_j0vh4rv wrote

Reply to comment by St1834 in Death Cab/Postal Service Shows by Chaiwok

This show was announced well after the pre-sales that were basically open to the public. Lots of people bought tickets with no idea that another show was coming, exactly as you pointed out.

These "additional dates" are now about as genuine as an encore. They're carefully planned to maximize revenue. Death Cab has played at least two shows at the Anthem (including one this year), so the promoters/venue owners already have a great sense of the demand for these tickets.

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St1834 t1_j0vj9i7 wrote

It's actually the opposite. They keep these dates in reserve and only actually go ahead with them if there's demand. Especially now, with the exorbitant cost of touring, you don't want to do multiple shows in a location unless they're sell-outs or close to it.

So, of course, with the Death Cab show from this year at the Anthem, they would be cautious about doing too much in the DC area. And the demand for that show doesn't really tell them anything about what it'd be like at the much, much larger MPP. But, they saw from the demand there that it was worth adding one show at the Anthem. And they saw based on the sellout there that it was worth adding another.

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