Idols In Concert – Stats – 08/09/12

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Things pick up for the Idol tour as we swing through the Southern United States. We get our first sell-out and biggest audience so far for Josh’s hometown concert followed the next day by another sell-out in Skylar’s.

July 25, 2012: Citizens Business Bank Arena; Ontario, Calif.; 5,755 of 6,688 (86%): $368,054
July 26, 2012: Valley View Casino Center; San Diego, Calif.; 5,422 of 6,579 (82%): $320,449
July 27, 2012: Jobing.com Arena; Glendale, Ariz.; 4,362 of 5,518 (79%): $256,030
July 29, 2012: American Airlines Center; Dallas, Texas; 8,775 of 9,498 (92%): $475,103
July 30, 2012: The Cajundome; Lafayette, La.; 9,226 of 9,226 (SOLD-OUT): $481,581
July 31, 2012: Mississippi Coliseum; Jackson, Miss.; 7,152 of 7,152 (SOLD-OUT): $358,985

Concerts Reported: 6
Total Attendance: 40,692
Total Capacity: 44,661
Total Revenue: $2,260,202

Average Revenue per Concert: $376,700
Average Attendance: 6,782
Average Percentage of Tickets Sold: 91%

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Total for Concert Series:

Concerts Reported: 18
Total Attendance: 106,946
Total Capacity: 123,626
Total Revenue: $6,070,300

Average Revenue per Concert: $337,239
Average Attendance: 5,941
Average Percentage of Tickets Sold: 87%

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  • Anonymous

    I think that Windmills explained that it’s a mix of AI and spins for mediabase. I think it’s the Billboard country chart that’s based on AI.

    As far as Home goes, I don’t think that it’s a competition between the winners.  It’s hard to say that all of them could have had a hit with Home, especially if we have to qualify that by admitting that for most of them the song would have to be rearranged.  The current arrangement is part of the reason why the song is a hit, as is Phillip’s interpretation of the song, his delivery, and the current musical climate.  Maybe without Adele or Mumford & Sons, mainstream audiences wouldn’t be so open to a song that sounds like “Home”.

  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    As far as Home goes, I don’t think that it’s a competition between the winners.   It’s hard to say that all of them could have had a hit with Home, especially if we have to qualify that by admitting that for most of them the song would have to be rearranged. 

    Well, but wasn’t the original musing over whether other winners would have benefitted from coronation songs that were “like” Home in being real songs, not “like” Home in sounding like Home?

    LLWD would have made a perfectly good coronation single, based on uplifting sentiment, and it would have launched Kris Allen with a success rather than giving him the NoBo bump to scramble over. Maybe this would have come out as a wash for his actual long-term career progress, but he would have skipped a period of lukewarm buzz and had a bit more fun.

    For DeWyze, a coronation single in his normal folk-rock idiom might not have solved his career problems, but it couldn’t possibly have created a worse situation than having a “flop” coronation single and thus no radio play in the first few months after winning.

    ETA: The distinction in my mind is this —

    Glurge coronation singles create bumps in the road. If they flop, the artist is off to a bad start. If they succeed, the artist is saddled with a hit that doesn’t reflect his or her sound, and then has to negotiate around that for the album.

    “Real song” coronation singles aren’t guaranteed to succeed, but they do no harm. All they do is start the Idol winner’s career the same way that an ordinary recording artist’s career starts: with a single that’s supposed to be a radio-friendly representation of the artist’s sound.

  • Anonymous

    Who knows if giving Lee a coronation song in his genre would have helped, since he was coming off of a very unpopular season, and from the start he didn’t have the support of anyone at RCA.  He could have overcome the lack of interest in his season of AI, but the lack of support meant that he didn’t stand a chance.

    If LLWD had been the coronation single that may have changed things, but it was a hit as a coronation single, and neither Kris or 19 took advantage of it’s success, so why would they have taken advantage of it if it was his AI song?  I can see that it would have gotten him off to a better start, and changed the conversation surrounding him, so that may have changed how 19, Kris, Jive, and the media and public viewed him and the start of his career.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYFK77IYLRQIVATQ2MJKSW2J7Y Pam

    Country Digital Songs
    1 2 11 Pontoon, Little Big Town
    2 1 3 Take A Little Ride, Jason Aldean
    3 11 11 Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
    4 3 19 Wanted, Hunter Hayes
    5 4 12 Come Over, Kenny Chesney
    6 6 16 Angel Eyes, Love And Theft
    7 5 27 Drunk On You, Luke Bryan
    8 8 24 (Kissed You) Good Night, Gloriana
    9 9 5 Truck Yeah, Tim McGraw
    10 7 25 Springsteen, Eric Church

    15 15 10 Over, Blake Shelton

    25 24 24 Good Girl, Carrie Underwood
    30 31 73 Dirt Road Anthem, Jason Aldean

    39 35 25 Fly Over States, Jason Aldean

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYFK77IYLRQIVATQ2MJKSW2J7Y Pam

    Hot Dance Club Play
    1 2 8 Goin’ In, Jennifer Lopez Featuring Flo Rida
    2 3 7 Dark Side, Kelly Clarkson
    3 4 8 Spectrum, Zedd Featuring Matthew Koma
    4 6 8 Silhouettes, Avicii Featuring Salem Al Fakir
    5 1 8 Timebomb, Kylie Minogue
    6 7 8 Big Hoops (Bigger The Better), Nelly Furtado
    7 5 10 Wide Awake, Katy Perry
    8 19 3 Turn Up The Radio, Madonna
    9 12 6 Scream, Usher
    10 14 7 Never Close Our Eyes, Adam Lambert

    29 24 6 Payphone, Maroon 5

    31 36 4 Nothing’s Real But Love, Rebecca Ferguson

    45 44 13 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen

  • Mateja Praznik

     It’s not just the winner’s career – last year they made it clear that both the winner and the runner-up are supposed to release their first singles right after the finale. Last year, both original songs sold reasonably well and even Lauren’s song got some airplay. The concept seemed to work reasonably well.

    This year, Phillip got a decent song for himself. Jessica didn’t. You might not see the problem because Phillip won, and what matters to most fans here is that the winner’s song does well, but I do think both finalists should get original songs of comparable quality.

    Finding the right coronation songs has always been a problem. You never know who will actually make it to the finale until the week before and if you start looking for original songs at TOP 12… Well, then you are looking for 12 original songs. And when it gets closer to the finale and there are fewer contestants left, you are running out of time.

  • Anonymous

    I doubt they intentionally gave Jessica a bad song or just didn’t care. At the time it probably looked like the best option. It’s a lot more difficult than it sounds to find a “good” song. There are plenty of decent to acceptable songs in the world but truly a “good” song that grabs people and is a catalyst is a commodity. If label could hit the jackpot on a “good” song all the time they definitely would.

  • Anonymous

    From Chart News:

    US digital sales: Blown Away, @CarrieUnderwood 65,000 (364,000)  

  • Anonymous

    I agree that it’s hard to find a good song in terms of picking a song that will capture people’s attention, like Home has done.  But, in Jessica’s case the biggest mistake was picking a song that might appeal to the AI demographic, instead of picking a song that fit Jessica’s style and genre, and that would allow her to showcase her strengths.  Because they went with the typical, “let’s make the older white women who like Hot AC music happy” route, they didn’t give Jessica a chance.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYFK77IYLRQIVATQ2MJKSW2J7Y Pam

    From HDD:

    Capitol/EMI’s Now 43 will debut at #1 next week, the first time a Now compilation has debuted on top since Now 37 hit the summit in February, 2011, with 151k. For now, it appears that all four major distributors will be represented in the Top 5. Of course, there will likely be a surprise or two, thanks to Amazon MP3′s 99-cent Daily Deals. In the meantime, here’s how it looks headed into the weekend:

    *Now 43 (Capitol/EMI) 110-120k
    Rick Ross (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-65k
    Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 30-35k
    Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 30-35k
    One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 27-30k
    *Elle Varner (RCA) 27-30kAdele (XL/Columbia) 27-30k
    Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 24-27k
    *Colt Ford (Average Joe’s) 21-24k
    Maroon 5 (A&M/Octone) 20-23k
    Nas (Def Jam/IDJ) 17-20k
    Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 15-18k
    fun. (Fueled By Ramen) 15-18k
    Carrie Underwood (19/AristaNashville) 15-18k
    Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/ColumbiaNashville) 15-18k
    Of Monsters & Men (Republic) 14-17k
    Frank Ocean (Def Jam/IDJ) 14-17k

    *Debuts (8/9p)

  • Mateja Praznik

     I know that it’s not easy to find a decent new song that fits the singer, but that still doesn’t work as an excuse. They had two finalists and it was Interscope’s or 19′s job to present each with a decent first single to release after the finale. Phillip’s song was okay, but Jessica’s was just the usual inspirational crap and it was panned by the judges like she wrote that song herself or something. If TPTB couldn’t find a decent original song for her, why didn’t they let her record a cover of her choice?

  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    If TPTB couldn’t find a decent original song for her, why didn’t they let her record a cover of her choice?

    My hypothesis is that it’s because some of TPTB don’t know what a decent new song sounds like. (Nigel Lythgoe, I’m lookin’ at YOU.)

    Get a couple musichead interns to start collecting and soliciting demos at Top 12. Have each of the Top 12 chat with Iovine or an A&R person for the video package, so they talk about their style and their idols (and the interns better take notes!). Make sure the songwriter contestants are registered with BMI or ASCAP so their original works can be recorded, broadcast, licensed, and otherwise distributed with no worries.

    Have an “original song” theme some time around top 5. Contestants can hone their own material with an experienced songwriter or do somebody’s else’s original demo. If the Top 2 survivors want this song for the coronation song, it’s their “repeat” that week (with improvements!). 

    Otherwise, they get to work up something else from the demo pool or their own back catalog as the coronation song. Let them start working on it immediately after the “original song” week so we can get video-package feedback in bits each week, ramping up the tension. Singers who don’t make Top 2 are still equipped with a mostly finished “new” song for the tour and as a demo to shop around for a contract.

    No doubt this plan could use tweaks, but it’s do-able if the interns are sedulous. And serious musicheads tend to be downright obsessive about tracking down good music.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    Really excellent plan, but it requires them to actually care to go to that much trouble and expense and I don’t think that they do.

  • Anonymous

    I can remember an interview with Jimmy Iovine during finale week in which he hyped Jessica’s single, and said not a word about Phillip’s.  Maybe Phillip’s song was an afterthought and he just got lucky.

  • blackberryharvest

     I don’t think ratings correlate with sales.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sim-Ai-Khaw/100002537599337 Sim Ai Khaw

    Jimmy Iovine did say “Home” came in last minute and immediate he hear it Jimmy had grab it for Phillip2

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