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[Planet14]

It's the standard business model. AEW and WWE do it for every show. Start ticket prices high so the people who want the best seats pay up. Lower the price late to fill the remaining seats. Yes, those who wait get a cheaper ticket, but they take the risk of missing out and generally a filling lesser quality seats.

 

[nobbyiscool]

But they choose Brisbane.

It could be a WCW situation. I believe they toured Australia in 2000 and never came back.

Weren't they here in September/October of 2000?

I don't know that we can blame WCW's failure to return on Brisbane.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Yep this type of thing has always shit me. Especially with todays tech, there is the ability to refund everyone the difference and lower all prices. Same shit happens with footy memberships and their SEN days

Why would they do that? They discount the last of the shitty tickets to try and fill the arena. They're not going to give it back to people who've already bought the best seats when they don't need to, that's nonsensical.

 

[Nicho50]

I’m not saying it doesn’t happen elsewhere on other events just saying hate it either way for anything.

Unless you’re paying for the VIP you’re almost better off waiting. Imagine paying 30 bucks or more for a ticket in one row ahead

 

[Mostyn]

Grand Slam Australia tickets now 20% off. They must be really struggling to sell remaining tickets.

You can normally buy WrestleMania tickets at deep discounts in the lead up to the show, though they're not great seats. It's true for a lot of big shows. Genuine sellouts happen less often than promoters say.

 

[Mostyn]

It's the standard business model. AEW and WWE do it for every show. Start ticket prices high so the people who want the best seats pay up. Lower the price late to fill the remaining seats. Yes, those who wait get a cheaper ticket, but they take the risk of missing out and generally a filling lesser quality seats.

Not just wrestling companies ...

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

It could be a WCW situation. I believe they toured Australia in 2000 and never came back.

They went out of business 6 months later….

 

[The Casey Cat]

Weren't they here in September/October of 2000?

I don't know that we can blame WCW's failure to return on Brisbane.

And the shows did really well. RLA was near full for Thunder (I was there). All tour the crowds were two to three times what they'd been doing in the US at that time.

 

[nobbyiscool]

I’m not saying it doesn’t happen elsewhere on other events just saying hate it either way for anything.

Unless you’re paying for the VIP you’re almost better off waiting. Imagine paying 30 bucks or more for a ticket in one row ahead

That's not the reality of what's available on the seating map though.

You absolutely would not have been better off waiting.

 

[Mostyn]

That's not the reality of what's available on the seating map though.

You absolutely would not have been better off waiting.

Yeah, that's not reality. Everyone screams when there's last minute discounting - but it's always the promoter trying to get people into lower quality seats.

 

[Mostyn]

How many are people expecting to see as the attendance for Brisbane?

 

[Cleavy]

How many are people expecting to see as the attendance for Brisbane?

Disappointed 5k
Hopeful 7-8k
Super hopeful 10k+

 

[nobbyiscool]

I think it's going to be at least 10k, I think they would've cancelled if it were less than that. And if it were under 6k there were smaller venues.

You can go and check, and there are fewer than 1000 seats currently available... but there's no real way to know whether every available seat has gone on sale. I doubt they'd be doing a sale if there were fewer than 1000 left. And while sections of the upper tier only have every 2nd row on sale - the "order" of which would ordinarily suggest that they haven't put every row on sale - it's impossible to know with the relocation, it's entirely possible that's how they set it up to ensure some decent seats were remaining?

The map I saw of the venue last week only included the floor and the lower tier, but there's nothing left other than deep in the corners.

 

[Gak Attack]

Think time of year and location hurt the sales imo. A lot is on this time of year and people have probably already spent heavily in the period prior.

Personally i would have liked to go but just have too much other things and trips on.

Suncorp was always too ambitious.

 

[Nicho50]

That's not the reality of what's available on the seating map though.

You absolutely would not have been better off waiting.

Yeah, that's not reality. Everyone screams when there's last minute discounting - but it's always the promoter trying to get people into lower quality seats.

If I’ve bought in one of the isles in front or behind and paid $30 more for it I’d be annoyed and that’s what I am saying would have been better off for people in those positions to wait and hold off.

I know it happens everywhere just pisses me off that people that book ahead and end up with a seat in similar position a worse off in their pocket. Same with football and any other events.

 

[Mostyn]

I think it's going to be at least 10k, I think they would've cancelled if it were less than that. And if it were under 6k there were smaller venues.

You can go and check, and there are fewer than 1000 seats currently available... but there's no real way to know whether every available seat has gone on sale. I doubt they'd be doing a sale if there were fewer than 1000 left. And while sections of the upper tier only have every 2nd row on sale - the "order" of which would ordinarily suggest that they haven't put every row on sale - it's impossible to know with the relocation, it's entirely possible that's how they set it up to ensure some decent seats were remaining?

The map I saw of the venue last week only included the floor and the lower tier, but there's nothing left other than deep in the corners.

I think 10k will be a great crowd.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

How many are people expecting to see as the attendance for Brisbane?

Id be disappointed if it’s under 10k. Considering they wanted to fill a stadium

 

[Planet14]

Grand Slam Australia to be taped Collision episode.

 

[Ry009]

Is there a reason they can't do midday show here like they do with the UFC?

Hopefully still get a solid card. Wish it was in Sydney or Melbourne though.

 

[Planet14]

Is there a reason they can't do midday show here like they do with the UFC?

That would be Friday night. They would need to move to Sunday to be a live Collision or PPV.

 

[Planet14]

On a positive note, if that is an official poster, there is some serious star power planned.

 

[Ry009]

That would be Friday night. They would need to move to Sunday to be a live Collision or PPV.

Should have been clearer but meant like UFC, have the event Sunday midday going PM into the US on Sat.

 

[Planet14]

Should have been clearer but meant like UFC, have the event Sunday midday going PM into the US on Sat.

Got ya.

Clearly they never intended this to be a major show, hence scheduling for the locals rather than the US audience. I would love to understand what their plan was...

Obviously they received a financial incentive from the Qld government, there is no other reason to chose Bris ahead of the other East Coast cities. But what intel did the promoters have when they decided that size venue, in that city, that time of the year? There is a facilitating story to be told here.

I generally can work out the business reason for things, even if I don't necessarily agree personally. This one? I seriously have no clue.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Grand Slam Australia to be taped Collision episode.

Reading the comments to the tweet, people are commenting that it will be shown free in Australia on ESPN

 

[Planet14]

Reading the comments to the tweet, people are commenting that it will be shown free in Australia on ESPN

Correct. The plan was always to broadcast the show on ESPN in Aus when the original announcement was made.