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U2's crash: Why pop flops
Marsh, Dave | August 25, 1997 issue

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This article focuses on the musical group U2's Pop album and its ongoing U.S. tour. That pop stars suffer from hubris is hardly news. But the U2 crash may carry a broader and more encouraging message than that. Rock is basically a supply-side game, but the flop of Pop suggests that rock, though increasingly dominated by corporate decision-making, is not a supply-side-only affair. Concert-biz spin-doctors now proclaim that the U2 tour has grossed almost $50 million and has sold a greater number of tickets than any other tour this year. Neither category, however, implies sold-out shows or profitability. Few professionals doubt that U2 did miscalculate, and their miscalculation has many sources.

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MUSICAL groups; MUSICIANS; ROCK groups; CONCERT tours; MUSIC -- Performance; UNITED States
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