Want China Times
Date: 2015-09-27
By: CNA
Tickets for Madonna’s first ever concert in Taiwan went on sale on Saturday and were
Madonna performs at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Sept. 16. (Photo/CFP)
snatched up within 15 minutes, Live Nation Taiwan, the promoter of the concert, said that day.
The around 10,000 tickets to the concert at the Taipei Arena on Feb. 4 next year were sold in three phases. Some of them were open for purchase to Madonna fan club members on Sept. 17 and to credit card holders from Sept. 21-23.
The rest went on sale at 11am on Saturday. Ticket prices ranged from NT$800 (US$24) to NT$16,800 (US$500), with VIP packages sold at NT$30,000 (US$900) for seated fans and NT$27,000 (US$815) for standing groups.
The concert is part of Madonna’s 10th worldwide concert tour, the Rebel Heart Tour. It is the first time that the singer will hold a concert in Taiwan.
The tour follows the March 6 release of her album Rebel Heart. It began on Sept. 9 in Canada and takes her to Europe and Asia, with the tour concluding on March 27, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. [FULL STORY]
