Eminem Abu Dhabi Concert (Discussion Thread)

[Player]

Please guys, tell me where is eminem staying in abu dhabi ?!!

Yas Viceroy

I hope you right, I'm going there now!!
Thx

[Amaranthine]

Em getting paid 3 mil wouldn't be outside of the norm for him at all. Australia offered him 6 mil last year, and he refused.

[Nick419]

680$ for a ticket are you crazy?

yeah that is a bit insane. i saw him front row at the home and home concert with jay z and it was $250...which i thought was crazy but well worth it

[Amaranthine]

^$250 for FRONT ROW? Damn, I'd do that. I mean, considering it costs that price to sit courtside at a Kings game...when the Kings suck...I'd definitely pay that price to see Em and Jay from the front row.

[Nick419]

^$250 for FRONT ROW? Damn, I'd do that. I mean, considering it costs that price to sit courtside at a Kings game...when the Kings suck...I'd definitely pay that price to see Em and Jay from the front row.

It wasn't guaranteed front row tho. It's just for the vip section. I had to stand in front of the stadium for hours and sprint for dear life to get there. Pretty much how it works is the vip admission is the first 15-20 rows or so and general admission is separated with a gate behind it

[Amaranthine]

^$250 for FRONT ROW? Damn, I'd do that. I mean, considering it costs that price to sit courtside at a Kings game...when the Kings suck...I'd definitely pay that price to see Em and Jay from the front row.

It wasn't guaranteed front row tho. It's just for the vip section. I had to stand in front of the stadium for hours and sprint for dear life to get there. Pretty much how it works is the vip admission is the first 15-20 rows or so and general admission is separated with a gate behind it

Ah, I see. That does change things.

[kiki]

I'm currently saving for a trip to the US to see Em in Detroit or NYC (wherever he has a show for the next album)...and flights from Germany are fucking expensive these days.

[Amaranthine]

Interesting...

For all the energy and non-stop stage presence Eminem brought to Abu Dhabi, something was slightly awry. For an artist of his caliber, his impeccably delivered show and sincere audience interaction proved why his popularity is so extraordinarily strong among youth, undoubtedly the very pulse and heartbeat of the crowd. But Eminem’s grand finale for the Formula 1 weekend exposed major flaws in the kind of attendees that packed into du Arena on Sunday night.

When Formula 1 ticket holders exclusively make up the bulk of an audience for a rap concert – albeit one headlined by an artist as universally admired as Eminem – a sense of deflation prevails across the grounds. While hundreds of ticketless teenagers stood outside the arena gates in vain, thousands upon thousands of patrons - mostly older gentlemen who arrived here after spending the day at the tracks - wandered aimlessly around the venue, indifferent to the momentous show taking place.

Eminem and former D12 rapper Denaun Porter were not oblivious to the overall lack of enthusiasm from the crowd, even sarcastically asking whether fans were “having even a little bit of fun?” But nothing deterred Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, from giving diehard fans all he had. As one of the wealthiest artists in entertainment, he’s hardly strapped for cash. So we can only assume that the biggest factor in his decision to play Abu Dhabi was not the money (though we’re sure it was substantial), rather it was a chance to give back to his Middle East followers who, by all accounts, seem to be as hardcore as they get.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/i ... inthecity&

[kiki]

^^ that sums up the little discussion best I think. Bad planning on behalf of F1.

[ninabella]

@babyjane i don't understand, when sis u see him , and where?! i was at the concert, but he didn't come down, did he later or did u see him in some other day..