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St1834 t1_j0veaow wrote

The first Anthem show was actually added an hour before the general on sale.

And yes, it's common for tours to have additional dates and venues "on hold" to announce if tickets sell well. It's part of the meticulous planning. They probably added the first Anthem date because pre-sale at MPP went well. Then they added the second Anthem date because the on-sale for those two shows went well.

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Chaiwok OP t1_j0vh4rv wrote

This show was announced well after the pre-sales that were basically open to the public. Lots of people bought tickets with no idea that another show was coming, exactly as you pointed out.

These "additional dates" are now about as genuine as an encore. They're carefully planned to maximize revenue. Death Cab has played at least two shows at the Anthem (including one this year), so the promoters/venue owners already have a great sense of the demand for these tickets.

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St1834 t1_j0vj9i7 wrote

It's actually the opposite. They keep these dates in reserve and only actually go ahead with them if there's demand. Especially now, with the exorbitant cost of touring, you don't want to do multiple shows in a location unless they're sell-outs or close to it.

So, of course, with the Death Cab show from this year at the Anthem, they would be cautious about doing too much in the DC area. And the demand for that show doesn't really tell them anything about what it'd be like at the much, much larger MPP. But, they saw from the demand there that it was worth adding one show at the Anthem. And they saw based on the sellout there that it was worth adding another.

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