Blue dot fever is killing tours. It's the rumored reason for recent cancelations by Post Malone, Zayn, Meghan Trainor, Pussycat Dolls, and Drowning Pool, although none of those artists cited low ticket sales as an explanation. Kiefer Sutherland, however, just canceled his tour with a refreshingly transparent statement.
"With great disappointment I am going to have to cancel the US leg of my tour due to very low ticket sales," the actor/musician wrote in an Instagram post. "I don't think it's fair to the people who have bought tickets, or the venues, to play to half empty houses."
"I look forwarding to touring the United States again at a more suitable time," he added. The tour was meant to promote his new album Grey, which arrives at the end of the month. However, he's more known for his acting — such as his roles in 24 and Designated Survivor — than for his music.
There was a recent article in Bloomberg that served as somewhat of a response to the Geese psyop allegations, and it posited that musicians were "manufacturing" sold-out shows by playing smaller rooms than necessary. But it seems like more musicians should be playing smaller rooms. But that's just my take. I'm not a booking agent. I work at Stereogum.
