50,000 tickets sold out for Madonna's concert in IstanbulFebruary 27, 2012 - 21:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish ticket sales company Biletix announced all 50,000 tickets for Madonna's June 7 Istanbul concert were sold out as of Feb 27 afternoon. Fifty percent of the concert was sold out in the first seven hours when tickets were released Feb. 24, according to Hurriyet Daily News. Some 50,000 people will view the concert at Şişli’s Türk Telekom Arena. Tickets for the Madonna concert, which is being organized by Live National Global Touring and BKM-GNL with sponsorship from Doritos, were released Feb 24, arousing interest higher than expected. According to officials, there is a great demand from all around Turkey as well as neighboring countries. Madonna fans from countries like Greece, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, which are not on her European tour program, also purchased tickets for her Istanbulconcert. In Turkey, tickets were sold in all cities, but drew special interest from Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Antalya. Meanwhile, tickets for Madonna’s Berlin, New York, Montreal and Las Vegas concerts were sold out on the first day they were put up for sale. The first European concert of Madonna’s 58-stop 2012 World Tour, which will start on May 29, will be in Istanbul. She will visit more than 26 European cities following Istanbul. She will also take the stage in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for 20 years. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |