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Gilberto Gil calls off Israel concert
Ami Friedman
Published: 22.05.18, 16:06
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1. Here's a list of the biggest concerts in Israel. No boycott.
David ,   Tel Aviv   (05.22.18)
How about the international artists that DO come to Israel? These are the top concerts in Israel over the last ten years. Clearly, this nonsense boycott is not working. These revenues, by the way, are considered VERY high in comparison to other global concerts.

Madonna - 2009 - 99,674 tickets - $14.7 million (#1 concert in Israel's history)
Rolling Stones - 2014 - 48,167 tickets - $8.3 million
Guns N Roses - 2017 - 57,204 tickets - 6.8 million
Barbra Streisand - 2012 - 27,566 tickets - $6.7 million
Britney Spears - 2017 - 55,000 tickets - $6.5 million Est.
Justin Beiber - 2017 - 57,988 tickets - $6.3 million
Radiohead - 2017 - 48,011 tickets - $6.2 million
Rihanna - 2013 - 50,554 tickets - $6.1 million
Paul McCartney - 45,000 tickets - $6.0 million Est.
Aerosmith - 2017- 50,000 tickets - $6.0 million Est.
Justin Timberlake - 2014 - 44,634 tickets - $5.2 million
Madonna - 2012 - 33,457 tickets - $4.3 million
2. translation: lack of interest, slow sales; blame situation!
(05.22.18)
3. Not true: he will not come because can't afford a ticket.
Ex Oleh Chadash   (05.22.18)
Brazil is going poor and poor every day.
Today, one USD trades for 3,90 BR. Tomorrow will be more. The day after tomorrow, more expensive. Brazilians can't travel abroad anymore.

Solution: Gil must ask JAFI to pay for his ticket. They will give him a one way ticket, plus accommodation at mercaz klitah there (Raanana - a Brazilian-Argentinian ghetto).
4. Here's what should happen
Empress Trudy ,   Raleigh   (05.22.18)
All contracts should contain a clause that if the artist decides to BDS then they will be charged 10 million dollars.
5. His prerogative. Good luck, he'll need it!
(05.22.18)
6. “Sensitive”, he means : “great” time for our little land?!
(05.22.18)
7. Tudo Bom ,Tudo Bem , Tudo Otimo
BRASIL ,   SAFED COPACABANA   (05.23.18)
8. GILBERTO GIL NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
EGBERTO OBVIO ,   SAFED CARIOCA   (05.24.18)
Gil needs to understand that " Samba is not Rumba."
9. Is the real reason poor ticket sales?
M Davison ,   Ra'anana   (05.25.18)
It's just as likely, if not more so than many other reasons.

Tickets were going for between NIS 200 and 400 each. How many tickets would it take to pay all the expenses of transporting the musicians, instruments, support staff, venue rental, agent fees, etc.?

Probably more than were sold.
10. Old sucker, piss off !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (05.27.18)
11. Israelis have no musical culture. Third world country.
(06.07.18)
That fat woman from Eurovision, those Brazilian pop singers... You have a lack of culture. I'm wasting my time with you; worthless people.
12. His communist comarades Chico and Veloso, will not come?
Ex oleh chadash   (06.08.18)
They are too busy trying to reliefe Lula from the jail. Those people are pro-Palestinian, not Israel friendly. Why do you give so much importance to those people?

Invite Roberto Carlos instead, very popular among Brazilians; never speaks a word about politics, and gets along with everybody.
13. Ra'anana
(06.08.18)
I've got anal warts after living at mercaz klita there. No hygiene standarts. Very disgusting place to be.
14. Never heard of him.
BBB   (06.12.18)
And, hopefully, I never will.
One more anti semite is one too many.
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