5 Open-Air German Shows Sold Out in 77 minutes

December 17, 2008

All tickets for the 5 German open-air dates are already sold out, just 77 minutes after the official sale started at 10am today, according to the main German ticket agency Eventim. The 5 German shows have a combined capacity of over 300,000. Fans have reported that Eventim actually started selling tickets to its online subscribers yesterday, a day ahead of the official on-sale date.
The agency Hoffman Media reported today that this effectively establishes a new world record in ticket pre-sales.
"Black Ice" has sold 630,000 units to date in Germany.

[updated 18 Dec. 2008]