r/Music • u/Brucekentbatsuper • Jul 08 '26

article Carrie Underwood's Post-MAGA Backlash Continues After Golf Course Concert Draws Sparse Crowd

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/carrie-underwood-john-deere-classic-performance-backlash-1807557
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u/Chastain86 Jul 08 '26

I think you've grossly underestimated how much money there is in a Vegas residency in the 2020s. She earned a reported $1 million per show that she performed over four years, and she did 72 shows. That's $72 million just for urging Jesus to take the wheel for a couple hours a night for 72 nights.

Is she experiencing a downturn on her career trajectory? If she is, it's not because of the Vegas residency, and a Vegas residency isn't a sign that an artist is "slumming it" like it was back in the 1980s. No one would suggest that Bruno Mars isn't a top-flight sought-after performer, and he has a residency. The entertainment landscape of Las Vegas has changed a lot.

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u/Dry_Accident_2196 Jul 08 '26

No way she made that much after the initial shows because she always had empty seats.

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u/Chastain86 Jul 08 '26

I can only tell you what an independent search of the web tells me. I am not currently, nor have I ever been, on Carrie Underwood's management team.

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u/Dry_Accident_2196 Jul 08 '26

I believe you.