Rapper Jay Z called out for lying about the size of his crowds on the 4:44 Tour...
From The New Orleans Advocate
More than once at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday night, Jay-Z bragged that he had “officially broken” the venue’s concert attendance record. That wasn't true, not by a long shot.
The official attendance was approximately 13,000, including hundreds of complimentary tickets. Bruno Mars played to a bigger crowd at the Smoothie King Center just three weeks ago. In February, Billy Joel packed the arena with more than 16,000 fans.
For Jay-Z, nearly a quarter of the upper-level seats were empty, hidden behind a black curtain. That obvious discrepancy alone discredited his attendance-record claim.Earlier this month Roc Nation denied reports the tour was selling poorly despite tickets selling for as little as $6 [click here if you missed that].
