‘Flatlined’: Amy Shark’s career complaint

Singer Amy Shark has voiced her concerns over her upcoming national tour on social media, complaining ticket sales have “flatlined.”

Australian singer Amy Shark has spoken out on social media about sluggish sales for her upcoming national tour, complaining ticket sales have “flatlined” amid a competitive touring market.

Shark, whose three studio albums to date have all debuted at number one on the ARIA charts, starts her aptly named Sadness Australian tour at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on October 18 before dates in other capital cities.

Adopting a sarcastic tone for a video posted to TikTok over the weekend, Shark reeled off a few of the big-name acts also touring Australia at the same time.

Amy Shark said her tour ticket sales had “flatlined” recently.

“It’s actually been really fun touring in the same month as Olivia Rodrigo and Travis Scott, Kid Laroi and now Jesse Rayez. It’s good, it’s really good,” she deadpanned.

“A few shows sold out, it kinda went quick, and now they’ve just … flatlined. BEEEP,” she continued.

“I know I should be grateful, ‘cos there’s thousands and thousands of tickets sold, but I like sellouts. I really, really like sellouts. Go get tickets now!”

But it seems Shark’s theory for the underwhelming ticket sales may not be totally correct, with some fans commenting under the video that they had already bought tickets to both her tour and that of Olivia Rodrigo.

Tickets are still available in most sections of Shark's Sydney concert.

Shark’s keen for the tour to sell out. Picture: Sam Tabone/Getty

A look at Shark’s headlining Sydney concert, schedule for the ICC Sydney Theatre on October 25, shows that while the majority of tickets have sold, there are still some seats available in most sections of the venue.

The Sadness Tour marks Shark’s first headlining tour since she played 60 shows across regional Australia in 2022, and her first time playing major shows in Australian capital cities since a year earlier.

It’s no wonder the singer’s eager to shift a few more tickets, given she’s now officially a resident of Australia’s most expensive city.

Shark had stayed in her hometown of the Gold Coast as her career grew but made the leap down south in July, selling off the waterfront home she and husband Shane Billings bought in Broadbeach almost six years ago to put down roots in Sydney.

Originally published as ‘Flatlined’: Amy Shark’s career complaint