Tickets may not be selling as quickly as some thought for former President Donald Trump's upcoming tour with Bill O'Reilly, according to a new report from Politico.
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Interviews with ticketing officials have released information that the advance selling for the duo's tour has not been keeping pace with other similar events.
In early June, Trump and O'Reilly announced their plan for a "History Tour" featuring four stops in December. O'Reilly said that his conversations with the former president "will not be boring."
Trump has promised, "fun, fun, fun for everyone who attends."
The tour will have events in Orlando, Dallas, Houston and Sunrise.
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The tickets went on sale on June 14, with most seats priced between $100 and $300. The more expensive "VIP Meet & Greet Package" is priced at over $8,500; however, it includes getting a picture taken with Trump and O'Reilly and a pre-show, 45-minute reception.
The events will be held at the end of the year. However, so far, the pace of purchases is being considered slow compared to other events, Politico reported.
Other events, like a Kane Brown concert on Dec. 3 and a Bad Bunny concert, have already sold out in Orlando. The report also mentioned tours and events held by other former presidents and their spouses. For example, in 2018, Michelle Obama's "Becoming" book tour sold quickly. The Chicago United Center stop sold out within minutes.
The Ticketmaster pages for the Orlando, Dallas, and Sunrise events show vast swaths of tickets available as of Thursday evening. Some large sections of the arenas show only a few tickets sold.
"The History Tour has already sold over $5 million of tickets, and the excitement and enthusiasm is unlike anything we've seen before," Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington said in a statement. "Come December, the sold-out shows will be a memorable night for all."
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O'Reilly spoke about ticket sales, saying that their camp has yet to market the tour and is doing just fine.
"We have more than $7 million in the bank," O'Reilly said to Politico. "We haven't spent a nickel on marketing, nothing. All those 7 million for four shows were done on the announcement. Marketing will start in about a week. Nobody has sold tickets this fast at this price, and VIPs are sold out at 3 of the 4 venues."
When spokespersons for different arenas were asked to confirm O'Reilly's statements, they did not comment, as company policies would not allow them. Some spokespeople also claimed that the box office employees who spoke to Politico gave inaccurate information.
When discussing the sales of tickets with Politico, O'Reilly threatened to sue the reporter, saying, "You put one word in there that's not true, I'll sue your ass off, and you can quote me on that. You're just a hatchet man, and that's what you are."