▁in ▁the ▁future ▁when ▁a ▁show ▁goes ▁on ▁sale ▁people ▁will ▁sit ▁back ▁and ▁go , ▁' I ▁won ' t ▁buy ▁until ▁the ▁week ▁before ' ". ▁The ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁concert ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Mid lands ▁since ▁The ▁O ny x ▁Hotel ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁A ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁show , ▁the ▁ven ue ' s ▁box ▁office ▁told ▁the ▁Le ic ester ▁Mercur y ▁that ▁the ▁concert ▁was ▁" pro bably ▁about ▁half - full . ▁There ' s ▁good ▁avail ability ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Fem me ▁F ata le ▁Tour ▁was ▁number ▁ 1 9 ▁on ▁Bill boards ▁Top ▁ 2 5 ▁T ours ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁magazine ▁counted ▁for ▁ 3 9 ▁of ▁the ▁tour ' s ▁dates ▁( 1 4 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁sold ▁out ) ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 3 7 . 1 ▁million ▁and ▁ 3 9 6 , 0 0 0 ▁tick ets ▁sold . ▁In ▁the ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁the ▁four teenth ▁highest - g ross ing ▁tour ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁$ 3 8 . 3 ▁million ▁in ▁ticket ▁sales ▁and ▁ 4 2 3 , 0 1 7 ▁people ▁att ending ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 9 , 1 9 6 ▁per ▁show . ▁World wide , ▁the ▁Fem me ▁F ata