TeVaz 6:52 Thu Dec 12
Concert ticket prices
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Had a look at presale tickets for the Eagles at Wembley next year . FMOB ! £250+ for pitch seated tickets . £190 + for any decent stand seat !
Queen and Adam Lambert at the O2 also ridiculously priced . People talk about touts etc taking the piss . Now the bands themselves are doing it !
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Any Old Iron
7:24 Thu Dec 12
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That's mental.
12 years ago I went to see Prince at the o2. It cost just £30. And that was for every seat. 600,000 saw him so he got a gross of £18 million, which isn't shabby, but his audience mostly got a good seat not too far from the stage (he performed in the round) and because he did 20 nights he gave loads of people the chance to see a genuine star.
It's a bloody shame that other big acts haven't followed suit.
Nowadays I restrict myself to local gigs down here in the west country. In the last few months I've seen Nick Lowe and Wishbone Ash, and it only cost a score to see each of them.
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BRANDED
7:26 Thu Dec 12
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Supply and demand. Baby boomers got the best of most things but they also get to pay.
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defjam
7:33 Thu Dec 12
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Theres no money in the actual music anymore so you pay more to listen to the music you get for free.
Sign of the times.
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Sven Roeder
7:36 Thu Dec 12
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Guess they charge what they can and would use the excuse of saying that’s how they make money as cunts keep stealing their recorded product so there is much less money from that.
Same boost in most theatre ticket prices has happened in the last few years as well.
What used to be £30 to £40 for a ticket is £70. Or £125 or more.
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Moore than enough!!!
8:08 Thu Dec 12
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I think the key to it is being selective with who you really want to see.
Also, buying tickets on the day from viagogo etc. has also worked. Got into see The Who at Wembley for a fraction of what the face value would've been.
Will probably chance it the same for gigs towards the end of next year too.
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Westside
8:12 Thu Dec 12
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There's no money in the actual music anymore.
Especially for older groups/artists with a strong back catalogue.
Most music income is from streaming, which is a hits driven business. Not what older bands/artists produce. So they need their money from some where.
Don't forget on a £250 ticket, £42 goes straight to the government in VAT.
Did see the Eagles at Wembley this year. Were brilliant.
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arsene york-hunt
9:57 Thu Dec 12
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They have to pay me a very large sum of money to watch a pop music concert, which would be my idea of what hell would be like. Loud banging noises, blokes on stage simulating masturbation with guitar handles, and being surrounded by morons screaming, shouting and jumping up and down.
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yngwies Cat
10:07 Thu Dec 12
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Over a ton to see deep purple .
Fuck that, and fuck that for the price.
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Hasans Fish Bar RIP
1:02 Fri Dec 13
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Concert tickets used to be in line with cinema and football tickets. Its got way out of hand.
No sniggerring at the back but I saw david gray and coldplay for a score each back in 2000
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Takashi Miike
1:10 Fri Dec 13
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there's still plenty of bands/acts that aren't greedy and charge reasonable prices, but I agree most of the big acts now take the piss. you can probably understand it for something like the latest muse tour when they really out on a big show with effects and other shit
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BigDingus
1:18 Fri Dec 13
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First concert I ever went to was Led Zeppelin at Earls Court - set me back a whole £1.50 !
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joe royal
5:26 Fri Dec 13
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I can’t give two tickets away for Pete Tong tonight (Friday) think they are about £50 face value.
Rammenstien are doing a stadium tour next year , doubt if that’s going to be cheap.
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Bungo
6:45 Fri Dec 13
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I've just stopped buying ones that I think are overpriced.
Not a case of affording it or not, I'm just not prepared to have the piss taken.
Unless Rush toured again, then I'd sell my spleen for a ticket...
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Takashi Miike
11:14 Fri Dec 13
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bungo, contact your doctor. geddy just confirmed a 2021 tour
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Bungo
11:29 Fri Dec 13
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Just... don't do that to me.
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Bungo
11:30 Fri Dec 13
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...I still fucking googled it though just in case!
*Mug*
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Takashi Miike
11:32 Fri Dec 13
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no, I'm the mug as I never got to see them first time round
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Bungo
11:52 Fri Dec 13
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Fair enough.
I first saw them at Hammersmith in 1980 and a couple of times after that... :)
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Takashi Miike
12:29 Fri Dec 13
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bungo, I only started listening because of a canadian comedy show that had Alex as a guest on a couple of episodes. a year or so later and he's one of my favourite guitarists :.)
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joe royal
5:38 Sat Dec 14
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Stick a few random bands into pollster.com
You will be surprised to find out who is still touring.
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