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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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mikepgood
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:23 pm Posts: 710
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£270 for a ticket? got to be kidding. I don't tgink I would even think about paying more than £100 for a concert or show, and it would have to be an awesome one for that. And I'm comfortably off. Kids and younger people wouldn't be able to afford that much, they might pay it but they shouldn't.
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:43 am |
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timark_uk
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm Posts: 12143 Location: Belfast
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Paul McCartney just sold 100 tickets for a pre-show soundcheck gig going for £800 a pop. The tickets included a three course meal, drinks, as well as the official show, the use of a VIP suite and collectable goodies, but still, at £800 that's one hell of a price to pay for what is essentially just a night out, for one.
Mark
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:55 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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Not surprised really. The whole point of a soundcheck is you sound crap until the end of it.
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:23 am |
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Yes but will you go alone? This would amount to a private show for a few people and many would pay for that, he was a Beatle after all. Though very few artists would even be able to get away with this.
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:45 am |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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IIRC, the recent GNR tickets worked out around £60 - I wouldn't even have paid that if Slash had been there FFS 
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:54 pm |
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I cant see how that can be justified.
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:40 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Especially when there's a damn good chance Rose won't even show 
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:27 am |
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5836
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Axl being absent might be the best things about the gig tbh.
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:54 pm |
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 pm Posts: 5975
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:49 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Now, he always brings his A-game when he brings himself too 
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:43 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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You quibble over £60 to see GnR. I quibble over spending money, any money, on Paul McCartney.
The last gig I went to was £30 a ticket, and that was organised directly by the band, via the fan mailing list. Didn't matter if you were seated or standing, it was £30, no booking fee, no hidden extras.
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:56 pm |
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Nick
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 pm Posts: 3527 Location: Portsmouth
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I paid £18.50 for a ticket to see the Black Keys at the roundhouse the other day - plus £6 on a coach ticket. A fair price I think.
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:14 pm |
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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That sounds very fair. If more bands charged sensible prices they could sell out every night.
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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With the advent of 360 deals and companies like LIvenation, more and more bands have no control over there gigs and the pricing. As the record companies have seen the decline of there revenue from sales of cd etc they have seen the amount bands can earn from gigs and merchandise and they want that money. regardless of what the band wants.
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