Concert Tickets do you feel ripped off

last concert i went to was Umphrey's McGee in NYC, only $37 a ticket, which wasnt too bad IMO. They're not the biggest band in the world either, so i was able to get pretty close to the stage. I dont like big venues, big acts, especially if they play in a large venue where the sound is not good. i prefer small venues, small to relatively known bands, more intimate audience, etc.

plus all the big acts these days suck or are past their prime anyway.

Bob Dylan is doing a minor league ballpark tour with Wilie Nelson and John Mellencamp. $67.50 for tickets doesn't sound too bad. That's before Ticketb*****d bends you over though.

chopper wrote: What I really object to is paying a booking fee per ticket when you've ordered them over the Internet, and then a fee on top of that. I mean, all they have to do now is post the  things.

Being a frequently stoned college student, I just can't afford some of the shows I wanna see.  My friend played $90 to see TooL...I don't have those kind of funds.

It doesn't matter though. I get to see my fair share of awesome shows.  Estradasphere was $10.  Sleepytime is $12 tomorrow.  Kayo Dot was $8...

Finnforest wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: Finnforest wrote: I won't pay the prices anymore, nor do I wish to support Ticketmaster, who have helped to ruin the true concert experience of the old days.   Now I'm happier with a live DVD in my living room.  Cheaper, no parking nonsense, no security, no Ticketmaster.  Agreed. It also sounds better, and comes with volume knob and pause button! Yeah, plus you can have a few drinks without having to worry about driving.  Remember the old days, when the kids who took the time to camp out on the sidewalks for 48 hours got the front row seats.....it was so cool staying overnight with a bunch of fans in sleeping bags, talking tunes and smoking cigs.....knowing that the the best seats were going to the hardest core fans.   No phone tix, no Internet, no $7 tickermaster fee.   You had to be there.  Concerts were also much less orchestrated and predictable too.  Anything could happen at a show.

you can probably thank The Who for ruining it for everyone. Or at least their 70s crazy-ass fans

The concert was last night and it was nothing short of brilliant.


Sleepytime is very good to the city of Austin. They played twice here last year, but I only caught them once.  The previous venue I saw them at was rather cramped and not very accommodating.  They put on an alright show that time.


Last night, they played at a much better venue.  The stage was outside and there was plenty of room.  I was front and center...and holy sh*t was it awesome.  They had rather ridiculous stage lights.  They brought all their wacky homemade instruments as well.  There was this thing that was like a pedal steel guitar, the kind you would see at a country music concert, but instead it had bass strings. 

The most impressive member of the band is their percussionist who switches between playing all sorts of weird drums, xylophones, PRS guitars, trumpets and other stuff too.  The female violin player has such a wonderful voice and she can sing and simultaneously play.

The crowd was really into as well.  A small mosh pit formed but it was very tame and mostly just jumping and slight pushing.  Nothing too intense. 

They played a 2 hour set and had an encore with "The Donkey-headed Adversary of Humanity..."


Oh yea, it only cost $12.

moe_blunts wrote: The concert was last night and it was nothing short of brilliant. Sleepytime is very good to the city of Austin. They played twice here last year, but I only caught them once.  The previous venue I saw them at was rather cramped and not very accommodating.  They put on an alright show that time. Last night, they played at a much better venue.  The stage was outside and there was plenty of room.  I was front and center...and holy sh*t was it awesome.  They had rather ridiculous stage lights.  They brought all their wacky homemade instruments as well.  There was this thing that was like a pedal steel guitar, the kind you would see at a country music concert, but instead it had bass strings.  The most impressive member of the band is their percussionist who switches between playing all sorts of weird drums, xylophones, PRS guitars, trumpets and other stuff too.  The female violin player has such a wonderful voice and she can sing and simultaneously play. The crowd was really into as well.  A small mosh pit formed but it was very tame and mostly just jumping and slight pushing.  Nothing too intense.  They played a 2 hour set and had an encore with "The Donkey-headed Adversary of Humanity..." Oh yea, it only cost $12.

Jim Garten wrote: Don't get me onto online 'booking fees' to 'cover administrative costs' When we saw Rush a couple of years back I bought 6 tickets (which weren't too bad at £35 a pop) on the net in about 3 minutes... each one of them came with a £3.75 booking fee; I don;t see this as Rush's fault, more the venue itself (maybe Wembley have to pay high costs to maintain that marvellous echo from the back of the hall...)

I just pretty much agree with all the comments.  RipOffMaster just hack me off so much, but what alternative do you have if you want to go to a "big" gig?  They've got us done like a kipper.

fil karada wrote: Well I cant really complain. I just went to a festival in my country where I paid 70 euros to see 12 bands, including Focus and PFM

I don't know how much 70 Euros is but I am feeling extremely jealous.