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Vibrationbaby
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Topic: Concert Tickets do you feel ripped off Posted: May 13 2009 at 16:42 |
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If could post photos i`d post some of my ticket stubs which date back to Oct.`77. Got one for Marillion`s Sript For A Jester`s Tear tour at the Spectrum in Montréal July 31, 1983. $12.50 if I remember correctly. Part of this show appears on the Reel to Real album. It was general admission and I remember waiting in line from about 10:00 AM in scorching heat to get front row tables for the 9 o`clock show. They just tore the place down last year and as far as I`m concerned was the best place in Montréal to see a concert. Saw countless bands there over the years from Motorhead to Crimson including the shows that were recorded for Absent Lovers.
Kind of funny that now that I have more money than I did back then that I`m reluctant to spend $$$ for a couple of hours of entertainment. This GG Three Friends thing is coming to Montréal but to ask over a hundred bucks for it is not only highqway robbery it`s an insulting to the fans and ruins the spirit of the music. But I`m sure there are people out there who will fork out a week`s worth of grocery money this "auspicious" event.
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fusionfreak
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Posted: May 13 2009 at 13:54 | ||
Prices appear to be really unfair in various countries.That should change.For me prices are affordable,it's just the fact I have to drive since my local artists suck most of the time.Anyway,18 euros to see Damo Suzuki for 18 euros and Magma for 20 are good deals!
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The T
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Posted: May 12 2009 at 14:11 | ||
I'm seeing Dream Theater in first row in July 24.... And the price was NOT reasonable at all... But the differences between major acts and our prog actsare evident: with Metallica, after just a few hours good tickets were no longer available through damn Ticketmaster.... with DT, they were available for a good while... and curiously, again, in Live Nation, a Ticketmaster company...
Does somebody knows the basics of why in the US every damn stupid concert ticket has to be sold through ticketmaster? Isn't this a monopoly of some sort? The fees that they charge just to print the damn tikcet are revolting...
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: May 12 2009 at 14:03 | ||
This is what Google says: 1 Euro = 1.3644 U.S. dollarshttp://www.google.com/search?q=euro+dollar&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-aSo, 70 euros mean about 95 dollars. Fair deal! |
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moe_blunts
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 18 2008 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 617 |
Posted: May 12 2009 at 13:45 | ||
I'm seeing Opeth and Enslaved in a couple of weeks for $25. That is a very reasonable price.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 12 2009 at 13:43 | ||
I don't know how much 70 Euros is but I am feeling extremely jealous. |
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fil karada
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 16 2008 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 279 |
Posted: May 12 2009 at 13:36 | ||
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
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Roj
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 08:15 | ||
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.
The only option is a smaller gig. I went to see IQ at the end of last year and that was only £12, bought from the venue direct, and no goddam booking fee, credit card fee, admin. charge, postage, insurance, e-mail fee, farting fee, no surcharges whatever!
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Jim Garten
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 07:21 | ||
It was a longer walk from the doors, I'll have you know |
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chopper
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 07:03 | ||
Would that be the Rush gig where you got bounced to the front row by any chance?
Not that I'm still sore about it or anything.
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Pekka
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 01:00 | ||
I bought some tickets for a Green Day show in Stockholm yesterday. They're a big mainstream act playing a big venue, so I was expecting to pay some 70-80 euros per ticket. Turned out that the most expensive tickets available were 525SEK, which is roughly 50 euros. They were all gone so I was left with two tickets adding up to a mere 75 euros. I paid that for one ticket to see AC/DC in Helsinki. A question for you Swedes out there, are concert tickets really that much cheaper over there or is it just this band?
But well, I've seen some of the best gigs of my life for about 3 to 5 euros.
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crimhead
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Posted: May 04 2009 at 18:14 | ||
I wish that I could have known about their tour sooner, I would have gone to Chicago. I missed them the last time that they played St. Louis and I regret it. I think that my g/f would have liked that they play homemade instruments.
Good to hear that you had a good time.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: May 04 2009 at 16:52 | ||
Not really. It only becomes a problem if you're fans of much bigger acts. Most concerts I go to are in the range of $8.00 - $12.00 for 3 hours of music. Can't complain.
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moe_blunts
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Posted: May 04 2009 at 13:46 | ||
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. |
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crimhead
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Posted: May 04 2009 at 13:13 | ||
Would have loved to have seen Sleepytime. Tell us about the show when you can. |
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darkshade
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Posted: May 04 2009 at 12:56 | ||
you can probably thank The Who for ruining it for everyone. Or at least their 70s crazy-ass fans |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 02 2009 at 18:08 | ||
Plus if you're really dumb there is still the option of watching a prog DVD at home, getting drunk, and going out drunk driving afterward... I suspect most people who have the intelligence to like prog will not do this. If you are dumb enough to do that, we probably don't really want to know about it. No, who am I kidding, tell us all about it... Edited by Slartibartfast - May 02 2009 at 18:14 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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moe_blunts
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 18 2008 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 617 |
Posted: May 02 2009 at 15:35 | ||
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... |
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Finnforest
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Posted: May 02 2009 at 15:34 | ||
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. |
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vuh
Forum Newbie Joined: April 23 2009 Status: Offline Points: 12 |
Posted: May 02 2009 at 15:03 | ||
I bought tickets to see The Specials and I was charged a fee to have them emailed to me!
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