Algernon
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£150 to get in to see Pulp.
Plus travel, food, and hotel accoms of course so quite a bit more in reality.
Plus travel, food, and hotel accoms of course so quite a bit more in reality.
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[Music] What is the most that would you pay for a concert ticket
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Knightsworld
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I spent over £ 150 for Paul McCartney last year. No-one else out there that I'd consider paying that amount to see.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
Gone.... Gone.....
I never knew he had one in the first place.
Bloody shite, anyone who can serve up the friggin "frog chorus" should not be taken seriously
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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anything over £60 will put me off..
It seems to me that the really high priced tickets are for wrinklies way past the peak of their powers.
I went to see the B52s last year and they were really good as always, but not a patch on their performances form 20- 30 years ago.
I have seen most of the bands I love, cheaply, when they were at their peak.
However if I could go back in time and see the Clash or the Birthday Party.... i'd probably be prepared to part with the sort of dough people are spending on genesis.
It seems to me that the really high priced tickets are for wrinklies way past the peak of their powers.
I went to see the B52s last year and they were really good as always, but not a patch on their performances form 20- 30 years ago.
I have seen most of the bands I love, cheaply, when they were at their peak.
However if I could go back in time and see the Clash or the Birthday Party.... i'd probably be prepared to part with the sort of dough people are spending on genesis.
£100 feels about tops.
Once secondary sites get the tickets, £300 x for at least two of us, is a step too far. With travel, food and possibly an overnight hotel, I'm not going to blow the best part of a £1,000 on a gig, no matter how much I love music.
Once secondary sites get the tickets, £300 x for at least two of us, is a step too far. With travel, food and possibly an overnight hotel, I'm not going to blow the best part of a £1,000 on a gig, no matter how much I love music.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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In fairness he had a fecking great range and voice, he also plays a bass guitar very well. It’s his smugness and shitty twee songs since Band On The Run that I’m not a fan of.
I know you think the Beatles were a shit boy band..end, so once again we are not going to agree I feel
studio150
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I know Paul Weller has said NO but if The Jam were to reform I would look to get a ticket regardless of the cost.
These days most of the gigs I go to are at smaller venues, so probably around £60 for a London venue is tops, but most are around £35. I have previously gone to just under £100 for decent seats for a few 'names' at the O2 and RAH
These days most of the gigs I go to are at smaller venues, so probably around £60 for a London venue is tops, but most are around £35. I have previously gone to just under £100 for decent seats for a few 'names' at the O2 and RAH
swindonseagull
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Paid £30 to see Royal Blood in Cardiff couple of years ago.....probably £50 is enough....
Knightsworld
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You’d have to pay me £150 to watch that smug git and even then I can’t guarantee I’d turn up
From what snippets I’ve seen over the last few years it sounded like his voice has gone too? Has it?
It's obviously not as good as it was, but being a huge Beatles fan, I had to go and see him before he eventually gives up touring. The show was over 3 hours and he was joined on stage at the end with Ringo Starr & Ronnie Wood, so that was an added bonus.
Live by the sea
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I hate the O2 , the area it’s in and the loony size layout of it but I do admit to paying £500 face value for one block a 5th row ticket to see Streisand a few years ago.
southstandandy
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- Jul 9, 2003
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Agreed - you never know who you'll see in their early days that might go on to be massive.
Happened to see Coldplay at the Bull & Gate London, Keane in the Louisiana Bristol, U2 at the Hope & Anchor London, Bruce Springsteen at the Brighton Centre (a small gig for him), and Genesis in City Hall Newcastle - all before they really hit the big time. So many others I've seen had the potential to be massive but just haven't made it but having been to nearly 450 gigs in my time there have been some amazing highs, and a few lows (take a bow Amy Winehouse - who came on pissed as a fart).
A bit like following the Albion!
Icy Gull
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I kept quiet about that gig when I saw it, my wife is a massive Streisand fan and has asked me to book tickets for any concerts she does, regardless of price. Paying £500 x 2 to go to a concert I know I’d hate is a step too far for me !
I do feel guilty now, as she is unlikely to tour again
dolphins
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Most I've paid is £600 for Golden Circle tickets for Live 8. I'm a massive Floydhead, and exhausted all routes of getting a normal ticket - then the missus very kindly suggested the official GC hospitality option to guarantee entry, as she said the reunion of the band for this one-off event I'd never forgive myself if I missed. Came with food and drink before and after the show, and all the money went to the organisers. It was a superb show...and not upset I did it.
I've done a number of shows abroad, so I guess if you take into account the transport costs, etc., I've spent more on other shows.
I've done a number of shows abroad, so I guess if you take into account the transport costs, etc., I've spent more on other shows.
Mr Banana
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That attitude will be needed if they ever do. The only celebrity I know who asks for a larger appearance fee and more add-ons than Weller is Grayson Perry.
I paid around £100 to see Tom Petty at Albert Hall a few years back. It was magnificent. I've paid £70ish to see Dylan at Brixton and Neil young at Hmmersmith in past 10yrs or so. I too have just booked to see Brian Wilson at the Dome for £70. It will be the 3rd time I've seen him and it's never cheap. Last time was a couple of years back at the Palladium. He wasn't massively involved in the gig but it was still great to see him and hear the music.