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[Misc] The Most You've Paid For An Event



Eeyore

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Events can be costly, as some are finding with Oasis. But have you ever looked at a happening and thought 'whatever. I could cut back on cigarettes and alcohol and just roll with it' then purchased a massively expensive ticket ?

The most I've ever paid is £120 for a touts ticket to see England win the Ashes at the Oval in 2009. Worth it, yes.

But what have other folk thought 'f*** it' and done. And was it worth it ?
 










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I think I paid about £120 a ticket when me and the missus went in the posh seats for the Citeh semi final a few years ago.

For a gig I have never paid more that £40, and that was for The Midnight a couple of years ago.

However, 20 years ago my ex-wife spent £200 for a ticket to see Leonard Cohen from a scalper, and it turned out to be a fake ticket, and I ended up paying for it. So that would be it. :shootself
 




nicko31

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London Olympics super saturday, paid about the same as it costs today for platinum tickets to watch a couple of aging crack heads.

Felt too much at the time but considering what followed I felt it was justified for a once in a lifetime evening
 




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Machiavelli

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I've paid about £150 for a meal but was so inebriated that I can't remember the precise amount nor where or how many places we were at.
I did pay about E300 for a meal for the three of us last month, and it was well worth it.
 








Guinness Boy

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For an event ticket it would be day two (Red for Ruth day) at Lord's against the West Indies this year. 100% worth it as it was a) Jimmy's last test and I saw him get a wicket and b) it wasn't day three. However, those reading the test thread yesterday will be aware I jumped at the chance of a ticket BEFORE asking how much it was (£115).

Overall and in total it's going to take a lot to beat Amsterdam last season. Paying for me and a 17 year old who was delighted they were serving him without asking for ID. Credit card got absolutely mullered. I'd also do that again tomorrow given the chance.
 




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Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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Regularly pay £500+ for two tickets to Glyndebourne. It's our one big treat of the year and we go for the best seats. (Saw Carmen this year).
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Yeah, we do the same. My schedule is normally a nice seat for one opera and stand for one or two more (standing tickets are amazing value).

I didn't go this year as I thought the programme was absolute pony but next year's looks awesome and I may have to fork out for two operas.
 




Grizz

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Paid about £350 each for a five course meal at a Michelin star restaurant in Knightsbridge, included all the pre meal cocktails and wine pairings, port afterwards. Even got to go back and meet the Chef and see the kitchen. Was a brilliant night out, we were both suited and booted, felt fantastic.
 




jcdenton08

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£130 for Sunset Boulevard to see Glenn Close at the Coliseum
$250 for a gala performance of The Phantom of the Opera in Vegas
However much Glastonbury was, if that counts
About £500 for Michael Jackson “This is It” (refunded)
 


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swd40

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In terms of cost against time at a main event, Hatton V Pacquiao is up there for me.
At least the Mayweather fight went more rounds..
 


Happy Exile

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I've paid more for Mini Exile to go to concerts than I have for me - £220 her most expensive ticket so far, but for myself it was probably our recent semi final against Man United. I wasn't sure I could go until the last minute and paid more than I'd have wanted to as not many seats were left by that point. Can't remember how much but around £120 I think.

Most expensive from a tout was the £50 paid for the England v Germany last game at the old Wembley. I wasn't able to go until a change of plans for work that morning so turned up at the ground more in hope than expectation, kept being told £100+ by touts, but just like England v Spain in Euro 96 the touts seemed to have a lot of spares still going just before kick-off and the prices were tumbling fast thankfully. (England v Spain I paid about £20 from memory, and remember coming out of the stadium to see a pile of unused tickets on the ground. Crazy to think now what the demand would be.)
 


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Kubes

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£165 each for me and Mrs Kubes for the Wimbledon mens semi finals a few years back. Murray, Tsonga, Djokovic and Federer. Absolute bargain given the quality and stature of the players!
 






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Springal

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£250ish for the World Cup Semi final in Moscow. That was face value as well
 


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