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

[A1X]

£125 for a ticket at Lord’s last Saturday

 

[herecomesaregular]

Most I've ever paid was £70 for a single ticket (Neil Young solo acoustic show where we actually sat next to Oasis) and a Glastonbury ticket when they were about £200 (I worked there, thereafter). I won't pay silly money for a gig ticket nowadays, I 'd rather buy their whole back catalogue on CD. .

At the other end of the spectrum back when eBay didn't auto correct spelling in item titles I bought:

- 2x tickets for Primla Scream at the Dome for 99p each.
- 2x tickets for Steve Wonder at the O2 for £29ish if I recall.
- Latude Festival ticket for £40.
- Roling Stones at Twickenham for £15.

*can't remember the exact spelling but there were errors in the title that meant they didn't show up on normal eBay search and I was the only bidder.

 

[Lenny Rider]

The cost of weddings is insane. And exploitative. But what can you do?

Tell me about it, one crumb of comfort, she invited 150, but only 138 can come

 

[Lenny Rider]

Have sons.

Its the 21st century old boy, you even have to contribute when you're with the Bridegroom.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Most I've ever paid was £70 for a single ticket (Neil Young solo acoustic show where we actually sat next to Oasis) and a Glastonbury ticket when they were about £200 (I worked there, thereafter). I won't pay silly money for a gig ticket nowadays, I 'd rather buy their whole back catalogue on CD. .

At the other end of the spectrum back when eBay didn't auto correct spelling in item titles I bought:

- 2x tickets for Primla Scream at the Dome for 99p each.
- 2x tickets for Steve Wonder at the O2 for £29ish if I recall.
- Latude Festival ticket for £40.
- Roling Stones at Twickenham for £15.

*can't remember the exact spelling but there were errors in the title that meant they didn't show up on normal eBay search and I was the only bidder.

I remember Bowie's Glass Spider tour in 1987, he played Maine Road, originally putting one night on which naturally sold out in minutes, so they put a second night on, it effectively killed any touting for the second date, an impressive set of support, Terence Trent D'arby and Alison Moyet meant most people who had a ticket were in fairly early, so it was reported in the local media that by the time Bowie was due to enter the arena on a Spider themed crane, the hapless touts were basically giving tickets away for anything between a £1-£5.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Most I've ever paid was £70 for a single ticket (Neil Young solo acoustic show where we actually sat next to Oasis) and a Glastonbury ticket when they were about £200 (I worked there, thereafter). I won't pay silly money for a gig ticket nowadays, I 'd rather buy their whole back catalogue on CD. .

At the other end of the spectrum back when eBay didn't auto correct spelling in item titles I bought:

- 2x tickets for Primla Scream at the Dome for 99p each.
- 2x tickets for Steve Wonder at the O2 for £29ish if I recall.
- Latude Festival ticket for £40.
- Roling Stones at Twickenham for £15.

*can't remember the exact spelling but there were errors in the title that meant they didn't show up on normal eBay search and I was the only bidder.

Primula Scream. Sounds a bit cheesy.

 

[The Clamp]

I will go and see gigs but weirdly I lost my passion for music about ten years ago.

I don’t know why. I used to be in bands. Loved music. Especially live. Then one day pfff! The passion went.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Most I've ever paid was £70 for a single ticket (Neil Young solo acoustic show where we actually sat next to Oasis) and a Glastonbury ticket when they were about £200 (I worked there, thereafter). I won't pay silly money for a gig ticket nowadays, I 'd rather buy their whole back catalogue on CD. .

At the other end of the spectrum back when eBay didn't auto correct spelling in item titles I bought:

- 2x tickets for Primla Scream at the Dome for 99p each.
- 2x tickets for Steve Wonder at the O2 for £29ish if I recall.
- Latude Festival ticket for £40.
- Roling Stones at Twickenham for £15.

*can't remember the exact spelling but there were errors in the title that meant they didn't show up on normal eBay search and I was the only bidder.

I'm not sure I'd want to pay silly money because I'd be scared the ticket would be cancelled or is a fake.

 

[Flounce]

Not proud, around £120 pp including a meal for Rod Stewart at the Amex. My wife pressurised me big time to book it and it was the biggest clusterfuck in my Amex attendance history to get away and home after the game too. Yes that fecking bad and I didn’t even enjoy the concert, the food was OK though.

Best part of the night was the coked up guy in our row running up and down and singing and dancing along. Hilarious how irritated everyone got.

 

[jamie-oh]

My hard limit for a ticket is £100.
never paid that, got close to it with Rammstein and AC/DC being in the £80-odd region, and cant think of an artist that i'd go north of a hundred for without some kind of extra nonsense tacked on - soundcheck, meet the band, free pints for an hour, that sort of thing. Festivals ofc i'll pay more, cos its a weekend - i've just dropped £400 on a VIP ticket for Bloodstock, cos i normally volunteer at festivals and havnt gone as a punter for years now - i'd like the showers, the posh bar and the quieter camping cos they're basically my standard nowadays. The only artist i'm dying to see that i havnt yet would be Neil Young, and he doesnt often play over here, so that might get me narrowly above £100, but i'd definitely not be going to f***ing £350 or anything utterly daft like that. Would rather go to a whole pile of concerts at £25 than one at ten times the price. If thats what people want to spend their money on then good on them, but that would not be me.

 

[lawros left foot]

A fiver a month for NSC without ads.


Seriously, about £500 for Mrs LLF birthday this year.

London hotel overnight, train, tickets, for Robbie Williams in Hyde Park.

Not my choice, by the way.

 

[Wozza]

£150 for Oasis next summer might well be the most I've paid for a gig (but spent a lot travelling to see some bands).

£275-ish (?) for Glastonbury 2022.

Can't think of an expensive football match. Certainly not £100+ anyway. Oh, maybe athletics at London 2012.

 

[Machiavelli]

It is these days

Even after shelling out £600 to do it at the top of The Shard?

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Talking of football tickets, I once paid a tout £35 for THREE tickets to a European Championship semi final (the proper men’s euros)

 

[Deadly Danson]

Not proud, around £120 pp including a meal for Rod Stewart at the Amex.

Can't he buy his own food? Tight.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Not proud, around £120 pp including a meal for Rod Stewart at the Amex….

I paid a fortune for those tickets as well but I Don’t Want to Talk About It

 

[birthofanorange]

Probably the Stones at Hyde park, a few years ago. Pre-gig food and drinks at some poncy hotel near Hyde Park ( I must say, the food was exquisite), the Grandstand (not the best view at all) but free hospitality area/drinks near the stage and a night in a hotel a few mins walk away, afterwards.
About £1500 for the 2 of us - would I do it again?
Nope.

 

[Whoislloydy]

I paid $450CAD (250GBP) to see Kendrick Lamar in Vancouver two years ago

 

[BNthree]

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.

Any tips on getting the standing tickets? Many thanks in advance.

 

[Flounce]

Can't he buy his own food? Tight.

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