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Empty Seats High Ticket Prices Bad Economy
I know this is a tired subject but I thought I would weigh in
after hearing that there were thousands of unsold tickets in New York last night. With the quality of the performances lately - there is no reason why these shows shouldn't be sell outs. So I have to blame it on the absurdly high ticket prices in a historically bad economy. Why is it that I can get excellent seats for $80 or less to see Wilco or Bruce Springsteen - the two other amazing American bands on the road this summer. $179 for the best sections is ridiculous in this economy. I can afford that, but clearly thousands of fans couldn't. I would love to see the band do a tour in smaller venues. If an arena tour means 200 dollar tickets, I'll stick with Wilco this summer. |
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one of the most xpensive tickets i've ever paid for was last night at MSG..checked ticketmaster day of show and 2nd and 3rd row are just waiting to be bought..Bruce tries to keep them always at the same price but this summer def has alot of crazy prices
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The reason why there were thousands of unsold tickets last night is because FM had NO business doing a repeat trip to the market (and at MSG of all places) so soon. (between the poor MSG sales and the AC near-abortion, its obvious why they didn't add the egregiously bad pre-planned Holmdel gig) Its the most expensive venue in the country to play with all the overhead/union bull****, and they lost big $$$.
Of course, Fleetwood Mac needs their $800K g'tee. If they lowered their demands, maybe last night's show could have been a raucous sold out crowd at Radio City Music Hall. The point is- they need their fee. They don't want to play smaller venues- they would rather stay home. They would rather play to 1/3rd-1/2 empty houses (with the upper level completely curtained) than lower themselves to playing 2500-3000 seaters. |
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I'm surprised there wasn't some discounting going on for MSG like some of the other shows.
I don't necessarily think it's the pricing, cause in a bunch of markets you could have seen the show for probably 30 or 40 bucks with the fees included... I mean if you are stuck for cash and can't afford the top price, 30 or 40 is really reasonable I think.... |
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Then why did they play the similarly sized sheds on the SYW tour and some of The Dance I suspect they would have on this tour, but it started too early for many of the sheds.
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I thought the prices were a bit high, BUT I couldn't pass up seeing them. I went to 1 of the Chicago shows, paid $200.00 for that ticket, then went to Vegas and paid $385.00 for that one. The Vegas seat was worth it tho, I would have liked the seat to be front row for that price, but , it was great anyways !! In Vegas I was REALLY close to Lindsey, so it was well worth it to me!
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Huh? Most sheds seat between 7000-8000 and have room for an additional 8000-10000 on the lawn. Its a reduced gross potential from the current scaling that they're using on their arena tour, but FAR more than if they were playing the venues I was referring to in the post you quoted.
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I wonder who makes those decisions. I guess it is the tour manager along with Live Nation.
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There is none ..that is why even though I could have afforded it I sat out both bay area shows..I did have ambigious feelings about going for awhile although the "greatest hits" abomination did sicken me from the get-go.They have sunk to the depths of the money grubbing Eagles no doubt.
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I totally agree.
I went to the box office right at show time just to see what was available. I didn't go for the incredible single tickets available because the prices were really offensive to me. I think I just also have grown to hate arena shows. Instead I walked down 7th Ave, went to Whole Foods and spent $25 on some groceries, and called it a night. I think I was hoping for a little of the magic from the 1979 Tusk tour shows in NY. But I just felt almost gluttonous paying those prices. Fleetwood Mac needs to make music their priority again. Lose the predictable greatest hits setlist and get out of the arenas! Neko Case, Animal Collective, Wilco, Spoon... Too much good music happening right now. |
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