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Originally Posted by Nicks Fan
What bothers me is artists like FM, Billy Joel, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Eagles etc who just play the same old hits and then charge you an arm and a leg to hear those same old tired hits year after year. We are in a reccession ,but try telling those baby boomer rockers that. It is a shame that the average family can't go to most shows these days as they are WAY overpriced. 200 dollars for the Eagles, 275 for the Face to Face Tour with Elton and Billy, 125.00 for Bon Jovi, 350 for Madonna. Just outrageous!!!
Matt
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That's why I only go to smaller acts, now.
I saw Andy White before. Cost us £5 per ticket plus drinks. Great show, with support, and we got to speak to the artists afterwards. Not 40 people playing, it was the main artist playing guitar and pedal bass, and a percussionist playing ... "things". But just as enjoyable.
Have a listen to this and tell me that I'm losing out massively! Particularly since some of my favourite songs of his ("Acoustic Guitar", "Long Time Coming") aren't there.
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Hmmm.... Looks like I'm spamming Andy White here. But my point is that the big artists cost such a massive amount, and you're so insulated from them. With these ripoffs meaning that the ticket prices are, practically, even higher, and with tour DVDs an inevitability, it just doesn't add up for me.