Bono the Pig
Bono the Pig
I like U2 a lot, and they have a great live act. However, I just received a notice that tickets for their 2 shows at the Meadowlands are going on sale next Monday. The top ticket price - $167.00!!!
Sorry, but IMHO that is an outrageous price for a rock concert ticket. I used to think that Springsteen was pushing the envelope at $75. I thought Bono like to portray himself as some sort of working class hero. It's disappointing to see that he's just a money grubbing rock star like all the others.
Sorry, but IMHO that is an outrageous price for a rock concert ticket. I used to think that Springsteen was pushing the envelope at $75. I thought Bono like to portray himself as some sort of working class hero. It's disappointing to see that he's just a money grubbing rock star like all the others.
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What say does the group have in setting the prices for these shows? The last few tours have been pretty lavish although no doubt some of the costs were offset through corporate sponsorship. I don't know what sort of show they'll be putting on but it will probably be lavish again.
The UK shows go on sale tomorrow and I can't wait to see what prices they go for. I suspect it will be £50 general admission a ticket at least. with hospitality packages etc available for the corporate boys who want to get drunk and talk business.
The UK shows go on sale tomorrow and I can't wait to see what prices they go for. I suspect it will be £50 general admission a ticket at least. with hospitality packages etc available for the corporate boys who want to get drunk and talk business.
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I'm not sure how much say the band or artist has as far as ticket prices are concerned, but it's ultimately their show. If they have enough power they can say "F U, man, I'm not charging my fans that!"
But ultimately it's the promoters who set prices, and all they care about is filling the seats and money. If the concerts didn't sell well at high prices it'd be a different story. Canada's largest cinema chain just lowered their prices significantly because they want higher attendance and realize nobody wants to pay $13.95 CDN for a movie ticket.
But ultimately it's the promoters who set prices, and all they care about is filling the seats and money. If the concerts didn't sell well at high prices it'd be a different story. Canada's largest cinema chain just lowered their prices significantly because they want higher attendance and realize nobody wants to pay $13.95 CDN for a movie ticket.
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You know, when I saw ELvis the other night, working his ass off, busting his balls to give us a good show, despite his bloated and sweaty Danny DeVito Hunchback condition, I realized...JESUS...this place has 1500 people in it, and they paid about 35 bucks a pop. He's working his ass off for chicken feed, while Bono the self promoting creep galavants on stage like a cocky self obsorbed messiah of freedom for the opressed is cashing in because they have a ZooEuropa slide show and he wears freaky shades. That is just not fair.
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I remember having a discussion on the board about the ticket prices Elvis charged when he did the Painted From Memory shows. People were complaining about the ticket prices but didn't seem to realise that putting on a show with a 48 piece orchestra didn't come for free. The difference here is that U2 will have the tour underwritten by corporations and will have incredibly expensive merchandise on sale. U2 tour leather/denim jacket anyone...?
Similarly U2's show will probably be technomological. But, Bono plays the Messiah and if there's anyone in the rock world that can say ""F U, man, I'm not charging my fans that!" as Blue points out, it's Bono. But I don't see it somehow.
Similarly U2's show will probably be technomological. But, Bono plays the Messiah and if there's anyone in the rock world that can say ""F U, man, I'm not charging my fans that!" as Blue points out, it's Bono. But I don't see it somehow.
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you can pay 75 bucks in las vegas to see elvis as you could in tampa before those seats sold out. i paid 125 to see the stones several years back, though i was in the 12th row of an arena. this all happened when i was asleep. the same day neckties went from $13 to $38, i think.
I'm not concerned about the very poor.
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I wouldn't mind seeing U2 again. Saw the Joshua Tree tour in the old Boston Garden on what turned out to be a life-changing day (not cuz of them, though).
But as the tour ends in Boston, and we have that whole Irish connection, I suspect the ticket prices will be outrageous. I don't suspect there'll be many recent Irish immigrants (lots of waitresses and painters) in attendance.
But as the tour ends in Boston, and we have that whole Irish connection, I suspect the ticket prices will be outrageous. I don't suspect there'll be many recent Irish immigrants (lots of waitresses and painters) in attendance.
I'm not for exorbinant ticket prices, but seeing U2 in 1992 (?) on the Zoo TV tour was on of the greatest experiences I have ever had at a concert, and I'd be willing to pay decent money to see them again. I just paid 50+ for EC tickets and I paid 85 to see Bowie, so I don't see the big deal if U2 wants to charge high prices. If you don't want to pay, don't go.
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Bono, a pig? He is kind of involved with governments in trying to cancel the debts of third world countries...
Btw, there's already a U2 thread here not too long neglected...
What gave you the idea that Bono likes to portray himself as a working class hero? You obviously haven't read any good biography.I thought Bono like to portray himself as some sort of working class hero
Not a big fan, huh?I like U2 a lot, and they have a great live act. However,
Btw, there's already a U2 thread here not too long neglected...
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I wouldn't shell out that unless it was for some kind of special EC thing (and I mean special like special guests Nick Lowe, Squeeze, Graham Parker, great seats, great lighting, free gourmet food, what the hell - maybe strippers )...or it was something like the Tom Waits 'I do a live gig less often than the town of Brigadoon appears' concert recently.
Why have U2 suddenly become the most commercial band ever....Bono get a grip man! You are not the greatest band in the world. You think you're William Wallace, but you're more like Bonnie Prince Charlie!
Why have U2 suddenly become the most commercial band ever....Bono get a grip man! You are not the greatest band in the world. You think you're William Wallace, but you're more like Bonnie Prince Charlie!
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This may have something to do with that high price... (from '01, presumably it's all finished now if the arena is going to be used. Bruce Springsteen fans who might go there would know...) http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ ... i_77036080
UNIOUN YES!
this is not the first thread about over priced tickets and the golden cirlce... which i know realize is making reference to the radius in which an artist can piss...
but this is an annoying subject- why going to see a concert is so f'in expensive, and why the artist put up with clear channel.
this has got me to thinking about a musician's union, where the artists can make demands and get there cut without cutting out fans... and not have people with coach bags and talking on cell phones in the front row.
you know, an older passionate artist who wants to go down big in history can be the organizer...
but this is an annoying subject- why going to see a concert is so f'in expensive, and why the artist put up with clear channel.
this has got me to thinking about a musician's union, where the artists can make demands and get there cut without cutting out fans... and not have people with coach bags and talking on cell phones in the front row.
you know, an older passionate artist who wants to go down big in history can be the organizer...
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This story was emblazoned on the Chicago Tribune's front web page most of today.
U2's online ticket launch for fan club bollixed up
Apparently, U2 fan club members paid $40 for the opportunity to buy premium seats ahead of the crowds, only to find that the seats were already sold. Serious bad pub, to the point that the band is now trying to address it.
I paid $55+ to see them for Zoo TV in Tacoma, and PopMart in Eugene. Good shows, didn't change my life or anything, but roughly worth it to me at the time. Less so now, and I wouldn't pay the asking price these days to see them.
U2's online ticket launch for fan club bollixed up
Apparently, U2 fan club members paid $40 for the opportunity to buy premium seats ahead of the crowds, only to find that the seats were already sold. Serious bad pub, to the point that the band is now trying to address it.
I paid $55+ to see them for Zoo TV in Tacoma, and PopMart in Eugene. Good shows, didn't change my life or anything, but roughly worth it to me at the time. Less so now, and I wouldn't pay the asking price these days to see them.
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