Gig prices

[Seathestars]

Went to see Michael Jackson at Aintree years ago. They opened the gates and everyone just walked in. I didn’t see them take a ticket off anyone.

Tried to get my daughter a ticket to see Arctic Monkeys later this year, they sold out within seconds and are now going for hundreds. I’m hoping a lad I know can get me two for a reasonable price.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Can't believe the crazy prices people pay for gigs.

Back in my younger days when i went to gigs it was probably 90% of the time something like 3-5 quid.

Obviously depends what band you actually wanna see, they were gigs in back rooms of pubs but very occasionally i felt like i was really rolling the boat out by paying closer to 20 quid!

 

[4737carlin]

Just came up on my Facebook history, John Cale was a year today, anyone go to that? £50 i think it was, i got in all 4 days of Sound City for free working, so I was lucky in away, I would of been well gutted if i had paid all that just for the music to be getting blown out to the Mersey!!

 

[leslad]

Radiohead are the one of the worst culprits for this. Preach about green stuff and anti-capitalism and use the word Orwellian a lot and then charge fans abar 100 quid for a ticket.

 

[No Alla Violenza]

Just came up on my Facebook history, John Cale was a year today, anyone go to that? £50 i think it was, i got in all 4 days of Sound City for free working, so I was lucky in away, I would of been well gutted if i had paid all that just for the music to be getting blown out to the Mersey!!

Massive disappointment that John Cale gig. Human League/Art Of Noise/A Certain Ratio the previous evening was boss though - and worth every penny...

 

[Huyton Layne]

Insane prices these days. Was looking at Arcade Fire for the wife's birthday but it started at $60 for "seats" that is just basically access to a grass hill at the top of the ampitheatre, going up to 85 for a space that's actually yours with a seat.

Only like 10 years ago I was paying $60 for 3 days of Lollapalooza in Chicago.

 

[roydo]

My lads band are touring Canada in June. Gonna ask him what they charge there!

 

[bigjonny]

There's bands on one of the tall ships this afternoon till 8.00, I'm going now as I assume it's free.

 

[ClausThomsen]

Took the missus to watch Ed Sheeran (Present from last Xmas - not my thing at all!) at the Etihad - £75 a ticket and £6 for a little bottle of warm Heineken.

Last gig I seen before that was a couple of months ago in some boozer in Earlestown. Cheap ale, no ticket charge and 3 bands. I know what I prefer.

 

[LEONARD]

It's like going the match, not just the ticket price.

Travel, food, drink, merchandise, take the kid's, you are looking at a couple of hundred quid, and upwards.