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Did they really put the prices up or did people fail to read the booking fees? Which can be in the double digits at times. Concerts are becoming a luxury these days. I love to see Mike and The Mechanics again but I can't justify the £60 ticket prices. When I was saw about about 10 years ago it was about £30.
People reselling tickets on third party sites at higher prices is nothing new. I paid about £400 including booking fees and postage for Phil Collins, I knew the price and I knew that I was paying was well over the odds. I wanted to go. No one forced me to pay it.
The most I have seen tickets go for in person; was when a friend of a friend paid about £800 for Eric Clapton on resale.
That is true Barney, I did think of going to KISS in Brum last year I think. 2 tickets, food, hotel, train. For one night was shy of a grand. Hotels put their prices up, KISS are massive in Brum.
Even at that show they used some backing tracking tracks, it's on Youtube.
Fans have always been treated like cash cows for gigs. I do miss the days when tickets were £15-£25 for big acts, that does include arena rock concerts. No wonder more and more small venues are doing well in some parts of the country.
Toto tickets are a rip-off, with 2 original members left and over £55 with fees. Joseph Williams seems to be in the lineup when it suits him. I did look at Pantera out of interest, tickets are £80 to £90, and for an extra 50 quid or so you can get VIP.
It may be alright if you are a die-hard fan or live locally near the arena. Train fares are not cheap either.
Christopher Cross is very good live but he does not need to be the support act for Toto. It seems very random like Squeeze were supposed to support Heart this year.
These 2 are the known touts. If the punters pay well over the odds, they are part of the problem; however, a lot of venues do need phone operators at the venues like they did back in the day. So you can buy tickets without having third parties involved. I don't get that venue operators think QR codes on e-tickets will fix the issue, phones do go missing, crash and get nicked. I have never lost a paper ticket for a gig.
I think Toto have gained a whole new fanbase mainly down to Africa being used often in various Netflix shows etc. And that song has gained some cult status on various Facebook groups from what I have seen. I do like Africa and Rosanna, but that's about it. So many 70s supergroups now with hardly any of the original members. Either dead or wasted. They tend to bring in a strong backing band and a geriatric lead vocalist who can't hit the notes any more. lol.
Sporting events are the same. £100 to go to Queens tennis today, and the food and merch prices are through the roof. £10 for a sandwich. The merchandise stall prices were crazy. £72 for a big umbrella, who would pay £72 for an umbrella. I hope they didn't do any business, I certainly didn't buy any.
I gave up on the concessions stand year's ago Robbie. I might buy the odd CD. T shirts are made in sweat shops or are just plain shirts you get from Fruit Of the loom wholesalers with some print on that fades after a year. The T shirt and print is only worth about £7. Yet they charge anything from £25 to £50 these days. Jackets and hoodies range from £50 to £200. To me that's a deposit for a holiday.
When I saw Eric Bibb live his t shirts were £75. Not many were sold that night.
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