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BluzDude
I wonder what percentage of the audience at any of the upcoming shows will be traveling more than 100 miles.
I bet it's quite large. I have quite a few friends who will be traveling to the San Diego show who I would call moderate fans, and the Stones have lots of those.
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Kurt
I will personally add this...
Columbus.
I called Ticketmaster Monday evening and got a VERY nice customer service rep on the line. Looking for an exchange in my seats, same section and same price, from further back up to the front row of the section.
Initially, I was told the rules said NO. I was VERY nice.
She filled out a report that needed to be sent to "the promoter" for approval.
48 hours later...Call back.
BAM. DONE. HELL TO THE YEAH!
Good Luck to ALL.
The Rolling Stones RULE!
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BluzDude
I wonder what percentage of the audience at any of the upcoming shows will be traveling more than 100 miles.
I bet it's quite large. I have quite a few friends who will be traveling to the San Diego show who I would call moderate fans, and the Stones have lots of those.
I will be travelling over 100 miles to 4 of the 5 shows that I am attending this summer.
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sdstonesguy
Um...free markets have nothing to do with supply & demand.
Also, nobody believes in free markets, they only think they do. Free markets means free of regulation (aka law). So a "free market" person thinks murder should be legal when done by a hit man. To make it illegal would be to infringe on the market for hit men.
I won't turn this thread into something it is not...but comments like "I'm...a free market...kind of guy" should not have anything to do with the Rolling Stones, tours nor tickets. If you want to talk about fantasy concepts that destroy human beings, go to fascist.com or aynrand.com (who ended up on the dole).
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DREAMTIME
Besides The Who, Now Aerosmith's tour is in meltdown...
We may finally be at the end.....
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DREAMTIME
Besides The Who, Now Aerosmith's tour is in meltdown...
We may finally be at the end.....
I cannot believe how many U2 tickets are still available thru Ticketmaster for the NYC & LA shows. Those dates would have sold in hours just a few years ago.
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DREAMTIME
Besides The Who, Now Aerosmith's tour is in meltdown...
We may finally be at the end.....
I cannot believe how many U2 tickets are still available thru Ticketmaster for the NYC & LA shows. Those dates would have sold in hours just a few years ago.
I know, and they keep adding shows. I know for the 5 shows in LA there are plenty seats left. I am going to 2 of the shows and I'll see just how full the place is.
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sdstonesguy
Um...free markets have nothing to do with supply & demand.
Also, nobody believes in free markets, they only think they do. Free markets means free of regulation (aka law). So a "free market" person thinks murder should be legal when done by a hit man. To make it illegal would be to infringe on the market for hit men.
I won't turn this thread into something it is not...but comments like "I'm...a free market...kind of guy" should not have anything to do with the Rolling Stones, tours nor tickets. If you want to talk about fantasy concepts that destroy human beings, go to fascist.com or aynrand.com (who ended up on the dole).
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sdstonesguy
Um...free markets have nothing to do with supply & demand.
Also, nobody believes in free markets, they only think they do. Free markets means free of regulation (aka law). So a "free market" person thinks murder should be legal when done by a hit man. To make it illegal would be to infringe on the market for hit men.
I won't turn this thread into something it is not...but comments like "I'm...a free market...kind of guy" should not have anything to do with the Rolling Stones, tours nor tickets. If you want to talk about fantasy concepts that destroy human beings, go to fascist.com or aynrand.com (who ended up on the dole).
I'm not particularly well-versed in economics (although my undergraduate degree was in economics, I pursued an entirely different course of study in graduate school), and I was referring simply to the general concept of allowing market forces to determine prices without governmental intervention. The reason it popped into my mind was an earlier post (which I should have quoted so that there was no misunderstanding) talking about the official "Platinum" tickets being sold for "market prices" based on supply and demand, and those tickets being $3000 or $4000 for San Diego. I am pretty disappointed that they are pricing tickets in this manner. No broader definition of "free markets" was even contemplated, and I apologize for upsetting you or any other members of the Forum.
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sdstonesguy
Um...free markets have nothing to do with supply & demand.
Also, nobody believes in free markets, they only think they do. Free markets means free of regulation (aka law). So a "free market" person thinks murder should be legal when done by a hit man. To make it illegal would be to infringe on the market for hit men.
I won't turn this thread into something it is not...but comments like "I'm...a free market...kind of guy" should not have anything to do with the Rolling Stones, tours nor tickets. If you want to talk about fantasy concepts that destroy human beings, go to fascist.com or aynrand.com (who ended up on the dole).
Completely nonsensical post...
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DREAMTIME
At this point, only 95 seats have been sold on ebay for the whole tour!
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drbryant
In all fairness to the Stones, they don't dictate ticket prices. I have worked on a few tour contracts, and the performer is just paid to perform. Filling the venue and making a profit are the promoter's problems. I have seen contracts that require a percentage of the seats to be "under $xx", but that's about it. The Stones contract could be different, but I don't think they are responsible for the market-based "platinum" pricing.