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If they play Coventry May 29, will there be buses to the stadium???
jeroen
When I've been to gigs there, they've had shuttle buses back to the main railway station after the show. Don't know about outward, but you can get a train from the main station to the Ricoh Arena. They are infrequent though, so check the times. Was one an hour last time I went (2016).
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If they play Coventry May 29, will there be buses to the stadium???
jeroen
When I've been to gigs there, they've had shuttle buses back to the main railway station after the show. Don't know about outward, but you can get a train from the main station to the Ricoh Arena. They are infrequent though, so check the times. Was one an hour last time I went (2016).
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There have been absolutely no noises about the 2nd Manchester & Coventry show going ahead. If sales have been slow for non Luck-Dip tickets, then it would be no shock at all if these shows did not happen.
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There have been absolutely no noises about the 2nd Manchester & Coventry show going ahead. If sales have been slow for non Luck-Dip tickets, then it would be no shock at all if these shows did not happen.
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Has anyone bought a Pit ticket at regular price for either of the 2 London Stadium shows this morning?
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There have been absolutely no noises about the 2nd Manchester & Coventry show going ahead. If sales have been slow for non Luck-Dip tickets, then it would be no shock at all if these shows did not happen.
That's what i am thinking.
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I'm sure it's been discussed many times before in other threads, but how much roughly do you think each of the 4 get for a show in London etc. ? After expenses.
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I'm sure it's been discussed many times before in other threads, but how much roughly do you think each of the 4 get for a show in London etc. ? After expenses.
Based on other big bands, it's probably pretty close to a million each per show;
if you look at gross per stadium show being 8-10m for a 50k stadium; take 25% off for promoters and another 25% off for touring costs (set up, crew, rest of band), then you're left with approx 4-5m for the band.
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I'm sure it's been discussed many times before in other threads, but how much roughly do you think each of the 4 get for a show in London etc. ? After expenses.
Based on other big bands, it's probably pretty close to a million each per show;
if you look at gross per stadium show being 8-10m for a 50k stadium; take 25% off for promoters and another 25% off for touring costs (set up, crew, rest of band), then you're left with approx 4-5m for the band.
crazy
Promoters don't make any money off Stones shows, they do it for the prestige. The promoter of the Australian tour in 2014 became legendary because he actually made a profit of a Stones tour - but it was measured in cents not dollars!
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Tens of thousands tix left for UK gigs. Secondary agencies will suffer hopefully.
Also raises question. Have they over estimated numbers of people interested in attending at current prices?
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brownsugar86
I'm sure it's been discussed many times before in other threads, but how much roughly do you think each of the 4 get for a show in London etc. ? After expenses.
Based on other big bands, it's probably pretty close to a million each per show;
if you look at gross per stadium show being 8-10m for a 50k stadium; take 25% off for promoters and another 25% off for touring costs (set up, crew, rest of band), then you're left with approx 4-5m for the band.
crazy
Promoters don't make any money off Stones shows, they do it for the prestige. The promoter of the Australian tour in 2014 became legendary because he actually made a profit of a Stones tour - but it was measured in cents not dollars!
I think the promoters will be ok. Take London stadium for example. The promoter needs to pay the Stones 5 million quid for their fee. Assume the promoter then needs to spend another 5 million on costs (venue hire, promotion, insurance, legal etc). So 10 mill in costs.
If they sell 1000 put tix at 500 each that’s 500,000
Then say 6,000 good circle tix at 250 each gives 1.5 million
Then assume they sell another 60,000 tix at an average of £150 each, gives 9 million.
And it makes sense to do a second show because a lot of these costs (promo, legal, insurance) are largely fixed anyway regardless of how many shows, so the cost of putting on a second show might be only 7 million. So they could conceivably sell only, say, 45,000 at the second show and they would be ok.
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Tens of thousands tix left for UK gigs. Secondary agencies will suffer hopefully.
Also raises question. Have they over estimated numbers of people interested in attending at current prices?
Agreed, checking this morning in U.S. and the general sales seem very soft - able to pull Golden Circle and first sections of lower tier witho no problem.
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Tens of thousands tix left for UK gigs. Secondary agencies will suffer hopefully.
Also raises question. Have they over estimated numbers of people interested in attending at current prices?
Agreed, checking this morning in U.S. and the general sales seem very soft - able to pull Golden Circle and first sections of lower tier witho no problem.
Probably because they're in the £200-300 price range inc. fees. GA, seats <£180 and pit sold out for Manchester (AXS and Ticketmaster 'standard price' tickets anyway)
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syrel
Did anyone buy a face value pit ticket from Ticketmaster for any show? I'm wondering whether they had any at all in their allocation, or whether they are selling them all as platinum only.
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hi. i have been a guest on this site for years, but only recently became an online user. this is my "maiden voyage"on the site - my first posting! i am from berkeley, ca. i have been to 13 shows so far including the last show of the ABB at the O2, Hyde Park 1 and 2, and the 3 recent paris shows. i was wondering which will be the better shows: the shows at the London Olympic stadium or the show at Twickenham? At the Olympic stadium it should be quite a spectacle with all the people (80,000 x 2), but it usually takes the Stones a while to warm up and relax. So, Twickenham could be a better show? Of course, all the shows will be great, but i am wondering if i would get more bang for my buck at the Olympic stadium or at Twickenham? If the show in Ireland doesn't take place, is it possible that the first show of the tour could actually be at Olympic stadium?! Thanks for all the advice i have got from all of your posts over the years.
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Hi welcome aboard nino, i'm relatively new hear myself although like you have been visiting the site for 13 years.
I'd go for Twickenham , in fact i am going for Twickenham and Cardiff, seen the Stones at both venues and the Stones were great and the Twickenham audience were fantastic as captured on the DVD release.
As you said the band should be warmed up by then, keith should be firing on all cylinders by show number 10, plus he says he is sober since Christmas so we might see Keith on fire from the first show this time out
Hope to catch up with a few of you iorrians at one of these shows.
Hi,
Always enjoyed Twickenham, but it would be nice to see the previous olympic stadium.
London is one of the top places to go for the stones.
Indeed, i will never forget the response from the crowd to Keith's Slipping Away that night. Epic. Pity SA didn't make it on the DVD release
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Did anyone buy a face value pit ticket from Ticketmaster for any show? I'm wondering whether they had any at all in their allocation, or whether they are selling them all as platinum only.
syrel
The Primary Seller was AXS for all 6 UK shows and Eventime for the 2 German and 1 Polish show. Anyone else selling tickets is a scalper, which ticketmaster platinum effectively is. That Ticketmaster own them plus 2 barefaced scalper sites i.e. GetMein & Seatwave is an outrageous scandal.
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Tens of thousands tix left for UK gigs. Secondary agencies will suffer hopefully.
Also raises question. Have they over estimated numbers of people interested in attending at current prices?
Agreed, checking this morning in U.S. and the general sales seem very soft - able to pull Golden Circle and first sections of lower tier witho no problem.
Probably because they're in the £200-300 price range inc. fees. GA, seats <£180 and pit sold out for Manchester (AXS and Ticketmaster 'standard price' tickets anyway)
Yeah, the one I'm wondering if they have mispriced is the Golden Circle; I am surprised they are hanging around as long as they are. I'm also surprised the second Manchester date wasn't announced this morning - indicates that they are genuinely waiting to test demand (unlike London). Still, they always seem to find a way of selling out in the end.
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Tens of thousands tix left for UK gigs. Secondary agencies will suffer hopefully.
Also raises question. Have they over estimated numbers of people interested in attending at current prices?
Agreed, checking this morning in U.S. and the general sales seem very soft - able to pull Golden Circle and first sections of lower tier witho no problem.
Probably because they're in the £200-300 price range inc. fees. GA, seats <£180 and pit sold out for Manchester (AXS and Ticketmaster 'standard price' tickets anyway)
Yeah, the one I'm wondering if they have mispriced is the Golden Circle; I am surprised they are hanging around as long as they are. I'm also surprised the second Manchester date wasn't announced this morning - indicates that they are genuinely waiting to test demand (unlike London). Still, they always seem to find a way of selling out in the end.
syrel
Wondering the same but honestly I thought it was the PIT tickets since you can essentially stand right alongside the pit in the GC for £150 less. If it's anything like I saw in Lucca, it will be well worth it to pay the premium for GC over GA though
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Tens of thousands tix left for UK gigs. Secondary agencies will suffer hopefully.
Also raises question. Have they over estimated numbers of people interested in attending at current prices?
Agreed, checking this morning in U.S. and the general sales seem very soft - able to pull Golden Circle and first sections of lower tier witho no problem.
Probably because they're in the £200-300 price range inc. fees. GA, seats <£180 and pit sold out for Manchester (AXS and Ticketmaster 'standard price' tickets anyway)
Yeah, the one I'm wondering if they have mispriced is the Golden Circle; I am surprised they are hanging around as long as they are. I'm also surprised the second Manchester date wasn't announced this morning - indicates that they are genuinely waiting to test demand (unlike London). Still, they always seem to find a way of selling out in the end.
syrel
Wondering the same but honestly I thought it was the PIT tickets since you can essentially stand right alongside the pit in the GC for £150 less. If it's anything like I saw in Lucca, it will be well worth it to pay the premium for GC over GA though