Hard to be precise, really.. And to be fair, I visited a lot of place thanks to the band.. But if I have to go into numbers.. 70 shows or so.. I guess it's an average 1200 USD per show with plane.. It's about 100 000 USD including the boots and stuff... Do I regret? God, NO.NO.NO.
Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
From 1980 to 1990 - bought all the records, a lot of boots at record stores in Toronto, finally got to see them on the Steel Wheels tour when I was 22. If I throw in a few books and t-shirts, maybe I spent 500 bucks.
1991 to 2006 - a couple of concerts in Tokyo, BTB and Voodoo, which to this day although I know the songs fairly well I can't tell ya which song belongs on which album, A bigger bang and a few more T-shirts. One of the concerts cost me a couple of thousand - it was a good time.
2007 to present - not a dime. If they come back to Tokyo I might go if I can get my son interested in their music but other than that I can't see myself spending any more money on them. It's not cuz I'm destitute or anything, there's just nothing else to buy IMO. If you're a young fan just discovering their music, OK, but for older fans I don't understand why you have to or would want to buy anything else.
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Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
I don't know how, but I think I'm prolly still just under 1000€ total (6 shows=2 round trip train trips, 2 hostel stays, 1 AirBnB, show tix + a dozen or so albums)
Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
less than I spent on Bob Dylan – some 150 shows in Germany, the UK, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and the USA). Stones: 15 shows (most in 2017/18, most of them with LD tickets; Germany, Ireland and the UK)
Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
54+ years, let's see .... mmmm, I actually don't want to know. However, when people say "how can you spend so much on concert tickets and traveling", I reply with "I consider all my spendings as "shares" in "Rolling Stones Ltd", the most reliable (or better: enjoyable") investments of my life".
Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
Probably not more than a couple grand, lifetime. Of course things were a lot cheaper. My ticket in 1978 was $13 dollars. Plus I was in Indianapolis, which they kept skipping. The most I ever paid for a ticket was $225 on the No Security Tour. I'd always wanted to see them in an arena with a good seat and I wasn't going to let the opportunity pass.
Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
Different ways and motives to put money in the Stones... One consists in recycling well-earned money to avoid tax.. I think in the last 15 years I put an average of 0 to 12,000 USD per year in worldwide bullshit "market research" which constantly follows the wake of a Stones tour. So here is the deal: enjoy the money or pay a 25% corporate tax. I go for the first.. The accountant always has a laugh... He uses that to offset my tiny gains, but warned me the taxman may not be too cooperative in case of control...
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Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
Last tour i reckon in 3 shows, with hotels, meals, drinks etc around £3.500.
I don't regret one penny, and found this last tour so enjoyable and great memories and to think I had 18 family and friends at Coventry, was a dream come true.
In fact my sister in law recently stated, family members, used to think you was probably a bit eccentric in your choice of the stones, especially at family parties and then you persuaded us to go to Coventry and we are all converted now.
Re: How much money did you put in the Stones in your life?
Many, many dollars have been spent. I don't have an exact total but I can tell you this, of all the money I've spent on Stones, my most memorable purchase was the $100 for 2 tickets to see them at the Roseland Ballroom on the Licks tour! Of all the shows I've been to (by any band), this one is still #1 on my list!
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