Clearly time for me to get my head examined! - You're right as well, Logie. I don't think it's all as clear-cut as it may seem. But it is really hard to fathom a Wembley price of £22.50 in 1990 and £30 in 1995, as far as I recall, and now it's £150?! How much is that in or out of line with other things? I don't think they're alone, though. I'm not sure but isn't that what Madonna was charging? If so, that is even more abominable considering she's a single act (let alone any other considerations).




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Beast Wrote:
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> Straycatuk is right - we get ripped off for just
> about everything in the UK. But I have to
> disagree with his comment about Stones tickets -
> top price in US was/is $450. So far top price in
> UK is £150, as far as I'm aware, which is quite a
> bit less.

the top ticket prices for the UK are much the same as last time. However a FAR higher proportion of the tickets are in the £150 range this time than before. Example : A lower tier stand seat at Wembley is £150. In 2003 at twickenham it was £80. In 1999 it was about £40.


How many people are employed to put and
> keep this show on the road?? I have no idea but
> it's definitely a LOT LOT more than a handful at
> each and every level, from scratch to finish.
> Correct me if I'm wrong but they're not all going
> to get paid on £20 tickets, are they? Get real.


well they managed Ok on £40 tickets in 1999 and I'm sure the band still took home a tidy profit . Do you think the crew's wages and the other overheads have increased by 400% in that time?


> I can very well do without all the razzamatazz,
> the big venues and all this corporate shite in the
> background.

The 'corporate shite' actually gives them less excuse to make the ticket prices higher as the band actually arent responsible for that much of the initial outlay.

I'd MUCH prefer it if they stuck to
> small venues at "regular" prices. On the other
> hand, if they did, I probably wouldn't stand much
> chance at all of getting in - then I'd REALLY
> REALLY be seriously complaining and so would all
> of you - along with the endless multitudes also
> locked out.

I'd prefer the old problem of simple, honest supply and demand myself. And if they cared, they could do it in a way to give fan club members priority anyway. The old method was better. If you dont get lucky due to demand, tough shit. Having to play second fiddle in the pecking order for tickets to a bunch of couldnt care less corporate @#$%& is galling.



At worst, anyone now always has the
> option to beg, steal and borrow for a ticket if
> they really feel it's worth it. If there are only
> a few thousand £10 or £20 tickets in a smaller
> venue your options narrow - in fact, you'd have to
> beg, steal and borrow a HELLUVA lot more to get a
> ticket if you were not one of the lucky ones.
> What's the parallel with opera, for example? It's
> not my thing but I'm told the tickets are very
> expensive.

with respect, then go and watch opera. This is rock 'n' roll, last time I looked. It should be classless. and isn't' meant to be 'exclusive'.

people see this ticket price argument as a black and white thing. No-ones suggesting they should give the bloody tickets away for £10 and £20. They're a top act, after all. But doubling the majority of your ticket prices on each of the last two tours here is crappy.

If that is true, what's the difference
> between that and a Stones concert in terms of
> cost? Person for person, I wouldn't be surprised
> if the opera works out to be more costly,

it does. But so what? No comparison as an art form.

I don't want to watch opera, thank you very much!! But many people who are so inclined also complain bitterly about the prices which deny them access.

In france, curiously, tickets are the same level than 2003. And to be more specific, in Nice compare to Marseille 2003, as tickets are composed of 2/3 FOS at 64 euros each, I can concude, that in my country prices are lower than 2003 where the ticket prices rocketed. Now in Nice, where U2 booked 2 shows in 2005, FOS tix costs were at 70 euros. So higher than for the Stones !!!